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# Staff-level FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads in Seattle area

Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?level=staff&management=lead&region=puget-sound

40 staff-level forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for technical leads in the Seattle area, from 17 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $198,000 to $226,000.

**40** postings · **17** companies · 35 state pay: median **$215,000**, half $198,000–$226,000

Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026

[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 · 2d ago

$180,000–$240,000

[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)

Seattle, WA · Denver, CO · +3 more New · 3d ago

$168,100–$227,400

[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 13d ago

$145,600–$240,695

[Meta](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/meta)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Enterprise AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1b56b79b36aa36a5)

Seattle, WA · Menlo Park, CA · +2 more 2w ago

$183,997–$257,000

[Anthropic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anthropic)

### [Staff Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6820987055206e6d)

Seattle, WA · New York, NY · +1 more Hybrid 3w ago

$280,000–$320,000

[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/6bb0ae9f5fef1b81)

Seattle, WA · Denver, CO · +3 more 10d ago

$168,100–$227,400

[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

[Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture)

### [AI Engineer - FDE Software Engineering Sr. Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d71e3d95228a376e)

Seattle, WA · New York, NY · +40 more 7w ago

$112,900–$302,400

[Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai)

### [Staff Frontier Agents Engineer (Forward Deployed Engineering)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7450160035e263a5)

Seattle, WA · San Francisco, CA · +1 more 5mo ago

$252,000–$315,000

[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/f5bf574259f324a9)

Seattle, WA · Jessup, MD · +4 more 10d ago

$168,100–$250,200

[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

[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)

Seattle, WA · Boston, MA · +3 more 2w ago

$168,100–$250,200

[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)

Seattle, WA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 more 2w ago

$168,100–$261,500

[Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws)

### [Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/01117a360ce4eb64)

Seattle, WA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 more 2w ago

$168,100–$261,500

[Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws)

### [Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1132657e1724cf67)

Seattle, WA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 more 2w ago

$168,100–$261,500

[Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws)

### [Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5b9357990c31169e)

Seattle, WA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 more 2w ago

$168,100–$261,500

[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)

Seattle, WA · Jessup, MD · +4 more 2w ago

$168,100–$250,200

[Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws)

### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e8b339d8be1a9304)

Seattle, WA · Boston, MA · +4 more 3w ago

$168,100–$261,500

[Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws)

### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e25936c11460ec5d)

Seattle, WA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 more 3w ago

$168,100–$261,500

[Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws)

### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3087cf6a8723dff6)

Seattle, WA · Boston, MA · +4 more On-site 3w ago

$168,100–$261,500

[Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws)

### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7a7d1ffed9ab9406)

Bellevue, WA · Boston, MA · +4 more On-site 3w ago

$168,100–$261,500

[Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws)

### [Sr Software Development Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bfc6e9a8bf54ca77)

Seattle, WA · Arlington, VA · +1 more 4mo ago

$168,100–$250,200

[Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws)

### [Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/956ee3b9130c2d1a)

Seattle, WA · Arlington, VA · +1 more 8d ago

$200,100–$270,600

[Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws)

### [Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ac75979a99501af8)

Seattle, WA · Denver, CO · +2 more 2mo ago

$200,100–$297,700

[Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google)

### [Staff Applied AI Agent Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/16a62232639586e6)

Sunnyvale, CA · Kirkland, WA 2w ago

$207,000–$300,000

[Samsara](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/samsara)

### [Solutions Integration Engineer IV](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/81d21a9b115bb353)

Seattle, WA · Austin, TX · +3 more Remote 3mo ago

$105,910–$160,200

[Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai)

### [Senior Staff Frontier Agents Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2865522375d0ee1d)

Seattle, WA · San Francisco, CA · +1 more 5mo ago

$288,000–$360,000

[Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws)

### [Senior Software Engineer, Security Services and Observability, Amazon Web Services](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b5703d11db556846)

Seattle, WA · Irvine, CA · +1 more On-site 4w ago

$168,100–$227,400

[Prologis](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/prologis) Builds for teams inside the company

### [Lead Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b5974981b5313d0c)

Seattle, WA · Denver, CO · +8 more 6w ago

$200,000–$285,000

[F5](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/f5) Builds for teams inside the company

### [Forward Deployed Engineer lll](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/88b82a0a517ae99f)

Seattle, WA · San Jose, CA 6w ago

$120,000–$180,000

[Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) Leads the deployment team

### [Forward Deployed Engineering Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a60e7ba97aa7fff1)

Seattle, WA · Arlington, VA · +39 more 6w ago

$80,400–$316,300

[Apple](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/apple) Builds for teams inside the company

### [Lead Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Evaluation Platform](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5abd9b340f0d4b8b)

Seattle, WA 5mo ago

Pay not posted

[Aircall](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/aircall) Integrates and configures it

### [Forward Deployed Engineer - AI Solutions Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7d036f85935839c1)

Seattle, WA Hybrid 8mo ago

Pay not posted

[Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) Integrates and configures it

### [AI Architect - FDE Associate Director](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d150bad0c0de3100)

Seattle, WA · New York, NY · +40 more 7w ago

$62,800–$218,800

[Red Cell Partners](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/red-cell-partners) Integrates and configures it

### [Senior/Staff DevOps Engineer, Federal](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f869ffd42e3c9846)

Seattle, WA · Mclean, VA Remote New · 6d ago

$180,000–$240,000

[Anthropic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anthropic) Plans what the customer deploys first

### [Technical Deployment Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7443829b46ff3cd0)

Seattle, WA · Boston, MA · +2 more Hybrid 11mo ago

$275,000–$380,000

[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)

Seattle, WA · Austin, TX · +1 more 5w ago

$168,100–$227,400

[Nscale](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nscale) Builds for teams inside the company

### [Foundry Engineering Lead ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/60e937813c4272ad)

Seattle, WA · New York, NY · +1 more 1mo ago

Pay not posted

[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

[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

28 of 40 build what the customer runs.

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## Frequently asked questions

### What do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads in Seattle area pay?

35 of 40 postings state a pay range. The median is $215,000, and half of them sit between $198,000 and $226,000, from 13 companies.

### How much experience do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads in Seattle area require?

Of 40 postings, 33 state a minimum number of years, from 12 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 15 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (10), 10 or more years (7) or under 3 years (1).

### Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads in Seattle area?

These 40 postings come from 17 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (18), [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (3), [Anthropic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anthropic) (2), [Extreme Networks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/extreme-networks) (2) and [Red Cell Partners](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/red-cell-partners) (2).

### Are staff-level FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads in Seattle area remote?

4 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 5 are hybrid and 3 are on-site. The remaining 28 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 26 of the 40 postings.

Counted over the 40 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.

Employer postings · Locations cover the metro area, not only the city. Responsibility levels reflect our reading of the work, not just the employer’s title. · [How we read postings](https://nextmove.md/fde/method)

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