ElsevierInternal deployment & tooling
Principal Software Engineer/Principal AI Engineer
Philadelphia, PA
$115,400–$192,300
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ImpiricusTechnical pre-sales
Product Solutions Architect
New York, NY · Atlanta, GANew York, NY +1Remote
$170,000–$210,000
$115,400–$192,300
Pay not posted
X-energyInternal deployment & tooling
Engineer IV, AI & Digital Engineering
Rockville, MD · Gaithersburg, MDRockville, MD +1Hybrid
$180,000–$205,000
$104,000–$175,000
$182,000–$242,000
$194,000–$263,000
$130,800–$209,400
Thomson ReutersInternal deployment & tooling
Lead AI Forward Engineer
Eagan, MN · Frisco, TXEagan, MN +1Hybrid
$118,400–$219,800
Allied SolutionsInternal deployment & tooling
Artificial Intelligence Engineer (On-Site, IN)
Carmel, INOn-site
Pay not posted
AppleInternal deployment & tooling
Lead Developer, AI Workflows & Media Supply Chain
Culver City, CAOn-site
Pay not posted
$215,000–$300,000
General MotorsInternal deployment & tooling
Senior AI Software Engineer - (Enterprise Transformation)
Austin, TX · Mountain View, CA · +1 moreAustin, TX +2
$202,000–$310,000
$117,250–$167,500
$140,000–$170,000
Pay not posted
$100,000–$170,000
TatariInternal deployment & tooling
Senior Software Engineer, Internal Tools & Automation
New York, NYHybrid
$160,000–$180,000 · total compensation
PrologisInternal deployment & tooling
Senior AI Automation Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Denver, COSan Francisco, CA +1
$124,000–$171,000
$190,000–$265,000
$150,000–$250,000 · OTE
$166,640–$250,000
$200,000–$200,000
$106,200–$182,983
$125,000–$195,000
$166,640–$250,000
Pay not posted
Interface AIInternal deployment & tooling
Applied AI Engineer, Business Automation
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$220,000–$260,000
$125,000–$200,000
$160,000–$175,000 · OTE
HARMAN InternationalInternal deployment & tooling
Principal Engineer - Finance AI Solutions
Novi, MIHybrid
$125,250–$183,700
Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)Internal deployment & tooling
Forward Deploy Engineer
Chicago, IL · San Francisco, CAChicago, IL +1Remote
$220,000–$320,000
Pay not posted
$112,200–$190,700
$125,250–$183,700
Cadence Design SystemsInternal deployment & tooling
Lead Solutions Engineer– Back Office Transformation
San Jose, CA
$114,800–$213,200
Pay not posted
$145,400–$257,600
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What do FDE and deployment jobs involving proof of concept pay?
649 of 801 postings state a pay range. The median is $202,000, and half of them sit between $167,000 and $238,000, across 265 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs involving proof of concept require?
Of 801 postings, 374 state a minimum number of years, from 189 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 184 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (129), under 3 years (32) or 10 or more years (29).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs involving proof of concept?
These 801 postings come from 343 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (62), Accenture (28), OpenAI (28), Sierra (19) and Google (16).
Are FDE and deployment jobs involving proof of concept remote?
137 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 213 are hybrid and 173 are on-site. The remaining 278 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 346 of the 801 postings.
Counted over the 801 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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