> 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 for technical leads with configuration work Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=configuration&level=staff&management=lead 17 staff-level forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for technical leads with configuration work, from 12 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $190,000 to $234,000. **17** postings · **12** companies · 11 state pay: median **$203,000**, half $190,000–$234,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/avathon-formerly-sparkcognition) Builds what the customer runs ### [Technical Architect - Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/024ec55baa0bac4d) Pleasanton, CA · Austin, TX On-site 6w ago $170,000–$220,000 [Quilter](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/quilter) Builds what the customer runs ### [Senior/Staff Platform Engineer, Enterprise Deployments](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/12acc499b2406b34) US Remote New · 3d ago Pay not posted [Noble Machines](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/noble-machines) Builds what the customer runs ### [Principal Solutions Architect ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/444496c89587b436) Sunnyvale, CA 2w ago $200,000–$350,000 [Cadence Design Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cadence-design-systems) Builds what the customer runs ### [Principal AI Forward Deployment Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f89e6a8ff054b0e0) Portland, OR · Cary, NC On-site 4mo ago Pay not posted [Aircall](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/aircall) Leads the deployment team ### [Forward Deployed Engineering Team Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0d16eaa1346b1b3b) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA 6w ago $200,000–$256,000 [Harvey](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/harvey) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Finance Engineer, Real Estate](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2c8838508f1b8dfe) New York, NY Hybrid 4w ago $254,600–$350,000 [Deep Infra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deep-infra) Proves it works before the sale ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1aec0681eb976cc3) Palo Alto, CA 2mo ago $150,000–$195,000 [Arxlight](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/arxlight) ### [Forward Deployed Lead (Air and Missile Defense)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/561fee44d8a3869b) Oakland, CA On-site 3mo ago $146,000–$200,000 [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 [Aircall](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/aircall) ### [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) ### [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) ### [Solutions Architect, Observe](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8b26efacf271aaaa) US Remote 2mo ago $160,000–$210,000 [Ripple](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ripple) ### [Staff Solutions Consultant](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/926df4c895c89b8e) New York, NY Hybrid 3mo ago $180,000–$225,000 [Ripple](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ripple) ### [Senior Staff Partner Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/60d8fada6c10a72c) New York, NY Hybrid 4mo ago $208,000–$260,000 [Ripple](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ripple) ### [Senior Staff Partner Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/80281a5d0c9825af) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 4mo ago $208,000–$260,000 [Alation](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/alation) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Staff Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e035988bf608b960) US Remote 3mo ago Pay not posted [Apple](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/apple) Builds for teams inside the company ### [People AI Enablement Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f0c5b453899f1a6c) Austin, TX 2mo ago $149,200–$249,000 7 of 17 integrate and configure the product. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Fcoding%3Dconfiguration%26level%3Dstaff%26management%3Dlead&placement=alert) New staff-level fde and deployment jobs for technical leads with configuration work 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 staff-level FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads with configuration work pay? 11 of 17 postings state a pay range. The median is $203,000, and half of them sit between $190,000 and $234,000, from 9 companies. ### How much experience do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads with configuration work require? Of 17 postings, 11 state a minimum number of years, from 7 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 4 of them. The rest ask for 10 or more years (3), under 3 years (2) or 3 to 5 years (2). ### Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads with configuration work? These 17 postings come from 12 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Aircall](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/aircall) (3), [Ripple](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ripple) (3), [Apple](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/apple) (2), [Alation](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/alation) (1) and [Arxlight](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/arxlight) (1). ### Are staff-level FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads with configuration work remote? 3 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 6 are hybrid and 3 are on-site. The remaining 5 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 9 of the 17 postings. Counted over the 17 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. Coding scope, project stages and who the work serves are our reading of each job description. · [How we read postings](https://nextmove.md/fde/method) ## Related pages - [FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads with configuration work](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=configuration&management=lead) · 199 jobs - [Every FDE job search](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/browse)