> 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=5 839 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. **839** postings · **410** companies · 681 state pay: median **$210,000**, half $178,000–$231,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Pelico](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pelico) ### [Lead Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dfb96c4234bfc85b) Miami, FL · Austin, TX · +1 more Hybrid 2mo ago Pay not posted [monday.com](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/monday-com) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9575e02e48bc79d4) Atlanta, GA Hybrid 2mo ago $140,000–$170,000 [Apollo Research](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/apollo-research) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (Product)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7394fd0a5648bf6e) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago $222,000–$290,000 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7f8176d9adbdb85f) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $134,500–$265,100 [Origin Technology](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/origin-technology) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c922b6fe38c63d29) US Remote 2mo ago $200,000–$320,000 [Blank Metal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/blank-metal) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3715751b9e2cf0bd) Minneapolis, MN Hybrid 2mo ago Pay not posted [Snorkel AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/snorkel-ai) ### [Senior/Staff FDE - Synthetic Data Generation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1a54d450f761a8e3) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $180,000–$320,000 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer – Databricks - Forensic Discovery & Financial Crime](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fdb7216a7905d888) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $134,500–$265,100 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Legal-SF](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f8a4d49298c2cba9) New York, NY Hybrid 2mo ago $185,000–$300,000 [Provectus](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/provectus) ### [Forward Deployed AI Architect (GenAI, AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d0a39280686350b2) San Francisco Bay Area, CA Remote 2mo ago Up to $250,000 [Snorkel AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/snorkel-ai) ### [Senior/Staff Forward Deployed Engineer - Computer Use Agents](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a1a38531f7571d5a) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $180,000–$320,000 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer- AWS](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f142daffa1f0cf70) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $134,500–$265,100 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/492c0e6ed2f8baeb) Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +6 more 2mo ago $168,100–$261,500 [Microsoft](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/microsoft) ### [Principal Software Engineer - FDE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f0c24d2a3db887b4) US · city not listed 2mo ago $142,800–$304,200 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer - National Security](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c2623b39dd67a0fd) Boston, MA Hybrid 2mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer- Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cd14c4af807bc767) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $134,500–$265,100 [Replit](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/replit) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0a8a558662ad1d32) Foster City, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $180,000–$300,000 [Microsoft](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/microsoft) ### [Senior Software Engineer - FDE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7379521426b0cb11) US · city not listed 2mo ago $119,800–$261,000 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7eecbb874e645ed5) US · city not listed 2mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Frontier GenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e59b51c8919f8bfb) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $134,500–$265,100 [Praxent](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/praxent) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/788be7b8306df20d) TX, CO, FL Remote 2mo ago $194,000–$224,000 [Baseten](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/baseten) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (Training)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/aff80bb0a92dd3dd) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $200,000–$400,000 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2be9b09d47b3a82d) San Francisco, CA 2mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Microsoft AI & Data](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/058842f6828047b1) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $134,500–$265,100 [Socure](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/socure) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - RiskOS Agents](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8f23dcf9d847986e) US Remote 2mo ago $250,000–$280,000 [Linero](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/linero) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/39897d2ff830e8ee) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago $160,000–$250,000 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/09af16f2da57962d) US Remote 2mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Google Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6e43f7020fb07d9b) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $134,500–$265,100 [Fortreum](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fortreum) ### [Cleared Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/42baa132d5ba4f8f) Fort Meade, MD Hybrid 2mo ago $180,000–$260,000 [Inriver](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/inriver) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/def9890666b27382) Chicago, IL Hybrid 2mo ago $165,000–$185,000 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2b46617776d067f1) New York, NY 2mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Lead Forward Deployed Engineer - AWS](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/71c2eebd168c7375) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $189,200–$372,900 [Luminai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/luminai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Team Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f54c517d3cf04a24) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 2mo ago $190,000–$270,000 [Take2 AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/take2-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e0949ce27e16bca8) New York, NY Hybrid 3mo ago $150,000–$200,000 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8f028daeb404e428) Chicago, IL 2mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Lead Forward Deployed Engineer, Microsoft AI & Data](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a4029ebbed055418) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $189,200–$372,900 [Doppel](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/doppel) ### [Deployment Lead, FDE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7f9297c9e74c0d70) New York, NY Hybrid 3mo ago $250,000–$315,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Healthcare - Seattle](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1ca5bc04c7c47781) Seattle, WA Hybrid 3mo ago $185,000–$300,000 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/aee74b9adc2095ad) Austin, TX 2mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Palantir Associate Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3b197a951fc3fee5) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $91,100–$175,100 544 of 839 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? 681 of 839 postings state a pay range. The median is $210,000, and half of them sit between $178,000 and $231,000, from 298 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads asking for software engineering experience require? Of 839 postings, 702 state a minimum number of years, from 372 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 327 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (276), 10 or more years (71) or under 3 years (28). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads asking for software engineering experience? These 839 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) (39), [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) (20) and [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (19). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads asking for software engineering experience remote? 176 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 195 are hybrid and 112 are on-site. The remaining 356 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 413 of the 839 postings. Counted over the 839 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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