Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector/National Security
Washington, DCHybrid
$182,000–$250,208
FDE and deployment jobs involving proof of concept
1,257 postings · 657 companies · 955 state pay: median $198,000, half $162,000–$231,000
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$140,000–$225,000
$120,000–$200,000
$134,500–$265,100
$180,000–$230,000
$172,500–$260,100
$165,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
$134,500–$265,100
Forward Deployed Engineer III, Generative AI, Google Cloud
New York, NY · Austin, TX · +8 moreNew York, NY +9
$174,000–$252,000
Full Stack Forward Deployed Engineering Manager
Arlington, VA · Milwaukee, WI · +35 moreArlington, VA +36
$80,400–$316,300
Pay not posted
$155,600–$306,800
Forward Deployed Engineer IV, GenAI, Google Cloud
Seattle, WA · San Francisco, CA · +9 moreSeattle, WA +10
$207,000–$300,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Public Sector
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CAWashington, DC +1On-site
$167,000–$203,000
$215,100–$384,400
$134,500–$265,100
$70,500–$203,400
$175,000–$220,000
Forward Deployed Engineer - Healthcare Transformation
New York, NY · Madison, WI · +8 moreNew York, NY +9
$215,100–$384,400
$134,500–$265,100
Forward Deployed AI Engineer Sr Manager
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +38 moreChicago, IL +39
$112,900–$366,300
Pay not posted
$222,000–$290,000
$134,500–$265,100
$54,400–$235,100
Pay not posted
Senior/Staff FDE - Synthetic Data Generation
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$180,000–$320,000
$134,500–$265,100
Palantir Forward Deployed Senior Engineer
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreChicago, IL +40
$80,400–$316,300
$185,000–$300,000
$180,000–$320,000
$134,500–$265,100
Pay not posted
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +6 moreBoston, MA +7
$168,100–$261,500
$185,000–$300,000
$134,500–$265,100
$119,800–$261,000
$180,000–$300,000
$100,000–$160,000
692 of 1,257 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs involving proof of concept pay?
955 of 1,257 postings state a pay range. The median is $198,000, and half of them sit between $162,000 and $231,000, from 459 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs involving proof of concept require?
Of 1,257 postings, 772 state a minimum number of years, from 462 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 407 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (215), under 3 years (93) or 10 or more years (57).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs involving proof of concept?
These 1,257 postings come from 657 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (67), OpenAI (32), Accenture (31), Amazon (incl AWS) (26) and SpaceX (19).
Are FDE and deployment jobs involving proof of concept remote?
274 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 296 are hybrid and 257 are on-site. The remaining 430 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 532 of the 1,257 postings.
Counted over the 1,257 postings in this search. Postings read on November 5, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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