> 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 ongoing operations Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?level=senior&management=lead&stage=operations 769 senior forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for technical leads with ongoing operations, from 454 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $170,000 to $223,000. **769** postings · **454** companies · 595 state pay: median **$195,000**, half $170,000–$223,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [jeffreym-consulting](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/jeffreym-consulting) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/160095c9c45ee8af) San Francisco, CA On-site New · Today $180,000–$250,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Financial Services- NYC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ed060b61e687230f) New York, NY Hybrid New · Today $185,000–$300,000 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer - Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/440870dea6def209) Berkeley, CA · Kansas City, MO · +1 more Remote New · Today $182,000–$250,208 [Mimica](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/mimica) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Intelligent Automation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4ddc74a231aba693) US Remote New · Yesterday Pay not posted [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9f1c2b67db2daf1a) Denver, CO · Jessup, MD · +4 more New · Yesterday $168,100–$250,200 [Enlighten AI Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/enlighten-ai-labs) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4962de95ccbeec75) Chicago, IL New · 2d ago $175,000–$220,000 [Reflection AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/reflection-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d6f7a25c949926c4) New York, NY On-site New · 2d ago Pay not posted [Posh AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/posh-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b047149afdefb954) Boston, MA Hybrid New · 2d ago $185,000–$215,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f7f7ea70cdde41e8) Denver, CO · Jessup, MD · +4 more New · Yesterday $168,100–$250,200 [Enlighten AI Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/enlighten-ai-labs) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/75d80b657219e612) Atlanta, GA New · 2d ago Pay not posted [causaLens](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/causalens) ### [Lead Forward-Deployed AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4f39d356f2f074a8) US Remote New · 2d ago Pay not posted [SpruceID](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spruceid) ### [Senior/Staff Forward-Deployed Engineer (Mobile)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b0485f9df07b99d3) US Remote New · 3d ago Pay not posted [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9416c1655108075d) Denver, CO · Jessup, MD · +4 more New · 3d ago $143,700–$213,800 [Thomson Reuters](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thomson-reuters) ### [Senior Software Engineer – AI, Tax and Audit, FDE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/26b28a71dc2fb484) Brooklyn, NY · Frisco, TX · +2 more Hybrid New · 4d ago $118,400–$253,000 [Concurrence](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/concurrence) ### [Senior Applied AI Engineer (Forward Deployed) [NYC or SF]](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d7f8666921b5b55f) New York, NY On-site New · 4d ago $200,000–$260,000 [convr](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/convr) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f0b03fbe00958c62) Chicago, IL Remote New · 6d ago Pay not posted [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0ebf30b12510c57d) East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 more New · 3d ago $168,100–$261,500 [Pylon](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pylon) ### [Lead Forward Deployed Product Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/95e70e5ddcd3a698) New York, NY · Palo Alto, CA On-site 8d ago Pay not posted [Cohere](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cohere) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Inference ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/23716a9ac7c3670f) San Francisco, CA Remote 8d ago $240,000–$415,000 [Zuora, Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/zuora-inc) ### [Sr Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1783cedf51d0c8c8) Foster City, CA 8d ago $208,600–$312,900 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/11d3959b74fe7867) Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +4 more 7d ago $168,100–$261,500 [Turing](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/turing) ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9b4e3e1ddbd6438d) Los Angeles, CA Hybrid 9d ago $200,000–$250,000 [CloudFactory](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cloudfactory) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a02ce81981aede4a) Dallas, TX · Boston, MA · +3 more 9d ago Pay not posted [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Google Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4d1c7448b8630fd7) Mountain View, CA · New York, NY 9d ago $174,000–$252,000 [Medra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/medra) ### [Forward Deployed Robotics Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8d9b4f103b1afb83) San Francisco, CA On-site 9d ago $130,000–$210,000 [6sense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/6sense) ### [Sr. Data Scientist, Forward-Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8eac81fe1ac3dfde) San Francisco, CA Remote 9d ago $168,349.5–$230,912.6 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/110f7227e28583f5) East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 more 10d ago $168,100–$261,500 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - AI Infra - SF](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c7485e204e45fc68) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 10d ago $185,000–$300,000 [Sayari](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sayari) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer II (Remote, US) ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9f4bb795c063c4e6) US Remote 11d ago $160,000–$180,000 [Palo Alto Networks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palo-alto-networks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (Customer Engineering, Prisma AIRS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7962c42156b29600) CA, TX, NY On-site 13d ago $156,400–$253,000 [Harper](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/harper) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5470e15a9d30b7ea) US Remote 13d ago $150,000–$200,000 [MegazoneCloud](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/megazonecloud) ### [Sr. AI FDE ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4a73d65b20ad1e87) Rochester, NY On-site 13d ago $145,000–$165,000 [RevStar](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/revstar) ### [Data & AI Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/083f74d4fc6d4d72) AZ, DC, FL Remote 13d ago Pay not posted [Kinaxis Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/kinaxis-inc) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8f7de691f28fba22) US Remote 13d ago Pay not posted [PVM](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pvm) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/21c5069a6e0eb394) Los Angeles, CA Remote 13d ago Pay not posted [LMI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lmi) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Clearance Required](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/02c25bed9bdb1230) US Remote 13d ago Pay not posted [Growth Signals](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/growth-signals) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/26d0566cb62406a1) Boston, MA · US remote Remote 13d ago Pay not posted [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/780f6825731d9f9e) Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +4 more 2w ago $168,100–$261,500 [PVM](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pvm) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c78d2cf66fe42e86) Arlington, VA Remote 13d ago Pay not posted [Eliza](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eliza) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Cyber](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/abd348d733f16959) Remote, OR Remote 2w ago Pay not posted 416 of 769 build what the customer runs. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Flevel%3Dsenior%26management%3Dlead%26stage%3Doperations&placement=alert) New senior fde and deployment jobs for technical leads with ongoing operations 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 ongoing operations pay? 595 of 769 postings state a pay range. The median is $195,000, and half of them sit between $170,000 and $223,000, from 323 companies. ### How much experience do senior FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads with ongoing operations require? Of 769 postings, 512 state a minimum number of years, from 317 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 282 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (160), under 3 years (47) or 10 or more years (23). ### Which companies are hiring for senior FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads with ongoing operations? These 769 postings come from 454 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) (27), [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) (21), [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (18), [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) (16) and [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) (15). ### Are senior FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads with ongoing operations remote? 176 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 184 are hybrid and 171 are on-site. The remaining 238 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 368 of the 769 postings. Counted over the 769 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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