> 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. # Staff-level FDE and deployment jobs asking for solutions and customer engineering experience Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?background=solutions-and-customer-engineering&level=staff&page=2 79 staff-level forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs asking for solutions and customer engineering experience, from 56 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $223,000 to $268,000. **79** postings · **56** companies · 67 state pay: median **$243,000**, half $223,000–$268,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [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 [Citigroup](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/citigroup) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Director](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f68e58efe7bf09e0) Jersey City, NJ 2w ago $170,000–$300,000 [Cisco](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cisco) ### [Director, Solutions Engineer Forward Deployed - Splunk (Remote)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/42f94fc86921f66e) New York, NY Remote 3w ago $307,600–$468,200 [Veeam Software](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/veeam-software) ### [Technical Lead Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fe5ff6be3e268032) San Jose, CA 4w ago $169,920–$315,600 [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 [Chalk](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/chalk) ### [Director, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/47c6797aead04cf6) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago $300,000–$350,000 [Lovable](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lovable) ### [Forward Deployed Engineering Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ca312bb59d8ca6cb) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago $241,000–$390,500 [Microsoft](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/microsoft) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Principal Technical Program Manager - FDE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bf09a83a2196432f) US · city not listed 2mo ago $142,800–$304,200 [Aircall](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/aircall) ### [Director, Forward Deployed Engineering & AI GTM](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fc7f1d0479aa37c4) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA 3mo ago $200,000–$299,000 [Verdigris](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/verdigris) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer — Strategic Solutions, Integration & Delivery](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7f5bf16048b606fc) US · city not listed Hybrid 3mo ago Pay not posted [Datadog](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/datadog) ### [Forward Deployed Engineering Manager - Datadog for Startups](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f370cd488dde1342) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 4mo ago $200,000–$250,000 [Qualified Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/qualified-health) Integrates and configures it ### [Staff / Principal Forward-Deployed Architect, Data Modernization](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9e88859cb3aeb7e0) US Remote 5mo ago $190,000–$250,000 [Regal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/regal) ### [Director, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/76ebd2551738d22f) New York, NY Hybrid 5mo ago Pay not posted [Apple](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/apple) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Lead Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Evaluation Platform](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5abd9b340f0d4b8b) Seattle, WA 5mo ago Pay not posted [Caylent](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/caylent) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed AI Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/65b7596bf5106261) US Remote 6mo ago $210,000–$232,500 [Snorkel AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/snorkel-ai) ### [Director, Forward Deployed Researcher - Data as a Service](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/69c38ceeea80a075) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · US remote Remote 7mo ago $228,000–$403,200 [Aircall](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/aircall) ### [Director, Forward Deployed Engineering & AI GTM Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3425d82dd78fb925) New York, NY Hybrid 8mo 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 [HackerRank](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hackerrank) ### [Director, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/12ef8eb1592b65b1) Santa Clara, CA · Mountain View, CA Hybrid 10mo ago $300,000–$350,000 · base + variable [Aircall](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/aircall) ### [Director, Forward Deployed Engineering & AI GTM Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3f395804dbea806e) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 8mo ago Pay not posted [Aircall](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/aircall) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - AI Solutions Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7d036f85935839c1) Seattle, WA Hybrid 8mo ago Pay not posted [Aircall](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/aircall) ### [Director, Forward Deployed Engineering & AI GTM Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d92ae048381b8be0) Seattle, WA Hybrid 10mo ago Pay not posted [Aircall](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/aircall) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - AI Solutions Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f39b9037c7b58e07) New York, NY Hybrid 11mo ago Pay not posted [Snowflake](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/snowflake) Integrates and configures it ### [Solutions Architect, Observe](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8b26efacf271aaaa) US Remote 2mo ago $160,000–$210,000 [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 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Lead, Life Sciences- NYC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/140323e3f3a4a70e) New York, NY Hybrid 6mo ago $207,000–$294,000 [Snowflake](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/snowflake) Integrates and configures it ### [Principal Solutions Architect - Data Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/55bccdc797e4f7fc) New York, NY 2mo ago $196,000–$257,200 [BetterUp](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/betterup) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Staff Product Manager, Forward Deployment](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5fba1ee621bbcb82) Austin, TX · New York, NY · +1 more Hybrid 2w ago $180,000–$250,000 [BetterUp](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/betterup) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Principal Product Manager, Forward Deployment](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8783764172616cf6) Austin, TX · New York, NY · +2 more Hybrid 2mo ago $210,000–$295,000 [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 [T-Mobile](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/t-mobile) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Principal Engineer, Commercial AI Forward Deployment](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0d002cfe83270d07) Seattle, WA · Frisco, TX Hybrid 3w ago $164,500–$296,700 [Fieldguide](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fieldguide) ### [Senior Manager, Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fed674fdd8484b71) San Francisco, CA Remote 3w ago $210,000–$305,000 [Scout AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scout-ai) ### [GTM Customer Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d07a2a79ab832de6) US Remote 4w ago $150,000–$180,000 [Navan](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/navan) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior GTM Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2a1539166273430e) Austin, TX 7w ago Pay not posted [Serval](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/serval) ### [Deployment Leadership](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2cf4f2be614e9158) San Francisco, CA On-site 5mo ago $250,000–$400,000 [Fieldguide](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fieldguide) ### [Head of Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f2bf39c185070fc9) San Francisco, CA Remote 3w ago $240,000–$390,000 [Rain](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rain) ### [Customer Engineering Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/47277f5e42096c1b) New York, NY Hybrid 7mo ago $200,000–$280,000 32 of 79 lead deployment teams. [Compare pay across US FDE roles →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary) ## Frequently asked questions ### What do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs asking for solutions and customer engineering experience pay? 67 of 79 postings state a pay range. The median is $243,000, and half of them sit between $223,000 and $268,000, from 49 companies. ### How much experience do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs asking for solutions and customer engineering experience require? Of 79 postings, 68 state a minimum number of years, from 50 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 36 of them. The rest ask for 10 or more years (18), 3 to 5 years (12) or under 3 years (2). ### Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE and deployment jobs asking for solutions and customer engineering experience? These 79 postings come from 56 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Aircall](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/aircall) (7), [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) (6), [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (3), [Alation](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/alation) (2) and [BetterUp](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/betterup) (2). ### Are staff-level FDE and deployment jobs asking for solutions and customer engineering experience remote? 20 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 29 are hybrid and 8 are on-site. The remaining 22 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 34 of the 79 postings. Counted over the 79 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey. Employer postings · Responsibility levels reflect our reading of the work, not just the employer’s title. The background is what the posting asks for in the employer’s own words. 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