> 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 with ongoing operations Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?level=staff®ion=austin&stage=operations 15 staff-level forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs in Austin with ongoing operations, from 13 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $184,000 to $219,000. **15** postings · **13** companies · 11 state pay: median **$198,000**, half $184,000–$219,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/avathon-formerly-sparkcognition) Builds what the customer runs ### [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) Builds what the customer runs ### [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 [Zebra Technologies](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/zebra-technologies) Builds what the customer runs ### [Advanced AI Scientist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/962ba2e671b8c3ed) Austin, TX Hybrid 4w ago $138,800–$208,200 [CliftonLarsonAllen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cliftonlarsonallen) Builds what the customer runs ### [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) Builds what the customer runs ### [Solutions Integration Engineer IV](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/81d21a9b115bb353) Austin, TX · Chicago, IL · +3 more Remote 3mo ago $105,910–$160,200 [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 [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 ### [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 [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Flevel%3Dstaff%26region%3Daustin%26stage%3Doperations&placement=alert) New staff-level fde and deployment jobs in austin with ongoing operations 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 with ongoing operations pay? 11 of 15 postings state a pay range. The median is $198,000, and half of them sit between $184,000 and $219,000, from 9 companies. ### How much experience do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs in Austin with ongoing operations require? Of 15 postings, 14 state a minimum number of years, from 12 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 8 of them. The rest ask for 10 or more years (4) or 3 to 5 years (2). ### Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE and deployment jobs in Austin with ongoing operations? These 15 postings come from 13 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (2), [Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/avathon-formerly-sparkcognition) (2), [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (1), [Apple](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/apple) (1) and [BetterUp](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/betterup) (1). Counted over the 15 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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