$130,000–$170,000
FDE and deployment jobs involving proof of concept serving external customers
587 jobs
SalesforceProduction engineering
Missionforce - Senior/Lead Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Public Sector
Herndon, VARemote
$148,500–$365,200
$134,500–$265,100
AccentureProduction engineering
AI Cloud Native Forward Deployed Senior Manager | Associate Director
Columbus, OH · Dallas, TX · +2 moreColumbus, OH +3Hybrid
$112,900–$366,300
AdobeProduction engineering
Senior AEM Forward Deployed Engineer
San Jose, CA · Austin, TX · +3 moreSan Jose, CA +4
$159,200–$301,600
$150,000–$250,000
$189,200–$372,900
$230,000–$300,000
$200,000–$325,000
WarpProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Remote
$200,000–$250,000
$155,600–$306,800
SitrepsProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer - Logistics Programs
Arlington, VA · Pittsburgh, PAArlington, VA +1Remote
$155,000–$225,000
CA$175,000–CA$385,000
$190,400–$285,600
$135,000–$200,000
Scale AIProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Public Sector
Austin, TX · Colorado Springs, CO · +4 moreAustin, TX +5Hybrid
$138,000–$292,560
Tessera LabsProduction engineering
Forward-Deployed Engineer
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Remote
$180,000–$233,000
$160,000–$270,000
PalantirProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Japan Forward Deployed
Washington, DCOn-site
$135,000–$200,000
$190,000–$210,000
Invisible TechnologiesProduction engineering
Senior Software Engineer, Applied AI (Forward Deployed)
New York, NYHybrid
$180,000–$264,000
DatabricksProduction engineering
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Games
Raleigh, NC
$182,000–$250,208
PalantirProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Korea Forward Deployed
Washington, DCOn-site
$135,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
GoviniProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Data Scientist
Arlington, VA · Pittsburgh, PAArlington, VA +1Remote
Pay not posted
$182,000–$250,208
PalantirProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineer - US Government
San Diego, CAOn-site
$135,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
GoviniProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineer
Arlington, VA · Pittsburgh, PAArlington, VA +1Remote
Pay not posted
$120,000–$220,000
$125,000–$200,000
ValthosProduction engineering
Member of Technical Staff - Forward Deployed Engineer
New York, NYOn-site
Pay not posted
$150,000–$200,000
$180,000–$245,000
PalantirProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineer - US Government
Fayetteville, NCHybrid
$135,000–$200,000
$153,000–$325,000
Pay not posted
$160,000–$270,000
$135,000–$200,000
$140,000–$245,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs involving proof of concept serving external customers pay?
Of 587 postings, 472 list a pay range. The median posted range is $159,000–$252,000 across 169 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs involving proof of concept serving external customers require?
Of 587 postings, 252 state a minimum number of years, from 110 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 130 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (82), under 3 years (20) or 10 or more years (20).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs involving proof of concept serving external customers?
These 587 postings come from 228 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (61), Accenture (25), OpenAI (25), Sierra (19) and LangChain (13).
Are FDE and deployment jobs involving proof of concept serving external customers remote?
Of 587 postings, 385 state a work arrangement, from 188 companies. Of those, 106 are remote, 146 are hybrid and 133 are on-site. Travel is mentioned in 299 of the 587 postings.
Counted over the 587 postings in this search, as read on September 18, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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