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# Senior FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first serving external customers and internal teams

Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?level=senior&recipient=both&role=strategist

25 senior forward deployed engineer jobs that plan what the customer deploys first serving external customers and internal teams, from 13 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $140,000 to $169,000.

**25** postings · **13** companies · 20 state pay: median **$140,000**, half $140,000–$169,000

Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Published October 20, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026

[OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai)

### [Deployment Lead, Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) - Platform](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d9231e5d0ab9372b)

San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 2w ago

$207,000–$294,000

[Cursor (Anysphere)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cursor-anysphere)

### [Forward Deployed Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7ca0a94214e9307a)

US Remote 3mo ago

Pay not posted

[Thomson Reuters](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thomson-reuters)

### [Senior Legal Engineer, Legal Products Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ec42914b1144c712)

Frisco, TX · New York, NY Hybrid 10d ago

$94,900–$203,000

[Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce)

### [Forward Deployed (Value Acceleration) Consultant](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c4b60a9c7f15c5c4)

New York, NY Remote 2w ago

$148,500–$246,000

[Cohere Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cohere-health)

### [Lead Forward Deployed Healthcare Analyst](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a6572f3589e94812)

US Remote 2w ago

$123,000–$141,000

[Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us)

### [Signals for FSI - Product Forward Deployed Engineer - Innovation_Delivery_Transformation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0afff44d7def9eab)

Multiple US offices 4w ago

$105,400–$207,800

[OneSchema](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/oneschema)

### [Forward Deployed PM](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8f7dd7c70a2985e0)

San Francisco, CA On-site 5mo ago

Pay not posted

[Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce)

### [Forward Deployed Process Senior/Principal Process Consultant](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/67ce6e554b7cdd03)

San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +5 more 7w ago

$117,200–$246,000

[Tribe AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tribe-ai)

### [Forward Deployed Product Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/26a8e984ef178e1a)

US Remote 9mo ago

$200,000–$300,000

[Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir)

### [Deployment Strategist - Korea Forward Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f5c8f4f04b909593)

Washington, DC On-site 25mo ago

$110,000–$170,000

[Ramp](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ramp)

### [AI Solutions Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/778823f0bba7bbd1)

New York, NY Hybrid 4mo ago

$170,000–$230,000

[Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir)

### [Deployment Strategist, Build to Apply - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fd30d5c319d955fd)

Colorado Springs, CO On-site 8mo ago

$110,000–$170,000

[Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir)

### [Deployment Strategist, Build to Apply - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/34752aa491d35a03)

New York, NY On-site 8mo ago

$110,000–$170,000

[Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir)

### [Deployment Strategist - Warp Speed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/15a8c679383b2398)

New York, NY Hybrid 21mo ago

$110,000–$170,000

[Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir)

### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ee55009ccd480304)

New York, NY Hybrid 47mo ago

$110,000–$170,000

[Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir)

### [Deployment Strategist - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/415762a702e22de0)

Washington, DC On-site 75mo ago

$110,000–$170,000

[Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir)

### [Deployment Strategist - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6a936a97b310ea23)

New York, NY On-site 79mo ago

$110,000–$170,000

[Recidiviz](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/recidiviz)

### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a089a7ddeace423a)

New York, NY · Oakland, CA Remote 9d ago

$99,750–$117,600

[Motion](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/motion)

### [AI Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fc8c83765297f30f)

US Remote 12mo ago

Pay not posted

[Vooma](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vooma)

### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4c6c26232e5adc8a)

San Francisco, CA On-site 19mo ago

$150,000–$180,000

[Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir)

### [Deployment Strategist - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/045b19ea19318959)

Miami, FL On-site 2mo ago

Pay not posted

[Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir)

### [Deployment Strategist - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1bb783c00bcb2ec0)

Fayetteville, NC Hybrid 9mo ago

$110,000–$170,000

[Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir)

### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4db610fee594adf8)

Chicago, IL Hybrid 55mo ago

Pay not posted

[Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir)

### [Deployment Strategist - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/657885bd4aca696f)

Honolulu, HI On-site 55mo ago

$110,000–$170,000

[Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir)

### [Deployment Strategist - Intel](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5472299bdd089131)

Washington, DC On-site 61mo ago

$110,000–$170,000

All 25 plan what the customer deploys first.

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## Frequently asked questions

### What do senior FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first serving external customers and internal teams pay?

20 of 25 postings state a pay range. The median is $140,000, and half of them sit between $140,000 and $169,000, from 10 companies.

### Which companies are hiring for senior FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first serving external customers and internal teams?

These 25 postings come from 13 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) (12), [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) (2), [Cohere Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cohere-health) (1), [Cursor (Anysphere)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cursor-anysphere) (1) and [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) (1).

### Are senior FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first serving external customers and internal teams remote?

6 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 7 are hybrid and 10 are on-site. The remaining 2 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 18 of the 25 postings.

Counted over the 25 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. 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)

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