> 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 Boston area serving external customers Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?level=staff&recipient=external®ion=greater-boston 26 staff-level forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs in the Boston area serving external customers, from 14 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $208,000 to $237,000. **26** postings · **14** companies · 22 state pay: median **$215,000**, half $208,000–$237,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Analog Devices](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/analog-devices) ### [Staff Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/55ab1cb03c40426b) Boston, MA · San Jose, CA 7d ago $197,800–$271,975 [Meta](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/meta) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Enterprise AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1b56b79b36aa36a5) Boston, MA · Menlo Park, CA · +2 more 2w ago $183,997–$257,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7ff23fbf052dee22) Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +3 more 2w ago $168,100–$250,200 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [AI Engineer - FDE Software Engineering Sr. Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d71e3d95228a376e) Boston, MA · 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) Boston, MA · Miami, FL · +1 more Hybrid 2mo ago Pay not posted [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/01117a360ce4eb64) Boston, MA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 more 2w ago $168,100–$261,500 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1132657e1724cf67) Boston, MA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 more 2w ago $168,100–$261,500 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5b9357990c31169e) Boston, MA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 more 2w ago $168,100–$261,500 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e25936c11460ec5d) Boston, MA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 more 3w ago $168,100–$261,500 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3087cf6a8723dff6) Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +4 more On-site 3w ago $168,100–$261,500 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [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 [Mendix](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/mendix) ### [Intelligence Center X Principal - Americas](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9a98ecb0d1b46c53) Boston, MA Hybrid 5w ago $197,300–$394,600 [Accordion](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accordion) ### [Staff Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d3541d229218a784) Boston, MA · Charlotte, NC · +4 more Hybrid 1mo ago $200,000–$290,000 [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 [BCG](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bcg) ### [BCG Platinion | Lead AI Tech Architect - AI Platforms](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0d4252868cd1a506) Boston, MA · Atlanta, GA · +16 more 5mo ago $190,000 [Xometry](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/xometry) ### [Staff Data Scientist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/71ff23b7571feae1) Waltham, MA · North Bethesda, MD Hybrid 5mo ago $163,000–$190,000 [Liberate](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/liberate) ### [Staff AI Agent Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1127b8adf0ceaf11) Boston, MA · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 8mo ago Pay not posted [Xometry](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/xometry) ### [Staff Data Scientist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/00fffe33bce898ca) Waltham, MA · North Bethesda, MD Hybrid 5mo ago $163,000–$190,000 [Liberate](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/liberate) ### [Staff AI Agent Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fbce678de1afc7c6) Boston, MA · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 8mo ago Pay not posted [Blitzy](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/blitzy) Leads the deployment team ### [Head of Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e213fd0d39d03fe6) Cambridge, MA On-site 7w ago $240,000–$315,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) Leads the deployment team ### [Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/54139ba3c218c1dc) Boston, MA · East Palo Alto, CA · +4 more 8d ago $184,900–$287,700 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) Leads the deployment team ### [Forward Deployed Engineering Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a60e7ba97aa7fff1) Boston, MA · Arlington, VA · +39 more 6w ago $80,400–$316,300 [WillowTree](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/willowtree) Leads the deployment team ### [Director, AI Forward Deployed Researcher](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ef64d51a8893e68a) US Remote 3mo ago $211,000–$264,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) Integrates and configures it ### [AI Architect - FDE Associate Director](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d150bad0c0de3100) Boston, MA · New York, NY · +40 more 7w ago $62,800–$218,800 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) Leads the deployment team ### [Director, Product Management — Forward Deployed Engineering, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f6e94d87514d5da3) Boston, MA · East Palo Alto, CA · +1 more 7w ago $237,500–$350,000 [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 19 of 26 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%3Dgreater-boston&placement=alert) New staff-level fde and deployment jobs in boston area 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 Boston area serving external customers pay? 22 of 26 postings state a pay range. The median is $215,000, and half of them sit between $208,000 and $237,000, from 11 companies. ### How much experience do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs in Boston area serving external customers require? Of 26 postings, 19 state a minimum number of years, from 8 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 11 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (4) or 10 or more years (4). ### Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE and deployment jobs in Boston area serving external customers? These 26 postings come from 14 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (9), [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (3), [Liberate](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/liberate) (2), [Xometry](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/xometry) (2) and [Accordion](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accordion) (1). ### Are staff-level FDE and deployment jobs in Boston area serving external customers remote? 1 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 8 are hybrid and 3 are on-site. The remaining 14 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 17 of the 26 postings. Counted over the 26 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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