Deloitte USProduction engineering
Senior Databricks Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS
Multiple US offices
$155,600–$306,800
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462 jobs
$159,200–$301,600
$155,000–$210,000 · OTE
$175,000–$300,000
$155,600–$306,800
$100,000–$190,000
CapeProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer, Federal
Arlington, VA · New York, NY · +1 moreArlington, VA +2Hybrid
$175,000–$235,000
$179,500–$224,300
$155,600–$306,800
$190,200–$360,500
SnowflakeProduction engineering
Senior/Staff Forward Deployed Engineer, Applied AI
Menlo Park, CAHybrid
$200,000–$270,000
AccentureProduction engineering
AI Engineer - Forward Deployed Engineer · Snowflake · Reinvention Centers Associate Manager
Dallas, TX · Columbus, OH · +3 moreDallas, TX +4Hybrid
$62,800–$220,400
Deloitte USProduction engineering
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Frontier GenAI
Multiple US offices
$155,600–$306,800
$112,700–$183,900
$310,000–$350,000
AccentureProduction engineering
AI Engineer - Forward Deployed Engineer Associate Manager · Databricks · Reinvention Centers
Dallas, TX · Columbus, OH · +3 moreDallas, TX +4Hybrid
$62,800–$261,500
Deloitte USProduction engineering
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Microsoft AI&Data
Multiple US offices
$155,600–$306,800
Scale AIProduction engineering
Staff Frontier Agents Engineer (Forward Deployed Engineering)
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2
$252,000–$315,000
OpenAIProduction engineering
Physical Design Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$260,000–$302,000
AccentureProduction engineering
Sr. AI Engineer - Forward Deployed Engineer Manager· Databricks · Reinvention Centers
Dallas, TX · Columbus, OH · +3 moreDallas, TX +4Hybrid
$80,400–$293,800
$155,600–$306,800
$150,000–$300,000
$150,000–$180,000
AccentureProduction engineering
AI Cloud Native Forward Deployed Senior Manager | Associate Director
Columbus, OH · Dallas, TX · +2 moreColumbus, OH +3Hybrid
$112,900–$366,300
$155,600–$306,800
$118,400–$222,000
$150,000–$300,000
WarpProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Remote
$200,000–$250,000
$155,600–$306,800
Vannevar LabsProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer - Oahu (TS/SCI Clearance Required)
Honolulu, HIHybrid
$135,000–$205,000
Tessera LabsProduction engineering
Forward-Deployed Engineer
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Remote
$180,000–$233,000
Invisible TechnologiesProduction engineering
Principal Backend Engineer (Forward Deployed)
New York, NYHybrid
$250,000–$300,000
$155,600–$306,800
SmartsheetProduction engineering
Senior Principal Forward Deployed AI Engineer (Remote Eligible)
USRemote
$235,000–$315,000
DatabricksProduction engineering
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Games
San Francisco, CA
$182,000–$250,208
Invisible TechnologiesProduction engineering
Principal Software Engineer, Applied AI (Forward Deployed)
New York, NYHybrid
$209,000–$300,000
$155,600–$306,800
$200,000–$300,000
DatabricksProduction engineering
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Games
Chicago, IL
$182,000–$250,208
Invisible TechnologiesProduction engineering
Staff Software Engineer, Applied AI (Forward Deployed)
New York, NYHybrid
$209,000–$300,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
462 of 462 postings state a pay range. The median is $211,000, and half of them sit between $175,000 and $238,000, across 190 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 462 postings, 205 state a minimum number of years, from 100 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 105 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (64), 10 or more years (23) or under 3 years (13).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 462 postings come from 190 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (42), LangChain (16), Databricks (15), OpenAI (15) and Palantir (15).
Are FDE jobs remote?
87 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 131 are hybrid and 102 are on-site. The remaining 142 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 233 of the 462 postings.
Counted over the 462 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