GoogleProduction engineering
GenAI Forward Deployed Engineer IV, GenMedia, Google Cloud
San Diego, CA · Seattle, WA · +4 moreSan Diego, CA +5
$207,000–$300,000
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AccentureProduction engineering
Senior Healthcare Forward Deployed Engineer
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +40 moreChicago, IL +41
$80,400–$316,300
$142,800–$274,800
CapgeminiProduction engineering
Capgemini Invent - Forward Deployed Engineer Senior Consultant
San Francisco, CA · Dallas, TX · +4 moreSan Francisco, CA +5
$112,600–$212,700
GoogleProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer IV, GenAI, Google Cloud
Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +22 moreChicago, IL +23
$207,000–$300,000
$130,000–$210,000
$119,800–$234,700
$230,000–$275,000
Scale AIProduction engineering
Senior Frontier Agents Engineer (Forward Deployed Engineering)
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2
$216,000–$270,000
$130,000–$210,000
$119,800–$234,700
AdobeProduction engineering
Senior AEM Forward Deployed Engineer
San Jose, CA · Austin, TX · +3 moreSan Jose, CA +4
$159,200–$301,600
Scale AIProduction engineering
Staff Frontier Agents Engineer (Forward Deployed Engineering)
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2
$252,000–$315,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Production engineering
Sr. Delivery Consultant - AI/ML, WWPS ProServe
Jersey City, NJ · Austin, TX · +6 moreJersey City, NJ +7
$153,600–$239,000
GoogleProduction engineering
Senior Agent Engineer, Google Cloud, Applied AI
Sunnyvale, CA · Kirkland, WASunnyvale, CA +1
$174,000–$252,000
$142,800–$304,200
NVIDIAProduction engineering
NCX Senior Engineer
Santa Clara, CA · Seattle, WA · US remoteSanta Clara, CA +1 · US remoteRemote
$184,000–$356,500
StripeProduction engineering
Integration Engineer, Professional Services
New York, NY · Seattle, WA · US remoteNew York, NY +1 · US remoteRemote
$190,400–$285,600
GoogleProduction engineering
Staff Applied AI Agent Developer
New York, NY · Sunnyvale, CA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2
$207,000–$300,000
Red Cell PartnersProduction engineering
Staff Software Engineer (Product + Platform Development)
Seattle, WA · Mclean, VASeattle, WA +1Remote
$180,000–$240,000
NVIDIAProduction engineering
Senior MLOps Engineer - DSX Enablement
Santa Clara, CA · Seattle, WA · US remoteSanta Clara, CA +1 · US remoteRemote
$184,000–$356,500
Trase SystemsProduction engineering
Staff Software Engineer (Product + Platform Development)
Seattle, WA · Mclean, VASeattle, WA +1Remote
$180,000–$240,000
OpenAIProduction engineering
Applied AI Engineer, Digital Natives
San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WASan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$251,000–$278,000
$124,900–$228,900
NVIDIAProduction engineering
NCX Senior Engineer
Santa Clara, CA · Seattle, WA · US remoteSanta Clara, CA +1 · US remoteRemote
$184,000–$356,500
SalesforceProduction engineering
Sr. Enterprise Architect, Agentforce Supply Chain
San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WASan Francisco, CA +1
$150,100–$247,900
Scale AIProduction engineering
Senior Staff Frontier Agents Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2
$288,000–$360,000
AnthropicProduction engineering
Applied AI Engineer, Enterprise Tech
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
$200,000–$320,000
OpenAIProduction engineering
Full Stack Software Engineer, Gov
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CA · +1 moreWashington, DC +2Hybrid
$207,000–$385,000
SalesforceDeployment strategy
Forward Deployed Consultant / Senior Consultant
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +5 moreSan Francisco, CA +6
$117,200–$246,000
$142,800–$331,200
Amazon (incl AWS)Deployment team leadership
Director, Product Management — Forward Deployed Engineering, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE)
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +1 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +2
$237,500–$350,000
Expedia GroupInternal deployment & tooling
Principal AI Forward Deployed Engineer
Seattle, WA · San Jose, CASeattle, WA +1
$231,000–$398,500
GoogleImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer, Geo Auto
Mountain View, CA · Seattle, WAMountain View, CA +1
$152,000–$221,000
SalesforceImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Data 360
New York, NY · Chicago, IL · +9 moreNew York, NY +10
$88,970–$316,750
UnityInternal deployment & tooling
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Mountain View, CA · +3 moreSan Francisco, CA +4
$179,500–$341,900
Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)Internal deployment & tooling
Staff Forward Deployed Engineer
Chicago, IL · Los Angeles, CA · +3 moreChicago, IL +4On-site
$150,000–$280,000
$145,200–$217,800
$150,000–$215,000
$160,000–$230,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
55 of 55 postings state a pay range. The median is $216,000, and half of them sit between $189,000 and $254,000, across 31 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 55 postings, 31 state a minimum number of years, from 22 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 14 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (10) or 10 or more years (7).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 55 postings come from 31 companies. The employers with the most postings are Google (6), Microsoft (6), T-Mobile (5), NVIDIA (3) and Salesforce (3).
Are FDE jobs remote?
8 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 11 are hybrid and 2 are on-site. The remaining 34 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 13 of the 55 postings.
Counted over the 55 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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FDE jobs by location
- SF Bay Area · 693 jobs · 289 companies · 693
- New York metro · 604 jobs · 265 companies · 604
- Washington, DC area · 305 jobs · 77 companies · 305
- Seattle area · 155 jobs · 54 companies · 155
- Chicago · 139 jobs · 46 companies · 139
- Los Angeles · 126 jobs · 51 companies · 126
- Dallas–Fort Worth · 125 jobs · 34 companies · 125
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- Boston area · 109 jobs · 46 companies · 109
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- Philadelphia · 39 jobs · 11 companies · 39
- Minneapolis–St. Paul · 39 jobs · 8 companies · 39
- Miami · 37 jobs · 12 companies · 37
- Kansas City · 30 jobs · 5 companies · 30
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- Salt Lake City · 4 jobs · 3 companies · 4
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FDE jobs by kind of work
- Production engineering · 1093 jobs · 385 companies · 1093
- Internal deployment & tooling · 401 jobs · 255 companies · 401
- Implementation & delivery · 366 jobs · 211 companies · 366
- Deployment strategy · 164 jobs · 93 companies · 164
- Deployment team leadership · 104 jobs · 71 companies · 104
- Technical pre-sales · 43 jobs · 26 companies · 43
- Customer adoption & accounts · 22 jobs · 20 companies · 22
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FDE jobs by individual contributor or manager
- Individual contributor · 1094 jobs · 495 companies · 1094
- Technical lead · 983 jobs · 404 companies · 983
- People manager · 107 jobs · 79 companies · 107
FDE jobs by company stage
- Public · 600 jobs · 124 companies · 600
- Later private · 545 jobs · 160 companies · 545
- 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 · 55 jobs · 28 companies · 55
FDE jobs by coding work
- Production code · 1699 jobs · 631 companies · 1699
- Configuration / integration · 261 jobs · 162 companies · 261
- Prototypes / scripts · 100 jobs · 63 companies · 100
- No coding · 65 jobs · 45 companies · 65
FDE jobs by project stage
- Implementation / production · 2128 jobs · 715 companies · 2128
- Ongoing operations · 1651 jobs · 627 companies · 1651
- Proof of concept · 800 jobs · 343 companies · 800
- Pre-sales / evaluation · 614 jobs · 267 companies · 614
FDE jobs by who you build for
- External customers · 1671 jobs · 527 companies · 1671
- Internal teams · 338 jobs · 225 companies · 338
- Both · 162 jobs · 109 companies · 162
FDE jobs by visa sponsorship
- Available · 69 jobs · 19 companies · 69
FDE jobs by travel
- 25% or more · 454 jobs · 140 companies · 454