> 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=9 842 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for technical leads asking for software engineering experience, from 409 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $178,000 to $231,000. **842** postings · **409** companies · 684 state pay: median **$210,000**, half $178,000–$231,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ac75979a99501af8) Denver, CO · New York, NY · +2 more 2mo ago $200,100–$297,700 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/139f128284087904) Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +38 more 2mo ago $80,400–$316,300 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [ConvergeProsperity - Product Forward Deployed Engineer, Insurance Growth Suite (Manager) - Products & Platforms](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/32a317d7e9ff10cc) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $134,500–$265,100 [PVM](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pvm) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b7c5f24c5bf59d7a) Huntsville, AL On-site 5mo ago Pay not posted [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Cyber Forward Deployed Engineer - Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cdab4b71187f8985) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $155,600–$306,800 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer -Assoc Director](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/eed6abce4ec9270a) Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +39 more 2mo ago $138,800–$434,000 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Cyber Identity - FDE Senior Consultant - Senior Engineering Management Specialist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8645ee23b18cdb93) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $134,500–$265,100 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [AI/ML Sr Architect - Forward Deployed Engineer Senior Manager · Reinvention Centers](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/06caa9dcd7bf5102) Dallas, TX · Columbus, OH · +3 more Hybrid 5mo ago $112,900–$338,300 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, ServiceNow](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dc07c591fddea61b) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $155,600–$306,800 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Sr. AI Engineer - Forward Deployed Engineer Senior Manager · Snowflake · Reinvention Centers](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bd9a583b14500d31) Dallas, TX · Columbus, OH · +3 more Hybrid 5mo ago $112,900–$338,300 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [ServiceNow Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f8f7b3024805d093) Rosslyn, VA 2mo ago $134,500–$265,100 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [ServiceNow Lead Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/04042fc305bb2936) Rosslyn, VA 2mo ago $189,200–$372,900 [Meta](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/meta) ### [Partner Engineer, Payments & Financial Technologies](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6688709161c17bb6) Menlo Park, CA · New York, NY · +1 more New · Today $149,000–$210,000 [Lumin Digital](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lumin-digital) ### [Senior Software Implementation Engineer - Phase 1](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/723e734fed660126) US Remote New · Today $145,000–$165,000 [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) ### [Senior Software Engineer, AI/ML, Technical Delivery, Google Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a9e8b8c7a221512b) Reston, VA · Washington, DC New · Yesterday $174,000–$252,000 [Forgepoint](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/forgepoint) ### [Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d7fcbb2574928afa) New York, NY On-site New · 2d ago $175,000–$215,000 [Selector](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/selector) ### [Senior Software/Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/99e7475abc057601) Santa Clara, CA New · 3d ago $150,000–$185,000 [Lirvana Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lirvana-labs) ### [Solutions Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/abc4942708dfec2e) New York, NY On-site New · 3d ago Pay not posted [Robots & Pencils](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/robots-pencils) ### [Staff Engineer / AI Builder - Mountain View](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c9bdcf6343a2389c) Mountain View, CA New · 4d ago $165,604–$228,491 [GuidePoint Security](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/guidepoint-security) ### [Sr AI Architect, Application Security- Remote (Anywhere in the U.S.)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/34063f125e1e94c8) US Remote New · 4d ago Pay not posted [Thomson Reuters](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thomson-reuters) ### [Senior Integration Engineer – AI - Tax And Audit AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/26ab08eead89cbf9) Brooklyn, NY · Frisco, TX · +3 more Hybrid New · 4d ago $118,400–$253,000 [Microsoft](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/microsoft) ### [Software Engineering IC6](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b55a90b319780289) US · city not listed New · 4d ago $165,600–$331,200 [Robots & Pencils](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/robots-pencils) ### [Staff Engineer / AI Builder - NYC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4e49f67a548e2f7d) New York, NY New · 4d ago $165,604–$228,491 [Cisco](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cisco) ### [Senior Solutions Engineer - FDSE Public Sector - Splunk (Remote)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/881e6a41c1c715b4) Reston, VA · Austin, TX · +3 more Remote New · 6d ago $218,600–$344,700 [Red Cell Partners](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/red-cell-partners) ### [Senior/Staff Full Stack Software Engineer, Federal](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f2b085ebb8b7bbc3) Seattle, WA · Mclean, VA Remote 7d ago $180,000–$240,000 [Trase Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/trase-systems) ### [Senior/Staff Full Stack Software Engineer, Federal](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7ed8dedeb53c35c2) Seattle, WA · Mclean, VA Remote 7d ago $180,000–$240,000 [Addepar](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/addepar) ### [Field Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fc2cb2cf52470bb4) Salt Lake City, UT 7d ago $95,000–$130,000 [Cisco](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cisco) ### [Staff Solutions Engineer - FDSE Public Sector - Splunk (Remote)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5f665de6bff21392) Reston, VA · Boulder, CO · +6 more Remote New · 6d ago $246,800–$394,300 [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) ### [ML Ops DSX Senior Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/76728b0c4db2d623) Santa Clara, CA · Seattle, WA · US remote Remote 8d ago $184,000–$356,500 [Reailize](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/reailize) ### [Senior Data Engineer - Contract](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/134036fbbf08fd7c) Brookhaven, GA · Bellevue, WA · +4 more 10d ago Pay not posted [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Enterprise AI Transformation Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2d3876bc2df23d99) Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +40 more 10d ago $80,400–$266,300 [ISHIR](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ishir) ### [AI Native Developer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/92c23f6a6c5af7b6) Plano, TX On-site 11d ago Pay not posted [Verily Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/verily-health) ### [Technical Solutions Engineer (Workbench)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9111dd204bdecefa) Dallas, TX 13d ago $172,500–$194,000 [Blue Matter](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/blue-matter) ### [AI Engineer / Senior AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3b3fb597face2eac) South San Francisco, CA 13d ago $120,000–$170,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Technical Commerce & AI Consultant | Agentic Commerce](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0fa960d82e23fab2) Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +40 more 10d ago Pay not posted [Steampunk, Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/steampunk-inc) ### [AI Innovation Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/79e4099b3ce10fc3) Mclean, VA 13d ago $120,000–$180,000 [P3 Adaptive](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/p3-adaptive) ### [AI Solutions Developer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/40ee33d668750ae3) Indianapolis, IN Remote 13d ago $125,000–$150,000 [LMI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lmi) ### [Data Engineer - Clearance Required](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3e3a847055225def) Pittsburgh, PA · US remote Remote 13d ago $101,144–$174,591 [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) ### [Engagement Tech Lead, Agentic AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5b6892bdcfe81a2c) US · city not listed 13d ago $224,000–$431,250 [Navaide](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/navaide) ### [Lead AI & Data Analytics Engineer - Must be government clearance eligible](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1eadb173e6b53490) Arlington, VA 13d ago $130,000–$195,000 543 of 842 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? 684 of 842 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 842 postings, 706 state a minimum number of years, from 373 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 329 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (278), 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 842 postings come from 409 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? 176 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 195 are hybrid and 111 are on-site. The remaining 360 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 414 of the 842 postings. Counted over the 842 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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