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
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SitrepsProduction engineering
Data Science Lead - Defense Accounts
Arlington, VA · Pittsburgh, PAArlington, VA +1Remote
$140,000–$175,000
$170,000–$215,000
$200–$350,000
$166,000–$253,000
$160,000–$210,000 · OTE
LangChainProduction engineering
Deployed Architect, Professional Services (Remote)
Los Angeles, CARemote
$170,000–$215,000
$210,000–$260,000
$200,000–$250,000
Pay not posted
$150,000–$250,000 · OTE
$180,000–$245,000
StriveworksProduction engineering
Staff Machine Learning Engineer (Active Secret Clearance)
Austin, TXRemote
$210,000–$260,000
Pay not posted
$120,000–$200,000
OpenAIProduction engineering
Full Stack Software Engineer, Gov
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CA · +1 moreWashington, DC +2Hybrid
$207,000–$385,000
UncountableProduction engineering
Software Engineer, Implementations
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Remote
$90,000–$110,000
SalesforceDeployment strategy
Forward Deployed Consultant / Senior Consultant
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +5 moreSan Francisco, CA +6
$117,200–$246,000
Pay not posted
$115,520–$198,360
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
$142,800–$331,200
AccentureImplementation & delivery
AI Architect - FDE Associate Director
New York, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +40 moreNew York, NY +41
$62,800–$218,800
$325,000–$400,000
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
Expedia GroupInternal deployment & tooling
Principal AI Forward Deployed Engineer
Seattle, WA · San Jose, CASeattle, WA +1
$231,000–$398,500
$110,800–$177,300
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
Live Nation EntertainmentInternal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed Engineer, Enterprise AI
Los Angeles, CA · Beverly Hills, CALos Angeles, CA +1Remote
$166,000–$208,000
$110,800–$177,300
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
CiscoImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer –Service Provider OSS/BSS Integration (Remote)
San Jose, CARemote
$142,900–$253,200
$110,800–$177,300
HuronInternal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed Engineer Associate (AI Capability Center) - 2 Openings
Chicago, ILRemote
$105,000–$130,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Deployment team leadership
Director, Product Management — Forward Deployed Engineering, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE)
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +1 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +2
$237,500–$350,000
CiscoImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer Secure Services Edge (Remote)
Austin, TXRemote
$166,300–$307,800
GoogleImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer, Geo Auto
Mountain View, CA · Seattle, WAMountain View, CA +1
$152,000–$221,000
$230,000–$280,000 · OTE
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
414 of 529 postings state a pay range. The median is $198,000, and half of them sit between $167,000 and $227,000, across 187 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 529 postings, 216 state a minimum number of years, from 130 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 91 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (81), 10 or more years (26) or under 3 years (18).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 529 postings come from 252 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (25), Accenture (23), NVIDIA (16), LangChain (11) and Databricks (10).
Are FDE jobs remote?
387 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 34 are hybrid and 10 are on-site. The remaining 98 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 242 of the 529 postings.
Counted over the 529 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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- Production engineering · 1093 jobs · 385 companies · 1093
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- Individual contributor · 1094 jobs · 495 companies · 1094
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- Public · 600 jobs · 124 companies · 600
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- Production code · 1699 jobs · 631 companies · 1699
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- Implementation / production · 2128 jobs · 715 companies · 2128
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- 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