> 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 jobs that plan what the customer deploys first for technical leads asking for software engineering experience Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?background=software-engineering&management=lead&role=strategist 23 forward deployed engineer jobs that plan what the customer deploys first for technical leads asking for software engineering experience, from 15 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $163,000 to $261,000. **23** postings · **15** companies · 18 state pay: median **$204,000**, half $163,000–$261,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Published October 21, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [CertifyOS](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/certifyos) ### [Senior Product Manager, Forward Deployed - US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4d49834126c87c10) US Remote 10d ago Pay not posted [Farmers Insurance](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/farmers-insurance) ### [AI Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9acb27f5c4c0c274) US · city not listed Hybrid 2w ago $108,375–$205,750 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager (FDPM)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c1ed36a686206add) Columbus, OH · Atlanta, GA · +2 more Hybrid 3w ago $59,100–$156,800 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Deployment Strategist, FDE - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Gaming](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/eb5fa95eccbe6940) US · city not listed 6w ago $219,765–$302,220 [Lyric](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lyric) ### [Forward Deployed Supply Chain Engineer (Canada)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/867cc24610a0307d) US Remote 7w ago $100,000–$170,000 [Microsoft](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/microsoft) ### [Principal Technical Program Manager - FDE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bf09a83a2196432f) US · city not listed 2mo ago $142,800–$304,200 [Artisan](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/artisan) ### [Forward Deployed GTM Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7c7c695bb3843447) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY On-site 3mo ago $130,000–$180,000 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Deployment Strategist, FDE - Digital Native Business](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/857350fa0750d7c2) San Francisco, CA 6w ago $219,765–$302,220 [Lyric](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lyric) ### [Forward Deployed Supply Chain Engineer (US)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a8295786fe284b04) US Remote 2mo ago $100,000–$170,000 [Microsoft](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/microsoft) ### [Senior Technical Program Manager - FDE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/67a1dee011f65728) US · city not listed 2mo ago $119,800–$261,000 [Climb](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/climb) ### [Forward Deployed AI Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7de6abbbf1ae1617) US Remote 4mo ago Pay not posted [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Deployment Strategist, FDE - Financial Services](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5f7c01ea53a2d533) Atlanta, GA · Boston, MA · +3 more 6w ago $219,765–$302,220 [Accordion](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accordion) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Data & Analytics](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e5a928ae59b6f49c) Atlanta, GA · Boston, MA · +6 more On-site 4mo ago $145,000–$240,000 [OneSchema](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/oneschema) ### [Forward Deployed PM](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8f7dd7c70a2985e0) San Francisco, CA On-site 5mo ago Pay not posted [Climb](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/climb) ### [Forward Deployed AI Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6ab682269734268b) US Remote 4mo ago Pay not posted [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Deployment Strategist, FDE - Healthcare & Life Sciences](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/15a732de2ccdd225) US · city not listed 6w ago $219,765–$302,220 [Caylent](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/caylent) ### [Forward Deployed AI Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/65b7596bf5106261) US Remote 6mo ago $210,000–$232,500 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Deployment Strategist, FDE - Manufacturing & High-Tech](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f834f7699aae1a1f) US · city not listed 6w ago $219,765–$302,220 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Deployment Strategist, FDE - Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/14ed04ff7e2230a5) Washington, DC 6w ago $219,765–$302,220 [Serval](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/serval) ### [Deployment Strategist, Flagship Account](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fdf9cb94545435b8) Santa Clara, CA · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 7w ago $150,000–$280,000 [Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai) ### [Engagement Manager (Homeland Layered Defense), Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7c8c10267b57092d) Washington, DC 2mo ago $166,400–$208,000 [Anterior](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anterior) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fb53358214acae4c) New York, NY On-site 3mo ago $160,000–$200,000 [Hanover Park](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hanover-park) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5e53137197166408) New York, NY On-site 6mo ago Pay not posted All 23 plan what the customer deploys first. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Fbackground%3Dsoftware-engineering%26management%3Dlead%26role%3Dstrategist&placement=alert) New fde jobs that plan what the customer deploys first for technical leads asking for software engineering experience go out by email once you have an account and set an alert. [Compare pay across US FDE roles →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary) ## Frequently asked questions ### What do FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first for technical leads asking for software engineering experience pay? 18 of 23 postings state a pay range. The median is $204,000, and half of them sit between $163,000 and $261,000, from 11 companies. ### How much experience do FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first for technical leads asking for software engineering experience require? Of 23 postings, 22 state a minimum number of years, from 14 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 10 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (8), under 3 years (2) or 10 or more years (2). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first for technical leads asking for software engineering experience? These 23 postings come from 15 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) (6), [Climb](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/climb) (2), [Lyric](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lyric) (2), [Microsoft](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/microsoft) (2) and [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (1). ### Are FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first for technical leads asking for software engineering experience remote? 6 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 3 are hybrid and 5 are on-site. The remaining 9 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 16 of the 23 postings. Counted over the 23 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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