> 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 involving proof of concept with significant travel Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?level=staff&stage=poc&travelMin=25 50 staff-level forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs involving proof of concept with significant travel, from 21 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $210,000 to $281,000. **50** postings · **21** companies · 49 state pay: median **$230,000**, half $210,000–$281,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/146d6ad38b32164b) Denver, CO · Jessup, MD · +3 more New · 3d ago $168,100–$227,400 [PagerDuty](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pagerduty) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (SDEV)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/15b28a239b800a08) New York, NY Remote 2w ago $191,000–$289,300 [Aerovy](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/aerovy) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (Founding)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5ed9b7623426bad3) Seattle, WA Hybrid 3w ago $150,000–$200,000 [Docker, Inc](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/docker-inc) ### [Principal Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b6d3e67e51b2bef4) San Francisco, CA Remote 4w ago $198,000–$319,000/mo [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6bb0ae9f5fef1b81) Denver, CO · Jessup, MD · +3 more 10d ago $168,100–$227,400 [PagerDuty](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pagerduty) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (SDEV)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3ae51c535b88f698) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2w ago $191,000–$289,300 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [AI Engineer - FDE Software Engineering Sr. Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d71e3d95228a376e) New York, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +40 more 7w ago $112,900–$302,400 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - SF](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3654e0e90e2207e8) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 7w ago $185,000–$300,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f5bf574259f324a9) Jessup, MD · Arlington, VA · +4 more 10d ago $168,100–$250,200 [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) ### [Lead Forward Deployed Engineering - Data Science & Integration](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d5934da2c82bfef9) Herndon, VA Remote 2mo ago $172,500–$260,100 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer - National Security](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1bd281fd02dd5ebf) US · city not listed Hybrid 2mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [DigitalOcean](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/digitalocean) ### [Staff Forward Deployed Applied Scientist (Agentic AI)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4078b92dfa142527) Seattle, WA Hybrid 6mo ago $220,000–$239,000 [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 [DigitalOcean](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/digitalocean) ### [Staff Forward Deployed Applied Scientist (Agentic AI)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5cb0666417640fff) San Francisco, CA Remote 6mo ago $220,000–$239,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Sr Forward Deployment Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/05bf5078ed5d3f1b) East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +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/01117a360ce4eb64) East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +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) East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 more 2w ago $168,100–$261,500 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/23de35c0893990fc) Jessup, MD · Arlington, VA · +4 more 2w ago $168,100–$250,200 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e8b339d8be1a9304) Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +4 more 3w 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) East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +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 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [ServiceNow Lead Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/04042fc305bb2936) Rosslyn, VA 2mo ago $189,200–$372,900 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Sr. AI Engineer - Forward Deployed Engineer Senior Manager · Snowflake · Reinvention Centers](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bd9a583b14500d31) Dallas, TX · Columbus, OH · +3 more Hybrid 5mo ago $112,900–$338,300 [Microsoft](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/microsoft) ### [Software Engineering IC6](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b55a90b319780289) US · city not listed New · 4d ago $165,600–$331,200 [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 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) Leads the deployment team ### [Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, Financial Services](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1da2d6eeed3a8943) New York, NY Hybrid New · Today $302,000–$385,000 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) Leads the deployment team ### [Lead Forward Deployed Engineer, Frontier GenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5e815b51f4031224) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $189,200–$372,900 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Lead, FDE - SF](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8b6529416243e8a5) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 4w ago $230,000–$294,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Lead, FDE- NYC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e0edcda2c3365d2e) New York, NY Hybrid 6w ago $230,000–$294,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) Leads the deployment team ### [Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering- NYC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/54e7aaf730f4f453) New York, NY Hybrid 6mo ago $302,000–$385,000 [Rackspace](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rackspace) Proves it works before the sale ### [Forward Deployed Palantir Solutions Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ddd93b4e40ca06ef) US Remote New · 3d ago $192,610–$338,994 [Johnson & Johnson](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/johnson-johnson) Leads the deployment team ### [Director, Global Forward Deployed AI Programs](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/04c44465b7f0e445) Raritan, NJ · Horsham, PA 2w ago $164,000–$282,900 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) Leads the deployment team ### [Forward Deployed Engineering Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a60e7ba97aa7fff1) Arlington, VA · Milwaukee, WI · +39 more 6w ago $80,400–$316,300 [Lyric](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lyric) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Solution Strategist (US)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f4e31a3147f78d7e) US Remote 1mo ago $180,000–$240,000 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) Proves it works before the sale ### [ConvergeProsperity - Lead Product Forward Deployed Engineer for FSI Signals - Products & Platforms](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3c1178cd0b1aad93) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $134,500–$265,100 [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 [Anthropic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anthropic) Leads the deployment team ### [Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1ae92eb53e1e9c1f) New York, NY Hybrid 9mo ago $320,000–$405,000 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) Leads the deployment team ### [Cyber Senior Manager - Technology Resilience FDE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cfc2f372e049770e) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $189,200–$372,900 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) Leads the deployment team ### [Lead Anthropic Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/71cd412dd94d6286) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $189,200–$372,900 26 of 50 build what the customer runs. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Flevel%3Dstaff%26stage%3Dpoc%26travelMin%3D25&placement=alert) New staff-level fde and deployment jobs involving proof of concept with significant travel 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 involving proof of concept with significant travel pay? 49 of 50 postings state a pay range. The median is $230,000, and half of them sit between $210,000 and $281,000, from 20 companies. ### How much experience do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs involving proof of concept with significant travel require? Of 50 postings, 44 state a minimum number of years, from 19 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 16 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (15), 10 or more years (12) or under 3 years (1). ### Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE and deployment jobs involving proof of concept with significant travel? These 50 postings come from 21 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (12), [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) (9), [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) (6), [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (3) and [DigitalOcean](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/digitalocean) (2). ### Are staff-level FDE and deployment jobs involving proof of concept with significant travel remote? 9 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 14 are hybrid and 3 are on-site. The remaining 24 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 50 of the 50 postings. Counted over the 50 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey. Employer postings · Responsibility levels reflect our reading of the work, not just the employer’s title. Coding scope, project stages and who the work serves are our reading of each job description. Travel is the share the posting states. 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