> 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 Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?level=staff®ion=austin 26 staff-level forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs in Austin, from 19 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $195,000 to $234,000. **26** postings · **19** companies · 18 state pay: median **$203,000**, half $195,000–$234,000 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 [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 · 2d ago $230,000–$280,000 [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 [Striveworks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/striveworks) ### [Staff Machine Learning Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d90215677cacd31e) Austin, TX Remote 12mo ago $200,000–$250,000 [GlobalFoundries](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/globalfoundries) Leads the deployment team ### [Director — FDE Office (Forward Deployed Engineering)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/625c021509d75450) Austin, TX · Richardson, TX 3w ago $191,000–$332,000 [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 [Gyde](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gyde) Leads the deployment team ### [Head of AI Deployment](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ba7b23671ec1f28a) Austin, TX · New York, NY New · 3d ago $215,000–$245,000 [webAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/webai) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Platform Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7c446f9aec340c4a) Austin, TX 2w ago Pay not posted [General Motors](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/general-motors) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Principal Engineer, AI Acceleration](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/57176efe95bc6ba7) Austin, TX · Warren, MI Remote 3w ago Pay not posted [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Software Development Engineer, Frontier AI Tools](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/595786cb37da4bed) Austin, TX · Seattle, WA · +1 more 5w ago $168,100–$227,400 [Navan](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/navan) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior GTM Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2a1539166273430e) Austin, TX 7w ago Pay not posted [Apple](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/apple) Builds for teams inside the company ### [People AI Enablement Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f0c5b453899f1a6c) Austin, TX 2mo ago $149,200–$249,000 [Cirrus Logic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cirrus-logic) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ab84d1b7ca93f0ac) Austin, TX Hybrid 2mo ago Pay not posted [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 12 of 26 build what the customer runs. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Flevel%3Dstaff%26region%3Daustin&placement=alert) New staff-level fde and deployment jobs in austin 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 pay? 18 of 26 postings state a pay range. The median is $203,000, and half of them sit between $195,000 and $234,000, from 12 companies. ### How much experience do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs in Austin require? Of 26 postings, 23 state a minimum number of years, from 16 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 12 of them. The rest ask for 10 or more years (7) or 3 to 5 years (4). ### Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE and deployment jobs in Austin? These 26 postings come from 19 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (3), [Striveworks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/striveworks) (3), [Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/avathon-formerly-sparkcognition) (2), [BetterUp](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/betterup) (2) and [webAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/webai) (2). ### Are staff-level FDE and deployment jobs in Austin remote? 6 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 6 are hybrid and 1 are on-site. The remaining 13 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 12 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. 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