> 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 for technical leads Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?level=staff&management=lead&page=8 352 staff-level forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for technical leads, from 221 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $194,000 to $255,000. **352** postings · **221** companies · **286** with pay · median **$220,000** · middle half $194,000–$255,000 · read Nov 6, 2026 Updated Nov 7, 2026 [D-Wave Quantum Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/d-wave-quantum-inc) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff AI Platform Developer [590]](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/138d4289de4d2fba) US Remote 2w ago $167,000–$230,000 [webAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/webai) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Platform Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7c446f9aec340c4a) Austin, TX 2w ago Pay not posted [General Motors](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/general-motors) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Principal Engineer, AI Acceleration](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/57176efe95bc6ba7) Warren, MI · Austin, TX Remote 3w ago Pay not posted [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Full-Stack Software Engineer, Manufacturing Software (ArsenalOS Deployment)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5aae3345672f0dab) Santa Ana, CA 3w ago $220,000–$290,000 [TNS](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tns) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Sr AI Architect/Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6dcd136de8e30f4a) Reston, VA Remote 3w ago $150,000–$250,000 [Bristol Myers Squibb](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bristol-myers-squibb) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Manager, Research Intelligence Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/613a32893c980710) Princeton, NJ · Tampa, FL · +3 more 4w ago $134,980–$179,920 [AllianceBernstein](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/alliancebernstein) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Research Scientist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/de0f6fab92de97ef) Nashville, TN 4w ago Pay not posted [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer (ArsenalOS Deployment)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/523dce50ac5483f6) Santa Ana, CA 3w ago $191,000–$253,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Software Development Engineer, Frontier AI Tools](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/595786cb37da4bed) Austin, TX · Seattle, WA · +1 more 5w ago $168,100–$227,400 [Thomson Reuters](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thomson-reuters) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Lead AI Forward Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/66607c43c85e4fad) Eagan, MN · Frisco, TX Hybrid 5w ago $127,400–$236,600 [Western Digital](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/western-digital) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Principal Full Stack Developer & Solutions Architect – AI, Data & Cloud](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/79ac2742bc6d23d5) San Jose, CA On-site 5w ago Pay not posted [Jobber](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/jobber) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Principal Engineer (AI, Office of the CEO)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/651e2d3ed92d79e5) US Remote 6w ago Pay not posted [Zoox](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/zoox) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Lead AI Engineer – Enterprise, Data & AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3a875421dc2b7697) Foster City, CA Hybrid 6w ago Pay not posted [Cisco](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cisco) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Operations Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/549acbc1bfe7d7ca) Raleigh, NC Hybrid 7w ago $169,800–$297,400 [QuEra Computing](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/quera-computing) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Applied AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3763fb48f2ad9512) Boston, MA 7w ago $175,000–$210,000 [Jobber](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/jobber) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Principal Engineer (AI, Office of the CEO)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e08be08e37b72012) Boston, MA Remote 6w ago $229,300–$310,200 [Castelion](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/castelion) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Applied AI Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5dff8632f3ccf496) Torrance, CA 7w ago Pay not posted [T. Rowe Price](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/t-rowe-price) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Lead AI Software Engineer - T. Rowe Price Labs (MD or NYC)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/09ab6c87f9e7478c) Baltimore, MD · New York, NY Hybrid 1mo ago $145,000–$309,000 [Forus](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/forus) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Platform & Enablement Lead ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8ca540d0fb6c11ed) New York, NY On-site 1mo ago $175,000–$270,000 [Benchling](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/benchling) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Software Engineer, Tools and Automation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c4a1efdff7ee042a) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 1mo ago $195,000–$265,000 [Nscale](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nscale) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Foundry Engineering Lead ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/60e937813c4272ad) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · +1 more 1mo ago Pay not posted [Cadwell](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cadwell) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Strategy & Enterprise Enablement Analyst ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/475531881bdecf66) US · city not listed Hybrid 1mo ago $95,000–$130,000 [Talkiatry](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/talkiatry) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff AI Enablement Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7db1d5bf3e6947f3) US Remote 1mo ago $190,000–$230,000 [Camunda](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/camunda) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior GTM Systems AI and Automation Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d9bc4ad1b3531c9b) US Remote 2mo ago $143,800–$231,900 [Apple](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/apple) Builds for teams inside the company ### [People AI Enablement Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f0c5b453899f1a6c) Austin, TX 2mo ago $149,200–$249,000 [Kraft Heinz](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/kraft-heinz) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Computer Vision Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c2712eac428a6313) Chicago, IL Hybrid 2mo ago $120,800–$151,000 [Ciridae](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ciridae) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Platform Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/63b9ca33c41caa45) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Block (Square)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/block-square) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Software Engineer, Go-to-Market Systems & AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1fccdd3845d24f01) New York, NY 2mo ago $263,600–$395,400 [Carnival Corporation Ltd.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/carnival-corporation-ltd) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Principal, AI Forward Deployment Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4e8dfa4802b12811) Miami, FL On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Everlaw](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/everlaw) Builds for teams inside the company ### [GTM AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c57efd57ebb31902) Oakland, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $154,000–$213,000 [ALSO](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/also) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Staff Deployment Strategist, Operations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1181054e08ce3e65) Palo Alto, CA On-site 2mo ago $170,000–$225,000 [Block (Square)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/block-square) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Software Engineer, Go-to-Market Systems & AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2308348edd15ae53) SF Bay Area 2mo ago $263,600–$395,400 [Antora Energy](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/antora-energy) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior / Staff Software Engineer, Full Stack Software Products](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7622a0062e0d5853) US Remote 2mo ago $183,000–$240,000 [Lyra Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lyra-health) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Software Engineer - Internal Efficiency](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bbbb71f56e658c7b) South San Francisco, CA Remote 2mo ago Pay not posted [Samsara](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/samsara) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Finance & Strategy AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/39573757c75aa176) San Francisco, CA Remote 2mo ago $146,370–$246,000 [Reframe Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/reframe-systems) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Full Stack Software Engineer - Platform Software](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c261e6cd8068b5a6) Billerica, MA On-site 3mo ago $140,000–$180,000 [Elastic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/elastic) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Principal, Agentic Engineering Platform](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e925b52ee6d8bc67) US · city not listed 3mo ago Pay not posted [Photon](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/photon) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Deployment Lead – Devin AI | Onsite](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8396d908dcb6be17) US · city not listed On-site 3mo ago $44,000–$154,000 [SCAN](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scan) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Staff Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b5e27bd34408f446) Long Beach, CA Hybrid 3mo ago $106,200–$182,983 [Ingram Micro](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ingram-micro) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Agentic AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f69d8e7f36f47d97) Irvine, CA 3mo ago $112,200–$190,700 184 of these 352 jobs build what the customer runs. - 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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 for technical leads pay? 286 of 352 postings state a pay range. The median is $220,000, and half of them sit between $194,000 and $255,000, from 175 companies. ### How much experience do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads require? Of 352 postings, 269 state a minimum number of years, from 174 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 136 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (67), 10 or more years (62) or under 3 years (4). ### Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads? These 352 postings come from 221 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (19), [CapTech Consulting](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/captech-consulting) (8), [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) (8), [ServiceNow](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/servicenow) (7) and [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (6). ### Are staff-level FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads remote? 79 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 112 are hybrid and 43 are on-site. The remaining 118 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 138 of the 352 postings. Counted over the 352 postings in this search. 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