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# FDE jobs that lead deployment teams asking for software engineering experience with significant travel

Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?background=software-engineering&role=leadership&travelMin=25

27 forward deployed engineer jobs that lead deployment teams asking for software engineering experience with significant travel, from 17 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $237,000 to $281,000.

**27** postings · **17** companies · 22 state pay: median **$281,000**, half $237,000–$281,000

Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026

[OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai)

### [Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, Financial Services](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1da2d6eeed3a8943)

New York, NY Hybrid New · Yesterday

$302,000–$385,000

[Newcode](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/newcode)

### [Head of Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ade0d9c816a13d9b)

Chicago, IL Hybrid New · 4d ago

Pay not posted

[Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us)

### [Lead Forward Deployed Engineer, Frontier GenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5e815b51f4031224)

Multiple US offices 2mo ago

$189,200–$372,900

[OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai)

### [Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering- NYC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/54e7aaf730f4f453)

New York, NY Hybrid 6mo ago

$302,000–$385,000

[Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce)

### [Senior Director, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8b65ace4a79082c1)

San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +1 more New · 2d ago

$196,700–$329,210

[Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws)

### [Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/54139ba3c218c1dc)

East Palo Alto, CA · Irvine, CA · +4 more 8d ago

$184,900–$287,700

[Johnson & Johnson](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/johnson-johnson)

### [Director, Global Forward Deployed AI Programs](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/04c44465b7f0e445)

Raritan, NJ · Horsham, PA 2w ago

$164,000–$282,900

[NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia)

### [Director, Forward Deployed Engineering - Open Models](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ba48c9ede66f4ae5)

Santa Clara, CA 2w ago

$320,000–$488,750

[Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture)

### [Forward Deployed Engineering Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a60e7ba97aa7fff1)

Arlington, VA · Milwaukee, WI · +39 more 6w ago

$80,400–$316,300

[Afresh](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/afresh)

### [Founding Senior Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f7f6357b3d597caf)

San Francisco, CA Hybrid 6w ago

$203,745–$275,655

[Re:Build Manufacturing](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/re-build-manufacturing)

### [Director – Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a3188fceeef3455d)

US Remote 7w ago

Pay not posted

[Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us)

### [Cyber Senior Manager - Technology Resilience FDE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cfc2f372e049770e)

Multiple US offices 2mo ago

$189,200–$372,900

[Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws)

### [Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cc16a9760702a10d)

Arlington, VA · Seattle, WA · +2 more 2mo ago

$184,900–$275,200

[Lovelytics](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lovelytics)

### [Head of Anthropic Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d0ff083dee2d6ece)

US · city not listed 2mo ago

Pay not posted

[WillowTree](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/willowtree)

### [Director, AI Forward Deployed Researcher](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ef64d51a8893e68a)

US Remote 3mo ago

$211,000–$264,000

[Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us)

### [Lead Anthropic Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/71cd412dd94d6286)

Multiple US offices 2mo ago

$189,200–$372,900

[Govini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/govini)

### [Software Engineering Manager, Forward Deployed ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0641047a62f4e7c6)

Arlington, VA · Pittsburgh, PA · +1 more Remote 5mo ago

Pay not posted

[Anthropic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anthropic)

### [Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1ae92eb53e1e9c1f)

New York, NY Hybrid 9mo ago

$320,000–$405,000

[Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us)

### [Lead Databricks Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/eb42db286829e751)

Multiple US offices 2mo ago

$189,200–$372,900

[Govini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/govini)

### [Data Science Manager, Forward Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/829665336014fc63)

Pittsburgh, PA · Arlington, VA On-site 9mo ago

Pay not posted

[Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us)

### [Lead Forward Deployed Engineer - Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d3f734bc4a0cffd5)

Multiple US offices 2mo ago

$189,200–$372,900

[Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us)

### [Lead Forward Deployed Engineer, Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7f5a9025f13cb35a)

Multiple US offices 2mo ago

$189,200–$372,900

[Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us)

### [Lead Forward Deployed Engineer, ServiceNow](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ad40088d72b9cb75)

Multiple US offices 2mo ago

$223,700–$372,900

[Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us)

### [Lead Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9c0c7073bd8cab59)

Multiple US offices 2mo ago

$189,200–$372,900

[Gyde](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gyde)

### [Head of AI Deployment](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ba7b23671ec1f28a)

Austin, TX · New York, NY New · 4d ago

$215,000–$245,000

[Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril)

### [Lead Mission Software Engineer, EW](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/29ffba50995e18dc)

Costa Mesa, CA 4mo ago

$220,000–$292,000

[Distyl AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/distyl-ai)

### [AI Engineer, Enterprise Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a777a2e143cc194d)

San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 4mo ago

$200,000–$250,000

All 27 lead deployment teams.

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## Frequently asked questions

### What do FDE jobs that lead deployment teams asking for software engineering experience with significant travel pay?

22 of 27 postings state a pay range. The median is $281,000, and half of them sit between $237,000 and $281,000, from 13 companies.

### How much experience do FDE jobs that lead deployment teams asking for software engineering experience with significant travel require?

Of 27 postings, 22 state a minimum number of years, from 14 companies. The most common requirement is 10 or more years, in 12 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (9) or 3 to 5 years (1).

### Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that lead deployment teams asking for software engineering experience with significant travel?

These 27 postings come from 17 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) (8), [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (2), [Govini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/govini) (2), [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) (2) and [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (1).

### Are FDE jobs that lead deployment teams asking for software engineering experience with significant travel remote?

3 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 6 are hybrid and 1 are on-site. The remaining 17 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 27 of the 27 postings.

Counted over the 27 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. Postings that state no experience requirement, or ask for experience outside the five we list, are left out. Travel is the share the posting states. Postings that never mention travel are left out. · [How we read postings](https://nextmove.md/fde/method)

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