> 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 in Austin serving external customers Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?level=staff&recipient=external®ion=austin 16 staff-level forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs in Austin serving external customers, from 12 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $186,000 to $220,000. **16** postings · **12** companies · 12 state pay: median **$197,000**, half $186,000–$220,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/avathon-formerly-sparkcognition) ### [Technical Architect - Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/024ec55baa0bac4d) Austin, TX · Pleasanton, CA On-site 6w ago $170,000–$220,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [AI Engineer - FDE Software Engineering Sr. Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d71e3d95228a376e) Austin, TX · New York, NY · +40 more 7w ago $112,900–$302,400 [Pelico](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pelico) ### [Lead Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dfb96c4234bfc85b) Austin, TX · Miami, FL · +1 more Hybrid 2mo ago Pay not posted [Cisco](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cisco) ### [Staff Solutions Engineer - FDSE Public Sector - Splunk (Remote)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5f665de6bff21392) Austin, TX · Reston, VA · +6 more Remote New · 6d ago $246,800–$394,300 [Zebra Technologies](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/zebra-technologies) ### [Advanced AI Scientist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/962ba2e671b8c3ed) Austin, TX Hybrid 4w ago $138,800–$208,200 [AMD](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amd) ### [Principal AI Software & Systems Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/38a3621cc41f0d47) Austin, TX · Boxborough, MA 2mo ago Pay not posted [CliftonLarsonAllen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cliftonlarsonallen) ### [Lead Palantir Application Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d09af06dfff497d2) Austin, TX · Dallas, TX · +23 more 2mo ago Pay not posted [Samsara](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/samsara) ### [Solutions Integration Engineer IV](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/81d21a9b115bb353) Austin, TX · Chicago, IL · +3 more Remote 3mo ago $105,910–$160,200 [BCG](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bcg) ### [BCG Platinion | Lead AI Tech Architect - AI Platforms](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0d4252868cd1a506) Austin, TX · Atlanta, GA · +16 more 5mo ago $190,000 [Striveworks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/striveworks) ### [Staff Machine Learning Engineer (Active Secret Clearance)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/eb7e020ff2d79ecf) Austin, TX Remote 6mo ago $210,000–$260,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) Leads the deployment team ### [Forward Deployed Engineering Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a60e7ba97aa7fff1) Austin, TX · Arlington, VA · +39 more 6w ago $80,400–$316,300 [Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/avathon-formerly-sparkcognition) Leads the deployment team ### [Engagement Director - Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/62cd9bf315666be7) Austin, TX · Pleasanton, CA 6w ago $170,000–$220,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) Integrates and configures it ### [AI Architect - FDE Associate Director](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d150bad0c0de3100) Austin, TX · New York, NY · +40 more 7w ago $62,800–$218,800 [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 [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 [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 10 of 16 build what the customer runs. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Flevel%3Dstaff%26recipient%3Dexternal%26region%3Daustin&placement=alert) New staff-level fde and deployment jobs in austin serving external customers 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 in Austin serving external customers pay? 12 of 16 postings state a pay range. The median is $197,000, and half of them sit between $186,000 and $220,000, from 8 companies. ### How much experience do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs in Austin serving external customers require? Of 16 postings, 15 state a minimum number of years, from 11 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 9 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (3) or 10 or more years (3). ### Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE and deployment jobs in Austin serving external customers? These 16 postings come from 12 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (3), [Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/avathon-formerly-sparkcognition) (2), [BetterUp](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/betterup) (2), [AMD](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amd) (1) and [BCG](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bcg) (1). 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 · Locations cover the metro area, not only the city. Responsibility levels reflect our reading of the work, not just the employer’s title. 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