CapgeminiBuilds what the customer runs
Capgemini Invent, Senior Consultant, Forward Deployed Engineer
US · city not listed
$112,600–$212,700
FDE jobs in the US: pay, companies, locations
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Recent postings with pay
Ode with AnthropicPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Product Manager (SF/NY)
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$200,000–$275,000
$225,000–$250,000
$120,000–$150,000
$140,000–$180,000
OpenAIBuilds what the customer runs
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Life Sciences - SF
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$185,000–$300,000
$120,000–$170,000
$140,000–$220,000
CleraBuilds what the customer runs
Founding Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$130,000–$215,000
AccentureIntegrates and configures it
Salesforce Forward Deployed Engineer Lead (Agentforce)
New York, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreNew York, NY +40
$62,800–$218,800
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Browse all jobs →What the postings say
- 2,554 of 3,311 postings involve writing production code, including jobs whose main work is integrating, pre-sales or leading a team.
- 2,529 of 3,311 postings (76.4%) are read as senior roles.
- 829 of 3,311 postings (25.0%) record on-site work.
Kinds of FDE work
Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployed Software Engineer1,849 postings
Browse all jobs →Writes the production code that runs in the customer’s own system.
Deployment Strategist319 postingsDecides what a customer rolls out first and how they adopt it.
Implementation Engineer, Solutions Architect393 postingsConnects and configures the product so a customer can use it.
Sales Engineer, Solutions Engineer47 postingsShows a customer the product works before they buy.
Customer Success Engineer33 postingsKeeps customers using the product after launch and grows the account.
Platform Engineer, Internal Tools Engineer537 postingsDeploys the product and builds tools for teams inside the company.
Head of Forward Deployed Engineering133 postingsLeads the engineers who do this work.
Where the jobs are
SF Bay Area964New York metro917Remote (US)696Washington, DC area430Seattle area219Chicago187Boston area180Dallas–Fort Worth169Los Angeles169
Every FDE job search →Companies hiring the most
Amazon (incl AWS)
Public · About 5,000+ people · Tech / Retail / Cloud
Arlington, VA · Seattle, WA · New York, NY · +16 ·
$184,000
81 postings
Deloitte US
Later private · About 5,000+ people · Professional services / Consulting
More travel than mostMore pre-sales than most
Rosslyn, VA · Huntsville, AL
$200,000
79 postings
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · Boston, MA · +18 ·
$216,000
73 postings
Palantir
Public · About 1,001–5,000 people · AI Deployment / FDE
More travel than mostFewer remote roles than most
Washington, DC · New York, NY · Honolulu, HI · +8 ·
$140,000
70 postings
OpenAI
Later private · About 5,000+ people · AI / Foundation Models
Fewer remote roles than mostMore pre-sales than most
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · Seattle, WA · +2 ·
$253,000
53 postings
Accenture
Public · About 5,000+ people · Professional services / IT consulting
More travel than mostWrites more production code than most
Atlanta, GA · Columbus, OH · Dallas, TX · +45 ·
$170,000
44 postings
Your experience
Software engineering
How software engineering carries into customer work.
1,693 postings · 808 companies
From software engineering to FDE →Solutions and customer engineering
What to show from customer and integration work.
554 postings · 323 companies
From solutions and customer engineering to FDE →Implementation and data engineering
What to show from integration and data work.
765 postings · 369 companies
From implementation and data engineering to FDE →Forward deployed engineering
What to compare before your next FDE role.
171 postings · 123 companies
Choosing your next FDE role →Consulting
What to show from client delivery work.
310 postings · 198 companies
From consulting to FDE →Common questions
Is there a job board specifically for FDE roles?
Yes. Nextmove is a job board and free career service for forward deployed engineers (FDEs). It lists 3,311 postings from 1,375 US companies, read from each employer’s own posting and updated hourly. Free for you: upload a resume once, see which postings fit you and why, and ask for an introduction when you want one.
What is a forward deployed engineer?
Forward deployed engineers build and run software with the customer who uses it, instead of handing a finished product over. This site holds 3,311 such postings from 1,375 US employers.
What kinds of FDE work are there?
7 kinds appear in these postings. 1,849 build what the customer runs, the most of any kind, and 33 keep customers running after launch, the fewest.
What do these jobs pay?
2,430 of 3,311 postings state a pay figure. The median is $193,000, and half of them sit between $160,000 and $225,000, from 926 companies. Compare FDE salaries.
Where are the jobs?
SF Bay Area has the most postings with 964. 696 postings allow remote work from the US.
How many companies are hiring?
1,375 companies have a current posting. Amazon (incl AWS) has the most with 81.
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