$70,500–$203,400
FDE jobs across the US
76 postings from 38 employers, read for the kind of work, pay and travel each one describes.
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76 jobs
$236,000–$289,000
$162,000–$207,000
$102,100–$202,200
AccentureProduction engineering
AI Led Forward Deployed Engineer | Design & Digital Products
New York, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +26 moreNew York, NY +27
$54,400–$205,800
Deloitte USProduction engineering
ConvergeHEALTH - Forward Deployed Engineer, Data Studio - Innovation_Delivery_Transformation
Multiple US offices
$105,400–$207,800
$162,000–$207,000
$130,000–$145,000
$120,000–$170,000
Deloitte USProduction engineering
ConvergeHEALTH - Forward Deployed Engineer, Data Studio Revenue Cycle - Innovation_Delivery_Transformation
Multiple US offices
$105,400–$207,800
$180,000–$230,000
AccentureProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer - Palantir Foundry (TS Cleared)
Colorado Springs, COOn-site
$100,200–$243,100
$142,800–$304,200
Deloitte USProduction engineering
ConvergeHEALTH - Forward Deployed Engineer, Data Studio-Supply Chain - Innovation_Delivery_Transformation
Multiple US offices
$105,400–$207,800
$150,000–$200,000
$130,000–$190,000
$142,800–$304,200
$156,060–$211,140
AccentureProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Data Engineer - Databricks
Arlington, VA · Washington, DCArlington, VA +1
$100,200–$243,100
Pay not posted
$119,800–$261,000
$168,912–$253,368
C3.aiProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer, Federal
Redwood City, CA · Tysons, VARedwood City, CA +1
$120,000–$158,000
Pay not posted
$70,500–$203,400
$159,100–$265,100
Pay not posted
ServiceNowProduction engineering
Senior AI Agent Engineer | Moveworks - Federal
San Francisco, CARemote
$143,200–$243,400
$204,000–$276,000
$84,400–$140,600
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$190,000–$265,000
$131,000–$218,300
Pay not posted
CapTech ConsultingProduction engineering
Lead Machine Learning / Data Science Engineer
Richmond, VAHybrid
$90,000–$200,000
$100,200–$203,400
$107,700–$179,500
AMDProduction engineering
Sr. Manager Agentic AI / Data Software Development - DC GPU
San Jose, CAHybrid
Pay not posted
CapTech ConsultingProduction engineering
Lead Machine Learning / Data Science Engineer
Reston, VAHybrid
$90,000–$200,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
60 of 76 postings state a pay range. The median is $168,000, and half of them sit between $145,000 and $196,000, across 31 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 76 postings, 31 state a minimum number of years, from 21 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 23 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (4), under 3 years (2) or 10 or more years (2).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 76 postings come from 38 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (9), Accenture (8), CapTech Consulting (7), Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) (5) and AMD (4).
Are FDE jobs remote?
15 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 24 are hybrid and 11 are on-site. The remaining 26 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 30 of the 76 postings.
Counted over the 76 postings in this search. Postings read on September 19, 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 · 290 companies · 693
- New York metro · 606 jobs · 265 companies · 606
- Washington, DC area · 305 jobs · 74 companies · 305
- Seattle area · 153 jobs · 52 companies · 153
- Chicago · 139 jobs · 46 companies · 139
- Dallas–Fort Worth · 126 jobs · 35 companies · 126
- Los Angeles · 126 jobs · 51 companies · 126
- Austin · 119 jobs · 52 companies · 119
- Boston area · 112 jobs · 47 companies · 112
- Atlanta · 92 jobs · 33 companies · 92
- Denver–Boulder · 79 jobs · 21 companies · 79
- Houston · 51 jobs · 16 companies · 51
- San Diego · 46 jobs · 12 companies · 46
- 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 · 25 jobs · 6 companies · 25
- 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 · 1091 jobs · 385 companies · 1091
- Internal deployment & tooling · 403 jobs · 256 companies · 403
- Implementation & delivery · 365 jobs · 211 companies · 365
- Deployment strategy · 164 jobs · 93 companies · 164
- Deployment team leadership · 106 jobs · 73 companies · 106
- 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 · 1091 jobs · 494 companies · 1091
- Technical lead · 982 jobs · 401 companies · 982
- People manager · 109 jobs · 82 companies · 109
FDE jobs by company stage
- Public · 597 jobs · 124 companies · 597
- Later private · 548 jobs · 161 companies · 548
- Growth (Series B–C) · 350 jobs · 146 companies · 350
- Early (pre-seed–Series A) · 214 jobs · 109 companies · 214
- Bootstrapped · 60 jobs · 28 companies · 60
- Subsidiary · 55 jobs · 28 companies · 55
FDE jobs by coding work
- Production code · 1698 jobs · 631 companies · 1698
- Configuration / integration · 261 jobs · 161 companies · 261
- Prototypes / scripts · 98 jobs · 62 companies · 98
- No coding · 63 jobs · 43 companies · 63
FDE jobs by project stage
- Implementation / production · 2126 jobs · 713 companies · 2126
- Ongoing operations · 1648 jobs · 625 companies · 1648
- Proof of concept · 801 jobs · 343 companies · 801
- Pre-sales / evaluation · 612 jobs · 267 companies · 612
FDE jobs by who you build for
- External customers · 1673 jobs · 525 companies · 1673
- Internal teams · 336 jobs · 225 companies · 336
- Both · 160 jobs · 107 companies · 160
FDE jobs by visa sponsorship
- Available · 69 jobs · 19 companies · 69
FDE jobs by travel
- 25% or more · 458 jobs · 141 companies · 458