GoogleProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer III, Google Cloud, Applied AI
San Francisco, CA · Atlanta, GA · +9 moreSan Francisco, CA +10
$174,000–$252,000
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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
$182,000–$250,208
GoogleProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer IV, Applied AI, Google Cloud
San Francisco, CA · Atlanta, GA · +9 moreSan Francisco, CA +10
$207,000–$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
SalesforceProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector, Nonprofit & Education
Mclean, VA · Chicago, IL · +8 moreMclean, VA +9Remote
$88,970–$316,750
GoogleProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer IV, GenAI, Google Cloud
Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +22 moreChicago, IL +23
$207,000–$300,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Production engineering
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, FDE US Government
Seattle, WA · Arlington, VA · +2 moreSeattle, WA +3
$168,100–$250,200
SalesforceProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) (Mid/Senior Level)
San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WA · +8 moreSan Francisco, CA +9Remote
$88,970–$198,170
Scale AIProduction engineering
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Public Sector
Denver, CO · Honolulu, HI · +1 moreDenver, CO +2
$235,200–$294,000
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
AwetomatonProduction engineering
Software Engineer – Python & Kubernetes Integration
Boulder, COOn-site
$100,000–$165,000
$100,000–$200,000
Scale AIProduction engineering
Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Public Sector
Denver, CO · Washington, DCDenver, CO +1
$274,400–$343,000
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
Amazon (incl AWS)Production engineering
Delivery Consultant- AI/ML, WWPS ProServe
Jersey City, NJ · Austin, TX · +8 moreJersey City, NJ +9
$131,300–$204,300
BCGProduction engineering
BCG Platinion | Senior AI Tech Architect - AI Platforms
Atlanta, GA · Austin, TX · +16 moreAtlanta, GA +17
$150,000
SalesforceImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Data 360
New York, NY · Chicago, IL · +9 moreNew York, NY +10
$88,970–$316,750
$130–$170
$115,000–$155,000
AndurilImplementation & delivery
Deployment Engineer
Broomfield, CO · Fort Collins, COBroomfield, CO +1
$126,000–$167,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Implementation & delivery
Senior Delivery Consultant – DevOps, WWPS ProServe
Arlington, VA · Denver, CO · +1 moreArlington, VA +2
$153,600–$207,800
SalesforceDeployment strategy
Deployment Strategist - Public Sector, Nonprofit & Education
Mclean, VA · Chicago, IL · +8 moreMclean, VA +9Remote
$134,750–$316,750
$124,000–$165,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Implementation & delivery
Delivery Consultant, WWPS ProServe
Denver, CO · Arlington, VA · +1 moreDenver, CO +2
$131,300–$177,600
SalesforceDeployment strategy
Deployment Strategist (Mid/Senior Levels)
San Francisco, CA · Bellevue, WA · +8 moreSan Francisco, CA +9Remote
$134,750–$316,750
Amazon (incl AWS)Implementation & delivery
Senior Delivery Consultant – Emerging Tech, WWPS ProServe
Arlington, VA · Denver, CO · +1 moreArlington, VA +2
$153,600–$207,800
Amazon (incl AWS)Implementation & delivery
Delivery Consultant - DevOps, WWPS ProServe
Denver, CO · Arlington, VA · +1 moreDenver, CO +2
$131,300–$177,600
Amazon (incl AWS)Implementation & delivery
Delivery Consultant - Application Modernization, AWS Professional Services
San Francisco, CA · Denver, CO · +8 moreSan Francisco, CA +9
$131,300–$204,300
Amazon (incl AWS)Implementation & delivery
Senior Delivery Consultant – Security, WWPS ProServe
Denver, CO · Arlington, VA · +2 moreDenver, CO +3
$153,600–$207,800
Amazon (incl AWS)Implementation & delivery
Senior Delivery Consultant - Security
Jessup, MD · Arlington, VA · +3 moreJessup, MD +4
$153,600–$207,800
Amazon (incl AWS)Implementation & delivery
Delivery Consultant - Application Development, AWS ProServe
Arlington, VA · Seattle, WA · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$131,300–$177,600
Amazon (incl AWS)Implementation & delivery
Sr. Delivery Consultant, WWPS ProServe US Federal Civilian
Denver, CO · Atlanta, GA · +3 moreDenver, CO +4
$153,600–$207,800
True AnomalyInternal deployment & tooling
Platform Engineer, AI (Levels I, II, III)
Denver, CO · Long Beach, CADenver, CO +1Hybrid
$120,000–$235,000
EquinixInternal deployment & tooling
GTM Engineer: Customer Experience & Lifecycle
Dallas, TX · Redwood City, CA · +3 moreDallas, TX +4
$136,000–$245,000
$103,040–$136,013
GustoInternal deployment & tooling
Enterprise Application AI Engineer
San Francisco, CA · San Jose, CA · +3 moreSan Francisco, CA +4Hybrid
$185,000–$250,000
True AnomalyInternal deployment & tooling
Senior Platform Engineer, AI
Denver, CO · Long Beach, CADenver, CO +1Hybrid
$190,000–$285,000
EquinixInternal deployment & tooling
GTM Engineer: Pipeline and Revenue Generation
Dallas, TX · Redwood City, CA · +3 moreDallas, TX +4
$131,000–$245,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
41 of 41 postings state a pay range. The median is $181,000, and half of them sit between $154,000 and $216,000, across 15 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 41 postings, 12 state a minimum number of years, from 7 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 10 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (2).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 41 postings come from 15 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (13), Salesforce (6), CoorsTek (3), Google (3) and True Anomaly (3).
Are FDE jobs remote?
4 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 7 are hybrid and 3 are on-site. The remaining 27 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 21 of the 41 postings.
Counted over the 41 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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- SF Bay Area · 688 jobs · 288 companies · 688
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- Individual contributor · 1090 jobs · 497 companies · 1090
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- Public · 587 jobs · 122 companies · 587
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- Production code · 1678 jobs · 625 companies · 1678
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- External customers · 1656 jobs · 525 companies · 1656
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- Available · 69 jobs · 19 companies · 69
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- 25% or more · 448 jobs · 140 companies · 448