> 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 and deployment jobs for technical leads asking for software engineering experience Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?background=software-engineering&management=lead&page=11 834 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for technical leads asking for software engineering experience, from 405 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $178,000 to $231,000. **834** postings · **405** companies · 679 state pay: median **$210,000**, half $178,000–$231,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 7, 2026 [Trinity Life Sciences](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/trinity-life-sciences) ### [Manager, AI Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2cf90d00f404007a) New York, NY · Princeton, NJ 4w ago $148,000–$222,000 [Dynamo AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/dynamo-ai) ### [Lead/Staff Software Engineer - AI Platform](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/afd6c2049c23d747) San Francisco, CA 4w ago Pay not posted [CACI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/caci) ### [AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/16a4c0839b8b960b) Denver, CO · Reston, VA 5w ago $82,100–$172,400 [EY](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ey) ### [Government and Infrastructure - AI and Data - AI Automation Senior Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d77d484ff64fdbef) Mclean, VA 5w ago $128,400–$192,500 [Valinor Enterprises, Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/valinor-enterprises-inc) ### [Deployment Engineer, Software](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/342802a3de5d00f3) Raleigh, NC Hybrid 5w ago Pay not posted [Glimpse](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/glimpse) ### [Founding Forward Deployment Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/83ef0ecb2369345d) New York, NY On-site 5w ago $195,000–$250,000 [SambaNova Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sambanova-systems) ### [Senior Principal AI Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/eec3c379318643c7) San Jose, CA 5w ago $234,000–$286,000 [Blank Metal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/blank-metal) ### [Senior Full Stack Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6865bb4b25a41da1) Minneapolis, MN Hybrid 5w ago Pay not posted [ServiceNow](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/servicenow) ### [Staff Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ccce31439d4dfefe) Santa Clara, CA 6w ago $166,500–$291,400 [Altana](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/altana) ### [Senior Staff Implementation Delivery Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/28306742057e7321) Washington, DC On-site 6w ago Pay not posted [Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) ### [AI/ML Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e2d9b36f85bdc570) Monterey, CA · Mclean, VA 6w ago $99,000–$225,000 [Blank Metal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/blank-metal) ### [Senior AI Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0be391b976eb011a) Minneapolis, MN Hybrid 6w ago Pay not posted [Neo4j](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/neo4j) ### [Sr. AI Solutions Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/82df7949279c4b3c) US Remote 6w ago $200,000–$265,000 [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) ### [Senior Applications Software Engineer, Perception and Sensor Fusion](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/561089c546feb404) Santa Clara, CA 6w ago $152,000–$287,500 [Groundswell](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/groundswell) ### [Senior Applied AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/51e9b9f8c1414f55) VA, DC, WY Remote 6w ago $149,748–$205,305 [Meta](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/meta) ### [Partner Engineering GenAI - US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c4b55e3690201838) Menlo Park, CA 7w ago $179,000–$250,000 [EXL](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/exl) ### [Assistant Vice President](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/206fd4304eb32014) US · city not listed On-site 7w ago Pay not posted [Kaizen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/kaizen) ### [Software Engineer, Cleared (TS/SCI)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/09a07caf56c1198d) New York, NY Hybrid 7w ago $180,000–$250,000 [EY](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ey) ### [Cyber - AI Engineer - Manager - Consulting](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5352527da1726f71) New York, NY Remote 7w ago $144,900–$302,100 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Finance Analytics & AI Senior Consultant](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8f288d5189eec259) Multiple US offices 7w ago Pay not posted [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) ### [Staff Research Engineer, Applied AI, DeepMind](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/713ebe7e74f1e4c4) Mountain View, CA 7w ago $207,000–$300,000 [Asana](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/asana) ### [Technical Consultant](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6a26e9926e95e269) Chicago, IL Hybrid 7w ago $120,000–$136,000 [Obin AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/obin-ai) ### [Senior AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/021284ea6a3ed76e) New York, NY 7w ago $200,000–$280,000 [Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai) ### [Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6929ebfd5ba977df) Denver, CO · Honolulu, HI · +1 more 1mo ago $196,000–$245,000 [Hitachi Energy](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hitachi-energy) ### [Federal Data Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f9798b9bebc97700) Washington, DC On-site 1mo ago $160,000–$205,000 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Agentic AI Engineer - Anthropic/Claude](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3f96147bfa75cf8b) Multiple US offices 1mo ago $91,100–$179,500 [Obin AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/obin-ai) ### [Staff AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a94d9d4c2fdbd4e9) New York, NY 7w ago $240,000–$300,000 [EY](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ey) ### [Advanced Forward Engineering - Implementation Engineer - Senior](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d441b115115b48bb) Atlanta, GA Hybrid 2mo ago $106,900–$200,600 [Capgemini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/capgemini) ### [Agentic AI Architect / Lead - Snowflake Cortex](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3a45bc13f7911878) Arlington, VA Hybrid 2mo ago $90,786–$120,673 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Lead Architect with Anthropic Experience](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d2de11f638db507d) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $141,200–$278,300 [Bain](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bain) ### [Lead, Engineering Excellence](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/22a12cc51fef0229) Atlanta, GA · Austin, TX · +8 more Hybrid 2mo ago $179,875–$203,925 [TikTok](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tiktok) ### [Solution Engineer - Global E-commerce, Seller Business](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1bfa2acc00187497) San Jose, CA 2mo ago Pay not posted [Capgemini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/capgemini) ### [Capgemini Invent- AI Solutions Architecture & Engineering Managing Consultant](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/53db53b04a839a2b) Chicago, IL 2mo ago $127,500–$249,350 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Agentic AI Engineer, Senior - Anthropic/Claude](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7f56b55a0198cf95) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $122,000–$240,500 [Raft](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/raft) ### [Senior Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1e9109507935f142) Fort Hood, TX On-site 2mo ago $160,000–$220,000 [Xtillion](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/xtillion) ### [AI Native Engineer - Senior Associate](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3356493a75217fb8) San Juan, PR 2mo ago Pay not posted [Muon Space](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/muon-space) ### [Software Engineer, Customer Solutions](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/73ee51106d0f36e2) San Jose, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $190,000–$212,000 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [AI Solutions Architect - Life Sciences](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/45e0e399b4f54380) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $141,200–$278,300 [Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) ### [Palantir Engineer, Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f06faa38e12294ce) Springfield, VA 2mo ago $99,000–$225,000 [AHEAD](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ahead) ### [Principal Technical Consultant - AI/ Azure Cloud Platform Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/278fbceacb765436) US Remote 2mo ago Pay not posted 540 of 834 build what the customer runs. [Compare pay across US FDE roles →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary) ## Frequently asked questions ### What do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads asking for software engineering experience pay? 679 of 834 postings state a pay range. The median is $210,000, and half of them sit between $178,000 and $231,000, from 294 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads asking for software engineering experience require? Of 834 postings, 698 state a minimum number of years, from 370 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 327 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (275), 10 or more years (68) or under 3 years (28). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads asking for software engineering experience? These 834 postings come from 405 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) (61), [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) (58), [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (40), [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (20) and [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) (20). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads asking for software engineering experience remote? 173 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 193 are hybrid and 109 are on-site. The remaining 359 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 409 of the 834 postings. Counted over the 834 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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