> 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 on-site involving proof of concept Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?level=staff&stage=poc&work=onsite 29 staff-level forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs on-site involving proof of concept, from 24 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $185,000 to $285,000. **29** postings · **24** companies · 25 state pay: median **$223,000**, half $185,000–$285,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) Builds what the customer runs ### [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 [Fractal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fractal) Builds what the customer runs ### [Lead Architect, Forward Deployed Engineer (Cogentiq)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/40b31d1c664168e1) New York, NY On-site 4w ago Up to $185,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) Builds what the customer runs ### [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 [PVM](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pvm) Builds what the customer runs ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b7c5f24c5bf59d7a) Huntsville, AL On-site 5mo ago Pay not posted [Sierra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sierra) Builds what the customer runs ### [Software Engineer, Agent - Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7f3a7c3d43682b97) San Francisco, CA On-site 6w ago $180,000–$390,000 [Crusoe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/crusoe) Builds what the customer runs ### [Senior Staff Applied AI Inference Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5d67843846305b6d) San Francisco, CA On-site 6w ago $250,000–$300,000 [EXL](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/exl) Builds what the customer runs ### [Assistant Vice President](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/206fd4304eb32014) US · city not listed On-site 7w ago Pay not posted [Hitachi Energy](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hitachi-energy) Builds what the customer runs ### [Federal Data Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f9798b9bebc97700) Washington, DC On-site 1mo ago $160,000–$205,000 [Decagon](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/decagon) Builds what the customer runs ### [Engineering Lead, Strategic Deployments](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3ff1ce35a22b105f) New York, NY On-site 3mo ago $200,000–$400,000 [Crusoe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/crusoe) Builds what the customer runs ### [Staff Applied AI Inference Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f6b6957db986de8d) San Francisco, CA On-site 1mo ago $215,000–$260,000 [Decagon](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/decagon) Builds what the customer runs ### [Engineering Lead, Strategic Deployments](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/55e8a726e8f37fe4) San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago $200,000–$400,000 [Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/jones-lang-lasalle-jll) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fd5bdcc3529df2db) San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +1 more On-site 6w ago $150,000–$300,000 [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 [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 [Chalk](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/chalk) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b4e356b364ebc5fc) San Francisco, CA On-site 1mo ago $180,000–$250,000 [The Carlyle Group](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/the-carlyle-group) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Lead Forward Deployed Product Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f2a9965ea2afa12b) Washington, DC On-site 1mo ago $210,000–$220,000 [Lovable](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lovable) Leads the deployment team ### [Forward Deployed Engineering Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ca312bb59d8ca6cb) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago $241,000–$390,500 [Arxlight](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/arxlight) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Lead (Air and Missile Defense)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/561fee44d8a3869b) Oakland, CA On-site 3mo ago $146,000–$200,000 [Chalk](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/chalk) Leads the deployment team ### [Director, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/47c6797aead04cf6) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago $300,000–$350,000 [Pure Storage](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pure-storage) Integrates and configures it ### [Senior Services Solutions Architect – AI, Advanced Services](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/73d6437db41a3e41) New York, NY · Raleigh, NC On-site 3w ago $146,000–$219,000 [Western Digital](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/western-digital) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Principal Full Stack Developer & Solutions Architect – AI, Data & Cloud](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/79ac2742bc6d23d5) San Jose, CA On-site 5w ago Pay not posted [Forus](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/forus) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Platform & Enablement Lead ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8ca540d0fb6c11ed) New York, NY On-site 1mo ago $175,000–$270,000 [Carnival Corporation Ltd.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/carnival-corporation-ltd) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Principal, AI Forward Deployment Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4e8dfa4802b12811) Miami, FL On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [ALSO](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/also) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Staff Deployment Strategist, Operations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1181054e08ce3e65) Palo Alto, CA On-site 2mo ago $170,000–$225,000 [Interface AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/interface-ai) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Applied AI Engineer, Business Automation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/414ef0024c84432a) San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago $220,000–$260,000 [SpaceX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spacex) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Operations Engineer, Applied AI (Application Software) ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/52b5e77d0edc1884) Vandenberg, CA On-site 3mo ago $100,000–$160,000 [Prologis](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/prologis) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Lead AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/974be3a4d3d388f5) Denver, CO · San Francisco, CA · +3 more On-site 3mo ago $147,000–$202,000 [Serval](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/serval) Leads the deployment team ### [Deployment Leadership](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2cf4f2be614e9158) San Francisco, CA On-site 5mo ago $250,000–$400,000 [Sierra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sierra) Leads the deployment team ### [Engineering Manager, Agent](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7aa24228c9c7e778) New York, NY On-site 6mo ago $280,000–$410,000 [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Flevel%3Dstaff%26stage%3Dpoc%26work%3Donsite&placement=alert) New staff-level fde and deployment jobs on-site involving proof of concept 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 on-site involving proof of concept pay? 25 of 29 postings state a pay range. The median is $223,000, and half of them sit between $185,000 and $285,000, from 20 companies. ### How much experience do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs on-site involving proof of concept require? Of 29 postings, 20 state a minimum number of years, from 18 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 7 of them. The rest ask for 10 or more years (7), 3 to 5 years (5) or under 3 years (1). ### Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE and deployment jobs on-site involving proof of concept? These 29 postings come from 24 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (2), [Chalk](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/chalk) (2), [Crusoe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/crusoe) (2), [Decagon](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/decagon) (2) and [Sierra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sierra) (2). ### Are staff-level FDE and deployment jobs on-site involving proof of concept remote? 0 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 29 are on-site. Travel is mentioned in 8 of the 29 postings. Counted over the 29 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. 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