BNY vs Optum (UnitedHealth Group)
Two of the clearest signs the FDE title has escaped tech: a 240-year-old custody bank and the largest healthcare company on earth both now hire forward deployed engineers.
| BNY | Optum (UnitedHealth Group) | |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles | 1 | 1 |
| Comp on board | $104K–$210K | $203K–$348K |
| FDE type | Solutions engineering | GTM hybrid |
| Travel | Low | Remote-first |
| Comp | Below market | Competitive |
| Stage | Public | Public |
| Our take | A 240-year-old custody bank now runs a formal FDE playbook and hires at SVP — the clearest sign forward deployment has landed on Wall Street. | Proof the FDE title has reached the Fortune 5 — a payer-provider deployment seat that pays real money to ship AI into claims and care. |
Bottom line
Same headline — legacy giant adopts the FDE playbook — but opposite economics. Optum pays competitive tech money ($203K–$348K) for a remote payer/provider seat; BNY hands you an SVP title but a below-market $104K–$210K band on-site. If you want the FDE role inside a Fortune-scale institution, Optum is the better-paid, more flexible bet; BNY is the one to take for banking-infrastructure depth and title, not cash.
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