$126,200–$212,754
FDE jobs across the US
459 postings from 181 employers, read for the kind of work, pay and travel each one describes.
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Deloitte USDeployment team leadership
Cyber Senior Manager - Technology Resilience FDE
Multiple US offices
$189,200–$372,900
$192,000–$240,000
Alternative PaymentsInternal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed Engineer, Operations
New York, NYHybrid
$200,000–$250,000
$125,400–$215,975
$134,500–$265,100
Pure StorageImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineering, Portworx
Santa Clara, CA · Chicago, IL · +1 moreSanta Clara, CA +2On-site
$208,000–$305,000
Thomson ReutersDeployment team leadership
Manager, Software Development Engineering, CoCounsel FDE
Frisco, TX · New York, NY · +2 moreFrisco, TX +3Hybrid
$118,400–$253,000
CoreWeaveImplementation & delivery
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Agents
Sunnyvale, CA · San Francisco, CASunnyvale, CA +1
$182,000–$242,000
Deloitte USDeployment team leadership
Lead Anthropic Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS
Multiple US offices
$189,200–$372,900
$211,000–$264,000
CitigroupInternal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Transformation - Senior Vice President
Tampa, FLHybrid
$141,440–$212,160
flexportDeployment strategy
Forward Deployed Consultant- Supply Chain Solutions
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$174,000–$213,000
Deloitte USDeployment team leadership
Lead Databricks Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS
Multiple US offices
$189,200–$372,900
$156,190–$211,316
CitigroupDeployment strategy
Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Transformation -Senior Vice President
Irving, TXHybrid
$156,160–$234,240
Shield AIImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer, Operations & Sustainment (R5497)
San Diego, CAHybrid
$152,000–$318,000
$189,200–$372,900
$270,800–$310,000
Dell TechnologiesImplementation & delivery
Advisory AI Architect (FDE Unit)
New York, NY · Washington, DCNew York, NY +1Remote
$286,450–$370,700
$210,000–$250,000
Deloitte USDeployment team leadership
Lead Forward Deployed Engineer, Frontier GenAI
Multiple US offices
$189,200–$372,900
Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)Internal deployment & tooling
Staff Forward Deployed Engineer
Chicago, IL · Los Angeles, CA · +3 moreChicago, IL +4On-site
$150,000–$280,000
$170,000–$225,000
VercelDeployment team leadership
Director of Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
$240,000–$300,000
$189,200–$372,900
Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)Internal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed Engineer
Chicago, IL · San Francisco, CAChicago, IL +1On-site
$280,000–$300,000
Sony Pictures EntertainmentInternal deployment & tooling
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer
Culver City, CA
$195,000–$245,000
Iterative HealthInternal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed Product Manager – AI
New York, NY · Boston, MANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$170,000–$250,000
$223,700–$372,900
Charlie HealthInternal deployment & tooling
Staff Forward Deployed Platform Engineer
New York, NYHybrid
$185,000–$265,000
$150,000–$210,000
$240,000–$300,000
Deloitte USDeployment team leadership
Lead Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS
Multiple US offices
$189,200–$372,900
HightouchTechnical pre-sales
Forward Deployed Product Manager
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Remote
$175,000–$230,000
$190,000–$240,000 · OTE
$230,000–$300,000
$125,000–$270,000
BasetenDeployment team leadership
Engineering Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering (LLM)
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$260,000–$380,000
Together AIImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer (Inference & Post-Training)
San Francisco, CA
$270,000–$300,000 · OTE
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
459 of 459 postings state a pay range. The median is $224,000, and half of them sit between $200,000 and $250,000, across 181 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 459 postings, 228 state a minimum number of years, from 105 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 114 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (86), 10 or more years (20) or under 3 years (8).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 459 postings come from 181 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (52), OpenAI (28), Accenture (21), Sierra (16) and Google (15).
Are FDE jobs remote?
75 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 124 are hybrid and 87 are on-site. The remaining 173 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 209 of the 459 postings.
Counted over the 459 postings in this search. Postings read on September 19, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
Browse jobs by location and work
FDE jobs by location
- SF Bay Area · 692 jobs · 289 companies · 692
- New York metro · 605 jobs · 264 companies · 605
- Washington, DC area · 304 jobs · 74 companies · 304
- Seattle area · 152 jobs · 52 companies · 152
- Chicago · 139 jobs · 46 companies · 139
- Dallas–Fort Worth · 126 jobs · 35 companies · 126
- Los Angeles · 126 jobs · 51 companies · 126
- Austin · 118 jobs · 51 companies · 118
- Boston area · 112 jobs · 47 companies · 112
- Atlanta · 92 jobs · 33 companies · 92
- Denver–Boulder · 78 jobs · 21 companies · 78
- Houston · 51 jobs · 16 companies · 51
- San Diego · 46 jobs · 12 companies · 46
- Raleigh–Durham · 46 jobs · 18 companies · 46
- 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 · 25 jobs · 6 companies · 25
- Portland · 23 jobs · 4 companies · 23
- Salt Lake City · 4 jobs · 3 companies · 4
FDE jobs by work arrangement
FDE jobs by kind of work
- Production engineering · 1091 jobs · 385 companies · 1091
- Internal deployment & tooling · 404 jobs · 257 companies · 404
- Implementation & delivery · 364 jobs · 211 companies · 364
- Deployment strategy · 164 jobs · 93 companies · 164
- Deployment team leadership · 107 jobs · 74 companies · 107
- Technical pre-sales · 42 jobs · 26 companies · 42
- Customer adoption & accounts · 22 jobs · 20 companies · 22
FDE jobs by level
FDE jobs by individual contributor or manager
- Individual contributor · 1090 jobs · 494 companies · 1090
- Technical lead · 992 jobs · 406 companies · 992
- People manager · 107 jobs · 80 companies · 107
FDE jobs by company stage
- Later private · 729 jobs · 212 companies · 729
- Public · 674 jobs · 142 companies · 674
- Growth (Series B–C) · 353 jobs · 160 companies · 353
- Early (pre-seed–Series A) · 289 jobs · 148 companies · 289
- Bootstrapped · 76 jobs · 33 companies · 76
- Subsidiary · 73 jobs · 38 companies · 73
FDE jobs by coding work
- Production code · 1718 jobs · 639 companies · 1718
- Configuration / integration · 263 jobs · 162 companies · 263
- Prototypes / scripts · 99 jobs · 62 companies · 99
- No coding · 62 jobs · 42 companies · 62
FDE jobs by project stage
- Implementation / production · 2148 jobs · 722 companies · 2148
- Ongoing operations · 1666 jobs · 632 companies · 1666
- Proof of concept · 809 jobs · 345 companies · 809
- Pre-sales / evaluation · 616 jobs · 268 companies · 616
FDE jobs by who you build for
- External customers · 1688 jobs · 531 companies · 1688
- Internal teams · 342 jobs · 229 companies · 342
- Both · 161 jobs · 108 companies · 161
FDE jobs by visa sponsorship
- Available · 69 jobs · 19 companies · 69
FDE jobs by travel
- 25% or more · 461 jobs · 141 companies · 461