SitrepsProduction engineering
Data Science Lead - Defense Accounts
Arlington, VA · Pittsburgh, PAArlington, VA +1Remote
$140,000–$175,000
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288 postings from 106 employers, read for the kind of work, pay and travel each one describes.
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$140,000–$200,000
$166,000–$220,000
NominalProduction engineering
Software Engineer - Mission Dev
New York, NY · Los Angeles, CA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2
$130,000–$230,000
$166,000–$253,000
$166,000–$253,000
$166,000–$253,000
$166,000–$253,000
$220,000–$292,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Internal deployment & tooling
Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering
Mountain View, CA · Boston, MA · +4 moreMountain View, CA +5
$159,300–$212,800
DatabricksDeployment strategy
Sr. Engagement Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - Financial Services
US · city not listed
$115,800–$199,100
$190,000–$230,000 · OTE
$90,000–$160,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Internal deployment & tooling
Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering
Dallas, TX
$159,300–$202,400
Pay not posted
Deloitte USInternal deployment & tooling
AI Design Facilitator and Forward-Deployed Engineer II
Multiple US offices
$82,600–$162,800
CiscoImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer –Service Provider OSS/BSS Integration (Remote)
San Jose, CARemote
$142,900–$253,200
Amazon (incl AWS)Internal deployment & tooling
Senior Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +4 moreBoston, MA +5
$175,100–$247,600
$230,000–$280,000 · OTE
$134,500–$265,100
SitrepsDeployment strategy
Senior Forward Deployed Strategist, Public Sector
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CAWashington, DC +1On-site
$147,000–$185,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Internal deployment & tooling
Senior Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +4 moreBoston, MA +5
$175,100–$247,600
Pay not posted
$140,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
Amazon (incl AWS)Internal deployment & tooling
Senior Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +4 moreBoston, MA +5
$175,100–$247,600
$211,000–$264,000
ArtisanDeployment strategy
Forward Deployed GTM Architect
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$130,000–$180,000
Pay not posted
Amazon (incl AWS)Internal deployment & tooling
Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering
Mountain View, CA · Boston, MA · +4 moreMountain View, CA +5
$159,300–$212,800
$180,000–$200,000
$170,000–$225,000
Pay not posted
Amazon (incl AWS)Deployment team leadership
Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +6 moreBoston, MA +7
$184,900–$287,700
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
ZiplineInternal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed AI Engineer, Operations
South San Francisco, CAOn-site
$112,500–$300,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Deployment team leadership
Senior Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Mountain View, CA · San Diego, CA · +8 moreMountain View, CA +9
$220,100–$342,300
snaplogicImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer
San Mateo, CA · San Francisco, CASan Mateo, CA +1Hybrid
Pay not posted
$190,000–$240,000 · OTE
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
228 of 288 postings state a pay range. The median is $191,000, and half of them sit between $152,000 and $222,000, across 77 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 288 postings, 47 state a minimum number of years, from 26 companies. The most common requirement is under 3 years, in 24 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (23).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 288 postings come from 106 companies. The employers with the most postings are Palantir (38), Deloitte US (27), Accenture (19), Anduril (17) and Amazon (incl AWS) (10).
Are FDE jobs remote?
61 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 61 are hybrid and 66 are on-site. The remaining 100 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 288 of the 288 postings.
Counted over the 288 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