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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SalesforceProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector, Nonprofit & Education
Mclean, VA · Chicago, IL · +8 moreMclean, VA +9Remote
$88,970–$316,750
$120,000–$300,000
$140,000–$240,000
GoogleProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer IV, Applied AI, Google Cloud
San Francisco, CA · Atlanta, GA · +9 moreSan Francisco, CA +10
$207,000–$300,000
$170,000–$250,000 · OTE
DatabricksProduction engineering
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Games
Los Angeles, CA
$182,000–$250,208
GoogleProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer IV, GenAI, Google Cloud
Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +22 moreChicago, IL +23
$207,000–$300,000
FlipProduction engineering
Staff Software Engineer
Marina Del Rey, CA · Williamsburg, NYMarina Del Rey, CA +1On-site
$200,000–$400,000
$191,000–$253,000
FlipProduction engineering
Staff Software Engineer
Marina Del Rey, CA · Williamsburg, NYMarina Del Rey, CA +1On-site
$200,000–$400,000
$191,000–$253,000
$191,000–$253,000
$166,000–$253,000
$220,000–$292,000
Thomson ReutersDeployment team leadership
Director, Forward Deployed Solutions (AI)
New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · +4 moreNew York, NY +5Hybrid
$137,200–$293,500
$177,500–$256,880
Sony Pictures EntertainmentInternal deployment & tooling
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer
Culver City, CA
$195,000–$245,000
$70,000–$300,000
$70,000–$300,000
SalesforceDeployment strategy
Deployment Strategist - Public Sector, Nonprofit & Education
Mclean, VA · Chicago, IL · +8 moreMclean, VA +9Remote
$134,750–$316,750
GoogleInternal deployment & tooling
Applied AI and Commercial Operations Specialist
Los Angeles, CA · Atlanta, GA · +4 moreLos Angeles, CA +5
$186,000–$269,000
$167,000–$248,000
$191,000–$253,000
RelativityInternal deployment & tooling
Staff Software Engineer, Agentic Infrastructure
Long Beach, CAHybrid
$181,000–$271,000
$179,273–$286,837
$200,000–$250,000
AndurilInternal deployment & tooling
Agentic AI Engineer, Automation
Costa Mesa, CA · Long Beach, CACosta Mesa, CA +1On-site
$220,000–$292,000
$203,200–$254,000
True AnomalyInternal deployment & tooling
Senior Platform Engineer, AI
Denver, CO · Long Beach, CADenver, CO +1Hybrid
$190,000–$285,000
AndurilInternal deployment & tooling
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Applied Intelligence
Santa Ana, CA
$220,000–$292,000
True AnomalyInternal deployment & tooling
Staff Platform Engineer, AI
Denver, CO · Long Beach, CADenver, CO +1Hybrid
$225,000–$325,000
$191,000–$253,000
AndurilInternal deployment & tooling
Staff Full-Stack Software Engineer, ArsenalOS Deployment
Costa Mesa, CA
$220,000–$290,000
$220,000–$292,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
35 of 35 postings state a pay range. The median is $222,000, and half of them sit between $214,000 and $254,000, across 16 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 35 postings, 10 state a minimum number of years, from 8 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 5 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (2), 10 or more years (2) or under 3 years (1).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 35 postings come from 16 companies. The employers with the most postings are Anduril (11), Google (4), CHAOS Industries (3), Field AI (2) and Flip (2).
Are FDE jobs remote?
2 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 6 are hybrid and 10 are on-site. The remaining 17 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 18 of the 35 postings.
Counted over the 35 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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