> 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 jobs that lead deployment teams with production coding serving external customers Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=production&recipient=external&role=leadership 71 forward deployed engineer jobs that lead deployment teams with production coding serving external customers, from 55 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $230,000 to $293,000. **71** postings · **55** companies · 55 state pay: median **$276,000**, half $230,000–$293,000 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 [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) ### [Forward Deployed Engineering Manager II, Data Cloud, Google Cloud](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/800f27a82298228a) New York, NY · Sunnyvale, CA New · Yesterday $262,000–$364,000 [Genesys](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/genesys) ### [Director, North America AI Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b0deed3f2347a903) TX, CO, NC New · 3d ago $163,100–$286,900 [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 [Exa (formerly Metaphor)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/exa-formerly-metaphor) ### [FDE Lead, NYC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/646d9e773b63bea2) New York, NY On-site 7d ago $250,000–$315,000 [Nimble Gravity](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nimble-gravity) ### [Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/960d9250d509557a) US Remote 2w ago Pay not posted [SewerAI Corporation](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sewerai-corporation) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ef58afd0dabd1577) US Remote 2w ago $160,000–$190,000 [Snowflake](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/snowflake) ### [Software Engineering Manager, AI Migrations (Forward Deployed)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/61aaf790de9aa316) Menlo Park, CA 2w ago $236,000–$339,200 [Hadrian](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hadrian) ### [Director of Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8c672492329748f6) Torrance, CA On-site 3w ago $300,000–$415,000 [Cosmic Robotics](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cosmic-robotics) ### [Lead Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/eae406e36bd7303d) San Francisco, CA On-site 6w ago Pay not posted [Flow Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/flow-engineering) ### [Head of Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/37ce06f2fc048cbe) San Francisco, CA On-site 6w ago $240,000–$300,000 [Doppel](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/doppel) ### [Deployment Lead, FDE (SF)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/07021125b53721b9) San Francisco, CA 6w ago $250,000–$315,000 [Taktile](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/taktile) ### [Director of Forward Deployed Engineering, NORAM](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/98b85fdb54aa5074) New York, NY Hybrid 6w ago $300,000–$360,000 [Blitzy](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/blitzy) ### [Head of Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e213fd0d39d03fe6) Cambridge, MA On-site 7w ago $240,000–$315,000 [Single Grain](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/single-grain) ### [Head of Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8f38c34948b6a264) Los Angeles, CA Remote 1mo ago $175,000–$225,000 [Assort Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/assort-health) ### [Head of Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1243f2ee18b869b6) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $210,000–$300,000 [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 [Lumbra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lumbra) ### [Lead Forward Deployed Engineer (TS/SCI Clearance Required)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0cf8ad197920db5c) Arlington, VA On-site 3mo ago $200,000–$300,000 [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 [Tribe AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tribe-ai) ### [Forward Deployed AI Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4efd89487638a0dd) US Remote 9mo ago Pay not posted [Exiger](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/exiger) ### [Lead Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/042ce9c922f77a92) Huntsville, AL Hybrid 11mo ago Pay not posted [OpenLoop Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openloop-health) ### [Senior Engineering Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/85e82e2b36afc90c) Des Moines, IA · US remote Remote New · Yesterday Pay not posted [Innovaccer](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/innovaccer) ### [Director Forward-Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cbeb0411bd8919ba) US Remote New · Yesterday Pay not posted [Cursor (Anysphere)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cursor-anysphere) ### [Regional Director, Forward Deployed Engineering - Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3d7da549ceebf857) Washington, DC On-site 8d ago Pay not posted [Citi (Citigroup Inc.)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/citi-citigroup-inc) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Director](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/43b889b6e711d24a) Jersey City, NJ 13d ago $170,000–$300,000 [Clarity Innovations](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/clarity-innovations) ### [Platform Engineering Senior Manager - Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ed2eb21ca248737d) Annapolis Junction, MD 2w ago $145,900–$248,000 [Hadrian](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hadrian) ### [Sr. Director, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/398acf9eaf31771b) Torrance, CA On-site 3w ago $300,000–$415,000 [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 [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 [Capgemini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/capgemini) ### [Capgemini Invent - Managing Consultant, Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/44210ac899ae1068) Dallas, TX 2mo ago $127,500–$249,350 [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 [PwC (US)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pwc-us) ### [Forward Deployed Data Engineering - Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f2ee37c4d7ad1591) New York, NY · Boston, MA · +1 more 2mo ago $99,000–$266,000 [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 [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 [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 [PwC (US)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pwc-us) ### [Forward Deployed Data Engineering - Senior Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cb3442c1b9a39677) New York, NY · Boston, MA · +1 more 2mo ago $124,000–$335,000 [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 Databricks Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/eb42db286829e751) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $189,200–$372,900 All 71 lead deployment teams. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Fcoding%3Dproduction%26recipient%3Dexternal%26role%3Dleadership&placement=alert) New fde jobs that lead deployment teams with production coding 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 FDE jobs that lead deployment teams with production coding serving external customers pay? 55 of 71 postings state a pay range. The median is $276,000, and half of them sit between $230,000 and $293,000, from 41 companies. ### How much experience do FDE jobs that lead deployment teams with production coding serving external customers require? Of 71 postings, 48 state a minimum number of years, from 37 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 22 of them. The rest ask for 10 or more years (19) or 3 to 5 years (7). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that lead deployment teams with production coding serving external customers? These 71 postings come from 55 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) (8), [PwC (US)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pwc-us) (4), [Cursor (Anysphere)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cursor-anysphere) (2), [Fieldguide](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fieldguide) (2) and [Govini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/govini) (2). ### Are FDE jobs that lead deployment teams with production coding serving external customers remote? 12 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 14 are hybrid and 18 are on-site. The remaining 27 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 36 of the 71 postings. Counted over the 71 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey. Employer postings · 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 production coding serving external customers](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=production&recipient=external) · 1,912 jobs - [Every FDE job search](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/browse)