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OpenAIProduction engineering
Applied AI Engineer, Enterprise
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$251,000–$278,000
$180,000–$390,000
$166,000–$220,000
$61,900–$141,000
$251,000–$278,000
$180,000–$390,000
$191,000–$253,000
CapTech ConsultingProduction engineering
Lead Machine Learning / Data Science Engineer
Richmond, VAHybrid
$90,000–$200,000
OpenAIProduction engineering
Applied AI Engineer, Digital Natives
San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WASan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$251,000–$278,000
Fidelity National Information ServicesProduction engineering
Forward Deployment Engineer Principal
Jacksonville, FLRemote
Pay not posted
$166,000–$220,000
CapTech ConsultingProduction engineering
Lead Machine Learning / Data Science Engineer
Reston, VAHybrid
$90,000–$200,000
GenesysProduction engineering
Senior Principal, AI Software Engineer– Agentic & Industry Solutions
TX, NC
$205,200–$360,800
Cadence Design SystemsProduction engineering
Principal AI Forward Deployment Engineer
Portland, OR · Cary, NCPortland, OR +1On-site
Pay not posted
CoreWeaveProduction engineering
Staff Specialist Field Engineer, Autonomous Vehicles
San Francisco, CA · Sunnyvale, CASan Francisco, CA +1
$177,000–$237,000
$90,000–$200,000
SierraProduction engineering
Software Engineer, Agent (Brazilian Portuguese speaking)
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$180,000–$390,000
Pay not posted
CoreWeaveProduction engineering
Staff Specialist Field Engineer, Robotics
San Francisco, CA · Sunnyvale, CASan Francisco, CA +1
$177,000–$237,000
Distyl AIProduction engineering
AI Engineer, Lead
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$200,000–$250,000
$200,000–$400,000
Pay not posted
$191,000–$253,000
Distyl AIProduction engineering
AI Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$150,000–$250,000
$108,000–$170,000
Pay not posted
IntrinsicProduction engineering
Customer Success Engineer, Robotics Software and Automation
Mountain View, CA
$132,000–$180,400
$200,000–$260,000
$166,000–$253,000
Pay not posted
$77,600–$176,000
$200,000–$260,000
$150,000–$190,000
$100,200–$203,400
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs with ongoing operations serving external customers pay?
938 of 1,225 postings state a pay range. The median is $198,000, and half of them sit between $162,000 and $230,000, across 327 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs with ongoing operations serving external customers require?
Of 1,225 postings, 450 state a minimum number of years, from 222 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 218 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (138), under 3 years (57) or 10 or more years (37).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs with ongoing operations serving external customers?
These 1,225 postings come from 444 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (42), Palantir (39), Deloitte US (36), Accenture (35) and Booz Allen (27).
Are FDE and deployment jobs with ongoing operations serving external customers remote?
223 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 315 are hybrid and 328 are on-site. The remaining 359 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 561 of the 1,225 postings.
Counted over the 1,225 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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