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387 postings · 224 companies · median $225,000 · middle half $197,000–$262,000 · read
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Cadre AILeads the deployment team
Staff Forward Deployed AI Engineer | San Diego, CA
San Diego, CAHybrid
$165,000–$200,000
$195,000–$240,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Builds for teams inside the company
Sr. Software Development Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
New York, NY
$184,900–$250,200
$302,000–$385,000
SalesforceLeads the deployment team
Senior Director, Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2
$196,700–$329,210
$192,610–$338,994
Thomson ReutersLeads the deployment team
Senior Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering – Tax & Audit
Brooklyn, NY · New York, NY · +4 moreBrooklyn, NY +5Hybrid
$118,400–$253,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Leads the deployment team
Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Irvine, CA · +4 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +5
$184,900–$287,700
Insulet CorporationBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Data Engineer - Hybrid (Acton, MA or San Diego, CA)
Acton, MA · San Diego, CAActon, MA +1Hybrid
$143,700–$215,550
$170,000–$300,000
$300,000–$415,000
Farmers InsurancePlans what the customer deploys first
AI Forward Deployed Engineer
US · city not listedHybrid
$108,375–$205,750
Clarity InnovationsLeads the deployment team
Platform Engineering Senior Manager - Forward Deployed Engineer
Annapolis Junction, MD
$145,900–$248,000
Citi (Citigroup Inc.)Leads the deployment team
Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) - Director
New York, NY
$170,000–$300,000
$320,000–$488,750
$170,000–$300,000
CiscoLeads the deployment team
Director, Solutions Engineer Forward Deployed - Splunk (Remote)
New York, NYRemote
$307,600–$468,200
$221,200–$387,100
GlobalFoundriesLeads the deployment team
Director — FDE Office (Forward Deployed Engineering)
Austin, TX · Richardson, TXAustin, TX +1
$191,000–$332,000
$170,000–$300,000
$300,000–$415,000
ProfoundLeads the deployment team
Manager, Forward Deployed Marketing Engineers
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1On-site
$183,000–$190,500
Veeam SoftwareLeads the deployment team
Technical Lead Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
San Jose, CA
$169,920–$315,600
Farmers InsuranceBuilds for teams inside the company
Lead - AI Forward Deployed Lead Engineer
US · city not listedHybrid
$137,775–$262,000
HarveyPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Finance Engineer, Real Estate
New York, NYHybrid
$254,600–$350,000
Code and TheoryPlans what the customer deploys first
Associate Director, Forward Deployed Product Manager
New York, NY
$140,000–$190,000
DatabricksPlans what the customer deploys first
Sr. Engagement Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - Public Sector
VARemote
$130,300–$179,200
AccentureLeads the deployment team
Forward Deployed Engineering Manager
Arlington, VA · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreArlington, VA +40
$80,400–$316,300
Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)Leads the deployment team
Engagement Director - Forward Deployed Engineering
Pleasanton, CA · Austin, TXPleasanton, CA +1
$170,000–$220,000
CitigroupLeads the deployment team
Forward Deployed Engineering Lead (SVP - Applied AI & Engineering)
Irving, TX
$156,160–$234,240
AfreshLeads the deployment team
Founding Senior Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$203,745–$275,655
EYIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer - Applied AI - Senior Manager - Financial Services - Consulting
Charlotte, NC · Dallas, TX · +2 moreCharlotte, NC +3Hybrid
$144,000–$374,000
$210,000–$260,000
AccentureIntegrates and configures it
AI Architect - FDE Associate Director
New York, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +40 moreNew York, NY +41
$62,800–$218,800
Amazon (incl AWS)Leads the deployment team
Director, Product Management — Forward Deployed Engineering, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE)
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +1 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +2
$237,500–$350,000
$180,000–$240,000
$325,000–$400,000
$300,000–$350,000
Deloitte USProves it works before the sale
ConvergeProsperity - Lead Product Forward Deployed Engineer for FSI Signals - Products & Platforms
Multiple US offices
$134,500–$265,100
167 of these 387 jobs build what the customer runs.
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
387 of 387 postings state a pay range. The median is $225,000, and half of them sit between $197,000 and $262,000, from 224 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 387 postings, 285 state a minimum number of years, from 171 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 146 of them. The rest ask for 10 or more years (72), 3 to 5 years (64) or under 3 years (3).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 387 postings come from 224 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (22), Deloitte US (9), OpenAI (8), ServiceNow (8) and Snowflake (6).
Are FDE jobs remote?
80 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 116 are hybrid and 56 are on-site. The remaining 135 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 158 of the 387 postings.
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