> 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 pre-sales serving external customers and internal teams Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?level=staff&recipient=both&stage=presales 16 staff-level forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs involving pre-sales serving external customers and internal teams, from 10 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $169,000 to $192,000. **16** postings · **10** companies · 10 state pay: median **$185,000**, half $169,000–$192,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Celonis](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/celonis) Builds what the customer runs ### [Lead Deployment Architect - AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/927db00cfcddf0a0) Redwood City, CA Hybrid New · Yesterday $195,000–$215,000 [SentinelOne](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sentinelone) Builds what the customer runs ### [Staff Forward Deploy Engineer (Fullstack - Java/React)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8d65cfa2211fe3a1) US Remote 5mo ago $156,000–$215,000 [Celonis](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/celonis) Builds what the customer runs ### [Lead Deployment Architect - AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bf236dfac408a8bc) New York, NY Hybrid 3mo ago $177,000–$190,000 [Thomson Reuters](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thomson-reuters) Leads the deployment team ### [Senior Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering – Tax & Audit](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d9f81e00f9c3d172) Brooklyn, NY · New York, NY · +4 more Hybrid New · 4d ago $118,400–$253,000 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Sr. Engagement Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8b091d6ee222c894) VA Remote 5w ago $130,300–$179,200 [Climb](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/climb) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed AI Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7de6abbbf1ae1617) US Remote 4mo ago Pay not posted [Stripe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/stripe) Leads the deployment team ### [Engineering Manager, Forward Deployed (Privy)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/43fada52a5ce0259) New York, NY 5mo ago $236,000–$354,000 [Perficient](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/perficient) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4d224a571cb5f2bc) US Remote 5mo ago $118,100–$202,730 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Lead Engagement Manager, FDE - Healthcare & Life Sciences](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3172b88f05d8a37e) US · city not listed 6mo ago $143,000–$245,850 [Aircall](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/aircall) Leads the deployment team ### [Director, Forward Deployed Engineering & AI GTM Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3425d82dd78fb925) New York, NY Hybrid 8mo ago Pay not posted [Aircall](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/aircall) Leads the deployment team ### [Director, Forward Deployed Engineering & AI GTM Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3f395804dbea806e) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 8mo 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 [Aircall](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/aircall) Leads the deployment team ### [Director, Forward Deployed Engineering & AI GTM Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d92ae048381b8be0) Seattle, WA Hybrid 10mo 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/f39b9037c7b58e07) New York, NY Hybrid 11mo ago Pay not posted [Oracle](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/oracle) Integrates and configures it ### [Principal Core Infrastructure Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ac7f57aab926fa58) Nashville, TN 2mo ago $114,600–$234,600 [Alation](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/alation) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Staff Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/315e13504a747835) US Remote 2mo ago $141,781–$191,404 [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Flevel%3Dstaff%26recipient%3Dboth%26stage%3Dpresales&placement=alert) New staff-level fde and deployment jobs involving pre-sales serving external customers and internal teams go out by email once you have an account and set an alert. [Compare pay across US FDE roles →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary) ## Frequently asked questions ### What do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs involving pre-sales serving external customers and internal teams pay? 10 of 16 postings state a pay range. The median is $185,000, and half of them sit between $169,000 and $192,000, from 8 companies. ### How much experience do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs involving pre-sales serving external customers and internal teams require? Of 16 postings, 13 state a minimum number of years, from 8 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 6 of them. The rest ask for 10 or more years (4), under 3 years (2) or 3 to 5 years (1). ### Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE and deployment jobs involving pre-sales serving external customers and internal teams? These 16 postings come from 10 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Aircall](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/aircall) (5), [Celonis](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/celonis) (2), [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) (2), [Alation](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/alation) (1) and [Climb](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/climb) (1). ### Are staff-level FDE and deployment jobs involving pre-sales serving external customers and internal teams remote? 5 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 8 are hybrid. The remaining 3 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 6 of the 16 postings. Counted over the 16 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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