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PendoProduction engineering
Sr. Professional Services Engineer Consultant
Raleigh, NC · San Francisco, CARaleigh, NC +1Remote
$132,200–$175,000
Pay not posted
BCGProduction engineering
BCG Platinion | Lead AI Tech Architect - AI Platforms
Atlanta, GA · Austin, TX · +16 moreAtlanta, GA +17
$190,000
Pay not posted
CapTech ConsultingProduction engineering
Lead Machine Learning / Data Science Engineer
Denver, COHybrid
$90,000–$200,000
$140,000–$180,000
$180,000–$250,000
$200,000–$250,000
CapTech ConsultingProduction engineering
Lead Machine Learning / Data Science Engineer
Chicago, ILHybrid
$90,000–$200,000
$140,000–$180,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
CapTech ConsultingProduction engineering
Lead Machine Learning / Data Science Engineer
Charlotte, NCHybrid
Pay not posted
ReplyProduction engineering
Senior AI Engineer
Atlanta, GA · Kansas City, MO · +1 moreAtlanta, GA +2Hybrid
Pay not posted
Ode with AnthropicProduction engineering
Staff Software Engineer (SF/NY)
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$275,000–$400,000
$120,000–$318,000
CapTech ConsultingProduction engineering
Lead Machine Learning / Data Science Engineer
Columbus, OHHybrid
Pay not posted
$211,000–$302,000
AnthropicProduction engineering
Applied AI Engineer, Enterprise Tech
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
$200,000–$320,000
Snorkel AIProduction engineering
Applied AI Engineer, Federal - Top Secret Clearance
New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · US remoteNew York, NY +1 · US remoteRemote
$170,000–$300,000 · OTE
CapTech ConsultingProduction engineering
Lead Machine Learning / Data Science Engineer
Philadelphia, PAHybrid
Pay not posted
OpenAIProduction engineering
Applied AI Engineer, Startups
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$211,000–$278,000
SitrepsProduction engineering
Data Science Lead - Defense Accounts
Arlington, VA · Pittsburgh, PAArlington, VA +1Remote
$140,000–$175,000
LangChainProduction engineering
Deployed Architect, Professional Services (Remote)
Los Angeles, CARemote
$170,000–$215,000
CapTech ConsultingProduction engineering
Lead Machine Learning / Data Science Engineer
Atlanta, GAHybrid
Pay not posted
Scale AIProduction engineering
Field Engineer, Data Engine
Colorado Springs, CO · Omaha, NE · +2 moreColorado Springs, CO +3
$140,000–$290,000
$196,000–$223,000
$180,000–$210,000
$160,000–$210,000 · OTE
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$150,000–$250,000 · OTE
$180,000–$245,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs involving pre-sales serving external customers pay?
461 of 575 postings state a pay range. The median is $210,000, and half of them sit between $173,000 and $237,000, across 192 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs involving pre-sales serving external customers require?
Of 575 postings, 242 state a minimum number of years, from 130 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 125 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (76), 10 or more years (24) or under 3 years (17).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs involving pre-sales serving external customers?
These 575 postings come from 258 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (44), LangChain (16), Databricks (15), OpenAI (14) and Amazon (incl AWS) (12).
Are FDE and deployment jobs involving pre-sales serving external customers remote?
123 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 164 are hybrid and 133 are on-site. The remaining 155 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 286 of the 575 postings.
Counted over the 575 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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