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284 jobs
GoogleProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer III, Google Cloud, Applied AI
San Francisco, CA · Atlanta, GA · +9 moreSan Francisco, CA +10
$174,000–$252,000
AccentureProduction engineering
AI Engineer - FDE Software Engineering Sr. Manager
New York, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +40 moreNew York, NY +41
$112,900–$302,400
$200,000–$400,000
Pay not posted
$180,000–$230,000
$185,000–$300,000
SecurityScorecardProduction engineering
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
New York, NY · Austin, TXNew York, NY +1Hybrid
$200,000–$260,000
DatabricksProduction engineering
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector/National Security
Washington, DCHybrid
$182,000–$250,208
Pay not posted
$200,000–$400,000
$145,000–$180,000
Deloitte USProduction engineering
Oracle Applications Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS
Multiple US offices
$134,500–$265,100
$102,100–$202,200
PwC (US)Production engineering
Forward Deployed Data Engineering - Senior Associate
New York, NY · Boston, MA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2
$77,000–$214,000
SitrepsProduction engineering
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Public Sector
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CAWashington, DC +1On-site
$167,000–$203,000
Deloitte USProduction engineering
ConvergeHEALTH - Forward Deployed Engineer, Data Studio - Innovation_Delivery_Transformation
Multiple US offices
$105,400–$207,800
AccentureProduction engineering
Forward Deployed AI Engineer
Arlington, VA · Washington, DCArlington, VA +1
$70,500–$203,400
Amazon (incl AWS)Production engineering
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering
Seattle, WA · Arlington, VA · +2 moreSeattle, WA +3
$200,100–$297,700
$120,000–$170,000
Deloitte USProduction engineering
ConvergeHEALTH - Forward Deployed Engineer, Data Studio Revenue Cycle - Innovation_Delivery_Transformation
Multiple US offices
$105,400–$207,800
AccentureProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer Manager
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +38 moreChicago, IL +39
$80,400–$316,300
$185,000–$300,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Production engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer, FDE US Government
Seattle, WA · Arlington, VA · +2 moreSeattle, WA +3On-site
$143,700–$213,800
Deloitte USProduction engineering
ConvergeHEALTH - Forward Deployed Engineer, Data Studio-Supply Chain - Innovation_Delivery_Transformation
Multiple US offices
$105,400–$207,800
AccentureProduction engineering
Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreChicago, IL +40
$54,400–$235,100
$185,000–$300,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Production engineering
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +6 moreBoston, MA +7
$168,100–$261,500
Deloitte USProduction engineering
Cyber - AWS Forward Deployed Security Engineer (FDE) - Senior Consultant
Multiple US offices
$134,500–$265,100
AccentureProduction engineering
Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer -Assoc Director
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreChicago, IL +40
$138,800–$434,000
$142,800–$304,200
Amazon (incl AWS)Production engineering
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, FDE US Government
Seattle, WA · Arlington, VA · +2 moreSeattle, WA +3
$168,100–$250,200
Deloitte USProduction engineering
Cyber - GCP Forward Deployed Security Engineer (FDE) - Senior Consultant
Multiple US offices
$134,500–$265,100
AccentureProduction engineering
Palantir Forward Deployed Senior Engineer
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreChicago, IL +40
$80,400–$316,300
$119,800–$261,000
SalesforceProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) — Agentforce Orchestration
Atlanta, GA · Chicago, IL · +9 moreAtlanta, GA +10
$88,970–$316,750
$155,600–$306,800
$194,400–$228,800
$147,700–$215,000
DatabricksProduction engineering
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector
Washington, DCHybrid
$182,000–$250,208
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs with ongoing operations serving external customers with significant travel pay?
239 of 284 postings state a pay range. The median is $203,000, and half of them sit between $166,000 and $230,000, across 82 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs with ongoing operations serving external customers with significant travel require?
Of 284 postings, 138 state a minimum number of years, from 62 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 61 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (48), under 3 years (15) or 10 or more years (14).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs with ongoing operations serving external customers with significant travel?
These 284 postings come from 106 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (29), Accenture (25), Palantir (22), Anduril (15) and Amazon (incl AWS) (10).
Are FDE and deployment jobs with ongoing operations serving external customers with significant travel remote?
61 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 75 are hybrid and 48 are on-site. The remaining 100 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 284 of the 284 postings.
Counted over the 284 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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