AI Engineer - FDE Software Engineering Sr. Manager
Boston, MA · New York, NY · +40 moreBoston, MA +41
$112,900–$302,400
FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in Boston area serving external customers
46 postings · 19 companies · 41 state pay: median $190,000, half $146,000–$216,000
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Forward Deployed Engineer IV, GenAI, Google Cloud
Cambridge, MA · Chicago, IL · +22 moreCambridge, MA +23
$207,000–$300,000
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +6 moreBoston, MA +7
$168,100–$261,500
AI Led Forward Deployed Engineer | Design & Digital Products
Boston, MA · New York, NY · +26 moreBoston, MA +27
$54,400–$205,800
$182,000–$250,208
$230,000–$316,250
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) (Mid/Senior Level)
Boston, MA · San Francisco, CA · +8 moreBoston, MA +9Remote
$88,970–$198,170
$54,400–$235,100
$182,000–$250,208
$160,000–$220,000
$80,400–$316,300
$182,000–$250,208
Cybersecurity AI Forward Deployed Engineer - FDE - Consultant
Boston, MA · Atlanta, GA · +41 moreBoston, MA +42
$54,400–$235,100
$182,000–$250,208
$182,000–$250,208
Forward Deployed Data Engineering - Experienced Associate
Boston, MA · New York, NY · +1 moreBoston, MA +2
$63,000–$153,000
$80,400–$316,300
Forward Deployed Data Engineering - Senior Associate
Boston, MA · New York, NY · +1 moreBoston, MA +2
$77,000–$214,000
Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer -Assoc Director
Boston, MA · Chicago, IL · +39 moreBoston, MA +40
$138,800–$434,000
Forward Deployed Software Engineering - Experienced Associate
Boston, MA · New York, NY · +1 moreBoston, MA +2
$63,000–$153,000
AI - Cybersecurity Forward Deployed Engineer - FDE Senior Manager
Boston, MA · Atlanta, GA · +41 moreBoston, MA +42
$112,900–$366,300
Forward Deployed Software Engineering - Senior Associate
Boston, MA · New York, NY · +1 moreBoston, MA +2
$77,000–$214,000
Cybersecurity AI Forward Deployed Engineer - FDE - Manager
Boston, MA · Atlanta, GA · +41 moreBoston, MA +42
$80,400–$305,000
$166,000–$220,000
$179,500–$203,500
Pay not posted
$80,400–$293,800
$191,000–$253,000
Oliver Wyman - Senior Lead AI Engineer
Boston, MA · New York, NY · +2 moreBoston, MA +3Hybrid
$195,000–$250,000
$152,618–$179,550
$54,400–$205,800
$61,900–$141,000
BCG Platinion | Lead AI Tech Architect - AI Platforms
Boston, MA · Atlanta, GA · +16 moreBoston, MA +17
$190,000
$163,000–$190,000
AI Native Software Engineering Senior Manager/Assoc Director
Boston, MA · Arlington, VA · +35 moreBoston, MA +36
$112,900–$366,300
Pay not posted
BCG Platinion | Senior AI Tech Architect - AI Platforms
Boston, MA · Atlanta, GA · +16 moreBoston, MA +17
$150,000
$163,000–$190,000
$54,400–$196,000
All 46 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in Boston area serving external customers pay?
41 of 46 postings state a pay range. The median is $190,000, and half of them sit between $146,000 and $216,000, from 15 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in Boston area serving external customers require?
Of 46 postings, 29 state a minimum number of years, from 12 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 13 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (7), under 3 years (6) or 10 or more years (3).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in Boston area serving external customers?
These 46 postings come from 19 companies. The employers with the most postings are Accenture (17), Databricks (5), PwC (US) (4), Anduril (2) and BCG (2).
Are FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in Boston area serving external customers remote?
3 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 8 are hybrid. The remaining 35 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 35 of the 46 postings.
Counted over the 46 postings in this search. Postings read on September 22, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
Employer postings · Locations cover the metro area, not only the city. Coding scope, project stages and who the work serves are our reading of each job description. · How we read postings