> 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=3 477 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 [Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai) ### [Staff Frontier Agents Engineer (Forward Deployed Engineering)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7450160035e263a5) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 more 5mo ago $252,000–$315,000 [DigitalOcean](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/digitalocean) ### [Staff Forward Deployed Applied Scientist (Agentic AI)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4078b92dfa142527) Seattle, WA Hybrid 6mo ago $220,000–$239,000 [Liatrio](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/liatrio) ### [Principal Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/78beee344451f69f) US Remote 8mo ago Pay not posted [Taktile](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/taktile) ### [Lead Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c22addb5ab9c453e) New York, NY Hybrid 8mo ago $240,000–$290,000 [Vori](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vori) ### [Forward Deployed Data Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/10a63de25c991395) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 9mo ago Pay not posted [DigitalOcean](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/digitalocean) ### [Staff Forward Deployed Applied Scientist (Agentic AI)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5cb0666417640fff) San Francisco, CA Remote 6mo ago $220,000–$239,000 [SpruceID](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spruceid) ### [Principal Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/509559a2545bb60e) US Remote 11mo ago $200,000–$225,000 [Invisible Technologies](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/invisible-technologies) ### [Principal Backend Engineer (Forward Deployed)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/14b783c38e2fc93f) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 12mo ago $250,000–$300,000 [Invisible Technologies](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/invisible-technologies) ### [Staff Software Engineer (Forward Deployed)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/19bb1237798f4e23) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA Hybrid Since 2025 $210,000–$300,000 [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) Arlington, VA · Herndon, VA · +1 more 10d ago $200,100–$270,600 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [ServiceNow Lead Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/04042fc305bb2936) Rosslyn, VA 2mo ago $189,200–$372,900 [Microsoft](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/microsoft) ### [Principal Data Scientist - FDE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8d348f59a7b18874) US · city not listed 2mo ago $142,800–$304,200 [Applied Computing](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/applied-computing) ### [Time Series Researcher - Forward deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cc1f72c9c38fbc10) Houston, TX 3mo ago Pay not posted [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) Denver, CO · New York, NY · +2 more 2mo ago $200,100–$297,700 [PVM](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pvm) ### [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) ### [AI/ML Sr Architect - Forward Deployed Engineer Senior Manager · Reinvention Centers](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/06caa9dcd7bf5102) Dallas, TX · Columbus, OH · +3 more Hybrid 5mo ago $112,900–$338,300 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [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 [STR](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/str) ### [Principal Mission Engineer - Full Stack (Secret Clearance Required)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/36c74c6c3896751b) Arlington, VA · Boston, MA · +5 more Hybrid New · 2d ago $240,000–$290,000 [ServiceNow](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/servicenow) ### [Senior Staff Software Engineer_Voice AI Agent Prompting](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d423e0a0f5dccf01) Santa Clara, CA New · 4d ago $190,900–$334,100 [Celonis](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/celonis) ### [Lead Deployment Architect - AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/927db00cfcddf0a0) Redwood City, CA Hybrid New · 4d ago $195,000–$215,000 [Striveworks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/striveworks) ### [Staff Machine Learning Engineer - Team Lead (Active Secret Clearance)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/932fd0bec7a14bd1) Austin, TX Remote New · 5d ago $230,000–$280,000 [STR](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/str) ### [Principal Mission Engineer - Full Stack (Secret Clearance Required)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/aab2e4f9f651b87d) San Diego, CA Hybrid New · 2d ago $240,000–$290,000 [PhysicsX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/physicsx) ### [Principal Machine Learning Engineer (Aerospace Manufacturing)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c855b793f4140d11) New York, NY Hybrid New · 5d ago Pay not posted [Robots & Pencils](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/robots-pencils) ### [Staff Engineer / AI Builder - Mountain View](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c9bdcf6343a2389c) Mountain View, CA New · 6d ago $165,604–$228,491 [Quilter](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/quilter) ### [Senior/Staff Platform Engineer, Enterprise Deployments](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/12acc499b2406b34) US Remote New · 6d ago Pay not posted [Microsoft](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/microsoft) ### [Software Engineering IC6](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b55a90b319780289) US · city not listed New · 6d ago $165,600–$331,200 [Cisco](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cisco) ### [Staff Solutions Engineer - FDSE Public Sector - Splunk (Remote)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5f665de6bff21392) Reston, VA · Boulder, CO · +6 more Remote 8d ago $246,800–$394,300 [Robots & Pencils](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/robots-pencils) ### [Staff Engineer / AI Builder - NYC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4e49f67a548e2f7d) New York, NY New · 6d ago $165,604–$228,491 [Neo4j](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/neo4j) ### [Principal AI Solutions Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b057169d1f8a6744) US Remote 10d ago $220,000–$310,000 [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) ### [Engagement Tech Lead, Agentic AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5b6892bdcfe81a2c) US · city not listed 2w ago $224,000–$431,250 [Very Big Things](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/very-big-things) ### [Lead AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/43dd771a62c7f2b8) US Remote 2w ago Pay not posted [Sparq](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sparq) ### [Principal AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fdf265823c94b869) US Remote 2w ago Pay not posted [Luminary](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/luminary) ### [Senior/Principal Lead Delivery Engineer — Semiconductor](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ba548c631b51d6ee) San Mateo, CA On-site 2w ago Pay not posted [Lockheed Martin](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lockheed-martin) ### [Agentic Ontology Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/17fb311b40c3c6b0) DC 2w ago $108,600–$280,000 [Noble Machines](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/noble-machines) ### [Principal Solutions Architect ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/444496c89587b436) Sunnyvale, CA 2w ago $200,000–$350,000 [ServiceNow](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/servicenow) ### [Senior Staff Product Success Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dcb388279b6f552e) San Diego, CA Remote 2w ago $171,900–$300,800 [Distyl AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/distyl-ai) ### [Infrastructure Engineer, Customer Delivery](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/520c15eff228e659) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 3w ago $200,000–$250,000 [Nebius](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nebius) ### [Principal ML Solutions Architect - Token Factory](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/504c04284338e8dd) US Remote 4w ago $208,000–$261,000 [Zipline](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/zipline) ### [Staff Software Engineer – Integrations Platform](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/707396a854796719) South San Francisco, CA 4w ago $180,000–$270,000 [ServiceNow](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/servicenow) ### [Staff Software Engineer-Voice Connectivity](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d190e9541ee470eb) Santa Clara, CA 3w ago $166,500–$291,400 204 of these 477 jobs build what the customer runs. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Flevel%3Dstaff%26page%3D3&placement=assist) [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Flevel%3Dstaff%26page%3D3&placement=alert) Alerts for “Staff-level FDE and deployment jobs” go out once you have an account. [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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