$130,600–$147,000
FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in Houston
53 postings · 15 companies · 47 state pay: median $165,000, half $142,000–$195,000
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Forward Deployed Software Engineer-Palantir Foundry-Senior Associate
Houston, TX · Chicago, IL · +57 moreHouston, TX +58Hybrid
$77,000–$202,000
GECX AI Forward Deployed Engineer - Senior Software Engineer
Houston, TX · Atlanta, GA · +3 moreHouston, TX +4Hybrid
$101.14–$182,624
Pay not posted
$117,000–$132,000
AI Forward Deployed Engineering Manager | Sales ReInvention
Houston, TX · Chicago, IL · +41 moreHouston, TX +42On-site
$80,400–$316,300
GECX AI Forward Deployed Engineer - Senior Software Engineer
Houston, TX · Atlanta, GA · +3 moreHouston, TX +4Hybrid
$89,400–$166,398
Forward Deployed Engineer III, Generative AI, Google Cloud
Houston, TX · New York, NY · +8 moreHouston, TX +9
$174,000–$252,000
$136,000–$155,000
AI Forward Deployed Engineering Senior Manager | Sales ReInvention
Houston, TX · Chicago, IL · +41 moreHouston, TX +42
$112,900–$366,300
GECX AI Forward Deployed Engineer - Software Engineer
Houston, TX · Atlanta, GA · +3 moreHouston, TX +4Hybrid
$76,730–$150,800
Forward Deployed Engineer IV, GenAI, Google Cloud
Houston, TX · Seattle, WA · +9 moreHouston, TX +10
$207,000–$300,000
$150,000–$180,000
AI Engineer - FDE Software Engineering Sr. Manager
Houston, TX · New York, NY · +40 moreHouston, TX +41
$112,900–$302,400
Pay not posted
$150,000–$180,000
Full Stack Forward Deployed Engineering Manager
Houston, TX · Arlington, VA · +35 moreHouston, TX +36
$80,400–$316,300
$150,000–$180,000
$112,900–$366,300
$54,400–$235,100
Palantir Forward Deployed Senior Engineer
Houston, TX · Chicago, IL · +39 moreHouston, TX +40
$80,400–$316,300
AI Engineer - Forward Deployed Engineer · Snowflake · Reinvention Centers Associate Manager
Houston, TX · Dallas, TX · +3 moreHouston, TX +4Hybrid
$62,800–$220,400
AI Engineer - Forward Deployed Engineer Associate Manager · Databricks · Reinvention Centers
Houston, TX · Dallas, TX · +3 moreHouston, TX +4Hybrid
$62,800–$261,500
AI/ML Architect - Forward Deployed Engineer Associate Manager · Reinvention Centers
Houston, TX · Dallas, TX · +3 moreHouston, TX +4Hybrid
$62,800–$220,400
Senior GECX AI Forward Deployed Engineer - Lead Software Engineer
Houston, TX · Atlanta, GA · +3 moreHouston, TX +4Hybrid
$109,180–$197,175
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$80,400–$316,300
Senior GECX AI Forward Deployed Engineer - Lead Software Engineer
Houston, TX · Atlanta, GA · +3 moreHouston, TX +4Hybrid
$117,930–$223,591
Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer -Assoc Director
Houston, TX · Chicago, IL · +39 moreHouston, TX +40
$138,800–$434,000
AI/ML Sr Architect - Forward Deployed Engineer Senior Manager · Reinvention Centers
Houston, TX · Dallas, TX · +3 moreHouston, TX +4Hybrid
$112,900–$338,300
Sr. AI Engineer - Forward Deployed Engineer Senior Manager · Snowflake · Reinvention Centers
Houston, TX · Dallas, TX · +3 moreHouston, TX +4Hybrid
$112,900–$338,300
Sr. AI Engineer - Forward Deployed Engineer Manager· Databricks · Reinvention Centers
Houston, TX · Dallas, TX · +3 moreHouston, TX +4Hybrid
$80,400–$293,800
$77,000–$202,000
$140,000–$160,000
$70,000–$116,000
$54,400–$196,000
Lead Software Engineer - Senior GECX AI Engineer-
Houston, TX · Atlanta, GA · +4 moreHouston, TX +5Hybrid
$109,180–$197,175
EY-Parthenon - Strategy and Execution - Growth Platforms - AI/ML Engineer - Sr Associate/Consultant
Houston, TX · New York, NY · +12 moreHouston, TX +13Hybrid
$130,000–$185,000
$179,500–$203,500
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in Houston pay?
47 of 53 postings state a pay range. The median is $165,000, and half of them sit between $142,000 and $195,000, from 11 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in Houston require?
Of 53 postings, 29 state a minimum number of years, from 12 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 12 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (8), 10 or more years (7) or under 3 years (2).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in Houston?
These 53 postings come from 15 companies. The employers with the most postings are Accenture (23), Capgemini (6), Sia (6), Applied Computing (2) and Bain (2).
Are FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in Houston remote?
1 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 26 are hybrid and 1 are on-site. The remaining 25 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 34 of the 53 postings.
Counted over the 53 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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