> 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 serving external customers Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?level=staff&recipient=external&page=7 284 staff-level forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs serving external customers, from 173 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $205,000 to $275,000. **284** postings · **173** companies · 237 state pay: median **$230,000**, half $205,000–$275,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Snorkel AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/snorkel-ai) Leads the deployment team ### [Director, Forward Deployed Researcher - Data as a Service](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/69c38ceeea80a075) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · US remote Remote 7mo ago $228,000–$403,200 [Anthropic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anthropic) Leads the deployment team ### [Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1ae92eb53e1e9c1f) New York, NY Hybrid 9mo ago $320,000–$405,000 [HackerRank](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hackerrank) Leads the deployment team ### [Director, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/12ef8eb1592b65b1) Santa Clara, CA · Mountain View, CA Hybrid 10mo ago $300,000–$350,000 · base + variable [Twenty](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/twenty) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Senior Forward Deployed Analyst](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7c29f42c84227db9) Fort Meade, MD On-site 13mo ago $137,000–$240,000 [Snorkel AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/snorkel-ai) Leads the deployment team ### [VP, Head of Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/faa1eb0081473b5e) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 7mo ago $268,800–$403,000 [Celonis](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/celonis) Integrates and configures it ### [Lead Deployment Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/491d6aa98b2a9678) New York, NY Hybrid New · 2d ago $177,000–$190,000 [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 7d ago $180,000–$240,000 [Pure Storage](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pure-storage) Integrates and configures it ### [Senior Services Solutions Architect – AI, Advanced Services](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/73d6437db41a3e41) New York, NY · Raleigh, NC On-site 3w ago $146,000–$219,000 [Snowflake](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/snowflake) Integrates and configures it ### [Solutions Architect, Observe](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8b26efacf271aaaa) US Remote 2mo ago $160,000–$210,000 [Sitreps](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sitreps) Integrates and configures it ### [Director Of Technical Operations ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/57b6f7800943ba3a) Washington, DC · Los Angeles, CA Hybrid 3mo ago $180,000–$220,000 [Glean](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/glean) Integrates and configures it ### [Resident Solutions Architect ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a0e7008d42f3cb96) US Remote 3mo ago $170,000–$240,000 · OTE [Ripple](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ripple) Integrates and configures it ### [Staff Solutions Consultant](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/926df4c895c89b8e) New York, NY Hybrid 3mo ago $180,000–$225,000 [Snowflake](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/snowflake) Integrates and configures it ### [Principal Solutions Architect - Data Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/55bccdc797e4f7fc) New York, NY 2mo ago $196,000–$257,200 [AHEAD](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ahead) Integrates and configures it ### [AI Principal Technical Consultant, AI Services](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/adca86503fd7ada3) US Remote 5mo ago Pay not posted [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Lead, Life Sciences- NYC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/140323e3f3a4a70e) New York, NY Hybrid 6mo ago $207,000–$294,000 [Ripple](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ripple) Integrates and configures it ### [Senior Staff Partner Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/60d8fada6c10a72c) New York, NY Hybrid 4mo ago $208,000–$260,000 [Parloa](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/parloa) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Staff Deployment Strategist - US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/62755c754c77047b) New York, NY 8mo ago $276,000–$315,000 [Anthropic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anthropic) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Technical Deployment Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7443829b46ff3cd0) Boston, MA · New York, NY · +2 more Hybrid 11mo ago $275,000–$380,000 [Ripple](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ripple) Integrates and configures it ### [Senior Staff Partner Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/80281a5d0c9825af) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 4mo ago $208,000–$260,000 [BetterUp](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/betterup) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Staff Product Manager, Forward Deployment](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5fba1ee621bbcb82) Austin, TX · New York, NY · +1 more Hybrid 2w ago $180,000–$250,000 [Alation](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/alation) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Staff Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e035988bf608b960) US Remote 3mo ago Pay not posted [BetterUp](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/betterup) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Principal Product Manager, Forward Deployment](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8783764172616cf6) Austin, TX · New York, NY · +2 more Hybrid 2mo ago $210,000–$295,000 [Virtru](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/virtru) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d39a13bf908d2f24) Washington, DC Remote 10d ago $190,000–$250,000 [Gen Digital Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gen-digital-inc) Leads the deployment team ### [Lead, Integrations Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cbfc45d188b6f22e) New York, NY Hybrid 13d ago $200,000–$240,000 [Fieldguide](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fieldguide) Leads the deployment team ### [Senior Manager, Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fed674fdd8484b71) San Francisco, CA Remote 3w ago $210,000–$305,000 [Scout AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scout-ai) Leads the deployment team ### [GTM Customer Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d07a2a79ab832de6) US Remote 4w ago $150,000–$180,000 [Mendix](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/mendix) Leads the deployment team ### [Intelligence Center X Engineering Manager - Americas](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/661a0f7842c19c00) US · city not listed Hybrid 5w ago $197,300–$394,600 [Ironsite](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ironsite) Leads the deployment team ### [Head of Field Applications](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2b1a0715b67f2087) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago $200,000–$300,000 [Fieldguide](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fieldguide) Leads the deployment team ### [Head of Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f2bf39c185070fc9) San Francisco, CA Remote 3w ago $240,000–$390,000 [Applied Intuition](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/applied-intuition) Leads the deployment team ### [Software Engineering Manager (Defense/PhysicalAI)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/54e611b0f8201f20) Arlington, VA On-site 2mo ago $250,000–$300,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) Leads the deployment team ### [Manager, Applied AI Engineering (Enterprise)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9b612508e6525cc3) New York, NY Hybrid 4mo ago $251,000–$335,000 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) Leads the deployment team ### [Lead Mission Software Engineer, EW](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/29ffba50995e18dc) Costa Mesa, CA 4mo ago $220,000–$292,000 [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 [Qualified Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/qualified-health) Leads the deployment team ### [Director, Data Modernization](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e6420374ec05b274) US Remote 4mo ago $190,000–$230,000 [Serval](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/serval) Leads the deployment team ### [Deployment Leadership](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2cf4f2be614e9158) San Francisco, CA On-site 5mo ago $250,000–$400,000 [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 [Indicium AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/indicium-ai) Leads the deployment team ### [Vice President of Agentic AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e428b809047fab6d) New York, NY 6mo ago $220,000–$350,000 [Sierra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sierra) Leads the deployment team ### [Engineering Manager, Agent](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7aa24228c9c7e778) New York, NY On-site 6mo ago $280,000–$410,000 [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 [Rain](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rain) Leads the deployment team ### [Customer Engineering Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/47277f5e42096c1b) New York, NY Hybrid 7mo ago $200,000–$280,000 172 of 284 build what the customer runs. [Compare pay across US FDE roles →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary) ## Frequently asked questions ### What do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs serving external customers pay? 237 of 284 postings state a pay range. The median is $230,000, and half of them sit between $205,000 and $275,000, from 138 companies. ### How much experience do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs serving external customers require? Of 284 postings, 197 state a minimum number of years, from 129 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 96 of them. The rest ask for 10 or more years (55) or 3 to 5 years (46). ### Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE and deployment jobs serving external customers? These 284 postings come from 173 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (16), [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) (7) and [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (6). ### Are staff-level FDE and deployment jobs serving external customers remote? 60 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 90 are hybrid and 44 are on-site. The remaining 90 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 135 of the 284 postings. Counted over the 284 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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