AccentureProduction engineering
AI Engineer - FDE Software Engineering Sr. Manager
New York, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +40 moreNew York, NY +41
$112,900–$302,400
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GoogleProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer IV, Applied AI, Google Cloud
San Francisco, CA · Atlanta, GA · +9 moreSan Francisco, CA +10
$207,000–$300,000
$180,000–$230,000
$185,000–$300,000
SecurityScorecardProduction engineering
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
New York, NY · Austin, TXNew York, NY +1Hybrid
$200,000–$260,000
DatabricksProduction engineering
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector/National Security
Washington, DCHybrid
$182,000–$250,208
$134,500–$265,100
$185,000–$300,000
SalesforceProduction engineering
Lead Forward Deployed Engineering - Data Science & Integration
Herndon, VARemote
$172,500–$260,100
AccentureProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer Manager
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +38 moreChicago, IL +39
$80,400–$316,300
Deloitte USProduction engineering
Oracle Applications Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS
Multiple US offices
$134,500–$265,100
$185,000–$300,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Production engineering
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +6 moreBoston, MA +7
$168,100–$261,500
AccentureProduction engineering
Forward Deployed AI Engineer
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +38 moreChicago, IL +39
$112,900–$366,300
Deloitte USProduction engineering
ConvergeProsperity - Product Forward Deployed Engineer, Insurance Growth Suite (Manager) - Innovation_Delivery_Transformation
Multiple US offices
$134,500–$265,100
$185,000–$300,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Production engineering
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, FDE US Government
Seattle, WA · Arlington, VA · +2 moreSeattle, WA +3
$168,100–$250,200
AccentureProduction engineering
Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreChicago, IL +40
$54,400–$235,100
$134,500–$265,100
$119,800–$261,000
$147,700–$215,000
AccentureProduction engineering
Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer -Assoc Director
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreChicago, IL +40
$138,800–$434,000
Deloitte USProduction engineering
Cyber - GCP Forward Deployed Security Engineer (FDE) - Senior Consultant
Multiple US offices
$134,500–$265,100
Invisible TechnologiesProduction engineering
Senior Software Engineer (Forward Deployed)
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$180,000–$264,000
$189,000–$330,000
AccentureProduction engineering
Palantir Forward Deployed Senior Engineer
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreChicago, IL +40
$80,400–$316,300
$155,600–$306,800
$130,000–$240,000
SalesforceProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector, Nonprofit & Education
Mclean, VA · Chicago, IL · +8 moreMclean, VA +9Remote
$88,970–$316,750
Fidelity National Information ServicesProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer
Jacksonville, FL · Atlanta, GA · +2 moreJacksonville, FL +3Remote
$179,470–$305,100
Deloitte USProduction engineering
Cyber Identity - FDE Senior Consultant - Senior Engineering Management Specialist
Multiple US offices
$134,500–$265,100
$140,000–$240,000
CapeProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer, Federal
Arlington, VA · New York, NY · +1 moreArlington, VA +2Hybrid
$175,000–$235,000
AccentureProduction engineering
Sr. AI Engineer - Forward Deployed Engineer Senior Manager · Snowflake · Reinvention Centers
Dallas, TX · Columbus, OH · +3 moreDallas, TX +4Hybrid
$112,900–$338,300
$155,600–$306,800
$220,000–$239,000
SalesforceProduction engineering
Missionforce - Senior/Lead Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Public Sector
Herndon, VARemote
$148,500–$365,200
AccentureProduction engineering
AI Engineer - Forward Deployed Engineer · Snowflake · Reinvention Centers Associate Manager
Dallas, TX · Columbus, OH · +3 moreDallas, TX +4Hybrid
$62,800–$220,400
$134,500–$265,100
$220,000–$239,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
132 of 132 postings state a pay range. The median is $216,000, and half of them sit between $200,000 and $231,000, across 39 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 132 postings, 81 state a minimum number of years, from 24 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 37 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (35) or 10 or more years (9).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 132 postings come from 39 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (47), Accenture (19), OpenAI (10), Salesforce (6) and LangChain (4).
Are FDE jobs remote?
28 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 32 are hybrid and 5 are on-site. The remaining 67 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 132 of the 132 postings.
Counted over the 132 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
- Austin · 120 jobs · 52 companies · 120
- Boston area · 109 jobs · 46 companies · 109
- Atlanta · 94 jobs · 34 companies · 94
- Denver–Boulder · 80 jobs · 22 companies · 80
- Houston · 51 jobs · 16 companies · 51
- San Diego · 47 jobs · 12 companies · 47
- Raleigh–Durham · 45 jobs · 17 companies · 45
- 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
- Phoenix · 24 jobs · 5 companies · 24
- Portland · 24 jobs · 5 companies · 24
- Salt Lake City · 4 jobs · 3 companies · 4
FDE jobs by work arrangement
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
FDE jobs by level
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