> 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=18 838 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for technical leads asking for software engineering experience, from 410 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $178,000 to $231,000. **838** postings · **410** companies · **681** with pay · median **$210,000** · middle half $178,000–$231,000 · read Nov 6, 2026 Updated Nov 7, 2026 [Anterior](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anterior) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fb53358214acae4c) New York, NY On-site 3mo ago $160,000–$200,000 [Huron](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/huron) Integrates and configures it ### [AI Solution Architect-Research Office Managed Services](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d4a4e56b6fc7e93e) Chicago, IL Remote 3mo ago $155,000–$175,000 [Glean](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/glean) Integrates and configures it ### [Resident Solutions Architect ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a0e7008d42f3cb96) US Remote 3mo ago $170,000–$240,000 · OTE [Appian](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/appian) Integrates and configures it ### [Senior Consultant](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b1dd580ee53db7b1) Boston, MA 3mo ago $100,000–$200,000 [Ripple](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ripple) Integrates and configures it ### [Staff Solutions Consultant](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/926df4c895c89b8e) New York, NY Hybrid 3mo ago $180,000–$225,000 [Code and Theory](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/code-and-theory) Integrates and configures it ### [Associate Director, AI & Creative Transformation (US)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f6e6d060f239beb3) New York, NY 4mo ago $110,000–$160,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) Integrates and configures it ### [Sr. Delivery Consultant - Application Development, AWS WWPS ProServe](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/faae93fe79b36125) Arlington, VA · Dallas, TX 4mo ago $153,600–$207,800 [Appian](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/appian) Integrates and configures it ### [Senior Consultant](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/37251409c02152fd) Mclean, VA On-site 3mo ago $100,000–$200,000 [Ripple](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ripple) Integrates and configures it ### [Senior Staff Partner Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/60d8fada6c10a72c) New York, NY Hybrid 4mo ago $208,000–$260,000 [AHEAD](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ahead) Integrates and configures it ### [AI Principal Technical Consultant, AI Services](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/adca86503fd7ada3) US Remote 5mo ago Pay not posted [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) Integrates and configures it ### [Delivery Consultant - Application Development, AWS ProServe](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/06b68a93a92e2e45) Dallas, TX · Arlington, VA 4mo ago $131,300–$177,600 [Appian](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/appian) Integrates and configures it ### [Senior Consultant (Public Sector)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/87f06d9907f1e40e) Mclean, VA On-site 3mo ago $100,000–$200,000 [Ripple](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ripple) Integrates and configures it ### [Senior Staff Partner Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/80281a5d0c9825af) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 4mo ago $208,000–$260,000 [EliseAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eliseai) Integrates and configures it ### [Solutions Engineer, Implementation & Delivery | Housing](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/855857506470163b) New York, NY On-site 5mo ago $135,000–$200,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) Integrates and configures it ### [Sr. Delivery Consultant - AI/ML, AWS WWPS ProServe](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/17d5991b24844e82) Arlington, VA · Dallas, TX 5mo ago $153,600–$207,800 [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) Integrates and configures it ### [Senior Solutions Architect, AI Hyperscalers](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/057dd9c8c44f65f7) Santa Clara, CA Remote 5mo ago $184,000–$356,500 [Ripple](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ripple) Integrates and configures it ### [Staff Solutions Consultant](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/06424fb4444ffa5c) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 5mo ago $180,000–$225,000 [Striveworks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/striveworks) Integrates and configures it ### [Senior DevOps Engineer (Active Secret Clearance)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a4f7f96665af5ce1) Schofield Barracks, HI Hybrid 6mo ago $220,000–$270,000 [LangChain](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/langchain) Integrates and configures it ### [Deployed Architect, Professional Services (Austin)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ceeae874280b90e5) Austin, TX Remote 6mo ago $170,000–$270,000 [Sierra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sierra) Integrates and configures it ### [Deployed Infrastructure Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/76b0636c07a2e4ab) San Francisco, CA On-site 6mo ago $230,000–$390,000 [Future Secure AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/future-secure-ai) Integrates and configures it ### [Solutions Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/872020bc3f51493c) Austin, TX 7mo ago $200,000–$250,000 [Armada](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/armada) Integrates and configures it ### [Senior Mission Success Engineer, US Federal](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4d5e9bfd706a63a7) US Remote 7mo ago $188,000–$235,000 [LangChain](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/langchain) Integrates and configures it ### [Deployed Engineer (Chicago)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/deab6cf78d95736c) Chicago, IL Hybrid 6mo ago $200,000–$300,000 · OTE [Evolver](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/evolver) Integrates and configures it ### [Solutions Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/789806de27137ce9) Palo Alto, CA 10mo ago Pay not posted [LangChain](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/langchain) Integrates and configures it ### [Deployed Engineer (Raleigh)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/152e9ed48759d71e) Raleigh, NC Remote 6mo ago $150,000–$250,000 · OTE [Etched](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/etched) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployment Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c8747f62aa2ba18a) San Jose, CA On-site 11d ago $208,437–$300,000 [Hanover Park](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hanover-park) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5e53137197166408) New York, NY On-site 6mo ago Pay not posted [Air Methods](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/air-methods) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior AI Data Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/99bd7207f236ad6b) US · city not listed New · Yesterday $137,000–$174,000 [Sony Interactive Entertainment Global](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sony-interactive-entertainment-global) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Software Engineer AI (Contractor)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0ea4fce9e8c3a71c) Aliso Viejo, CA New · Yesterday Pay not posted [Thermo Fisher Scientific](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thermo-fisher-scientific) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Staff AI / ML Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/018ce66914d8ce21) Morrisville, NC Remote New · 2d ago $138,000–$208,000 [Blackstone](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/blackstone) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Blackstone Data Science Product Engineering, Vice President](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/72f706d8db51ecc4) New York, NY New · 4d ago $175,000–$200,000 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Software Engineer, Full-Stack (Arsenal 2)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/632a8d8de631dab5) Santa Ana, CA New · 4d ago $220,000–$290,000 [Psomagen, Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/psomagen-inc) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Agent Engineer, AI Transformation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5b3b2c7a100abbc6) Rockville, MD New · 4d ago $70,000–$140,000 [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/877b53d305d658a1) Santa Clara, CA New · 4d ago $224,000–$356,500 [DiDi Global](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/didi-global) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff/Principal AI Transformation Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b65b31efb56cef0f) San Jose, CA New · 5d ago $255,000–$351,000 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Software Engineer, Full-Stack (Arsenal 2)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6487357285360b36) Santa Ana, CA New · 4d ago $191,000–$254,000 [T. Rowe Price](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/t-rowe-price) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior AI Software Engineer — T. Rowe Price Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e2791acd34bf3a96) New York, NY · Baltimore, MD Hybrid 9d ago $121,000–$258,000 [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/78f4f174c9ffea67) Santa Clara, CA New · 5d ago $168,000–$322,000 [Palo Alto Networks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palo-alto-networks) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Global Solutions Architect - AI and Automation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bc9c89dbb4df52c6) TX Remote 10d ago $175,200–$240,900 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer (Arsenal 2)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/05a034028ed7d43f) Santa Ana, CA New · 4d ago $191,000–$254,000 541 of these 838 jobs build what the customer runs. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Fbackground%3Dsoftware-engineering%26management%3Dlead%26page%3D18&placement=assist) [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Fbackground%3Dsoftware-engineering%26management%3Dlead%26page%3D18&placement=alert) Alerts for “FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads asking for software engineering experience” go out once you have an account. [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? 681 of 838 postings state a pay range. The median is $210,000, and half of them sit between $178,000 and $231,000, from 297 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads asking for software engineering experience require? Of 838 postings, 702 state a minimum number of years, from 375 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 328 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (277), 10 or more years (69) or under 3 years (28). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads asking for software engineering experience? These 838 postings come from 410 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? 175 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 197 are hybrid and 108 are on-site. The remaining 358 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 411 of the 838 postings. Counted over the 838 postings in this search. Employer postings · The background is what the posting asks for in the employer’s own words. 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