> 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 at later-stage private companies involving pre-sales Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=late&level=staff&stage=presales 45 staff-level forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies involving pre-sales, from 28 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $209,000 to $296,000. **45** postings · **28** companies · 36 state pay: median **$281,000**, half $209,000–$296,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Anthropic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anthropic) Builds what the customer runs ### [Staff Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6820987055206e6d) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · +1 more Hybrid 3w ago $280,000–$320,000 [CrossCountry Consulting](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/crosscountry-consulting) Builds what the customer runs ### [Forward Deployed Engineer & Agentic Workflow Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/97bb62bb48a619ce) US · city not listed Hybrid 5w ago $150,000–$285,000 [AHEAD](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ahead) Builds what the customer runs ### [Principal Technical Consultant – Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Security](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a195c1904c87ad48) US Remote 5w ago Pay not posted [Indicium AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/indicium-ai) Builds what the customer runs ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer - NYC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9b4c5fad7de80c5a) New York, NY Hybrid 3mo ago $180,000–$240,000 [Liatrio](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/liatrio) Builds what the customer runs ### [Principal Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/78beee344451f69f) US Remote 7mo ago Pay not posted [Invisible Technologies](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/invisible-technologies) Builds what the customer runs ### [Staff Software Engineer (Forward Deployed)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/19bb1237798f4e23) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 12mo ago $210,000–$300,000 [Celonis](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/celonis) Builds what the customer runs ### [Lead Deployment Architect - AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/927db00cfcddf0a0) Redwood City, CA Hybrid New · Yesterday $195,000–$215,000 [Sparq](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sparq) Builds what the customer runs ### [Principal AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fdf265823c94b869) US Remote 13d ago Pay not posted [Snorkel AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/snorkel-ai) Builds what the customer runs ### [Staff Applied AI Engineer - Enterprise AI Solutions](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4ed7ca7a0fc3216e) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · US remote Remote 4w ago $230,000–$360,000 [SambaNova Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sambanova-systems) Builds what the customer runs ### [Senior Principal AI Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/eec3c379318643c7) San Jose, CA 5w ago $234,000–$286,000 [AHEAD](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ahead) Builds what the customer runs ### [Principal Technical Consultant - AI/ Azure Cloud Platform Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/278fbceacb765436) US Remote 2mo ago Pay not posted [phData](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/phdata) Builds what the customer runs ### [ Principal Machine Learning Solutions Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ab034e10862d5318) US Remote 3mo ago Pay not posted [Decagon](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/decagon) Builds what the customer runs ### [Engineering Lead, Strategic Deployments](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3ff1ce35a22b105f) New York, NY On-site 3mo ago $200,000–$400,000 [Celonis](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/celonis) Builds what the customer runs ### [Lead Deployment Architect - AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bf236dfac408a8bc) New York, NY Hybrid 3mo ago $177,000–$190,000 [Egen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/egen) Builds what the customer runs ### [Principal AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3261fbaa1764b97e) US Remote 4mo ago Pay not posted [BCG](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bcg) Builds what the customer runs ### [BCG Platinion | Lead AI Tech Architect - AI Platforms](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0d4252868cd1a506) Atlanta, GA · Austin, TX · +16 more 5mo ago $190,000 [Decagon](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/decagon) Builds what the customer runs ### [Engineering Lead, Strategic Deployments](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/55e8a726e8f37fe4) San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago $200,000–$400,000 [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 [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 [Innovaccer](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/innovaccer) ### [Director Forward-Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cbeb0411bd8919ba) US Remote New · Yesterday Pay not posted [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 [Veeam Software](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/veeam-software) ### [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 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Sr. Engagement Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8b091d6ee222c894) VA Remote 5w ago $130,300–$179,200 [Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/avathon-formerly-sparkcognition) ### [Engagement Director - Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/62cd9bf315666be7) Pleasanton, CA · Austin, TX 6w ago $170,000–$220,000 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) Proves it works before the sale ### [ConvergeProsperity - Lead Product Forward Deployed Engineer for FSI Signals - Products & Platforms](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3c1178cd0b1aad93) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $134,500–$265,100 [Stripe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/stripe) ### [Engineering Manager, Forward Deployed (Privy)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/43fada52a5ce0259) New York, NY 5mo ago $236,000–$354,000 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Lead Engagement Manager, FDE - Healthcare & Life Sciences](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3172b88f05d8a37e) US · city not listed 6mo ago $143,000–$245,850 [Snorkel AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/snorkel-ai) ### [Director, Forward Deployed Researcher - Data as a Service](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/69c38ceeea80a075) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · US remote Remote 7mo ago $228,000–$403,200 [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 [Anthropic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anthropic) ### [Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1ae92eb53e1e9c1f) New York, NY Hybrid 9mo ago $320,000–$405,000 [HackerRank](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hackerrank) ### [Director, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/12ef8eb1592b65b1) Santa Clara, CA · Mountain View, CA Hybrid 10mo ago $300,000–$350,000 · base + variable [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 [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 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Lead Forward Deployed Engineer - Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d3f734bc4a0cffd5) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $189,200–$372,900 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Lead Forward Deployed Engineer, ServiceNow](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ad40088d72b9cb75) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $223,700–$372,900 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Lead Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9c0c7073bd8cab59) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $189,200–$372,900 [Celonis](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/celonis) Integrates and configures it ### [Lead Deployment Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/491d6aa98b2a9678) New York, NY Hybrid New · Yesterday $177,000–$190,000 [AHEAD](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ahead) Integrates and configures it ### [AI Principal Technical Consultant, AI Services](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/adca86503fd7ada3) US Remote 5mo ago Pay not posted [Parloa](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/parloa) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Staff Deployment Strategist - US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/62755c754c77047b) New York, NY 8mo ago $276,000–$315,000 18 of 45 lead deployment teams. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3FcompanyStage%3Dlate%26level%3Dstaff%26stage%3Dpresales&placement=alert) New staff-level fde and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies involving pre-sales 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 at later-stage private companies involving pre-sales pay? 36 of 45 postings state a pay range. The median is $281,000, and half of them sit between $209,000 and $296,000, from 22 companies. ### How much experience do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies involving pre-sales require? Of 45 postings, 34 state a minimum number of years, from 21 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 17 of them. The rest ask for 10 or more years (12) or 3 to 5 years (5). ### Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies involving pre-sales? These 45 postings come from 28 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) (8), [AHEAD](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ahead) (3), [Celonis](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/celonis) (3), [Alation](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/alation) (2) and [Anthropic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anthropic) (2). ### Are staff-level FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies involving pre-sales remote? 13 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 12 are hybrid and 3 are on-site. The remaining 17 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 26 of the 45 postings. Counted over the 45 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey. 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