GoogleProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer III, Google Cloud, Applied AI
San Francisco, CA · Atlanta, GA · +9 moreSan Francisco, CA +10
$174,000–$252,000
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148 jobs
$180,000–$230,000
$185,000–$300,000
$134,500–$265,100
GoogleProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer IV, Applied AI, Google Cloud
San Francisco, CA · Atlanta, GA · +9 moreSan Francisco, CA +10
$207,000–$300,000
$145,000–$180,000
$185,000–$300,000
Deloitte USProduction engineering
Oracle Applications Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS
Multiple US offices
$134,500–$265,100
SitrepsProduction engineering
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Public Sector
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CAWashington, DC +1On-site
$167,000–$203,000
AccentureProduction engineering
Forward Deployed AI Engineer
Arlington, VA · Washington, DCArlington, VA +1
$70,500–$203,400
$185,000–$300,000
Deloitte USProduction engineering
ConvergeProsperity - Product Forward Deployed Engineer, Insurance Growth Suite (Manager) - Innovation_Delivery_Transformation
Multiple US offices
$134,500–$265,100
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 Engineer Manager
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +38 moreChicago, IL +39
$80,400–$316,300
$185,000–$300,000
$134,500–$265,100
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
Forward Deployed AI Engineer
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +38 moreChicago, IL +39
$112,900–$366,300
$119,800–$261,000
Deloitte USProduction engineering
ConvergeHEALTH - Forward Deployed Engineer, Data Studio - Innovation_Delivery_Transformation
Multiple US offices
$105,400–$207,800
$147,700–$215,000
AccentureProduction engineering
Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreChicago, IL +40
$54,400–$235,100
Pay not posted
Deloitte USProduction engineering
Cyber - GCP Forward Deployed Security Engineer (FDE) - Senior Consultant
Multiple US offices
$134,500–$265,100
$189,000–$330,000
$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
$155,600–$306,800
Fidelity National Information ServicesProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer
Jacksonville, FL · Atlanta, GA · +2 moreJacksonville, FL +3Remote
$179,470–$305,100
$120,223–$180,334
SalesforceProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) (Mid/Senior Level)
San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WA · +8 moreSan Francisco, CA +9Remote
$88,970–$198,170
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
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
121 of 148 postings state a pay range. The median is $200,000, and half of them sit between $168,000 and $225,000, across 43 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 148 postings, 55 state a minimum number of years, from 23 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 48 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (7).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 148 postings come from 55 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (37), Accenture (13), OpenAI (9), Sitreps (6) and Salesforce (5).
Are FDE jobs remote?
39 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 30 are hybrid and 21 are on-site. The remaining 58 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 148 of the 148 postings.
Counted over the 148 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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- Production code · 1678 jobs · 625 companies · 1678
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- Implementation / production · 2105 jobs · 709 companies · 2105
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- External customers · 1656 jobs · 525 companies · 1656
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- Available · 69 jobs · 19 companies · 69
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- 25% or more · 448 jobs · 140 companies · 448