VercelDeployment team leadership
Director of Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
$240,000–$300,000
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snaplogicImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer
San Mateo, CA · San Francisco, CASan Mateo, CA +1Hybrid
Pay not posted
Sony Pictures EntertainmentInternal deployment & tooling
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer
Culver City, CA
$195,000–$245,000
Iterative HealthInternal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed Product Manager – AI
New York, NY · Boston, MANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$170,000–$250,000
Pay not posted
ElevenLabsCustomer adoption & accounts
Forward Deployed Creative
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Remote
Pay not posted
Charlie HealthInternal deployment & tooling
Staff Forward Deployed Platform Engineer
New York, NYHybrid
$185,000–$265,000
$150,000–$210,000
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$240,000–$300,000
GoviniDeployment team leadership
Software Engineering Manager, Forward Deployed
Pittsburgh, PA · Arlington, VAPittsburgh, PA +1On-site
Pay not posted
$115,000–$155,000
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HightouchTechnical pre-sales
Forward Deployed Product Manager
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Remote
$175,000–$230,000
$133,100–$176,400
$190,000–$240,000 · OTE
$230,000–$300,000
$125,000–$270,000
BasetenDeployment team leadership
Engineering Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering (LLM)
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$260,000–$380,000
Together AIImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer (Inference & Post-Training)
San Francisco, CA
$270,000–$300,000 · OTE
$230,000–$300,000
$99,000–$225,000
$190,000–$265,000
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$145,200–$217,800
$130,000–$190,000
$140,000–$200,000
$320,000–$405,000
$185,000–$235,000
IntercomDeployment team leadership
Senior Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$252,000–$280,000
$200,000–$300,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
617 of 765 postings state a pay range. The median is $203,000, and half of them sit between $168,000 and $238,000, across 266 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 765 postings, 361 state a minimum number of years, from 188 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 180 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (121), under 3 years (33) or 10 or more years (27).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 765 postings come from 341 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (61), OpenAI (28), Sierra (19), SpaceX (15) and Google (14).
Are FDE jobs remote?
138 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 202 are hybrid and 168 are on-site. The remaining 257 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 311 of the 765 postings.
Counted over the 765 postings in this search. Postings read on September 18, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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FDE jobs by location
- SF Bay Area · 693 jobs · 289 companies · 693
- New York metro · 604 jobs · 265 companies · 604
- Washington, DC area · 305 jobs · 77 companies · 305
- Seattle area · 155 jobs · 54 companies · 155
- Chicago · 139 jobs · 46 companies · 139
- Los Angeles · 126 jobs · 51 companies · 126
- Dallas–Fort Worth · 125 jobs · 34 companies · 125
- Austin · 120 jobs · 52 companies · 120
- Boston area · 109 jobs · 46 companies · 109
- Atlanta · 94 jobs · 34 companies · 94
- Denver–Boulder · 80 jobs · 22 companies · 80
- Houston · 51 jobs · 16 companies · 51
- San Diego · 47 jobs · 12 companies · 47
- Raleigh–Durham · 45 jobs · 17 companies · 45
- Philadelphia · 39 jobs · 11 companies · 39
- Minneapolis–St. Paul · 39 jobs · 8 companies · 39
- Miami · 37 jobs · 12 companies · 37
- Kansas City · 30 jobs · 5 companies · 30
- Phoenix · 24 jobs · 5 companies · 24
- Portland · 24 jobs · 5 companies · 24
- Salt Lake City · 4 jobs · 3 companies · 4
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FDE jobs by kind of work
- Production engineering · 1093 jobs · 385 companies · 1093
- Internal deployment & tooling · 401 jobs · 255 companies · 401
- Implementation & delivery · 366 jobs · 211 companies · 366
- Deployment strategy · 164 jobs · 93 companies · 164
- Deployment team leadership · 104 jobs · 71 companies · 104
- Technical pre-sales · 43 jobs · 26 companies · 43
- Customer adoption & accounts · 22 jobs · 20 companies · 22
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FDE jobs by individual contributor or manager
- Individual contributor · 1094 jobs · 495 companies · 1094
- Technical lead · 983 jobs · 404 companies · 983
- People manager · 107 jobs · 79 companies · 107
FDE jobs by company stage
- Public · 600 jobs · 124 companies · 600
- Later private · 545 jobs · 160 companies · 545
- Growth (Series B–C) · 349 jobs · 146 companies · 349
- Early (pre-seed–Series A) · 214 jobs · 108 companies · 214
- Bootstrapped · 60 jobs · 28 companies · 60
- Subsidiary · 55 jobs · 28 companies · 55
FDE jobs by coding work
- Production code · 1699 jobs · 631 companies · 1699
- Configuration / integration · 261 jobs · 162 companies · 261
- Prototypes / scripts · 100 jobs · 63 companies · 100
- No coding · 65 jobs · 45 companies · 65
FDE jobs by project stage
- Implementation / production · 2128 jobs · 715 companies · 2128
- Ongoing operations · 1651 jobs · 627 companies · 1651
- Proof of concept · 800 jobs · 343 companies · 800
- Pre-sales / evaluation · 614 jobs · 267 companies · 614
FDE jobs by who you build for
- External customers · 1671 jobs · 527 companies · 1671
- Internal teams · 338 jobs · 225 companies · 338
- Both · 162 jobs · 109 companies · 162
FDE jobs by visa sponsorship
- Available · 69 jobs · 19 companies · 69
FDE jobs by travel
- 25% or more · 454 jobs · 140 companies · 454