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GoogleImplementation & delivery
AI Outcome Customer Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering
New York, NY · Atlanta, GA · +4 moreNew York, NY +5
$152,000–$221,000
SalesforceDeployment strategy
Forward Deployed Consultant / Senior Consultant
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +5 moreSan Francisco, CA +6
$117,200–$246,000
CapgeminiDeployment team leadership
Capgemini Invent -Forward Deployed Engineer Managing Consultant
Chicago, IL
$127,500–$249,350
HuronInternal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed Engineer Associate (AI Capability Center) - 2 Openings
Chicago, ILRemote
$105,000–$130,000
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
84.51 DegreesInternal deployment & tooling
Lead Forward Deployed Engineer (P4570)
Cincinnati, OH · Chicago, ILCincinnati, OH +1On-site
$125,000–$207,000
SalesforceImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Data 360
New York, NY · Chicago, IL · +9 moreNew York, NY +10
$88,970–$316,750
Pure StorageImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineering, Portworx
Santa Clara, CA · Chicago, IL · +1 moreSanta Clara, CA +2On-site
$208,000–$305,000
GoogleImplementation & delivery
AI Outcome Customer Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering
Chicago, IL · Atlanta, GA · +2 moreChicago, IL +3
$183,000–$265,000
IntercomImplementation & delivery
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, ILSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$190,000–$237,000
Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)Internal deployment & tooling
Staff Forward Deployed Engineer
Chicago, IL · Los Angeles, CA · +3 moreChicago, IL +4On-site
$150,000–$280,000
StripeInternal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed AI Accelerator, Marketing
Chicago, IL · US remoteRemote
$132,000–$198,000
HuronDeployment strategy
Solution Architect, Forward Deployed Architecture (AI Capability Center) - 2 Openings
Chicago, ILRemote
$145,000–$170,000
Pay not posted
Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)Internal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed Engineer
Chicago, IL · San Francisco, CAChicago, IL +1On-site
$280,000–$300,000
$129,500–$207,200
CapgeminiImplementation & delivery
Capgemini Invent - Contextual Systems Engineer Senior Consultant
Chicago, IL
$105,600–$199,480
$130,000–$175,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Implementation & delivery
Delivery Consultant - Application Modernization, AWS Professional Services
San Francisco, CA · Denver, CO · +8 moreSan Francisco, CA +9
$131,300–$204,300
HuronImplementation & delivery
AI Solution Architect-Research Office Managed Services
Chicago, ILRemote
$155,000–$175,000
CapgeminiImplementation & delivery
Capgemini Invent- Contextual Systems Engineer Managing Consultant
Chicago, IL
$127,500–$249,350
Amazon (incl AWS)Implementation & delivery
Associate Delivery Consultant – AIML, A2C ProServe Shared Delivery (SDT)
Chicago, IL · Jersey City, NJ · +4 moreChicago, IL +5
$98,200–$185,000
HuronImplementation & delivery
Digital Consulting - Databricks Technical Architect - Manager
Chicago, IL
$145,000–$170,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Implementation & delivery
Associate Delivery Consultant – AIML, A2C ProServe Shared Delivery (SDT)
Chicago, IL · Jersey City, NJ · +4 moreChicago, IL +5
$98,200–$185,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Implementation & delivery
Associate Delivery Consultant – AIML, A2C ProServe Shared Delivery (SDT)
Chicago, IL · Jersey City, NJ · +4 moreChicago, IL +5
$98,200–$185,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Implementation & delivery
Associate Delivery Consultant – AIML, A2C ProServe Shared Delivery (SDT)
Chicago, IL · Jersey City, NJ · +4 moreChicago, IL +5
$98,200–$185,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Implementation & delivery
Associate Delivery Consultant – AIML, A2C ProServe Shared Delivery (SDT)
Chicago, IL · Jersey City, NJ · +4 moreChicago, IL +5
$98,200–$185,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Implementation & delivery
Associate Delivery Consultant – AIML, A2C ProServe Shared Delivery (SDT)
Chicago, IL · Jersey City, NJ · +4 moreChicago, IL +5
$98,200–$185,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Implementation & delivery
Sr. Delivery Consultant- Data & Analytics, WWPS, ProServe Non Profits Organization (NPO)
Herndon, VA · Chicago, IL · +1 moreHerndon, VA +2On-site
$153,600–$207,800
EYInternal deployment & tooling
Business Performance - Supply Chain - Manufacturing Operations Solutions - Manager - Consulting
Chicago, ILRemote
$128,400–$267,400
$120,800–$151,000
VizientInternal deployment & tooling
Sr. AI Delivery & Operations Engineer
Edina, MN · Irving, TX · +1 moreEdina, MN +2
$102,400–$179,000
GoogleInternal deployment & tooling
AI and Automation Solutions Architect, Finance Operations
Chicago, IL
$128,000–$187,000
HuronInternal deployment & tooling
AI Engineering Manager (AI Capability Center) - 4 Openings Available
Chicago, ILRemote
$140,000–$170,000
CapgeminiDeployment team leadership
Capgemini Invent- AI Solutions Architecture & Engineering Managing Consultant
Chicago, IL
$127,500–$249,350
$138,000–$210,000
$200,000–$200,000
VizientInternal deployment & tooling
Sr. AI Delivery & Operations Engineer
Chicago, IL · Irving, TX · +1 moreChicago, IL +2
$102,400–$179,000
Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)Internal deployment & tooling
Forward Deploy Engineer
Chicago, IL · San Francisco, CAChicago, IL +1Remote
$220,000–$320,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
81 of 89 postings state a pay range. The median is $163,000, and half of them sit between $146,000 and $198,000, across 38 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 89 postings, 30 state a minimum number of years, from 22 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 17 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (10), under 3 years (2) or 10 or more years (1).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 89 postings come from 42 companies. The employers with the most postings are Capgemini (11), Amazon (incl AWS) (8), Google (7), Huron (5) and Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) (5).
Are FDE jobs remote?
12 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 21 are hybrid and 10 are on-site. The remaining 46 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 17 of the 89 postings.
Counted over the 89 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
FDE jobs by level
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