> 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 and deployment jobs in Austin with ongoing operations and configuration work Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=configuration®ion=austin&stage=operations 14 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs in Austin with ongoing operations and configuration work, from 12 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $181,000 to $222,000. **14** postings · **12** companies · 11 state pay: median **$199,000**, half $181,000–$222,000 Postings read on 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) Austin, TX · Pleasanton, CA On-site 6w ago $170,000–$220,000 [NODA AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/noda-ai) Builds what the customer runs ### [Forward-Deployed Solution Engineer - International](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e5fdf8cde7a8eb3a) Austin, TX On-site 6mo ago Pay not posted [GRIDSIGHT](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gridsight) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Data Analyst](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/24f51347037e2ac3) Austin, TX · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 4w ago Pay not posted [Cloudflare](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cloudflare) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9fbcc71879687bb2) Austin, TX · Dallas, TX · +2 more Hybrid 9mo ago $184,000–$253,000 [Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/avathon-formerly-sparkcognition) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Design Lead — Product Lifecycle Management ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/87eb7c87577eea63) Austin, TX · Pleasanton, CA Hybrid 6w ago $170,000–$200,000 [Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/avathon-formerly-sparkcognition) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Design Lead — Asset Performance Management ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a5700c0c4f1a33c5) Austin, TX · Pleasanton, CA Hybrid 6w ago $130,000–$155,000 [Thatch](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thatch) Integrates and configures it ### [Partner Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f0e7fcf68f87dedb) Austin, TX · New York, NY · +1 more · US remote Remote 8d ago $160,000–$195,000 [H Company](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/h-company) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist - US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/505c60db81fbe5f6) Austin, TX · San Francisco, CA · +1 more Hybrid 4w ago Pay not posted [PressW](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pressw) Integrates and configures it ### [Applied AI Engineer – MSP](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f0dc8d075d37a579) Austin, TX Hybrid 3mo ago $90,000–$145,000 [Future Secure AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/future-secure-ai) Integrates and configures it ### [Solutions Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/872020bc3f51493c) Austin, TX 7mo ago $200,000–$250,000 [Seekr](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/seekr) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/105d5ad33f153b39) Austin, TX · Menlo Park, CA · +1 more Hybrid 2mo ago $180,000–$235,000 [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist - Public Sector, Nonprofit & Education](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bf19150e88dcde14) Austin, TX · Mclean, VA · +8 more Remote 3mo ago $134,750–$316,750 [Gyde](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gyde) Leads the deployment team ### [Head of AI Deployment](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ba7b23671ec1f28a) Austin, TX · New York, NY New · 3d ago $215,000–$245,000 [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 [Compare pay across US FDE roles →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary) ## Frequently asked questions ### What do FDE and deployment jobs in Austin with ongoing operations and configuration work pay? 11 of 14 postings state a pay range. The median is $199,000, and half of them sit between $181,000 and $222,000, from 9 companies. ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs in Austin with ongoing operations and configuration work? These 14 postings come from 12 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/avathon-formerly-sparkcognition) (3), [Apple](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/apple) (1), [Cloudflare](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cloudflare) (1), [Future Secure AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/future-secure-ai) (1) and [GRIDSIGHT](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gridsight) (1). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs in Austin with ongoing operations and configuration work remote? 2 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 7 are hybrid and 2 are on-site. The remaining 3 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 8 of the 14 postings. Counted over the 14 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey. Employer postings · Locations cover the metro area, not only the city. 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 with ongoing operations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?stage=operations) · 2,425 jobs - [FDE and deployment jobs in New York metro with ongoing operations and configuration work](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=configuration®ion=nyc-metro&stage=operations) · 106 jobs - [Every FDE job search](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/browse)