> 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. # Senior FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads asking for software engineering experience Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?background=software-engineering&level=senior&management=lead 593 senior forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for technical leads asking for software engineering experience, from 308 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $172,000 to $223,000. **593** postings · **308** companies · 484 state pay: median **$200,000**, half $172,000–$223,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Cyber - SF](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5a5eb13cea3121c0) San Francisco, CA Hybrid New · Today $185,000–$300,000 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer - Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/440870dea6def209) Berkeley, CA · Kansas City, MO · +1 more Remote New · Today $182,000–$250,208 [SAS Institute Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sas-institute-inc) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Solutions Architect, Large Pharma](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4c789e2f61e7b01f) NJ · US remote Remote New · Today $136,948–$167,380 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9f1c2b67db2daf1a) Denver, CO · Jessup, MD · +4 more New · Yesterday $168,100–$250,200 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Cyber - NYC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c5efd2cc66aab827) New York, NY Hybrid New · Today $185,000–$300,000 [monday.com](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/monday-com) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/864fb4ccff3c2067) Denver, CO Hybrid New · 2d ago $140,000–$170,000 [Posh AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/posh-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b047149afdefb954) Boston, MA Hybrid New · 2d ago $185,000–$215,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f7f7ea70cdde41e8) Denver, CO · Jessup, MD · +4 more New · Yesterday $168,100–$250,200 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Financial Services- NYC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ed060b61e687230f) New York, NY Hybrid New · Today $185,000–$300,000 [Clarasight](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/clarasight) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2111cdfde3fc14b6) US Remote New · 2d ago Pay not posted [Endeavor](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/endeavor) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d9b832dd64d37c26) Chicago, IL On-site New · 3d ago $150,000–$180,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9416c1655108075d) Denver, CO · Jessup, MD · +4 more New · 3d ago $143,700–$213,800 [SpruceID](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spruceid) ### [Senior/Staff Forward-Deployed Engineer (Mobile)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b0485f9df07b99d3) US Remote New · 3d ago Pay not posted [Thomson Reuters](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thomson-reuters) ### [Senior Software Engineer – AI, Tax and Audit, FDE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/26b28a71dc2fb484) Brooklyn, NY · Frisco, TX · +2 more Hybrid New · 4d ago $118,400–$253,000 [Capgemini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/capgemini) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a35ecfbfba75460a) Hartford, CT Hybrid New · 6d ago $85,000–$95,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0ebf30b12510c57d) East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 more New · 3d ago $168,100–$261,500 [convr](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/convr) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f0b03fbe00958c62) Chicago, IL Remote New · 6d ago Pay not posted [Clera](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/clera) ### [Founding Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8cbb1c7347a2bc6d) New York, NY On-site New · 6d ago $180,000–$250,000 [Pylon](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pylon) ### [Lead Forward Deployed Product Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/95e70e5ddcd3a698) New York, NY · Palo Alto, CA On-site 8d ago Pay not posted [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/11d3959b74fe7867) Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +4 more 7d ago $168,100–$261,500 [Cohere](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cohere) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Inference ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/23716a9ac7c3670f) San Francisco, CA Remote 8d ago $240,000–$415,000 [Zuora, Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/zuora-inc) ### [Sr Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1783cedf51d0c8c8) Foster City, CA 8d ago $208,600–$312,900 [Turing](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/turing) ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9b4e3e1ddbd6438d) Los Angeles, CA Hybrid 8d ago $200,000–$250,000 [CloudFactory](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cloudfactory) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a02ce81981aede4a) Dallas, TX · Boston, MA · +3 more 8d ago Pay not posted [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Google Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4d1c7448b8630fd7) Mountain View, CA · New York, NY 9d ago $174,000–$252,000 [Zebra Technologies](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/zebra-technologies) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Customer Facing](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4d7625b7fb387e81) Holtsville, NY · Lincolnshire, IL Hybrid 9d ago $96,800–$145,200 [6sense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/6sense) ### [Sr. Data Scientist, Forward-Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8eac81fe1ac3dfde) San Francisco, CA Remote 9d ago $168,349.5–$230,912.6 [OpenAI Deployment Company](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai-deployment-company) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Cleared - US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c19d1fdb2baf1e9b) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 9d ago $170,000–$400,000 [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Open Models](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e29d3d2ea75f914e) Santa Clara, CA 10d ago $184,000–$356,500 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/110f7227e28583f5) East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 more 10d ago $168,100–$261,500 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - AI Infra - SF](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c7485e204e45fc68) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 10d ago $185,000–$300,000 [Sayari](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sayari) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer II (Remote, US) ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9f4bb795c063c4e6) US Remote 10d ago $160,000–$180,000 [Palo Alto Networks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palo-alto-networks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (Customer Engineering, Prisma AIRS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7962c42156b29600) CA, TX, NY On-site 13d ago $156,400–$253,000 [MegazoneCloud](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/megazonecloud) ### [Sr. AI FDE ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4a73d65b20ad1e87) Rochester, NY On-site 13d ago $145,000–$165,000 [RevStar](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/revstar) ### [Data & AI Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c926f78a721d5698) AZ, DC, FL Remote 13d ago Pay not posted [Kinaxis Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/kinaxis-inc) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8f7de691f28fba22) US Remote 13d ago Pay not posted [PVM](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pvm) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/21c5069a6e0eb394) Los Angeles, CA Remote 13d ago Pay not posted [Growth Signals](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/growth-signals) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/26d0566cb62406a1) Boston, MA · US remote Remote 13d ago Pay not posted [RevStar](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/revstar) ### [Data & AI Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/083f74d4fc6d4d72) AZ, DC, FL Remote 13d ago Pay not posted [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer- Snowflake](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fdee64d0a982d2b7) Multiple US offices 13d ago $134,500–$265,100 413 of 593 build what the customer runs. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Fbackground%3Dsoftware-engineering%26level%3Dsenior%26management%3Dlead&placement=alert) New senior fde and deployment jobs for technical leads asking for software 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 senior FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads asking for software engineering experience pay? 484 of 593 postings state a pay range. The median is $200,000, and half of them sit between $172,000 and $223,000, from 226 companies. ### How much experience do senior FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads asking for software engineering experience require? Of 593 postings, 474 state a minimum number of years, from 273 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 267 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (163), under 3 years (25) or 10 or more years (19). ### Which companies are hiring for senior FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads asking for software engineering experience? These 593 postings come from 308 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) (59), [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) (50), [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (20), [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) (19) and [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (14). ### Are senior FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads asking for software engineering experience remote? 122 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 126 are hybrid and 82 are on-site. The remaining 263 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 318 of the 593 postings. Counted over the 593 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. 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