$70,500–$203,400
FDE jobs across the US
121 postings from 19 employers, read for the kind of work, pay and travel each one describes.
All filters
Counts show jobs matching each option and your other filters. Select several options to match any of them.
LocationWashington, DC area
Selected metros or remote. Remote jobs may have residency restrictions.
Pay
Matches the top of the posted range, annualized in US dollars and sometimes including variable pay. Postings with no posted range are hidden when you choose an amount.
ArrangementNot stated / unclear
Type of work
Level
Our reading of the role, not the employer’s title. Junior: guided work; Mid: independent delivery; Senior: leads an ambiguous project through production; Staff+: leads across teams or projects.
ExperienceUp to 3 years
Postings that ask for that many years or fewer, plus postings that state no requirement. The kind of experience still matters.
Posted
Travel
Postings that do not mention travel are treated as no travel, so they are left out of 25% or more.
Individual contributor or manager
Company stage
Coding work
Project stages
Implementation share
Estimated from the job description, not measured working hours.
Who you build for
Visa sponsorship
Company size
Estimated from public information about the company. Bands are approximate. Companies without a stated size are listed as not stated.
121 jobs match
Washington, DC area
Selected metros or remote. Remote jobs may have residency restrictions.
121 jobs match
Pay
Matches the top of the posted range, annualized in US dollars and sometimes including variable pay. Postings with no posted range are hidden when you choose an amount.
121 jobs match
Not stated / unclear
121 jobs match
Type of work
121 jobs match
Level
Our reading of the role, not the employer’s title. Junior: guided work; Mid: independent delivery; Senior: leads an ambiguous project through production; Staff+: leads across teams or projects.
121 jobs match
Up to 3 years
Postings that ask for that many years or fewer, plus postings that state no requirement. The kind of experience still matters.
121 jobs match
Posted
121 jobs match
Travel
Postings that do not mention travel are treated as no travel, so they are left out of 25% or more.
121 jobs match
121 jobs
$207,000–$300,000
$200,000–$400,000
Booz AllenProduction engineering
Agentic AI Forward-Deployed Engineer
Mclean, VA · Arlington, VAMclean, VA +1
$99,000–$225,000
AccentureProduction engineering
AI Led Forward Deployed Engineer | Design & Digital Products
New York, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +26 moreNew York, NY +27
$54,400–$205,800
$207,000–$300,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Production engineering
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering
Seattle, WA · Arlington, VA · +2 moreSeattle, WA +3
$200,100–$297,700
SalesforceProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) — Agentforce Orchestration
Atlanta, GA · Chicago, IL · +9 moreAtlanta, GA +10
$88,970–$316,750
AccentureProduction engineering
Forward Deployed AI Engineer
Arlington, VA · Washington, DCArlington, VA +1
$70,500–$203,400
$207,000–$300,000
BCGProduction engineering
Forward Deployed AI Engineer, Campus, United States - BCG X
Boston, MA · Los Angeles, CA · +10 moreBoston, MA +11
$110,000–$190,000
C3.aiProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer, Federal
Redwood City, CA · Tysons, VARedwood City, CA +1
$120,000–$158,000
AccentureProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer Manager
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +38 moreChicago, IL +39
$80,400–$316,300
GoogleProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer IV, GenAI, Google Cloud
Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +22 moreChicago, IL +23
$207,000–$300,000
DatabricksProduction engineering
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Games
Washington, DC
$182,000–$250,208
AccentureProduction engineering
Forward Deployed AI Engineer
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +38 moreChicago, IL +39
$112,900–$366,300
AccentureProduction engineering
Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreChicago, IL +40
$54,400–$235,100
AccentureProduction engineering
Cybersecurity AI Forward Deployed Engineer - FDE - Consultant
Atlanta, GA · Milwaukee, WI · +41 moreAtlanta, GA +42
$54,400–$235,100
AccentureProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Data Engineer - Databricks
Arlington, VA · Washington, DCArlington, VA +1
$100,200–$243,100
$191,000–$253,000
Booz AllenProduction engineering
Palantir Foundry Ontology Engineer
Arlington, VA · Mclean, VA · +1 moreArlington, VA +2
$77,600–$176,000
Scale AIProduction engineering
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Public Sector
Denver, CO · Honolulu, HI · +1 moreDenver, CO +2
$235,200–$294,000
$70,500–$203,400
$107,700–$179,500
$77,600–$176,000
Scale AIProduction engineering
Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Public Sector
Denver, CO · Washington, DCDenver, CO +1
$274,400–$343,000
AccentureProduction engineering
Agentic Identity Security Consultant
Irving, TX · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreIrving, TX +40
$54,400–$205,800
ForterraProduction engineering
Lead Autonomy Software Engineer
Clarksburg, MD · Arlington, VAClarksburg, MD +1
$150,000–$250,000
$112,800–$257,000
$87,100–$157,450
AccentureProduction engineering
Snowflake Advanced AI Engineer,
San Francisco, CA · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreSan Francisco, CA +40
$54,400–$205,800
$120,000–$200,000
$99,000–$225,000
$191,000–$253,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Production engineering
Delivery Consultant- AI/ML, WWPS ProServe Delivery Team
Arlington, VA · Herndon, VAArlington, VA +1
$131,300–$177,600
Scale AIProduction engineering
Field Engineer, Public Sector
Austin, TX · Colorado Springs, CO · +3 moreAustin, TX +4
$150,400–$226,550
Booz AllenProduction engineering
Palantir Foundry Ontology Engineer
San Diego, CA · Mclean, VASan Diego, CA +1
$77,600–$176,000
$220,000–$292,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Production engineering
Delivery Consultant- AI/ML, Data & Machine Learning (DML)
Arlington, VA · Herndon, VAArlington, VA +1
$131,300–$177,600
AccentureProduction engineering
Google Agentic AI Delivery Specialist
Albany, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreAlbany, NY +40
$54,400–$196,000
Compare pay across US FDE roles →
Employer postings · Postings read on · Sources
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
119 of 121 postings state a pay range. The median is $172,000, and half of them sit between $150,000 and $199,000, across 18 companies.
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 121 postings come from 19 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (39), Accenture (18), Booz Allen (16), Anduril (14) and Scale AI (9).
Counted over the 121 postings in this search. Postings read on September 18, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
Browse jobs by location and work
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
FDE jobs by work arrangement
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
FDE jobs by level
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