$146,400–$219,600
FDE jobs across the US
2,067 postings from 719 employers, read for the kind of work, pay and travel each one describes.
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$150,000–$250,000
EpicorDeployment team leadership
Manager of Product Development | Forward Deployed
Lehi, UT · Austin, TX · +1 moreLehi, UT +2Hybrid
$138,000–$235,000
$126,200–$212,754
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
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
Procter & Gamble (P&G)Internal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Warehouse Innovation
Cincinnati, OHHybrid
$85,000–$122,200
Scale AIDeployment team leadership
Sr. Director, (Applied AI) Forward Deployed Engineering
New York, NY
$285,200–$356,500
$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
ArtisanDeployment strategy
Forward Deployed GTM Architect
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$130,000–$180,000
$150,000–$180,000
Pay not posted
$106,100–$178,770
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
WillowTreeDeployment strategy
Manager, Delivery - Forward Deployed Squads (CXAI)
Charlottesville, VA · Columbus, OH · +2 moreCharlottesville, VA +3Hybrid
$100,000–$160,000
Pay not posted
Mesh PaymentsDeployment team leadership
Head of Forward Deployed Engineering
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$282,000–$355,000
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
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
1,626 of 2,067 postings state a pay range. The median is $200,000, and half of them sit between $163,000 and $230,000, across 538 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 2,067 postings, 860 state a minimum number of years, from 413 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 412 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (291), under 3 years (96) or 10 or more years (61).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 2,067 postings come from 719 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (74), Databricks (69), Amazon (incl AWS) (63), Palantir (45) and OpenAI (41).
Are FDE jobs remote?
372 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 537 are hybrid and 488 are on-site. The remaining 670 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 810 of the 2,067 postings.
Counted over the 2,067 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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FDE jobs by location
- SF Bay Area · 692 jobs · 289 companies · 692
- New York metro · 605 jobs · 264 companies · 605
- Washington, DC area · 304 jobs · 74 companies · 304
- Seattle area · 152 jobs · 52 companies · 152
- Chicago · 139 jobs · 46 companies · 139
- Los Angeles · 126 jobs · 51 companies · 126
- Dallas–Fort Worth · 125 jobs · 35 companies · 125
- Austin · 118 jobs · 51 companies · 118
- Boston area · 112 jobs · 47 companies · 112
- Atlanta · 92 jobs · 33 companies · 92
- Denver–Boulder · 78 jobs · 21 companies · 78
- Houston · 51 jobs · 16 companies · 51
- San Diego · 46 jobs · 12 companies · 46
- 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 · 25 jobs · 6 companies · 25
- Portland · 23 jobs · 4 companies · 23
- Salt Lake City · 4 jobs · 3 companies · 4
FDE jobs by work arrangement
FDE jobs by kind of work
- Production engineering · 1091 jobs · 385 companies · 1091
- Internal deployment & tooling · 403 jobs · 256 companies · 403
- Implementation & delivery · 364 jobs · 211 companies · 364
- Deployment strategy · 164 jobs · 93 companies · 164
- Deployment team leadership · 106 jobs · 73 companies · 106
- Technical pre-sales · 42 jobs · 26 companies · 42
- Customer adoption & accounts · 22 jobs · 20 companies · 22
FDE jobs by level
FDE jobs by individual contributor or manager
- Individual contributor · 1090 jobs · 494 companies · 1090
- Technical lead · 990 jobs · 405 companies · 990
- People manager · 107 jobs · 80 companies · 107
FDE jobs by company stage
- Later private · 729 jobs · 212 companies · 729
- Public · 672 jobs · 142 companies · 672
- Growth (Series B–C) · 353 jobs · 160 companies · 353
- Early (pre-seed–Series A) · 289 jobs · 148 companies · 289
- Bootstrapped · 76 jobs · 33 companies · 76
- Subsidiary · 73 jobs · 38 companies · 73
FDE jobs by coding work
- Production code · 1718 jobs · 639 companies · 1718
- Configuration / integration · 263 jobs · 162 companies · 263
- Prototypes / scripts · 99 jobs · 62 companies · 99
- No coding · 62 jobs · 42 companies · 62
FDE jobs by project stage
- Implementation / production · 2148 jobs · 722 companies · 2148
- Ongoing operations · 1666 jobs · 632 companies · 1666
- Proof of concept · 809 jobs · 345 companies · 809
- Pre-sales / evaluation · 616 jobs · 268 companies · 616
FDE jobs by who you build for
- External customers · 1688 jobs · 531 companies · 1688
- Internal teams · 342 jobs · 229 companies · 342
- Both · 161 jobs · 108 companies · 161
FDE jobs by visa sponsorship
- Available · 69 jobs · 19 companies · 69
FDE jobs by travel
- 25% or more · 461 jobs · 141 companies · 461