GoogleProduction engineering
Partner Forward Deployed Engineer III, GenAI, Google Cloud
New York, NY · Sunnyvale, CANew York, NY +1
$174,000–$252,000
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ZipProduction engineering
Software Engineer, Forward Deployed (Mid - Senior Level)
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$150,000–$250,000
DatabricksProduction engineering
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Digital Native Business
San Francisco, CA
$182,000–$250,208
$200,000–$280,000
$207,000–$300,000
$150,000–$250,000
$236,000–$289,000
$189,000–$330,000
GoogleProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer, State and Local Government, Google Public Sector
New York, NY
$207,000–$300,000
$126,000–$248,000
$134,500–$265,100
$156,400–$342,000
GoogleProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer III, Generative AI, Google Cloud
New York, NY · Austin, TX · +5 moreNew York, NY +6
$174,000–$252,000
DeepgramProduction engineering
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Strategic Accounts
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1On-site
$197,000–$246,000
Deloitte USProduction engineering
Oracle Applications Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS
Multiple US offices
$134,500–$265,100
$222,000–$290,000
GoogleProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer IV, GenAI, Google Cloud
Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +22 moreChicago, IL +23
$207,000–$300,000
Snorkel AIProduction engineering
Senior/Staff FDE - CUA
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$180,000–$320,000
$155,600–$306,800
$180,000–$240,000
$185,000–$300,000
Snorkel AIProduction engineering
Senior/Staff FDE - Synthetic Data Generation
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$180,000–$320,000
$155,600–$306,800
MicrosoftProduction engineering
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer - Data Science
US · city not listed
$142,800–$304,200
FigmaProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Remote
$153,000–$376,000
$190,000–$240,000
Deloitte USProduction engineering
Cyber Identity - FDE Senior Consultant - Senior Engineering Management Specialist
Multiple US offices
$134,500–$265,100
MicrosoftProduction engineering
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer - Software Engineering
US · city not listed
$142,800–$304,200
$200,000–$240,000
$250,000–$280,000
$155,600–$306,800
MicrosoftProduction engineering
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer - Technical Program Management
US · city not listed
$142,800–$304,200
Invisible TechnologiesProduction engineering
Senior Software Engineer (Forward Deployed)
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$180,000–$264,000
$130,000–$275,000
$134,500–$265,100
Retell AIProduction engineering
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Spanish Fluency Required)
Redwood City, CAOn-site
$180,000–$300,000
$185,000–$300,000
$200,000–$400,000
$134,500–$265,100
Retell AIProduction engineering
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Mandarin Fluency Required)
Redwood City, CAOn-site
$180,000–$300,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
262 of 262 postings state a pay range. The median is $231,000, and half of them sit between $216,000 and $257,000, across 104 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 262 postings, 130 state a minimum number of years, from 54 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 58 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (51), 10 or more years (16) or under 3 years (5).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 262 postings come from 104 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (36), OpenAI (15), Databricks (13), LangChain (12) and NVIDIA (11).
Are FDE jobs remote?
43 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 80 are hybrid and 54 are on-site. The remaining 85 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 139 of the 262 postings.
Counted over the 262 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 · 688 jobs · 288 companies · 688
- New York metro · 599 jobs · 264 companies · 599
- Washington, DC area · 303 jobs · 75 companies · 303
- Seattle area · 153 jobs · 54 companies · 153
- Chicago · 136 jobs · 46 companies · 136
- Dallas–Fort Worth · 125 jobs · 34 companies · 125
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- Miami · 37 jobs · 12 companies · 37
- Philadelphia · 37 jobs · 11 companies · 37
- Minneapolis–St. Paul · 37 jobs · 8 companies · 37
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- Production engineering · 1083 jobs · 384 companies · 1083
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- Deployment team leadership · 104 jobs · 71 companies · 104
- Technical pre-sales · 43 jobs · 27 companies · 43
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- Individual contributor · 1090 jobs · 497 companies · 1090
- Technical lead · 966 jobs · 398 companies · 966
- People manager · 103 jobs · 77 companies · 103
FDE jobs by company stage
- Public · 587 jobs · 122 companies · 587
- Later private · 546 jobs · 159 companies · 546
- 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 · 54 jobs · 27 companies · 54
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- Production code · 1678 jobs · 625 companies · 1678
- Configuration / integration · 260 jobs · 162 companies · 260
- Prototypes / scripts · 98 jobs · 62 companies · 98
- No coding · 66 jobs · 45 companies · 66
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- Implementation / production · 2105 jobs · 709 companies · 2105
- Ongoing operations · 1629 jobs · 621 companies · 1629
- Proof of concept · 787 jobs · 335 companies · 787
- Pre-sales / evaluation · 606 jobs · 265 companies · 606
FDE jobs by who you build for
- External customers · 1656 jobs · 525 companies · 1656
- Internal teams · 334 jobs · 223 companies · 334
- Both · 157 jobs · 106 companies · 157
FDE jobs by visa sponsorship
- Available · 69 jobs · 19 companies · 69
FDE jobs by travel
- 25% or more · 448 jobs · 140 companies · 448