> 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=9 352 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 [Elastic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/elastic) Builds for teams inside the company ### [ Principal, Agentic Engineering Platform](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6bb9240dec6e078f) US · city not listed 3mo ago $159,800–$252,800 [Prologis](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/prologis) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Lead AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/974be3a4d3d388f5) Denver, CO · San Francisco, CA · +3 more On-site 3mo ago $147,000–$202,000 [Block (Square)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/block-square) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Legal Systems Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4ea311520d8d39a6) San Francisco, CA 3mo ago $145,400–$257,600 [DDN](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ddn) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Software Engineer - Internal Apps](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8d499c7bfcb350c0) New York, NY Hybrid 3mo ago $150,000–$185,000 [Sprinter Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sprinter-health) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Enablement Engineer (Senior / Staff)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9f6e765ba0277c1d) San Francisco, CA · Menlo Park, CA Hybrid 3mo ago $180,000–$260,000 [Waymo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/waymo) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Enablement Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c882a164e9bc6d53) Mountain View, CA Hybrid 3mo ago $200,000–$247,000 [Danaher Corporation](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/danaher-corporation) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior AI Engineer, Legal - USA Remote](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b8fb07c64cea4d79) US Remote 4mo ago $185,000–$200,000 [Suno](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/suno) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior / Staff Software Engineer, AI Leverage](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/92a182599aacde00) Boston, MA On-site 4mo ago $228,960–$363,510 [Distyl AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/distyl-ai) Leads the deployment team ### [AI Engineer, Enterprise Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a777a2e143cc194d) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 4mo ago $200,000–$250,000 [Match Group](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/match-group) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Principal, Legal AI Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/df82766d1de19b1f) West Hollywood, CA Hybrid 4mo ago Pay not posted [Grafana Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/grafana-labs) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff AI Engineer | USA | Remote](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3eb0248bcffa8e9a) US Remote 4mo ago $154,445–$185,334 [Tubi](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tubi) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Software Engineer, Internal Tools](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0e6f7ef76098e1cc) New York, NY Hybrid 4mo ago $227,200–$324,500 [True Anomaly](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/true-anomaly) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Platform Engineer, AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f03a35e95f49ad01) Denver, CO · Long Beach, CA Hybrid 4mo ago $190,000–$285,000 [CrowdStrike](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/crowdstrike) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Sr. AI Growth Engineer (Remote)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d5dd9d302731f8a0) US Remote 4mo ago $140,000–$215,000 [RoboForce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/roboforce) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Lead AI Native Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/268ed77b436ada01) Milpitas, CA On-site 4mo ago Pay not posted [Texas Instruments](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/texas-instruments) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Workflow Automation Engineer | GenAI Focused](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3925b51b7e60cc66) Dallas, TX 5mo ago Pay not posted [True Anomaly](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/true-anomaly) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Platform Engineer, AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/aa3d2770f20cf7fb) Denver, CO · Long Beach, CA Hybrid 4mo ago $225,000–$325,000 [Samsara](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/samsara) Builds for teams inside the company ### [People Analytics AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/19be1687d131fa0b) US Remote 5mo ago $146,370–$221,400 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Fullstack Engineer, Agentic Applications](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9a39079ea2904fe9) Mountain View, CA 5mo ago $192,000–$260,000 [Socure](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/socure) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9278b0f5eb6e8bd6) New York, NY Hybrid 5mo ago $200,000–$230,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Capacity Systems Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/35326025ecb53c24) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 5mo ago $347,000–$445,000 [ONE Finance](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/one-finance) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Platform Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e7566bd277b8652e) US Remote 5mo ago $150,000–$190,000 [webAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/webai) Leads the deployment team ### [Director of Applied AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/80efef3cae855049) Austin, TX Hybrid 5mo ago Pay not posted [Faraday Future](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/faraday-future) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior AI & Business Operations Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/52f0d9a5d487411f) El Segundo, CA 6mo ago $130,000–$150,000 [Polymarket](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/polymarket) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Software Engineer, Mission Control](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d22ad56ce22c86cc) New York, NY On-site 6mo ago $250,000–$400,000 [Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Software Engineer, Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/037814d943f2f163) San Francisco, CA · Saint Louis, MO · +2 more 7mo ago $188,800–$362,000 [William Blair](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/william-blair) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Lead Data Scientist – AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/38e590bfcbf12fdf) Chicago, IL Hybrid 7mo ago $186,000–$222,000 [Apple](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/apple) Builds for teams inside the company ### [GenAI Solutions Architect, Customer Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c464568d0c188bee) Sunnyvale, CA 8mo ago Pay not posted [Redwood Materials](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/redwood-materials) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b9310795131be37e) Mccarran, NV · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 8mo ago $217,500–$287,500 [Gusto](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gusto) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Enterprise Application AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/52d3a1b1c417debb) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 11mo ago $225,000–$250,000 [Uncountable](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/uncountable) Leads the deployment team ### [Engineering Manager, Implementations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ed3c833f051d9258) New York, NY Since 2025 $130,000–$150,000 [T-Mobile](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/t-mobile) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Principal Forward Deployment Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/11ace3a67769cea9) Bellevue, WA 3mo ago $164,500–$296,700 184 of these 352 jobs build what the customer runs. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Flevel%3Dstaff%26management%3Dlead%26page%3D9&placement=assist) [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Flevel%3Dstaff%26management%3Dlead%26page%3D9&placement=alert) Alerts for “Staff-level FDE and deployment 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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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