> 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 Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?level=staff 477 staff-level forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs, from 289 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $197,000 to $262,000. **477** postings · **289** companies · **388** with pay · median **$225,000** · middle half $197,000–$262,000 · read Nov 8, 2026 [Suki AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/suki-ai) ### [Staff Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/12d765d673cd368d) Redwood City, CA New · Yesterday $225,000–$250,000 [Ingram Micro](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ingram-micro) ### [Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, Google Cloud](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2fdc34e1d9832ea5) Irvine, CA New · 2d ago $133,400–$226,800 [Red Cell Partners](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/red-cell-partners) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/531129e17d951cad) Seattle, WA · Mclean, VA Remote New · 5d ago $180,000–$240,000 [Concurrence](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/concurrence) ### [Staff Applied AI Engineer (Forward Deployed) [NYC or SF]](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6fc4932d5c7940bc) New York, NY On-site New · 5d ago $240,000–$300,000 [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/146d6ad38b32164b) Denver, CO · Jessup, MD · +3 more New · 5d ago $168,100–$227,400 [SpruceID](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spruceid) ### [Staff Forward Deployed Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c02a7615ae059b6d) US Remote New · 6d ago Pay not posted [Analog Devices](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/analog-devices) ### [Staff Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/55ab1cb03c40426b) San Jose, CA · Boston, MA 9d ago $197,800–$271,975 [Gradial](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gradial) ### [Staff Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0c5715c904689d35) Seattle, WA 11d ago $155,000–$225,000 [Snowflake](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/snowflake) ### [Staff Forward Deployed Engineer, Applied AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0fe67c4c90ee64d6) Menlo Park, CA 11d ago $200,000–$287,500 [6sense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/6sense) ### [Staff Data Scientist, Forward Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/858a50fe32ba1077) San Francisco, CA Remote 12d ago $194,736.75–$265,613.9 [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/6bb0ae9f5fef1b81) Denver, CO · Jessup, MD · +3 more 12d ago $168,100–$227,400 [Palo Alto Networks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palo-alto-networks) ### [Distinguished Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Security](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3e0f76a5b93bf30e) Charlotte, NC Remote 2w ago $248,700–$341,250 [Gen Digital Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gen-digital-inc) ### [Lead, Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f9937e8447c5955b) New York, NY Hybrid 2w ago $200,000–$240,000 [UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ukg-ultimate-kronos-group) ### [Sr Staff Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5c9c55dd0c886058) Seattle, WA 2w ago $145,600–$240,695 [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/f5bf574259f324a9) Jessup, MD · Arlington, VA · +4 more 12d ago $168,100–$250,200 [Supermove](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/supermove) ### [Founding Forward Deployed Engineer, AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d35e07e253edcc9a) US Remote 2w ago Pay not posted [Gen Digital Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gen-digital-inc) ### [Principal Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/41a70beca4fd5f53) New York, NY Hybrid 2w ago $200,000–$240,000 [Meta](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/meta) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Enterprise AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1b56b79b36aa36a5) Menlo Park, CA · Seattle, WA · +2 more 2w ago $183,997–$257,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7ff23fbf052dee22) Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +3 more 2w ago $168,100–$250,200 [Snowflake](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/snowflake) ### [Senior Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, Frontier Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1b237f99c5265790) Menlo Park, CA Hybrid 3w ago $304,000–$437,000 [PagerDuty](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pagerduty) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (SDEV)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/15b28a239b800a08) New York, NY Remote 3w ago $191,000–$289,300 [Anthropic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anthropic) ### [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 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Sr Forward Deployment Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/05bf5078ed5d3f1b) East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 more 2w ago $168,100–$261,500 [Snowflake](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/snowflake) ### [Principal Forward Deployed Engineer I, Frontier Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/df82a2a7144b8407) Menlo Park, CA Hybrid 3w ago $264,000–$379,500 [PagerDuty](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pagerduty) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (SDEV)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3ae51c535b88f698) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 3w ago $191,000–$289,300 [Axion](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/axion) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1ec0997b44e02dad) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 3w ago $220,000–$270,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/01117a360ce4eb64) East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 more 2w ago $168,100–$261,500 [Extreme Networks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/extreme-networks) ### [Lead Senior Principal Forward Deployed Engineer (10566)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e9f2233e5d663d09) Seattle, WA Hybrid 3w ago Pay not posted [Aerovy](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/aerovy) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (Founding)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5ed9b7623426bad3) Seattle, WA Hybrid 4w ago $150,000–$200,000 [Alation](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/alation) ### [Senior Staff Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/19479baf50cbb536) US Remote 4w ago $152,152–$205,405 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1132657e1724cf67) East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 more 2w ago $168,100–$261,500 [Extreme Networks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/extreme-networks) ### [Staff Forward Deployed Engineer (10567)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/29cf05040976386c) Seattle, WA Hybrid 4w ago Pay not posted [Lovable](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lovable) ### [Staff Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/28e30f0bcb12a23f) New York, NY On-site 4w ago $199,000–$325,000 [EY](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ey) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Applied AI - Manager - Financial Services - Consulting](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6356c5612e0166c9) Charlotte, NC · Dallas, TX · +2 more Hybrid 4w ago $125,500–$261,600 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5b9357990c31169e) East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 more 2w ago $168,100–$261,500 [OpenLoop Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openloop-health) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/43810c230434bf4d) Des Moines, IA · US remote Remote 4w ago Pay not posted [Fractal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fractal) ### [Lead Architect, Forward Deployed Engineer (Cogentiq)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/40b31d1c664168e1) New York, NY On-site 4w ago Up to $185,000 [Uniphore](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/uniphore) ### [Principal Data Architect, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3f127121235bfadb) Palo Alto, CA 4w ago $232,900–$291,100 [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/23de35c0893990fc) Jessup, MD · Arlington, VA · +4 more 3w ago $168,100–$250,200 [Docker, Inc](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/docker-inc) ### [Principal Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b6d3e67e51b2bef4) San Francisco, CA Remote 4w ago $198,000–$319,000/mo 204 of 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[Compare pay across US FDE roles →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary) ## Frequently asked questions ### What do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs pay? 388 of 477 postings state a pay range. The median is $225,000, and half of them sit between $197,000 and $262,000, from 225 companies. ### How much experience do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs require? Of 477 postings, 349 state a minimum number of years, from 222 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 177 of them. The rest ask for 10 or more years (87), 3 to 5 years (79) or under 3 years (6). ### Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE and deployment jobs? These 477 postings come from 289 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (22), [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) (9), [CapTech Consulting](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/captech-consulting) (8), [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) (8) and [ServiceNow](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/servicenow) (8). ### Are staff-level FDE and deployment jobs remote? 106 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 147 are hybrid and 66 are on-site. The remaining 158 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 181 of the 477 postings. Counted over the 477 postings in this search. 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