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NebiusProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer - Physical AI
San Francisco, CA · Austin, TXSan Francisco, CA +1Remote
Pay not posted
Kyndryl (Professional)Production engineering
Associate Director, Full-stack Forward Deployed Engineer
Frisco, TXHybrid
$143,640–$273,000
$170,000–$210,000
$119,800–$234,700
$70,500–$203,400
$220,000–$245,000
$180,000–$200,000
Handshake (AI training)Production engineering
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Enterprise AI
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$220,000–$300,000
Kyndryl (Professional)Production engineering
Senior - Forward Deployed Engineer
West Palm Beach, FLOn-site
$115,080–$218,520
AccentureProduction engineering
AI Engineer - FDE Software Engineering Sr. Manager
New York, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +40 moreNew York, NY +41
$112,900–$302,400
$221,200–$387,100
Pay not posted
ZipProduction engineering
Software Engineer, Forward Deployed (Mid - Senior Level)
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$150,000–$250,000
AccentureProduction engineering
AI Led Forward Deployed Engineer | Design & Digital Products
New York, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +26 moreNew York, NY +27
$54,400–$205,800
Booz AllenProduction engineering
Agentic Forward Deployed Engineer
Mclean, VA · Arlington, VAMclean, VA +1
$99,000–$225,000
$200,000–$400,000
$120,000–$150,000
$207,000–$300,000
Kyndryl (Professional)Production engineering
Senior Lead, Full-stack Forward Deployed Engineer
West Palm Beach, FLOn-site
$115,080–$218,520
Pay not posted
$200,000–$280,000
GoogleProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer, State and Local Government, Google Public Sector
New York, NY
$207,000–$300,000
$180,000–$230,000
$110,800–$177,300
$150,000–$250,000
$180,000–$350,000
$236,000–$289,000
$185,000–$300,000
$237,150–$320,850
Booz AllenProduction engineering
Agentic AI Forward-Deployed Engineer
Mclean, VA · Arlington, VAMclean, VA +1
$99,000–$225,000
$110,800–$177,300
$130,000–$200,000
SecurityScorecardProduction engineering
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
New York, NY · Austin, TXNew York, NY +1Hybrid
$200,000–$260,000
$140,000–$190,000
$162,000–$207,000
DatabricksProduction engineering
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector/National Security
Washington, DCHybrid
$182,000–$250,208
Pay not posted
$189,000–$330,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs with ongoing operations pay?
1,290 of 1,651 postings state a pay range. The median is $195,000, and half of them sit between $162,000 and $230,000, across 473 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs with ongoing operations require?
Of 1,651 postings, 658 state a minimum number of years, from 343 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 313 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (214), under 3 years (81) or 10 or more years (50).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs with ongoing operations?
These 1,651 postings come from 627 companies. The employers with the most postings are Palantir (53), Amazon (incl AWS) (46), Accenture (38), Anduril (36) and Deloitte US (36).
Are FDE and deployment jobs with ongoing operations remote?
299 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 441 are hybrid and 423 are on-site. The remaining 488 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 645 of the 1,651 postings.
Counted over the 1,651 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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