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$142,800–$274,800
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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
$70,500–$203,400
GoogleProduction engineering
Partner Forward Deployed Engineer III, GenAI, Google Cloud
New York, NY · Sunnyvale, CANew York, NY +1
$174,000–$252,000
IntercomProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, ILSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$160,000–$200,000
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
GoogleProduction engineering
Partner Forward Deployed Engineer IV, GenAI, Google Cloud
New York, NY · Sunnyvale, CANew York, NY +1
$207,000–$300,000
$120,000–$150,000
Kyndryl (Professional)Production engineering
Senior Lead, Full-stack Forward Deployed Engineer
West Palm Beach, FLOn-site
$115,080–$218,520
AccentureProduction engineering
AI Led Forward Deployed Engineer | Design & Digital Products
New York, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +26 moreNew York, NY +27
$54,400–$205,800
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
$120,000–$150,000
$110,800–$177,300
$207,000–$300,000
$150,000–$250,000
$185,000–$300,000
$110,800–$177,300
$207,000–$300,000
SecurityScorecardProduction engineering
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
New York, NY · Austin, TXNew York, NY +1Hybrid
$200,000–$260,000
$185,000–$300,000
$110,800–$177,300
GoogleProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer, Higher Education, Google Public Sector
Sunnyvale, CA
$207,000–$300,000
$162,000–$207,000
DatabricksProduction engineering
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector/National Security
Washington, DCHybrid
$182,000–$250,208
$134,500–$265,100
$207,000–$300,000
$132,200–$211,500
$180,000–$230,000
$145,000–$180,000
GoogleProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer, State and Local Government, Google Public Sector
New York, NY
$207,000–$300,000
$132,200–$211,500
SalesforceProduction engineering
Lead Forward Deployed Engineering - Data Science & Integration
Herndon, VARemote
$172,500–$260,100
Deloitte USProduction engineering
Oracle Applications Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS
Multiple US offices
$134,500–$265,100
$130,000–$160,000
Kyndryl (Professional)Production engineering
Associate Director, Full-stack Forward Deployed Engineer
Frisco, TXHybrid
$143,640–$273,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs involving proof of concept pay?
650 of 800 postings state a pay range. The median is $201,000, and half of them sit between $166,000 and $236,000, across 267 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs involving proof of concept require?
Of 800 postings, 372 state a minimum number of years, from 189 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 182 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (128), under 3 years (33) or 10 or more years (29).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs involving proof of concept?
These 800 postings come from 343 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (62), Accenture (28), OpenAI (28), Sierra (19) and SpaceX (15).
Are FDE and deployment jobs involving proof of concept remote?
142 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 213 are hybrid and 172 are on-site. The remaining 273 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 346 of the 800 postings.
Counted over the 800 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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