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EpicorDeployment team leadership
Manager of Product Development | Forward Deployed
Lehi, UT · Austin, TX · +1 moreLehi, UT +2Hybrid
$138,000–$235,000
Thomson ReutersDeployment team leadership
Manager, Software Development Engineering, CoCounsel FDE
Frisco, TX · New York, NY · +2 moreFrisco, TX +3Hybrid
$118,400–$253,000
LG ElectronicsInternal deployment & tooling
Senior AI FDE (Forward Deployed Engineer) – Senior Manager
Englewood Cliffs, NJ
$140,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
$130–$170
The Walt Disney CompanyInternal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed Product Engineer
Burbank, CA · Glendale, CABurbank, CA +1Hybrid
$117,500–$157,500
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$150,000–$195,000
$140,000–$200,000
$126,050.05–$189,075.08
$180,000–$210,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
CoreWeaveImplementation & delivery
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Agents
Sunnyvale, CA · San Francisco, CASunnyvale, CA +1
$182,000–$242,000
$120,000–$150,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$211,000–$264,000
$150,000–$180,000
ArtisanDeployment strategy
Forward Deployed GTM Architect
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$130,000–$180,000
CitigroupInternal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Transformation - Senior Vice President
Tampa, FLHybrid
$141,440–$212,160
$217,000–$248,000
flexportDeployment strategy
Forward Deployed Consultant- Supply Chain Solutions
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$174,000–$213,000
$156,190–$211,316
CitigroupDeployment strategy
Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Transformation -Senior Vice President
Irving, TXHybrid
$156,160–$234,240
Form EnergyInternal deployment & tooling
Staff Forward Deployed Engineer
Somerville, MA · Weirton, WVSomerville, MA +1Hybrid
$128,660–$194,218
Pay not posted
OracleImplementation & delivery
Lead Principal Application Software Engineer- Forward Deployed Engineer
Pleasanton, CA
$104,600–$264,100
KognitosImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer — Associate (Contract-to-Hire)
Mountain View, CAOn-site
$5,000–$7,000/mo
Shield AIImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer, Operations & Sustainment (R5497)
San Diego, CAHybrid
$152,000–$318,000
Pay not posted
$115,000–$130,000
$150,000–$170,000
Dell TechnologiesImplementation & delivery
Advisory AI Architect (FDE Unit)
New York, NY · Washington, DCNew York, NY +1Remote
$286,450–$370,700
ReevoImplementation & delivery
Builder - Forward Deployed Generalist (Early Career)
San Francisco, CA · Santa Clara, CASan Francisco, CA +1On-site
Pay not posted
$115,000–$130,000
$116,000–$176,000
$180,000–$200,000
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What do FDE and deployment jobs with ongoing operations pay?
1,301 of 1,666 postings state a pay range. The median is $195,000, and half of them sit between $162,000 and $230,000, across 474 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs with ongoing operations require?
Of 1,666 postings, 677 state a minimum number of years, from 351 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 331 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (215), under 3 years (81) or 10 or more years (50).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs with ongoing operations?
These 1,666 postings come from 632 companies. The employers with the most postings are Palantir (53), Amazon (incl AWS) (46), Accenture (39), Deloitte US (36) and Anduril (35).
Are FDE and deployment jobs with ongoing operations remote?
305 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 442 are hybrid and 423 are on-site. The remaining 496 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 656 of the 1,666 postings.
Counted over the 1,666 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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