> AI agents: this is one page of Nextmove’s FDE site, in Markdown. Nextmove is a job board and free career service for forward deployed engineers (FDEs). Each posting is classified from its text, not its title: the kind of work, how much of it is production code, pre-sales weight, time at customer sites, travel, remote arrangement, level and posted base pay. The site also publishes the aggregates: median pay by level, metro, company and kind of work, and which companies started hiring FDEs each week. Every page under https://nextmove.md/fde is served this way; the index of pages is https://nextmove.md/llms.txt. # Staff-level FDE and deployment jobs asking for consulting experience serving external customers Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?background=consulting&level=staff&recipient=external 26 staff-level forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs asking for consulting experience serving external customers, from 21 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $192,000 to $240,000. **26** postings · **21** companies · 20 state pay: median **$208,000**, half $192,000–$240,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Ingram Micro](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ingram-micro) Builds what the customer runs ### [Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, Google Cloud](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2fdc34e1d9832ea5) Irvine, CA New · Today $133,400–$226,800 [AHEAD](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ahead) Builds what the customer runs ### [Principal Technical Consultant – Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Security](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a195c1904c87ad48) US Remote 5w ago Pay not posted [Veeam Software](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/veeam-software) Builds what the customer runs ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8b90677b8c9d0226) San Jose, CA Hybrid 6w ago $158,520–$294,360 [Maybern](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/maybern) Builds what the customer runs ### [Principal Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9c18002efe428515) New York, NY Hybrid 5mo ago $310,000–$350,000 [Microsoft](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/microsoft) Builds what the customer runs ### [Principal Data Scientist - FDE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8d348f59a7b18874) US · city not listed 2mo ago $142,800–$304,200 [Hitachi Energy](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hitachi-energy) Builds what the customer runs ### [Federal Data Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f9798b9bebc97700) Washington, DC On-site 1mo ago $160,000–$205,000 [ServiceNow](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/servicenow) Builds what the customer runs ### [ Senior Staff AI Agent Engineer – Moveworks | Customer Deployment](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/74173532539fbe9d) San Francisco, CA Remote 2mo ago $190,900–$334,100 [AHEAD](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ahead) Builds what the customer runs ### [Principal Technical Consultant - AI/ Azure Cloud Platform Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/278fbceacb765436) US Remote 2mo ago Pay not posted [Appian](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/appian) Builds what the customer runs ### [Principal Consultant](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/764c7313fac282e8) Mclean, VA On-site 3mo ago $100,000–$225,000 [Appian](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/appian) Builds what the customer runs ### [Principal Consultant (Public Sector)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8c1b5eb92e40777d) Mclean, VA On-site 6mo ago $100,000–$225,000 [First Resonance](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/first-resonance) Leads the deployment team ### [Forward Deployed Engineering Leader](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/193374f55d11f147) Los Angeles, CA On-site 5w ago $180,000–$220,000 [Hightouch](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hightouch) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8979914bd0cccf85) US Remote 6w ago $175,000–$225,000 [Innovaccer](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/innovaccer) Leads the deployment team ### [Director Forward-Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cbeb0411bd8919ba) US Remote New · Yesterday Pay not posted [Veeam Software](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/veeam-software) Leads the deployment team ### [Technical Lead Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fe5ff6be3e268032) San Jose, CA 4w ago $169,920–$315,600 [Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/avathon-formerly-sparkcognition) Leads the deployment team ### [Engagement Director - Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/62cd9bf315666be7) Pleasanton, CA · Austin, TX 6w ago $170,000–$220,000 [Afresh](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/afresh) Leads the deployment team ### [Founding Senior Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f7f6357b3d597caf) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 6w ago $203,745–$275,655 [Lyric](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lyric) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Solution Strategist (US)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f4e31a3147f78d7e) US Remote 1mo ago $180,000–$240,000 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) Proves it works before the sale ### [ConvergeProsperity - Lead Product Forward Deployed Engineer for FSI Signals - Products & Platforms](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3c1178cd0b1aad93) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $134,500–$265,100 [Verdigris](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/verdigris) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer — Strategic Solutions, Integration & Delivery](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7f5bf16048b606fc) US · city not listed Hybrid 3mo ago Pay not posted [Caylent](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/caylent) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed AI Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/65b7596bf5106261) US Remote 6mo ago $210,000–$232,500 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) Leads the deployment team ### [Lead Forward Deployed Engineer, ServiceNow](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ad40088d72b9cb75) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $223,700–$372,900 [Celonis](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/celonis) Integrates and configures it ### [Lead Deployment Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/491d6aa98b2a9678) New York, NY Hybrid New · Yesterday $177,000–$190,000 [Glean](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/glean) Integrates and configures it ### [Resident Solutions Architect ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a0e7008d42f3cb96) US Remote 3mo ago $170,000–$240,000 · OTE [AHEAD](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ahead) Integrates and configures it ### [AI Principal Technical Consultant, AI Services](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/adca86503fd7ada3) US Remote 5mo ago Pay not posted [Parloa](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/parloa) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Staff Deployment Strategist - US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/62755c754c77047b) New York, NY 8mo ago $276,000–$315,000 [Alation](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/alation) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Staff Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e035988bf608b960) US Remote 3mo ago Pay not posted [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Fbackground%3Dconsulting%26level%3Dstaff%26recipient%3Dexternal&placement=alert) New staff-level fde and deployment jobs asking for consulting experience serving external customers go out by email once you have an account and set an alert. [Compare pay across US FDE roles →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary) ## Frequently asked questions ### What do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs asking for consulting experience serving external customers pay? 20 of 26 postings state a pay range. The median is $208,000, and half of them sit between $192,000 and $240,000, from 17 companies. ### How much experience do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs asking for consulting experience serving external customers require? Of 26 postings, 25 state a minimum number of years, from 20 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 15 of them. The rest ask for 10 or more years (7) or 3 to 5 years (3). ### Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE and deployment jobs asking for consulting experience serving external customers? These 26 postings come from 21 companies. The employers with the most postings are [AHEAD](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ahead) (3), [Appian](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/appian) (2), [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) (2), [Veeam Software](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/veeam-software) (2) and [Afresh](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/afresh) (1). ### Are staff-level FDE and deployment jobs asking for consulting experience serving external customers remote? 10 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 5 are hybrid and 4 are on-site. The remaining 7 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 13 of the 26 postings. Counted over the 26 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey. Employer postings · Responsibility levels reflect our reading of the work, not just the employer’s title. The background is what the posting asks for in the employer’s own words. Postings that state no experience requirement, or ask for experience outside the five we list, are left out. 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