> 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 with configuration work serving external customers Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=configuration&level=staff&recipient=external 18 staff-level forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs with configuration work serving external customers, from 16 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $187,000 to $243,000. **18** postings · **16** companies · 13 state pay: median **$215,000**, half $187,000–$243,000 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 [Profound](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/profound) Leads the deployment team ### [Manager, Forward Deployed Marketing Engineers](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5f8b796da97a1250) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA On-site 4w ago $183,000–$190,500 [Veeam Software](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/veeam-software) Leads the deployment team ### [Technical Lead Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fe5ff6be3e268032) San Jose, CA 4w ago $169,920–$315,600 [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) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Lead (Air and Missile Defense)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/561fee44d8a3869b) Oakland, CA On-site 3mo ago $146,000–$200,000 [Aircall](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/aircall) Leads the deployment team ### [Director, Forward Deployed Engineering & AI GTM](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fc7f1d0479aa37c4) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA 3mo ago $200,000–$299,000 [TENEX.AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tenex-ai) Leads the deployment team ### [Director of Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9b08ca8859bab9aa) Scottsdale, AZ · Sarasota, FL · +1 more Hybrid 5mo ago Pay not posted [Regal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/regal) Leads the deployment team ### [Director, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/76ebd2551738d22f) New York, NY Hybrid 5mo ago Pay not posted [Qualified Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/qualified-health) Leads the deployment team ### [Director, Forward Deployed Engineering (Epic)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c02b52ffee93141a) US Remote 6mo ago $190,000–$240,000 [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 [Ripple](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ripple) Integrates and configures it ### [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) Integrates and configures it ### [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) Integrates and configures it ### [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 [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Fcoding%3Dconfiguration%26level%3Dstaff%26recipient%3Dexternal&placement=alert) New staff-level fde and deployment jobs with configuration work serving external customers 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 with configuration work serving external customers pay? 13 of 18 postings state a pay range. The median is $215,000, and half of them sit between $187,000 and $243,000, from 11 companies. ### How much experience do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs with configuration work serving external customers require? Of 18 postings, 11 state a minimum number of years, from 9 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 7 of them. The rest ask for 10 or more years (3) or 3 to 5 years (1). ### Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE and deployment jobs with configuration work serving external customers? These 18 postings come from 16 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Ripple](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ripple) (3), [Aircall](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/aircall) (1), [Alation](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/alation) (1), [Arxlight](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/arxlight) (1) and [Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/avathon-formerly-sparkcognition) (1). ### Are staff-level FDE and deployment jobs with configuration work serving external customers remote? 4 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 6 are hybrid and 4 are on-site. The remaining 4 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 11 of the 18 postings. Counted over the 18 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 serving external customers](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?recipient=external) · 2,531 jobs - [Every FDE job search](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/browse)