> 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=12 834 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 [Applied Intuition](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/applied-intuition) ### [Robotics Integration Engineer, Tech Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6fb93c7f671aa958) Sunnyvale, CA On-site 2mo ago $180,000–$210,000 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Cyber Full Stack Senior Consultant](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2b9eb02cd6f6a20f) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $122,000–$240,500 [LangChain](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/langchain) ### [Deployed Engineer (Federal)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/40118733a4b00450) Washington, DC Remote 2mo ago $185,000–$300,000 · OTE [Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) ### [Artificial Intelligence Engineer, Senior](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/53fce1fa02d2e6c3) El Segundo, CA 2mo ago $99,000–$225,000 [Kaizen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/kaizen) ### [Senior Cleared Software Engineer (TS/SCI)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0f59cb75e2dc611b) New York, NY · Washington, DC Hybrid 2mo ago $220,000–$280,000 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Google AI Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6335f99041a79333) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $122,000–$240,500 [Sand Technologies](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sand-technologies) ### [Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e6df734610e7e90a) US · city not listed On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Via](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/via) ### [Staff Engineer, AI Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0bfd7703f20b43d2) New York, NY 2mo ago $250,000–$300,000 [Capco](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/capco) ### [Principal Consultant – Semantic Data & AI Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/67092a02a2043ad9) New York, NY Hybrid 2mo ago $146,000–$183,000 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Senior AI Engineer – SFL Scientific](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e6b27ec9fe547bca) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $128,000–$252,500 [Circadia Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/circadia-health) ### [Staff Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8bc2b05b9d36a47e) El Segundo, CA Hybrid 2mo ago Pay not posted [Muon Space](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/muon-space) ### [Senior Software Engineer, Government Programs](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/33e01719a9120cc9) VA 2mo ago $202,000–$225,000 [phData](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/phdata) ### [ Principal Machine Learning Solutions Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ab034e10862d5318) US Remote 3mo ago Pay not posted [Samsara](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/samsara) ### [Solutions Integration Engineer IV](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/81d21a9b115bb353) Austin, TX · Chicago, IL · +3 more Remote 3mo ago $105,910–$160,200 [Decagon](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/decagon) ### [Engineering Lead, Strategic Deployments](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3ff1ce35a22b105f) New York, NY On-site 3mo ago $200,000–$400,000 [Redapt, Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/redapt-inc) ### [Senior AI Implementation Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b32f7185f2c283e4) Las Vegas, NV 3mo ago Pay not posted [phData](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/phdata) ### [Machine Learning Solutions Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f112b0f140d0eadf) US Remote 3mo ago Pay not posted [Stripe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/stripe) ### [Integration Engineer, Professional Services](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/559119d309732ed4) New York, NY · Seattle, WA · US remote Remote 3mo ago $190,400–$285,600 [Decagon](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/decagon) ### [Engineering Lead, Strategic Deployments](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/55e8a726e8f37fe4) San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago $200,000–$400,000 [Robots & Pencils](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/robots-pencils) ### [Principal AI Engineering Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9faf33c159661967) US Remote 3mo ago $180,375–$230,625 [Onos Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/onos-health) ### [Senior Product Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d2733a0bcb09996e) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 3mo ago $200,000–$250,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Early Access Deployment Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0443856f84cf3e77) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 3mo ago $250,000–$330,000 [Appian](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/appian) ### [Senior Consultant](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2243f0574c29efc8) Madison, WI 3mo ago $100,000–$200,000 [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) ### [Senior Solutions Architect, Agentic AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bbc4e0e7b7f53b69) Santa Clara, CA · US remote Remote 3mo ago $184,000–$287,500 [Robots & Pencils](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/robots-pencils) ### [Staff AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bf50e10caf53c824) US Remote 3mo ago $177,375–$209,625 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Applied AI Engineer, Sign in with ChatGPT](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/13ce38a01a32be33) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 3mo ago $197,000–$280,000 [Appian](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/appian) ### [Principal Consultant](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/764c7313fac282e8) Mclean, VA On-site 3mo ago $100,000–$225,000 [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) ### [Engagement Tech Lead, Agentic AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/035a4a88c75a4907) Santa Clara, CA · US remote Remote 3mo ago $224,000–$431,250 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Google Agentic AI Delivery Specialist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/05234902c7615380) Albany, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +39 more 3mo ago $54,400–$196,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Applied AI Engineer, Plugins](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b8424d0e52850251) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 3mo ago $197,000–$280,000 [Lirvana Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lirvana-labs) ### [Solutions Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4186dd5e45b5ba65) Menlo Park, CA On-site 4mo ago Pay not posted [Livefront](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/livefront) ### [AI Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0ca282cfcd223796) US Remote 4mo ago $130,000–$175,000 [Egen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/egen) ### [Principal AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3261fbaa1764b97e) US Remote 4mo ago Pay not posted [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Senior Mission Software Engineer, EW](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b23934a9118f9eca) Costa Mesa, CA 4mo ago $191,000–$253,000 [Digital Asset](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/digital-asset) ### [Senior CX Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fcee02348bab8ec6) New York, NY Hybrid 4mo ago $180,000–$220,000 [Machinify](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/machinify) ### [Staff Data Engineer, Core Migrations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9726d76b0f5863ac) US Remote 4mo ago $230,000–$260,000 [West Monroe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/west-monroe) ### [Senior Applied AI Engineer/Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8a4b60dcc900fac7) Boston, MA · Chicago, IL · +7 more 4mo ago $225,000–$304,200 [Genesys](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/genesys) ### [Principal, AI Software Engineer– Agentic & Industry Solutions](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1c015bd1ff6ff862) TX, NC 4mo ago $205,200–$360,800 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Applied AI Architect, Cyber](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b06e9ce264f77358) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 4mo ago $295,000–$345,000 [Apperture Solutions](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/apperture-solutions) ### [Senior AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9ea26713e99d0038) Charlotte, NC 4mo 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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