> 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&page=2 477 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 [Vizient](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vizient) ### [Lead Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a763f86949ce779a) Chicago, IL · Irving, TX · +1 more 5w ago $117,600–$206,000 [CrossCountry Consulting](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/crosscountry-consulting) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer & Agentic Workflow Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/97bb62bb48a619ce) US · city not listed Hybrid 5w ago $150,000–$285,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e8b339d8be1a9304) Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +4 more 3w ago $168,100–$261,500 [AHEAD](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ahead) ### [Principal Technical Consultant – Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Security](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a195c1904c87ad48) US Remote 5w ago Pay not posted [Standard Bots](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/standard-bots) ### [Staff Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/63104783ef6d97b3) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY On-site 6w ago $215,000–$275,000 [Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/avathon-formerly-sparkcognition) ### [Technical Architect - Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/024ec55baa0bac4d) Pleasanton, CA · Austin, TX On-site 6w ago $170,000–$220,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e25936c11460ec5d) East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 more 3w ago $168,100–$261,500 [Thomson Reuters](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thomson-reuters) ### [Principal Software Engineer / Architect – AI, CoCounsel FDE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8c6d98a56ed501dd) New York, NY · Frisco, TX · +7 more Hybrid 6w ago $158,900–$340,000 [Veeam Software](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/veeam-software) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8b90677b8c9d0226) San Jose, CA Hybrid 7w ago $158,520–$294,360 [Alation](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/alation) ### [Staff Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2d0c2690ef3af1c0) US Remote 7w ago $124,646–$168,272 [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) Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +4 more On-site 3w ago $168,100–$261,500 [Thomson Reuters](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thomson-reuters) ### [Staff Software Engineer / Architect - AI, CoCounsel FDE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d70716e0efd8a9ba) Frisco, TX · Ann Arbor, MI · +1 more Hybrid 6w ago $137,100–$254,700 [Kyndryl (Professional)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/kyndryl-professional) ### [Associate Director, Full-stack Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a204231637b09953) Frisco, TX Hybrid 7w ago $143,640–$273,000 [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) ### [Expert Agent Builder, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0491722a5ab5e6bd) San Francisco, CA 7w ago $97,860–$316,750 [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) Boston, MA · Bellevue, WA · +4 more On-site 3w ago $168,100–$261,500 [E Source](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/e-source) ### [Forward Deployed Data Engineer IV, Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/396ede03d220d4a3) US Remote 7w ago $175,000–$200,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [AI Engineer - FDE Software Engineering Sr. Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d71e3d95228a376e) New York, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +40 more 7w ago $112,900–$302,400 [Atomic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/atomic) ### [Founding Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/33f9648658b0d6e3) US Remote 7w ago $200,000–$250,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - SF](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3654e0e90e2207e8) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 1mo ago $185,000–$300,000 [Nash](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nash) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/387e9ca0faba7f7c) US Remote 2mo ago Pay not posted [Fun](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fun) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Enterprise](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/944c41215ca0aca1) New York, NY Hybrid 2mo ago Pay not posted [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) ### [Lead Forward Deployed Engineering - Data Science & Integration](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d5934da2c82bfef9) Herndon, VA Remote 2mo ago $172,500–$260,100 [Cloudflare](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cloudflare) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5cc16d430c21aeef) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $194,000–$266,000 [Wolters Kluwer](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/wolters-kluwer) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c705534efb9d64a2) New York, NY · Madison, WI · +8 more 2mo ago $215,100–$384,400 [Pelico](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pelico) ### [Lead Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dfb96c4234bfc85b) Miami, FL · Austin, TX · +1 more Hybrid 2mo ago Pay not posted [Snorkel AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/snorkel-ai) ### [Senior/Staff FDE - Synthetic Data Generation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1a54d450f761a8e3) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $180,000–$320,000 [Microsoft](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/microsoft) ### [Principal Software Engineer - FDE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f0c24d2a3db887b4) US · city not listed 2mo ago $142,800–$304,200 [Figma](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/figma) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a3cc84cc99542a8d) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Remote 2mo ago $153,000–$376,000 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer - National Security](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1bd281fd02dd5ebf) US · city not listed Hybrid 2mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [Luminai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/luminai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Team Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f54c517d3cf04a24) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 2mo ago $190,000–$270,000 [Doppel](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/doppel) ### [Deployment Lead, FDE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7f9297c9e74c0d70) New York, NY Hybrid 3mo ago $250,000–$315,000 [Robots & Pencils](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/robots-pencils) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/16fa9ed350e26103) US Remote 3mo ago $177,375–$209,625 [Indicium AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/indicium-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer - NYC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9b4c5fad7de80c5a) New York, NY Hybrid 3mo ago $180,000–$240,000 [Afresh](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/afresh) ### [Staff Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0048527666072851) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 4mo ago $168,912–$253,368 [Sequen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sequen) ### [Staff+ Forward Deployed Research Engineer – Ranking](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/263f46108ecd5df3) US Remote 4mo ago $300,000–$350,000 [Amigo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amigo) ### [Staff Forward Deployed Engineer [NYC or SF]](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/24ad8746113a6cca) New York, NY On-site 4mo ago $240,000–$300,000 [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 [Titan Banking AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/titan-banking-ai) ### [Principal Forward Deployed Engineer – Applied AI Focus ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/edd2854b6730862a) US Remote 5mo ago $180,000–$250,000 [Snowflake](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/snowflake) ### [Staff Applied AI Engineer (FDE)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3e68bc5680577be8) Menlo Park, CA Hybrid 5mo ago $200,000–$270,000 [Maybern](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/maybern) ### [Principal Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9c18002efe428515) New York, NY Hybrid 5mo ago $310,000–$350,000 204 of these 477 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 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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