> 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. # FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first asking for implementation and data engineering experience Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?background=implementation-and-data-engineering&role=strategist 87 forward deployed engineer jobs that plan what the customer deploys first asking for implementation and data engineering experience, from 60 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $160,000 to $238,000. **87** postings · **60** companies · 65 state pay: median **$195,000**, half $160,000–$238,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Deployment Lead, Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) - Platform](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d9231e5d0ab9372b) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 2w ago $207,000–$294,000 [Cursor (Anysphere)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cursor-anysphere) ### [Forward Deployed Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7ca0a94214e9307a) US Remote 3mo ago Pay not posted [Galaxy Digital](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/galaxy-digital) ### [VP, Forward Deployed Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/660fd85f8bf5ebbb) New York, NY Hybrid 4mo ago $215,000–$285,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Deployment Lead, FDE - SF](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8b6529416243e8a5) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 4w ago $230,000–$294,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Deployment Lead, FDE- NYC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e0edcda2c3365d2e) New York, NY Hybrid 6w ago $230,000–$294,000 [BlackRock](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/blackrock) ### [Forward Deployed Business Analyst, Associate - BTO](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/215a18b796bead8d) New York, NY · Atlanta, GA Hybrid 10d ago $95,000–$137,500 [Provectus](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/provectus) ### [Senior Product Owner | Forward Deployed AI Delivery (SF and NYC)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b16f757cfe829232) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 2w ago $140,000–$180,000 [Exiger](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/exiger) ### [Forward Deployed Strategy Manager ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ad9593f03373bd85) Mclean, VA · Richmond, VA Hybrid 2w ago Pay not posted [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager (FDPM)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c1ed36a686206add) Columbus, OH · Atlanta, GA · +2 more Hybrid 3w ago $59,100–$156,800 [ServiceNow](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/servicenow) ### [Principal, AI Deployment Strategist, FDE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5a76c1a4bf65aff3) New York, NY 3w ago $221,200–$387,100 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Signals for FSI - Product Forward Deployed Engineer - Innovation_Delivery_Transformation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0afff44d7def9eab) Multiple US offices 4w ago $105,400–$207,800 [Exiger](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/exiger) ### [Director, Forward Deployed Strategy ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3dfd1f4102ebe8a4) Mclean, VA · Richmond, VA Hybrid 2w ago Pay not posted [Appen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/appen) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7627c9c421407563) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 4w ago Pay not posted [Code and Theory](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/code-and-theory) ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/41e0b6a27897f7a9) New York, NY 5w ago $70,000–$140,000 [Bolo AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bolo-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cc92741333c33cfa) Palo Alto, CA · Houston, TX Hybrid 5w ago Pay not posted [Exiger](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/exiger) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Strategist ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/694db57f957b4020) Mclean, VA · Richmond, VA Hybrid 2w ago Pay not posted [Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/avathon-formerly-sparkcognition) ### [Forward Deployed Design Lead — Product Lifecycle Management ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/87eb7c87577eea63) Austin, TX · Pleasanton, CA Hybrid 6w ago $170,000–$200,000 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Deployment Strategist, FDE - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Gaming](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/eb5fa95eccbe6940) US · city not listed 6w ago $219,765–$302,220 [Thomson Reuters](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thomson-reuters) ### [Senior Solutions Manager, Tax & Audit AI FDE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6acafc2ec22e682f) Frisco, TX · New York, NY · +7 more Hybrid 7w ago $100,100–$214,100 [Lyric](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lyric) ### [Forward Deployed Engagement Lead (US)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5fcf6f641ab2fc18) US Remote 1mo ago $180,000–$240,000 [Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/avathon-formerly-sparkcognition) ### [Forward Deployed Design Lead — Asset Performance Management ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a5700c0c4f1a33c5) Austin, TX · Pleasanton, CA Hybrid 6w ago $130,000–$155,000 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Deployment Strategist, FDE - Digital Native Business](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/857350fa0750d7c2) San Francisco, CA 6w ago $219,765–$302,220 [Ode with Anthropic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ode-with-anthropic) ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager (SF/NY)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c483283b6dde3af8) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $200,000–$275,000 [Notion](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/notion) ### [Forward Deployed Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4b85ebe94bc00f48) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 2mo ago $165,000–$205,000 · OTE [Microsoft](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/microsoft) ### [Principal Technical Program Manager - FDE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bf09a83a2196432f) US · city not listed 2mo ago $142,800–$304,200 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Deployment Strategist, FDE - Financial Services](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5f7c01ea53a2d533) Atlanta, GA · Boston, MA · +3 more 6w ago $219,765–$302,220 [Flume Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/flume-health) ### [Forward Deployed Program Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6a82a94ae5b4741f) New York, NY Remote 2mo ago $130,000–$160,000 [Accordion](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accordion) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Data & Analytics](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e5a928ae59b6f49c) Atlanta, GA · Boston, MA · +6 more On-site 4mo ago $145,000–$240,000 [Microsoft](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/microsoft) ### [Senior Technical Program Manager - FDE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/67a1dee011f65728) US · city not listed 2mo ago $119,800–$261,000 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Deployment Strategist, FDE - Healthcare & Life Sciences](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/15a732de2ccdd225) US · city not listed 6w ago $219,765–$302,220 [Gigs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gigs) ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6928bd6130b2729f) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 4mo ago $200,000–$250,000 [NexusOne](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nexusone) ### [Forward Deployed Engagement Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5de187a180d04f2c) Atlanta, GA Hybrid 5mo ago Pay not posted [Cresta](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cresta) ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager, AI Agent](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/43efa4c7af3f80f1) US Remote 17mo ago $170,000–$280,000 · OTE [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Deployment Strategist, FDE - Manufacturing & High-Tech](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f834f7699aae1a1f) US · city not listed 6w ago $219,765–$302,220 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Deployment Strategist, FDE - Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/14ed04ff7e2230a5) Washington, DC 6w ago $219,765–$302,220 [Hippocratic AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hippocratic-ai) ### [Deployment Strategist (York, PA)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f340912a077c6ebc) York, PA On-site 4w ago Pay not posted [OpenAI Deployment Company](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai-deployment-company) ### [Technical Deployment Lead - Cybersecurity - US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/41677034157b16aa) New York, NY Hybrid 5w ago $170,000–$400,000 [Axion](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/axion) ### [AI Deployment Strategist ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c207d900f8457323) New York, NY 6w ago $135,000–$180,000 [Virtasant](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/virtasant) ### [Senior Deployment Strategist - Cloud & AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/010e7c7eae2dc876) US Remote 7w ago Pay not posted [Hippocratic AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hippocratic-ai) ### [Deployment Strategist (Cincinnati, OH)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2b0bd827ad462357) Cincinnati, OH On-site 5w ago Pay not posted All 87 plan what the customer deploys first. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Fbackground%3Dimplementation-and-data-engineering%26role%3Dstrategist&placement=alert) New fde jobs that plan what the customer deploys first asking for implementation and data engineering experience 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 FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first asking for implementation and data engineering experience pay? 65 of 87 postings state a pay range. The median is $195,000, and half of them sit between $160,000 and $238,000, from 45 companies. ### How much experience do FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first asking for implementation and data engineering experience require? Of 87 postings, 72 state a minimum number of years, from 52 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 40 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (19), under 3 years (10) or 10 or more years (3). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first asking for implementation and data engineering experience? These 87 postings come from 60 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) (7), [Hippocratic AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hippocratic-ai) (5), [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) (5), [EliseAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eliseai) (4) and [Exiger](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/exiger) (3). ### Are FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first asking for implementation and data engineering experience remote? 13 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 35 are hybrid and 22 are on-site. The remaining 17 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 53 of the 87 postings. Counted over the 87 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey. Employer postings · The background is what the posting asks for in the employer’s own words. 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