GoogleInternal deployment & tooling
Lead GenAI Forward Deployed Engineer, YouTube GTM Operations
San Bruno, CA · Mountain View, CA · +1 moreSan Bruno, CA +2
$186,000–$269,000
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Expedia GroupInternal deployment & tooling
Principal AI Forward Deployed Engineer
Seattle, WA · San Jose, CASeattle, WA +1
$231,000–$398,500
$218,208–$272,760
Fenwick & WestInternal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed Operations Intern
New York, NY · Boston, MA · +4 moreNew York, NY +5Hybrid
$43,680–$52,000
$207,000–$300,000
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
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)Internal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed Engineer
Chicago, IL · San Francisco, CAChicago, IL +1On-site
$280,000–$300,000
$215,000–$275,000
$152,000–$192,000
WonderschoolInternal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed Engineer - Applied AI
Gallup, NM · San Francisco, CAGallup, NM +1On-site
Pay not posted
BrexInternal deployment & tooling
Software Engineer, Forward Deployed Agent Builder
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$152,000–$240,000
$190,000–$225,000
$140,000–$200,000
ZscalerInternal deployment & tooling
Sr. Staff Software Development Engineer
San Jose, CA · US remoteRemote
$180,000–$225,000
$140,000–$270,250
$255,000–$351,000
$175,000–$190,000
$163,200–$236,400
NscaleInternal deployment & tooling
Foundry Engineering Lead
New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2
Pay not posted
BenchlingInternal deployment & tooling
Software Engineer, Tools and Automation
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$195,000–$265,000
GoogleInternal deployment & tooling
Applied AI and Commercial Operations Specialist
Los Angeles, CA · Atlanta, GA · +4 moreLos Angeles, CA +5
$186,000–$269,000
$215,000–$215,000
TaniumInternal deployment & tooling
Corporate AI Engineer
Addison, TX · Bellevue, WA · +3 moreAddison, TX +4Hybrid
$154,000–$200,000
$184,700–$277,600
$207,000–$300,000
Scale AIInternal deployment & tooling
Staff Network Engineer, App Platform
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2
$1–$1
CrusoeInternal deployment & tooling
Staff Software Engineer, Internal Tools & Automation
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$215,000–$260,000
Pay not posted
Cerebras SystemsInternal deployment & tooling
Staff AI Engineer – Business Systems
Sunnyvale, CAHybrid
Pay not posted
$180,000–$220,000
Block (Square)Internal deployment & tooling
Staff Software Engineer, Go-to-Market Systems & AI
SF Bay Area
$263,600–$395,400
$207,000–$385,000
$154,000–$213,000
$170,000–$225,000
$138,000–$230,000
$152,000–$287,500
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
98 of 122 postings state a pay range. The median is $214,000, and half of them sit between $190,000 and $254,000, across 67 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 122 postings, 64 state a minimum number of years, from 49 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 35 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (22), 10 or more years (5) or under 3 years (2).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 122 postings come from 81 companies. The employers with the most postings are Apple (8), OpenAI (6), NVIDIA (5), Scale AI (5) and Google (4).
Are FDE jobs remote?
11 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 35 are hybrid and 34 are on-site. The remaining 42 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 5 of the 122 postings.
Counted over the 122 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 · 693 jobs · 289 companies · 693
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- Individual contributor · 1094 jobs · 495 companies · 1094
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- Public · 600 jobs · 124 companies · 600
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- Growth (Series B–C) · 349 jobs · 146 companies · 349
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- Production code · 1699 jobs · 631 companies · 1699
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- Implementation / production · 2128 jobs · 715 companies · 2128
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- 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