GoogleProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer III, Google Cloud, Applied AI
San Francisco, CA · Atlanta, GA · +10 moreSan Francisco, CA +11
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SiftProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Marina Del Rey, CASan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$125,000–$175,000
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
GoogleProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer IV, Applied AI, Google Cloud
San Francisco, CA · Atlanta, GA · +9 moreSan Francisco, CA +10
$207,000–$300,000
Pay not posted
$140,000–$240,000
$170,000–$250,000 · OTE
GoogleProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer IV, GenAI, Google Cloud
Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +22 moreChicago, IL +23
$207,000–$300,000
Pay not posted
The Job SauceProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer - Planhat
New York, NY · Los Angeles, CA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2
$160,000–$220,000
BCGProduction engineering
(Senior) Forward Deployed AI Engineer, United States - BCG X
Boston, MA · New York, NY · +9 moreBoston, MA +10On-site
$110,000–$190,000
DatabricksProduction engineering
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Games
Los Angeles, CA
$182,000–$250,208
PicogridProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer
El Segundo, CA · Fort Bragg, NCEl Segundo, CA +1
$120,000–$200,000
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
BainProduction engineering
Lead, AI Engineering
Atlanta, GA · Austin, TX · +8 moreAtlanta, GA +9Hybrid
$179,500–$203,500
$140,000–$170,000 · total compensation
FlipProduction engineering
Staff Software Engineer
Marina Del Rey, CA · Williamsburg, NYMarina Del Rey, CA +1On-site
$200,000–$400,000
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
BainProduction engineering
Lead, Engineering Excellence
Atlanta, GA · Austin, TX · +8 moreAtlanta, GA +9Hybrid
$179,875–$203,925
SiftProduction engineering
Application Software Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Los Angeles, CASan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$125,000–$175,000
FlipProduction engineering
Staff Software Engineer
Marina Del Rey, CA · Williamsburg, NYMarina Del Rey, CA +1On-site
$200,000–$400,000
$191,000–$253,000
Pay not posted
SpaceXProduction engineering
Mission Integration Engineer, AI (Starshield) - Top Secret Clearance
Hawthorne, CA
$100,000–$135,000
Pay not posted
$166,000–$220,000
DentsuProduction engineering
Associate Director, AI Engineer
New York, NY · Chicago, IL · +2 moreNew York, NY +3Hybrid
$94,000–$152,662
LangChainProduction engineering
Deployed Architect, Professional Services (Remote)
Los Angeles, CARemote
$170,000–$215,000
Pay not posted
$191,000–$253,000
SiftProduction engineering
Application Software Engineer
Marina Del Rey, CA · San Francisco, CAMarina Del Rey, CA +1Hybrid
$125,000–$175,000
NominalProduction engineering
Software Engineer - Mission Dev
New York, NY · Los Angeles, CA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2
$130,000–$230,000
$166,000–$253,000
$220,000–$292,000
Fenwick & WestInternal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed Operations Intern
New York, NY · Boston, MA · +4 moreNew York, NY +5Hybrid
$43,680–$52,000
NBCUniversalInternal deployment & tooling
Staff Software Engineer (GenAI Innovation/ Forward deployed)
Universal City, CARemote
$130,000–$170,000
The Walt Disney CompanyInternal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed Engineer
Burbank, CA · Glendale, CABurbank, CA +1Hybrid
$117,500–$157,500
$177,500–$256,880
$70,000–$300,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
65 of 75 postings state a pay range. The median is $185,000, and half of them sit between $150,000 and $222,000, across 31 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 75 postings, 15 state a minimum number of years, from 11 companies. The most common requirement is under 3 years, in 8 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (7).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 75 postings come from 36 companies. The employers with the most postings are Anduril (10), Field AI (4), Flip (4), Google (4) and Nominal (4).
Are FDE jobs remote?
6 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 23 are hybrid and 18 are on-site. The remaining 28 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 37 of the 75 postings.
Counted over the 75 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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