AccentureProduction engineering
AI - Cybersecurity Forward Deployed Engineer - FDE Senior Manager
Atlanta, GA · Milwaukee, WI · +41 moreAtlanta, GA +42
$112,900–$366,300
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$135,000–$200,000
Scale AIProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Public Sector
Austin, TX · Colorado Springs, CO · +4 moreAustin, TX +5Hybrid
$138,000–$292,560
DatabricksProduction engineering
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Games
Washington, DC
$182,000–$250,208
AccentureProduction engineering
Cybersecurity AI Forward Deployed Engineer - FDE - Consultant
Atlanta, GA · Milwaukee, WI · +41 moreAtlanta, GA +42
$54,400–$235,100
PalantirProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Edge Autonomous Systems
Washington, DCHybrid
$135,000–$200,000
$180,000–$245,000
OpenAIProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer, Gov
Washington, DC · Seattle, WA · +1 moreWashington, DC +2Hybrid
$145,800–$280,000
AccentureProduction engineering
Cybersecurity AI Forward Deployed Engineer - FDE - Manager
Atlanta, GA · Milwaukee, WI · +41 moreAtlanta, GA +42
$80,400–$305,000
PalantirProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Tactical Edge
Washington, DCOn-site
$135,000–$200,000
AccentureProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Data Engineer - Databricks
Arlington, VA · Washington, DCArlington, VA +1
$100,200–$243,100
Amazon (incl AWS)Production engineering
Sr. Delivery Consultant - AI/ML, WWPS ProServe
Jersey City, NJ · Austin, TX · +6 moreJersey City, NJ +7
$153,600–$239,000
$191,000–$253,000
Booz AllenProduction engineering
Palantir Foundry Ontology Engineer
Arlington, VA · Mclean, VA · +1 moreArlington, VA +2
$77,600–$176,000
$70,500–$203,400
Scale AIProduction engineering
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Public Sector
Denver, CO · Honolulu, HI · +1 moreDenver, CO +2
$235,200–$294,000
$160,000–$205,000
$77,600–$176,000
$211,000–$302,000
Scale AIProduction engineering
Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Public Sector
Denver, CO · Washington, DCDenver, CO +1
$274,400–$343,000
AccentureProduction engineering
Agentic Identity Security Consultant
Irving, TX · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreIrving, TX +40
$54,400–$205,800
EYProduction engineering
EY-Parthenon - Strategy and Execution - Growth Platforms - AI/ML Engineer - Sr Associate/Consultant
New York, NY · Atlanta, GA · +12 moreNew York, NY +13Hybrid
$130,000–$185,000
$159,100–$265,100
$112,800–$257,000
AccentureProduction engineering
Senior Agentic Identity Security Manager
Irving, TX · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreIrving, TX +40
$80,400–$293,800
EYProduction engineering
EY-Parthenon - Strategy and Execution - Growth Platforms - Software Engineer - Sr Assoc/Consultant
New York, NY · Atlanta, GA · +12 moreNew York, NY +13Hybrid
$130,000–$185,000
$131,000–$218,300
$99,000–$225,000
AccentureProduction engineering
AI Native Software Engineering Manager
Arlington, VA · Milwaukee, WI · +35 moreArlington, VA +36
$80,400–$316,300
StriveworksProduction engineering
Machine Learning Engineer (Active TS/SCI Clearance)
Fort Belvoir, VAHybrid
$140,000–$190,000
$107,700–$179,500
Booz AllenProduction engineering
Agentic AI and LLM Applications Software Development Engineer, Senior
Washington, DC
$86,800–$198,000
AccentureProduction engineering
Snowflake Advanced AI Engineer,
San Francisco, CA · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreSan Francisco, CA +40
$54,400–$205,800
Marsh & McLennanProduction engineering
Oliver Wyman - Senior Lead AI Engineer
New York, NY · Boston, MA · +2 moreNew York, NY +3Hybrid
$195,000–$250,000
StriveworksProduction engineering
Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Active TS/SCI Clearance)
Fort Belvoir, VAHybrid
$185,000–$230,000
ForterraProduction engineering
Lead Autonomy Software Engineer
Arlington, VA · Clarksburg, MDArlington, VA +1
$150,000–$250,000
AccentureProduction engineering
AI Native Software Engineering Senior Manager/Assoc Director
Arlington, VA · Milwaukee, WI · +35 moreArlington, VA +36
$112,900–$366,300
Booz AllenProduction engineering
Palantir Foundry Ontology Engineer
San Diego, CA · Mclean, VASan Diego, CA +1
$77,600–$176,000
$87,100–$157,450
$120,000–$200,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
253 of 253 postings state a pay range. The median is $181,000, and half of them sit between $154,000 and $213,000, across 56 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 253 postings, 86 state a minimum number of years, from 36 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 44 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (30), under 3 years (6) or 10 or more years (6).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 253 postings come from 56 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (56), Accenture (30), Booz Allen (19), Anduril (14) and Scale AI (13).
Are FDE jobs remote?
20 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 38 are hybrid and 33 are on-site. The remaining 162 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 142 of the 253 postings.
Counted over the 253 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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- 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