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AnthropicProduction engineering
Applied AI Engineer, Enterprise Tech
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
$200,000–$320,000
OpenAIProduction engineering
Full Stack Software Engineer, Gov
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CA · +1 moreWashington, DC +2Hybrid
$207,000–$385,000
SalesforceDeployment strategy
Forward Deployed Consultant / Senior Consultant
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +5 moreSan Francisco, CA +6
$117,200–$246,000
$115,520–$198,360
$142,800–$331,200
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
Expedia GroupInternal deployment & tooling
Principal AI Forward Deployed Engineer
Seattle, WA · San Jose, CASeattle, WA +1
$231,000–$398,500
GoogleImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer, Geo Auto
Mountain View, CA · Seattle, WAMountain View, CA +1
$152,000–$221,000
Fenwick & WestInternal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed Operations Intern
New York, NY · Boston, MA · +4 moreNew York, NY +5Hybrid
$43,680–$52,000
SalesforceImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Data 360
New York, NY · Chicago, IL · +9 moreNew York, NY +10
$88,970–$316,750
UnityInternal deployment & tooling
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Mountain View, CA · +3 moreSan Francisco, CA +4
$179,500–$341,900
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
Pay not posted
$145,200–$217,800
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
Pay not posted
$150,000–$215,000
$160,000–$230,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Implementation & delivery
Senior Delivery Consultant – Security, WWPS ProServe
Denver, CO · Arlington, VA · +2 moreDenver, CO +3
$153,600–$207,800
NominalImplementation & delivery
Baremetal Infrastructure Engineer
New York, NY · Los Angeles, CA · +2 moreNew York, NY +3
$120,000–$230,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Implementation & delivery
Senior Delivery Consultant - Security
Jessup, MD · Arlington, VA · +3 moreJessup, MD +4
$153,600–$207,800
Amazon (incl AWS)Implementation & delivery
Delivery Consultant - Application Development, AWS ProServe
Arlington, VA · Seattle, WA · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$131,300–$177,600
Amazon (incl AWS)Implementation & delivery
Sr. Delivery Consultant, WWPS ProServe US Federal Civilian
Denver, CO · Atlanta, GA · +3 moreDenver, CO +4
$153,600–$207,800
Amazon (incl AWS)Implementation & delivery
Sr. Cloud Solutions Consultant, WWPS Professional Services
Jessup, MD · Seattle, WA · +3 moreJessup, MD +4
$153,600–$207,800
NscaleInternal deployment & tooling
Foundry Engineering Lead
New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2
Pay not posted
GoogleInternal deployment & tooling
Applied AI and Commercial Operations Specialist
Los Angeles, CA · Atlanta, GA · +4 moreLos Angeles, CA +5
$186,000–$269,000
TaniumInternal deployment & tooling
Corporate AI Engineer
Addison, TX · Bellevue, WA · +3 moreAddison, TX +4Hybrid
$154,000–$200,000
Scale AIInternal deployment & tooling
Staff Network Engineer, App Platform
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2
$1–$1
Amazon (incl AWS)Internal deployment & tooling
Sr System Development Engineer, Amazon Leo
Bellevue, WA · Arlington, VA · +1 moreBellevue, WA +2
$151,200–$204,600
T-MobileInternal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployment Engineer
Bellevue, WA · Frisco, TXBellevue, WA +1
$117,800–$212,500
$179,500–$269,300
TuringDeployment team leadership
Staff Research Engineer
Palo Alto, CA · San Francisco, CA · +1 morePalo Alto, CA +2On-site
$250,000–$400,000 · OTE
$119,800–$261,000
$164,500–$296,700
Grow TherapyInternal deployment & tooling
Senior Software Engineer - Developer Experience & AI Enablement
San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WASan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$182,000–$250,000
$125,000–$200,000
$129,000–$171,000
$176,000–$317,400
$149,580–$166,200
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
79 of 87 postings state a pay range. The median is $195,000, and half of them sit between $176,000 and $238,000, across 42 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 87 postings, 42 state a minimum number of years, from 30 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 16 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (16), 10 or more years (7) or under 3 years (3).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 87 postings come from 46 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (10), Google (7), Microsoft (6), T-Mobile (5) and Scale AI (4).
Are FDE jobs remote?
9 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 23 are hybrid and 6 are on-site. The remaining 49 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 17 of the 87 postings.
Counted over the 87 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
FDE jobs by work arrangement
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