> 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 involving proof of concept Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?level=staff&stage=poc&page=2 185 staff-level forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs involving proof of concept, from 132 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $195,000 to $271,000. **185** postings · **132** companies · 164 state pay: median **$225,000**, half $195,000–$271,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) Builds what the customer runs ### [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 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) Builds what the customer runs ### [ServiceNow Lead Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/04042fc305bb2936) Rosslyn, VA 2mo ago $189,200–$372,900 [PVM](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pvm) Builds what the customer runs ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b7c5f24c5bf59d7a) Huntsville, AL On-site 5mo ago Pay not posted [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) Builds what the customer runs ### [Sr. AI Engineer - Forward Deployed Engineer Senior Manager · Snowflake · Reinvention Centers](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bd9a583b14500d31) Dallas, TX · Columbus, OH · +3 more Hybrid 5mo ago $112,900–$338,300 [Microsoft](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/microsoft) Builds what the customer runs ### [Software Engineering IC6](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b55a90b319780289) US · city not listed New · 4d ago $165,600–$331,200 [Cisco](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cisco) Builds what the customer runs ### [Staff Solutions Engineer - FDSE Public Sector - Splunk (Remote)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5f665de6bff21392) Reston, VA · Boulder, CO · +6 more Remote New · 6d ago $246,800–$394,300 [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) Builds what the customer runs ### [Engagement Tech Lead, Agentic AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5b6892bdcfe81a2c) US · city not listed 13d ago $224,000–$431,250 [Noble Machines](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/noble-machines) Builds what the customer runs ### [Principal Solutions Architect ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/444496c89587b436) Sunnyvale, CA 2w ago $200,000–$350,000 [Nebius](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nebius) Builds what the customer runs ### [Principal ML Solutions Architect - Token Factory](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/504c04284338e8dd) US Remote 3w ago $208,000–$261,000 [Zebra Technologies](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/zebra-technologies) Builds what the customer runs ### [Advanced AI Scientist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/962ba2e671b8c3ed) Austin, TX Hybrid 4w ago $138,800–$208,200 [Mozilla](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/mozilla) Builds what the customer runs ### [Staff Product Engineer, Enterprise AI ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e9307d8ee55893ca) US Remote 5w ago $185,000–$220,000 [Mendix](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/mendix) Builds what the customer runs ### [Intelligence Center X Principal - Americas](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9a98ecb0d1b46c53) Boston, MA Hybrid 5w ago $197,300–$394,600 [SambaNova Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sambanova-systems) Builds what the customer runs ### [Senior Principal AI Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/eec3c379318643c7) San Jose, CA 5w ago $234,000–$286,000 [Sierra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sierra) Builds what the customer runs ### [Software Engineer, Agent - Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7f3a7c3d43682b97) San Francisco, CA On-site 6w ago $180,000–$390,000 [Focused](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/focused) Builds what the customer runs ### [Lead Agent Engineer (Langchain)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7cf6884582fe8ca8) Denver, CO Hybrid 6w ago $175,000–$250,000 [Crusoe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/crusoe) Builds what the customer runs ### [Senior Staff Applied AI Inference Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5d67843846305b6d) San Francisco, CA On-site 6w ago $250,000–$300,000 [EXL](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/exl) Builds what the customer runs ### [Assistant Vice President](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/206fd4304eb32014) US · city not listed On-site 7w ago Pay not posted [Omada Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/omada-health) Builds what the customer runs ### [Senior Software Engineer, Solutions Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3cf86619f031de6b) US Remote 7w ago $156,000–$224,250 [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) Builds what the customer runs ### [Staff Research Engineer, Applied AI, DeepMind](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/713ebe7e74f1e4c4) Mountain View, CA 7w ago $207,000–$300,000 [Hitachi Energy](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hitachi-energy) Builds what the customer runs ### [Federal Data Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f9798b9bebc97700) Washington, DC On-site 1mo ago $160,000–$205,000 [Crusoe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/crusoe) Builds what the customer runs ### [Staff Applied AI Inference Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f6b6957db986de8d) San Francisco, CA On-site 1mo ago $215,000–$260,000 [Capco](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/capco) Builds what the customer runs ### [Principal Consultant – Semantic Data & AI Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/67092a02a2043ad9) New York, NY Hybrid 2mo ago $146,000–$183,000 [Restaurant365](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/restaurant365) Builds what the customer runs ### [Senior Customer Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4b9c23c20a3d39bd) Irvine, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $130,000–$174,000 [Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai) Builds what the customer runs ### [Staff Frontier Agents Engineer (Applied AI)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ce65194d3b4765e8) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 more 3mo ago $265,000–$331,000 [Decagon](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/decagon) Builds what the customer runs ### [Engineering Lead, Strategic Deployments](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3ff1ce35a22b105f) New York, NY On-site 3mo ago $200,000–$400,000 [Livefront](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/livefront) Builds what the customer runs ### [AI Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0ca282cfcd223796) US Remote 4mo ago $130,000–$175,000 [Genesys](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/genesys) Builds what the customer runs ### [Principal, AI Software Engineer– Agentic & Industry Solutions](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1c015bd1ff6ff862) TX, NC 4mo ago $205,200–$360,800 [BCG](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bcg) Builds what the customer runs ### [BCG Platinion | Lead AI Tech Architect - AI Platforms](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0d4252868cd1a506) Atlanta, GA · Austin, TX · +16 more 5mo ago $190,000 [Decagon](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/decagon) Builds what the customer runs ### [Engineering Lead, Strategic Deployments](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/55e8a726e8f37fe4) San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago $200,000–$400,000 [Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai) Builds what the customer runs ### [Senior Staff Frontier Agents Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2865522375d0ee1d) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 more 5mo ago $288,000–$360,000 [TrueFoundry](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/truefoundry) Builds what the customer runs ### [Senior AI/ML Engineer — LLM & Agent Stack (Customer Facing)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/245ead0bc1b975e3) San Mateo, CA Hybrid 14mo ago Pay not posted [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) Leads the deployment team ### [Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, Financial Services](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1da2d6eeed3a8943) New York, NY Hybrid New · Today $302,000–$385,000 [Genesys](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/genesys) Leads the deployment team ### [Director, North America AI Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b0deed3f2347a903) TX, CO, NC New · 3d ago $163,100–$286,900 [Citi (Citigroup Inc.)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/citi-citigroup-inc) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Lead/Staff Forward Deployed AI Engineer - Senior Vice President](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2dcb530c21606047) New York, NY 13d ago $176,720–$265,080 [Reddit](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/reddit) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Lead Forward Deployed Engineer (AI Enablement)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/aaedefe3310b0e04) US Remote 2w ago $194,600–$272,400 [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Lead GenAI Forward Deployed Engineer, YouTube GTM Operations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8847cd3282bb9d75) San Bruno, CA · New York, NY · +1 more 3w ago $186,000–$269,000 [Sony Pictures Entertainment](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sony-pictures-entertainment) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Principal Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/686f939e336de340) Culver City, CA 4w ago $195,000–$270,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Lead, FDE - SF](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8b6529416243e8a5) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 4w ago $230,000–$294,000 [Arcesium](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/arcesium) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Transformation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a03cc4dcea9019c6) New York, NY 5w ago $200,000–$250,000 [Analog Devices](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/analog-devices) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, Enterprise AI Productivity](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b3b7fcad5a29fac4) Dallas, TX · San Jose, CA 5w ago $200,000–$275,000 [Compare pay across US FDE roles →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary) ## Frequently asked questions ### What do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs involving proof of concept pay? 164 of 185 postings state a pay range. The median is $225,000, and half of them sit between $195,000 and $271,000, from 115 companies. ### How much experience do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs involving proof of concept require? Of 185 postings, 142 state a minimum number of years, from 104 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 67 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (36), 10 or more years (35) or under 3 years (4). ### Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE and deployment jobs involving proof of concept? These 185 postings come from 132 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (12), [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) (9), [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) (7), [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (3) and [Alation](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/alation) (3). ### Are staff-level FDE and deployment jobs involving proof of concept remote? 35 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 53 are hybrid and 29 are on-site. The remaining 68 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 77 of the 185 postings. Counted over the 185 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey. Employer postings · Responsibility levels reflect our reading of the work, not just the employer’s title. 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