AccentureProduction engineering
Forward Deployed AI Engineer
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +38 moreChicago, IL +39
$112,900–$366,300
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$100,000–$160,000
flexportProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer - Supply Chain Solutions
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$206,181–$252,000
$156,060–$211,140
OpenAIProduction engineering
Physical Design Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$260,000–$302,000
$220,000–$239,000
$148,000–$255,000
$168,912–$253,368
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
$207,000–$300,000
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
$176,100–$308,200
NVIDIAProduction engineering
Senior MLOps Engineer - DSX Enablement
Santa Clara, CA · Seattle, WA · US remoteSanta Clara, CA +1 · US remoteRemote
$184,000–$356,500
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
$200,000–$400,000
Distyl AIProduction engineering
Research Engineers, Agents
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$150,000–$250,000
MolocoProduction engineering
Staff Software Engineer - Ad Serving - Moloco Commerce Media
Menlo Park, CA
$220,000–$275,000
$152,000–$241,500
$170,000–$240,000
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
CiscoImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer –Service Provider OSS/BSS Integration (Remote)
San Jose, CARemote
$142,900–$253,200
$215,000–$275,000
$140,000–$200,000
CoreWeaveImplementation & delivery
Senior Specialist Field Engineer - SaaS
Sunnyvale, CA · San Francisco, CASunnyvale, CA +1
$182,000–$242,000
NVIDIAImplementation & delivery
Senior Solutions Architect, AI Inference
Santa Clara, CA · US remoteRemote
$184,000–$356,500
$152,000–$287,500
AnthropicTechnical pre-sales
Applied AI, Research Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$300,000–$400,000
$207,000–$385,000
$180,000–$225,000
PrologisInternal deployment & tooling
Senior AI Automation Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Denver, COSan Francisco, CA +1
$124,000–$171,000
$215,000–$300,000
$250,000–$400,000
PerplexityInternal deployment & tooling
Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Enterprise Adoption)
San Francisco, CA
$220,000–$405,000
Retell AIInternal deployment & tooling
Founders Initiatives, Technical Ex-Founders
Redwood City, CAOn-site
$180,000–$300,000
$194,600–$293,900
CommureInternal deployment & tooling
Senior Operations Manager, Infrastructure
Mountain View, CAOn-site
$120,000–$160,000
Scale AIInternal deployment & tooling
Software Engineer, ARC Team
San Francisco, CA · Saint Louis, MO · +2 moreSan Francisco, CA +3Hybrid
$138,000–$259,440
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
46 of 46 postings state a pay range. The median is $226,000, and half of them sit between $197,000 and $267,000, across 36 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 46 postings, 20 state a minimum number of years, from 18 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 9 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (7), under 3 years (3) or 10 or more years (1).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 46 postings come from 36 companies. The employers with the most postings are NVIDIA (4), OpenAI (3), Accenture (2), Afresh (2) and Anthropic (2).
Are FDE jobs remote?
6 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 15 are hybrid and 10 are on-site. The remaining 15 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 15 of the 46 postings.
Counted over the 46 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 · 688 jobs · 288 companies · 688
- New York metro · 599 jobs · 264 companies · 599
- Washington, DC area · 303 jobs · 75 companies · 303
- Seattle area · 153 jobs · 54 companies · 153
- Chicago · 136 jobs · 46 companies · 136
- Dallas–Fort Worth · 125 jobs · 34 companies · 125
- Los Angeles · 123 jobs · 50 companies · 123
- Austin · 117 jobs · 52 companies · 117
- Boston area · 109 jobs · 46 companies · 109
- Atlanta · 90 jobs · 33 companies · 90
- Denver–Boulder · 77 jobs · 22 companies · 77
- Houston · 49 jobs · 16 companies · 49
- San Diego · 44 jobs · 12 companies · 44
- Raleigh–Durham · 43 jobs · 17 companies · 43
- Miami · 37 jobs · 12 companies · 37
- Philadelphia · 37 jobs · 11 companies · 37
- Minneapolis–St. Paul · 37 jobs · 8 companies · 37
- Kansas City · 28 jobs · 5 companies · 28
- Phoenix · 23 jobs · 5 companies · 23
- Portland · 22 jobs · 5 companies · 22
- Salt Lake City · 4 jobs · 3 companies · 4
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FDE jobs by kind of work
- Production engineering · 1083 jobs · 384 companies · 1083
- Internal deployment & tooling · 399 jobs · 253 companies · 399
- Implementation & delivery · 364 jobs · 209 companies · 364
- Deployment strategy · 163 jobs · 92 companies · 163
- Deployment team leadership · 104 jobs · 71 companies · 104
- Technical pre-sales · 43 jobs · 27 companies · 43
- Customer adoption & accounts · 22 jobs · 20 companies · 22
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FDE jobs by individual contributor or manager
- Individual contributor · 1090 jobs · 497 companies · 1090
- Technical lead · 966 jobs · 398 companies · 966
- People manager · 103 jobs · 77 companies · 103
FDE jobs by company stage
- Public · 587 jobs · 122 companies · 587
- Later private · 546 jobs · 159 companies · 546
- 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 · 54 jobs · 27 companies · 54
FDE jobs by coding work
- Production code · 1678 jobs · 625 companies · 1678
- Configuration / integration · 260 jobs · 162 companies · 260
- Prototypes / scripts · 98 jobs · 62 companies · 98
- No coding · 66 jobs · 45 companies · 66
FDE jobs by project stage
- Implementation / production · 2105 jobs · 709 companies · 2105
- Ongoing operations · 1629 jobs · 621 companies · 1629
- Proof of concept · 787 jobs · 335 companies · 787
- Pre-sales / evaluation · 606 jobs · 265 companies · 606
FDE jobs by who you build for
- External customers · 1656 jobs · 525 companies · 1656
- Internal teams · 334 jobs · 223 companies · 334
- Both · 157 jobs · 106 companies · 157
FDE jobs by visa sponsorship
- Available · 69 jobs · 19 companies · 69
FDE jobs by travel
- 25% or more · 448 jobs · 140 companies · 448