Expedia GroupInternal deployment & tooling
Principal AI Forward Deployed Engineer
Seattle, WA · San Jose, CASeattle, WA +1
$231,000–$398,500
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UnityInternal deployment & tooling
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Mountain View, CA · +3 moreSan Francisco, CA +4
$179,500–$341,900
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
$145,200–$217,800
GoogleInternal deployment & tooling
Applied AI and Commercial Operations Specialist
Los Angeles, CA · Atlanta, GA · +4 moreLos Angeles, CA +5
$186,000–$269,000
TaniumInternal deployment & tooling
Corporate AI Engineer
Addison, TX · Bellevue, WA · +3 moreAddison, TX +4Hybrid
$154,000–$200,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Internal deployment & tooling
Sr System Development Engineer, Amazon Leo
Bellevue, WA · Arlington, VA · +1 moreBellevue, WA +2
$151,200–$204,600
T-MobileInternal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployment Engineer
Bellevue, WA · Frisco, TXBellevue, WA +1
$117,800–$212,500
$179,500–$269,300
$119,800–$261,000
Grow TherapyInternal deployment & tooling
Senior Software Engineer - Developer Experience & AI Enablement
San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WASan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$182,000–$250,000
$176,000–$317,400
$125,000–$200,000
$129,000–$171,000
$140,000–$215,000
T-MobileInternal deployment & tooling
Sr Forward Deployment Engineer
Bellevue, WA · Frisco, TXBellevue, WA +1
$142,300–$256,700
NordstromInternal deployment & tooling
Senior Engineer 2: AI Agentic Solutions (Hybrid - Seattle, WA)
Seattle, WAHybrid
$166,000–$258,000
GustoInternal deployment & tooling
Enterprise Application AI Engineer
San Francisco, CA · San Jose, CA · +3 moreSan Francisco, CA +4Hybrid
$185,000–$250,000
$170,000–$200,000
T-MobileInternal deployment & tooling
Sr Engineer, Enterprise AI
Bellevue, WA · Frisco, TXBellevue, WA +1
$133,100–$240,100
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
20 of 20 postings state a pay range. The median is $195,000, and half of them sit between $180,000 and $219,000, across 17 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 20 postings, 11 state a minimum number of years, from 10 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 5 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (4), under 3 years (1) or 10 or more years (1).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 20 postings come from 17 companies. The employers with the most postings are T-Mobile (4), Amazon (incl AWS) (1), Anduril (1), CrowdStrike (1) and Expedia Group (1).
Counted over the 20 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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