IntercomImplementation & delivery
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, ILSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$190,000–$237,000
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124 postings from 39 employers, read for the kind of work, pay and travel each one describes.
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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
PwC (US)Deployment team leadership
Forward Deployed Software Engineering - Manager
New York, NY · Boston, MA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2
$99,000–$266,000
Revantage Corporate ServicesInternal deployment & tooling
AVP, Forward Deployed Engineer
Dallas, TX · Chicago, ILDallas, TX +1Hybrid
$127,000–$170,000
StripeInternal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed AI Accelerator, Marketing
Chicago, IL · US remoteRemote
$132,000–$198,000
Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)Internal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed Engineer
Chicago, IL · San Francisco, CAChicago, IL +1On-site
$280,000–$300,000
PwC (US)Deployment team leadership
Forward Deployed Software Engineering - Senior Manager
New York, NY · Boston, MA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2
$124,000–$335,000
HuronDeployment strategy
Solution Architect, Forward Deployed Architecture (AI Capability Center) - 2 Openings
Chicago, ILRemote
$145,000–$170,000
$129,500–$207,200
CapgeminiImplementation & delivery
Capgemini Invent - Contextual Systems Engineer Senior Consultant
Chicago, IL
$105,600–$199,480
$130,000–$175,000
AccentureImplementation & delivery
Reinvention Deployed Engineer
New York, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreNew York, NY +40
$80,400–$316,300
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
CapgeminiImplementation & delivery
Capgemini Invent- Contextual Systems Engineer Managing Consultant
Chicago, IL
$127,500–$249,350
HuronImplementation & delivery
AI Solution Architect-Research Office Managed Services
Chicago, ILRemote
$155,000–$175,000
SalesforceDeployment strategy
Deployment Strategist - Public Sector, Nonprofit & Education
Mclean, VA · Chicago, IL · +8 moreMclean, VA +9Remote
$134,750–$316,750
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
$200,000–$250,000 · OTE
HuronImplementation & delivery
Digital Consulting - Databricks Technical Architect - Manager
Chicago, IL
$145,000–$170,000
SalesforceDeployment strategy
Deployment Strategist (Mid/Senior Levels)
San Francisco, CA · Bellevue, WA · +8 moreSan Francisco, CA +9Remote
$134,750–$316,750
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
PwC (US)Internal deployment & tooling
Tax Innovation - AI Engineer - Manager
Dallas, TX · Chicago, IL · +2 moreDallas, TX +3
$99,000–$266,000
$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
$117,000–$175,000
$126,600–$189,800
SalesforceInternal deployment & tooling
Partner Technical Architect - Agentforce
Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +2 moreChicago, IL +3
$172,500–$285,800
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
124 of 124 postings state a pay range. The median is $181,000, and half of them sit between $152,000 and $213,000, across 39 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 124 postings, 57 state a minimum number of years, from 25 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 26 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (21), under 3 years (7) or 10 or more years (3).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 124 postings come from 39 companies. The employers with the most postings are Accenture (24), Capgemini (10), Google (9), PwC (US) (9) and Amazon (incl AWS) (8).
Are FDE jobs remote?
14 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 20 are hybrid and 8 are on-site. The remaining 82 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 63 of the 124 postings.
Counted over the 124 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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- 25% or more · 461 jobs · 141 companies · 461