> 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=14 834 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 [Obin AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/obin-ai) ### [Agentic AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/616c98386b96972b) New York, NY 9mo ago $150,000–$180,000 [Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai) ### [Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/23dd7fc1237c48d9) Denver, CO · Washington, DC 9mo ago $274,400–$343,000 [Headstart AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/headstart-ai) ### [Staff Engineer, Applied AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/76a2f242cb8848a1) New York, NY Hybrid 9mo ago $265,000–$265,000 [Liberate](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/liberate) ### [Staff AI Agent Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fbce678de1afc7c6) Boston, MA · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 8mo ago Pay not posted [Reply](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/reply) ### [Senior AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/228263ef4ba73d0f) Seattle, WA Hybrid 10mo ago $140,000–$180,000 [Anthropic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anthropic) ### [Applied AI Engineer, Enterprise ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/61bf3caa773548de) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 10mo ago $200,000–$320,000 [SpruceID](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spruceid) ### [Full-Stack Software Engineer – Remote](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/eaecef80f28d9b04) US Remote 10mo ago $120,000–$200,000 [West Monroe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/west-monroe) ### [Principal AI Software Engineer, TechEx (US)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1a4fa989247e7868) Boston, MA · Chicago, IL · +7 more 11mo ago $152,200–$205,900 [Reply](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/reply) ### [Senior AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/87aa4d82142fa09a) Chicago, IL Hybrid 11mo ago $140,000–$180,000 [Cognition AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cognition-ai) ### [Applied AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/94e4c37ab2250de2) San Francisco, CA On-site 12mo ago $180,000–$225,000 [Commerce Architects](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/commerce-architects) ### [Senior Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/04ee8bec5fcd3c50) Spokane, WA Remote 13mo ago Pay not posted [Canvas Medical](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/canvas-medical) ### [Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/53dfbacde8578f09) San Francisco, CA · Washington, DC Remote 14mo ago Pay not posted [Reply](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/reply) ### [Senior AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5e4e6425a106f87a) Atlanta, GA · Kansas City, MO · +1 more Hybrid 11mo ago Pay not posted [Atolio](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/atolio) ### [Senior Deployment Engineer -USA](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0ae605d9d682d89e) US Remote 14mo ago Pay not posted [TrueFoundry](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/truefoundry) ### [Senior AI/ML Engineer — LLM & Agent Stack (Customer Facing)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/245ead0bc1b975e3) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 15mo ago Pay not posted [Zencore](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/zencore) ### [Software Engineer (Short Term Contract)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0e5d4a710b46e4c5) US Remote 17mo ago Pay not posted [Rise8](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rise8) ### [Senior Software Engineer (Cleared)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6d316eb9aa08e46f) Colorado Springs, CO · Aurora, CO · +1 more Hybrid 19mo ago $143,824–$179,780 [Qvest US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/qvest-us) ### [Senior Engineer (Applied AI / ML)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/70128a2831842945) Austin, TX Remote 32mo ago Pay not posted [Rise8](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rise8) ### [Senior Software Engineer (Cleared)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b64d596a70473e51) US Remote 31mo ago $143,824–$179,780 [Qvest US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/qvest-us) ### [Staff Engineer (Applied AI / ML)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/374b971316ce9f16) Austin, TX Remote 33mo ago Pay not posted [McKesson](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/mckesson) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, MT Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0657bb1f08be8cda) Irving, TX New · 2d ago $157,500–$262,500 [Citi (Citigroup Inc.)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/citi-citigroup-inc) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Transformation -Senior Vice President](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/092f86d25092b0df) Tampa, FL New · 3d ago $141,440–$212,160 [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior AI Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b0fcf312909b9444) Santa Clara, CA New · 4d ago $200,000–$322,000 [Clera](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/clera) Proves it works before the sale ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e8ac95759d5f75ca) New York, NY Hybrid New · 6d ago Pay not posted [Citigroup](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/citigroup) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Transformation -Senior Vice President](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/696e0a002c440c73) Irving, TX Hybrid 7d ago $156,160–$234,240 [GSK](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gsk) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Site Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/52eda81dbe76ed73) King of Prussia, PA · Marietta, PA 8d ago Pay not posted [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Finance](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cfc458ae648e25c2) Santa Clara, CA 8d ago $116,000–$230,000 [Alkami Technology](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/alkami-technology) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/10f4be2f22576e5e) US Remote 11d ago $128,000–$160,000 [Citi (Citigroup Inc.)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/citi-citigroup-inc) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Lead/Staff Forward Deployed AI Engineer - Senior Vice President](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2dcb530c21606047) New York, NY 13d ago $176,720–$265,080 [Sedgwick Claims Management Services](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sedgwick-claims-management-services) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Principal Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/97e202a0a617d6cb) FL Remote 2w ago Pay not posted [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Finance](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8716238de9f3cdd3) Santa Clara, CA 9d ago $116,000–$230,000 [Reddit](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/reddit) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Lead Forward Deployed Engineer (AI Enablement)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/aaedefe3310b0e04) US Remote 2w ago $194,600–$272,400 [Citigroup](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/citigroup) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Lead/Staff Forward Deployed AI Engineer - Senior Vice President](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5ba8f028841a49bc) New York, NY 3w ago $176,720–$265,080 [Sedgwick Claims Management Services](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sedgwick-claims-management-services) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/507ad00feb77993b) FL Remote 2w ago Pay not posted [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Lead GenAI Forward Deployed Engineer, YouTube GTM Operations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8847cd3282bb9d75) San Bruno, CA · New York, NY · +1 more 3w ago $186,000–$269,000 [Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/jones-lang-lasalle-jll) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c44b55a099ca0e4e) San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL On-site 3w ago $187,100–$300,000 [Citigroup](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/citigroup) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Forward Deployed AI Engineer - Vice President](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6f40305272c7b9b3) New York, NY 3w ago $142,320–$213,480 [Sony Pictures Entertainment](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sony-pictures-entertainment) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Principal Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/686f939e336de340) Culver City, CA 4w ago $195,000–$270,000 [Janus Henderson](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/janus-henderson) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/32158ab9ac7e7092) Denver, CO Hybrid 4w ago $145,000–$180,000 [Arcesium](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/arcesium) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Transformation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a03cc4dcea9019c6) New York, NY 5w ago $200,000–$250,000 540 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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