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$110,800–$177,300
SalesforceProduction engineering
Lead Forward Deployed Engineering - Data Science & Integration
Herndon, VARemote
$172,500–$260,100
Pay not posted
Wolters KluwerProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer
New York, NY · Madison, WI · +8 moreNew York, NY +9
$215,100–$384,400
$132,200–$211,500
AccentureProduction engineering
Forward Deployed AI Engineer
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +38 moreChicago, IL +39
$112,900–$366,300
DatabricksProduction engineering
AI Engineer – Forward Deployed Engineering, U.S. Public Sector (Federal Focus)
Washington, DCRemote
$182,000–$250,208
Wolters KluwerProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer - Healthcare Transformation
New York, NY · Madison, WI · +8 moreNew York, NY +9
$215,100–$384,400
$100,000–$160,000
$144,000–$200,000
$91,000–$110,000
Layer HealthProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Data Scientist
Boston, MA · New York, NYBoston, MA +1Hybrid
$150,000–$180,000
Thomson ReutersProduction engineering
Senior Software Engineer, Legal — CoCounsel Forward Deployed Engineering
Frisco, TX · New York, NY · +2 moreFrisco, TX +3Hybrid
$94,900–$203,000
$144,000–$200,000
$167,000–$196,000
flexportProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer - Supply Chain Solutions
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$206,181–$252,000
$230,000–$275,000
$156,060–$211,140
OpenAIProduction engineering
Physical Design Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$260,000–$302,000
$152,900–$210,155
$220,000–$239,000
$168,912–$253,368
$148,000–$255,000
$179,500–$224,300
$220,000–$239,000
$118,400–$222,000
CohereProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer, Agentic Platform (West Coast)
San Francisco, CARemote
CA$175,000–CA$385,000
VapiProduction engineering
Member of Technical Staff, Forward Deployed
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$200,000–$280,000
Lila SciencesProduction engineering
Staff Forward Deployed Engineer, Physical Sciences (Level Flexible)
Cambridge, MA
$192,000–$256,000
$149,800–$262,200
$102,100–$202,200
$207,000–$300,000
$120,000–$240,000
AccentureProduction engineering
Agentic Identity Security Consultant
Irving, TX · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreIrving, TX +40
$54,400–$205,800
EYProduction engineering
EY-Parthenon - Strategy and Execution - Growth Platforms - AI/ML Engineer - Sr Associate/Consultant
New York, NY · Atlanta, GA · +12 moreNew York, NY +13Hybrid
$130,000–$185,000
BainProduction engineering
Lead, Engineering Excellence
Atlanta, GA · Austin, TX · +8 moreAtlanta, GA +9Hybrid
$179,875–$203,925
Pay not posted
$176,100–$308,200
EYProduction engineering
EY-Parthenon - Strategy and Execution - Growth Platforms - Software Engineer - Sr Assoc/Consultant
New York, NY · Atlanta, GA · +12 moreNew York, NY +13Hybrid
$130,000–$185,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs serving external customers and internal teams pay?
139 of 162 postings state a pay range. The median is $198,000, and half of them sit between $156,000 and $235,000, across 93 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs serving external customers and internal teams require?
Of 162 postings, 62 state a minimum number of years, from 49 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 23 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (23), under 3 years (10) or 10 or more years (6).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs serving external customers and internal teams?
These 162 postings come from 109 companies. The employers with the most postings are Palantir (14), NVIDIA (5), Striveworks (4), Afresh (3) and Altruist (3).
Are FDE and deployment jobs serving external customers and internal teams remote?
31 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 55 are hybrid and 38 are on-site. The remaining 38 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 60 of the 162 postings.
Counted over the 162 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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