$180,000–$225,000
FDE jobs across the US
1,226 postings from 548 employers, read for the kind of work, pay and travel each one describes.
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OpenAIProduction engineering
Full Stack Software Engineer, Gov
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CA · +1 moreWashington, DC +2Hybrid
$207,000–$385,000
$150,000–$185,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
UncountableProduction engineering
Software Engineer, Implementations
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Remote
$90,000–$110,000
$170,000–$240,000
$180,000–$390,000
Pay not posted
$175,000–$225,000
Ode with AnthropicProduction engineering
Bring Your Own Engineering Team
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
Pay not posted
AECOMInternal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed Engineer, Internal Data Products
Phoenix, AZRemote
Pay not posted
SalesforceDeployment strategy
Forward Deployed Consultant / Senior Consultant
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +5 moreSan Francisco, CA +6
$117,200–$246,000
EYImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer - Applied AI - Senior Manager - Financial Services - Consulting
Charlotte, NC · Dallas, TX · +2 moreCharlotte, NC +3Hybrid
$144,000–$374,000
$210,000–$260,000
$123,000–$156,000
$139,700–$232,900
Thomson ReutersDeployment team leadership
Director, Forward Deployed Solutions (AI)
New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · +4 moreNew York, NY +5Hybrid
$137,200–$293,500
$200,000–$250,000
$115,520–$198,360
$142,800–$331,200
Thomson ReutersDeployment strategy
Senior Solutions Manager, Tax & Audit AI FDE
Frisco, TX · New York, NY · +7 moreFrisco, TX +8Hybrid
$100,100–$214,100
GoogleDeployment team leadership
Forward Deployed Engineer Manager, Applied AI, Google Cloud
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +2 moreSan Francisco, CA +3
$262,000–$364,000
Live Oak BankInternal deployment & tooling
Summer 2027 Intern: AI Enablement & Forward-Deployed Engineering
Wilmington, NCOn-site
$19.77–$32.12/hr
Amazon (incl AWS)Deployment team leadership
Director, Product Management — Forward Deployed Engineering, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE)
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +1 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +2
$237,500–$350,000
$180,000–$200,000
DatabricksDeployment team leadership
Sr. Manager, AI Forward Deployed Engineering (AI FDE)
US · city not listed
$232,900–$320,200
$120,000–$160,000
$199,800–$222,000
$180,000–$250,000
$94,300–$138,000
C3.aiDeployment team leadership
Senior Director, Forward Deployed Engineering, Americas
Redwood City, CAOn-site
$250,000–$350,000
AntithesisImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CAWashington, DC +1On-site
SG$150,000–SG$225,000
$180,000–$250,000
The Carlyle GroupInternal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed Engineer, Client Solutions Group
New York, NY · Washington, DCNew York, NY +1Hybrid
$160,000–$190,000
MicrosoftImplementation & delivery
Senior Software Engineer - Windows Solutions FDE
US · city not listed
$119,800–$261,000
Expedia GroupInternal deployment & tooling
Principal AI Forward Deployed Engineer
Seattle, WA · San Jose, CASeattle, WA +1
$231,000–$398,500
$210,000–$300,000
$210,000–$220,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
930 of 1,226 postings state a pay range. The median is $193,000, and half of them sit between $160,000 and $230,000, across 411 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 1,226 postings, 479 state a minimum number of years, from 290 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 245 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (145), under 3 years (60) or 10 or more years (29).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 1,226 postings come from 548 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (28), Booz Allen (25), OpenAI (24), Sierra (22) and Palantir (20).
Are FDE jobs remote?
209 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 336 are hybrid and 353 are on-site. The remaining 328 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 216 of the 1,226 postings.
Counted over the 1,226 postings in this search. Postings read on September 19, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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FDE jobs by location
- SF Bay Area · 692 jobs · 289 companies · 692
- New York metro · 605 jobs · 264 companies · 605
- Washington, DC area · 304 jobs · 74 companies · 304
- Seattle area · 152 jobs · 52 companies · 152
- Chicago · 139 jobs · 46 companies · 139
- Dallas–Fort Worth · 126 jobs · 35 companies · 126
- Los Angeles · 126 jobs · 51 companies · 126
- Austin · 118 jobs · 51 companies · 118
- Boston area · 112 jobs · 47 companies · 112
- Atlanta · 92 jobs · 33 companies · 92
- Denver–Boulder · 78 jobs · 21 companies · 78
- Houston · 51 jobs · 16 companies · 51
- San Diego · 46 jobs · 12 companies · 46
- Raleigh–Durham · 46 jobs · 18 companies · 46
- 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 · 25 jobs · 6 companies · 25
- Portland · 23 jobs · 4 companies · 23
- Salt Lake City · 4 jobs · 3 companies · 4
FDE jobs by work arrangement
FDE jobs by kind of work
- Production engineering · 1091 jobs · 385 companies · 1091
- Internal deployment & tooling · 404 jobs · 257 companies · 404
- Implementation & delivery · 364 jobs · 211 companies · 364
- Deployment strategy · 164 jobs · 93 companies · 164
- Deployment team leadership · 107 jobs · 74 companies · 107
- Technical pre-sales · 42 jobs · 26 companies · 42
- Customer adoption & accounts · 22 jobs · 20 companies · 22
FDE jobs by level
FDE jobs by individual contributor or manager
- Individual contributor · 1090 jobs · 494 companies · 1090
- Technical lead · 992 jobs · 406 companies · 992
- People manager · 107 jobs · 80 companies · 107
FDE jobs by company stage
- Later private · 729 jobs · 212 companies · 729
- Public · 674 jobs · 142 companies · 674
- Growth (Series B–C) · 353 jobs · 160 companies · 353
- Early (pre-seed–Series A) · 289 jobs · 148 companies · 289
- Bootstrapped · 76 jobs · 33 companies · 76
- Subsidiary · 73 jobs · 38 companies · 73
FDE jobs by coding work
- Production code · 1718 jobs · 639 companies · 1718
- Configuration / integration · 263 jobs · 162 companies · 263
- Prototypes / scripts · 99 jobs · 62 companies · 99
- No coding · 62 jobs · 42 companies · 62
FDE jobs by project stage
- Implementation / production · 2148 jobs · 722 companies · 2148
- Ongoing operations · 1666 jobs · 632 companies · 1666
- Proof of concept · 809 jobs · 345 companies · 809
- Pre-sales / evaluation · 616 jobs · 268 companies · 616
FDE jobs by who you build for
- External customers · 1688 jobs · 531 companies · 1688
- Internal teams · 342 jobs · 229 companies · 342
- Both · 161 jobs · 108 companies · 161
FDE jobs by visa sponsorship
- Available · 69 jobs · 19 companies · 69
FDE jobs by travel
- 25% or more · 461 jobs · 141 companies · 461