> 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. # Senior FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads with prototype and scripting work Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=prototype&level=senior&management=lead 66 senior forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for technical leads with prototype and scripting work, from 44 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $167,000 to $261,000. **66** postings · **44** companies · 48 state pay: median **$194,000**, half $167,000–$261,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [reasonable](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/reasonable) Builds what the customer runs ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e0ebbfc19bc89fae) San Francisco, CA 13d ago Pay not posted [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) Builds what the customer runs ### [Banking Product Forward Deployed Engineer - Products & Platforms](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5e238dc72a7bb205) Multiple US offices 4w ago $105,400–$207,800 [Realm](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/realm) Builds what the customer runs ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Chicago](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/026c2bf8e15d9b23) Chicago, IL Remote 3mo ago $115,000–$200,000 [Snorkel AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/snorkel-ai) Builds what the customer runs ### [Forward Deployed Researcher - Data as a Service ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e5f41ce33de88dfc) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · US remote Remote 8mo ago $160,000–$400,000 · OTE [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) Builds what the customer runs ### [ConvergeProsperity - Product Forward Deployed Engineer, Insurance Growth Suite (Manager) - Products & Platforms](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/32a317d7e9ff10cc) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $134,500–$265,100 [Cisco](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cisco) Builds what the customer runs ### [Senior Solutions Engineer - FDSE Public Sector - Splunk (Remote)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/881e6a41c1c715b4) Reston, VA · Austin, TX · +3 more Remote New · 6d ago $218,600–$344,700 [Apple](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/apple) Builds what the customer runs ### [Senior Platform Engineer, Find My](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bcc832bcdee76cf6) Cupertino, CA 2w ago $150,400–$277,600 [Stripe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/stripe) Builds what the customer runs ### [Solutions Engineer, AI Build Team ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/129f5b37d0e44645) New York, NY · US remote Remote 2w ago $239,900–$359,900 [Two Six Technologies](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/two-six-technologies) Builds what the customer runs ### [Senior Data Scientist (Onsite)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/326561de34f2aa71) Arlington, VA · Laurel, MD On-site 4w ago $150,000–$200,000 [Cisco](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cisco) Builds what the customer runs ### [Staff Solutions Engineer - FDSE - Splunk (Remote)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e1cb0caf02412898) US Remote 2w ago $246,800–$394,300 [Altana](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/altana) Builds what the customer runs ### [Senior Staff Implementation Delivery Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/28306742057e7321) Washington, DC On-site 6w ago Pay not posted [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) Builds what the customer runs ### [Senior Solutions Architect, Agentic AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bbc4e0e7b7f53b69) Santa Clara, CA · US remote Remote 3mo ago $184,000–$287,500 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) Builds what the customer runs ### [Applied AI Architect, Cyber](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b06e9ce264f77358) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 4mo ago $295,000–$345,000 [Citi (Citigroup Inc.)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/citi-citigroup-inc) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Transformation -Senior Vice President](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/092f86d25092b0df) Tampa, FL New · 3d ago $141,440–$212,160 [Clera](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/clera) Proves it works before the sale ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e8ac95759d5f75ca) New York, NY Hybrid New · 5d ago Pay not posted [Citigroup](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/citigroup) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Transformation -Senior Vice President](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/696e0a002c440c73) Irving, TX Hybrid New · 6d ago $156,160–$234,240 [GSK](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gsk) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Site Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/52eda81dbe76ed73) King of Prussia, PA · Marietta, PA 7d ago Pay not posted [Cognite](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cognite) Proves it works before the sale ### [Senior Field Engineer (Pre-Sales/Forward Deployed)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f1c380a631395d4e) Houston, TX · US remote Remote 3w ago Pay not posted [Chalk](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/chalk) ### [Forward Deployed Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ccc6b4b3ef2cc865) New York, NY On-site 1mo ago $180,000–$250,000 [Realm](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/realm) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Washington, D.C](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c3e27f2a204f7780) Washington, DC Remote 3mo ago $115,000–$200,000 [Realm](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/realm) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7f8bb26f4c7fefb6) US Remote 11mo ago $115,000–$200,000 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Senior Product Manager, Forward Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c76081294a7a7eb3) Colorado Springs, CO 7d ago $144,000–$192,000 [CertifyOS](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/certifyos) ### [Senior Product Manager, Forward Deployed - US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4d49834126c87c10) US Remote 9d ago Pay not posted [MetaPhase Consulting](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/metaphase-consulting) ### [Technical Product Lead (Forward Deployed)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3404decf5a0f512a) Reston, VA On-site 12d ago $150,000–$175,000 [Exiger](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/exiger) ### [Forward Deployed Strategy Manager ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ad9593f03373bd85) Mclean, VA · Richmond, VA Hybrid 2w ago Pay not posted [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager (FDPM)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c1ed36a686206add) Columbus, OH · Atlanta, GA · +2 more Hybrid 3w ago $59,100–$156,800 [phData](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/phdata) ### [Forward Deployed Strategist ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2c9035a01b5c91f2) US Remote 3w ago Pay not posted [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Senior Product Manager, Forward Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9032dab744aa4439) Washington, DC 4w ago $166,000–$220,000 [Exiger](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/exiger) ### [Director, Forward Deployed Strategy ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3dfd1f4102ebe8a4) Mclean, VA · Richmond, VA Hybrid 2w ago Pay not posted [Sight Machine](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sight-machine) ### [Industrial AI Forward Deployed Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9dbf01327952c23d) Ann Arbor, MI · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 4w ago $150,000–$200,000 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Deployment Strategist, FDE - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Gaming](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/eb5fa95eccbe6940) US · city not listed 6w ago $219,765–$302,220 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Senior Product Manager, Forward Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b66b5223bf8ecc42) Costa Mesa, CA 4w ago $166,000–$220,000 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) Proves it works before the sale ### [ConvergeHEALTH Life Sciences - Product Forward Deployed Engineer - Products & Platforms](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a3a9bf3e97167c62) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $105,400–$207,800 [Rogo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rogo) Proves it works before the sale ### [Forward Deployed, Asset Management](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9655d0b458bf540b) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago $115,000–$200,000 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Deployment Strategist, FDE - Digital Native Business](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/857350fa0750d7c2) San Francisco, CA 6w ago $219,765–$302,220 [Ode with Anthropic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ode-with-anthropic) ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager (SF/NY)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c483283b6dde3af8) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $200,000–$275,000 [Caylent](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/caylent) ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/be961478b490bee6) US Remote 3mo ago $125,000–$137,500 [Rogo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rogo) Proves it works before the sale ### [Forward Deployed, Sales & Trading](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b3ebdacbcc34ac2b) New York, NY On-site 4mo ago $115,000–$200,000 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Deployment Strategist, FDE - Financial Services](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5f7c01ea53a2d533) Atlanta, GA · Boston, MA · +3 more 6w ago $219,765–$302,220 [TrueFoundry](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/truefoundry) Proves it works before the sale ### [Forward Deployed Engineer GTM](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/24be4f894f4801ed) US · city not listed Hybrid 4mo ago Pay not posted 28 of 66 plan what the customer deploys first. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Fcoding%3Dprototype%26level%3Dsenior%26management%3Dlead&placement=alert) New senior fde and deployment jobs for technical leads with prototype and scripting 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 senior FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads with prototype and scripting work pay? 48 of 66 postings state a pay range. The median is $194,000, and half of them sit between $167,000 and $261,000, from 29 companies. ### How much experience do senior FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads with prototype and scripting work require? Of 66 postings, 50 state a minimum number of years, from 32 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 30 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (15), under 3 years (4) or 10 or more years (1). ### Which companies are hiring for senior FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads with prototype and scripting work? These 66 postings come from 44 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) (7), [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) (4), [Realm](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/realm) (4), [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) (3) and [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) (3). ### Are senior FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads with prototype and scripting work remote? 16 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 17 are hybrid and 10 are on-site. The remaining 23 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 35 of the 66 postings. Counted over the 66 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. 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