> 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 Minneapolis–St. Paul Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?level=staff®ion=twin-cities 14 staff-level forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs in Minneapolis–St. Paul, from 9 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $151,000 to $197,000. **14** postings · **9** companies · 12 state pay: median **$186,000**, half $151,000–$197,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Thomson Reuters](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thomson-reuters) ### [Principal Software Engineer / Architect – AI, CoCounsel FDE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8c6d98a56ed501dd) Eagan, MN · New York, NY · +7 more Hybrid 6w ago $158,900–$340,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [AI Engineer - FDE Software Engineering Sr. Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d71e3d95228a376e) Minneapolis, MN · New York, NY · +40 more 7w ago $112,900–$302,400 [Thomson Reuters](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thomson-reuters) ### [Staff Software Engineer / Architect - AI, CoCounsel FDE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d70716e0efd8a9ba) Eagan, MN · Frisco, TX · +1 more Hybrid 6w ago $137,100–$254,700 [Blank Metal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/blank-metal) ### [Senior AI Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0be391b976eb011a) Minneapolis, MN Hybrid 5w ago Pay not posted [CliftonLarsonAllen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cliftonlarsonallen) ### [Lead Palantir Application Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d09af06dfff497d2) Dallas, TX · Tempe, AZ · +23 more 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) Minneapolis, MN · Atlanta, GA · +16 more 5mo ago $190,000 [Medtronic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/medtronic) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Principal Finance Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9f92dbac0a74d8c2) Fridley, MN On-site 6w ago $123,200–$184,800 [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) Eagan, MN · Brooklyn, NY · +4 more Hybrid New · 4d ago $118,400–$253,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) Leads the deployment team ### [Forward Deployed Engineering Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a60e7ba97aa7fff1) Minneapolis, MN · Arlington, VA · +39 more 6w ago $80,400–$316,300 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) Integrates and configures it ### [AI Architect - FDE Associate Director](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d150bad0c0de3100) Minneapolis, MN · New York, NY · +40 more 7w ago $62,800–$218,800 [Wolters Kluwer](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/wolters-kluwer) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Principal Enterprise Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c632d2359640c59a) Minneapolis, MN · Kennesaw, GA · +1 more New · 6d ago $133,400–$238,400 [Donaldson Company, Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/donaldson-company-inc) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Principal AI Solution Developer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/78e12fd4c621e29a) Bloomington, MN Hybrid 12d ago $111,840–$139,800 [Thomson Reuters](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thomson-reuters) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Lead AI Forward Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/66607c43c85e4fad) Eagan, MN · Frisco, TX Hybrid 5w ago $127,400–$236,600 [Royal Bank of Canada](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/royal-bank-of-canada) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Lead Agentic AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3ed1b14b4e560709) Minneapolis, MN 3mo ago $100,000–$170,000 6 of 14 build what the customer runs. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Flevel%3Dstaff%26region%3Dtwin-cities&placement=alert) New staff-level fde and deployment jobs in minneapolis–st. paul 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 Minneapolis–St. Paul pay? 12 of 14 postings state a pay range. The median is $186,000, and half of them sit between $151,000 and $197,000, from 7 companies. ### How much experience do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs in Minneapolis–St. Paul require? Of 14 postings, 13 state a minimum number of years, from 8 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 7 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 Minneapolis–St. Paul? These 14 postings come from 9 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Thomson Reuters](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thomson-reuters) (4), [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (3), [BCG](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bcg) (1), [Blank Metal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/blank-metal) (1) and [CliftonLarsonAllen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cliftonlarsonallen) (1). Counted over the 14 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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