> 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 with remote work involving pre-sales Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?level=staff&stage=presales&work=remote 28 staff-level forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs with remote work involving pre-sales, from 22 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $183,000 to $259,000. **28** postings · **22** companies · 17 state pay: median **$210,000**, half $183,000–$259,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [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 [AHEAD](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ahead) ### [Principal Technical Consultant – Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Security](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a195c1904c87ad48) US Remote 5w ago Pay not posted [E Source](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/e-source) ### [Forward Deployed Data Engineer IV, Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/396ede03d220d4a3) US Remote 7w ago $175,000–$200,000 [Liatrio](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/liatrio) ### [Principal Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/78beee344451f69f) US Remote 7mo ago Pay not posted [Cisco](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cisco) ### [Staff Solutions Engineer - FDSE Public Sector - Splunk (Remote)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5f665de6bff21392) Reston, VA · Boulder, CO · +6 more Remote New · 6d ago $246,800–$394,300 [Sparq](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sparq) ### [Principal AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fdf265823c94b869) US Remote 13d ago Pay not posted [Snorkel AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/snorkel-ai) ### [Staff Applied AI Engineer - Enterprise AI Solutions](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4ed7ca7a0fc3216e) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · US remote Remote 4w ago $230,000–$360,000 [Omada Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/omada-health) ### [Senior Software Engineer, Solutions Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3cf86619f031de6b) US Remote 7w ago $156,000–$224,250 [AHEAD](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ahead) ### [Principal Technical Consultant - AI/ Azure Cloud Platform Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/278fbceacb765436) US Remote 2mo ago Pay not posted [phData](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/phdata) ### [ Principal Machine Learning Solutions Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ab034e10862d5318) US Remote 3mo ago Pay not posted [Egen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/egen) ### [Principal AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3261fbaa1764b97e) US Remote 4mo ago Pay not posted [SentinelOne](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sentinelone) ### [Staff Forward Deploy Engineer (Fullstack - Java/React)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8d65cfa2211fe3a1) US Remote 5mo ago $156,000–$215,000 [Innovaccer](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/innovaccer) Leads the deployment team ### [Director Forward-Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cbeb0411bd8919ba) US Remote New · Yesterday Pay not posted [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 [Nimble Gravity](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nimble-gravity) Leads the deployment team ### [Director, Forward Deployed Engineering ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7105150c48eeeef4) US Remote 2w ago Pay not posted [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Sr. Engagement Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8b091d6ee222c894) VA Remote 5w ago $130,300–$179,200 [Climb](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/climb) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed AI Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7de6abbbf1ae1617) US Remote 4mo ago Pay not posted [Qualified Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/qualified-health) Integrates and configures it ### [Staff / Principal Forward-Deployed Architect, Data Modernization](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9e88859cb3aeb7e0) US Remote 5mo ago $190,000–$250,000 [Perficient](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/perficient) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4d224a571cb5f2bc) US Remote 5mo ago $118,100–$202,730 [Caylent](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/caylent) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed AI Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/65b7596bf5106261) US Remote 6mo ago $210,000–$232,500 [Snorkel AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/snorkel-ai) Leads the deployment team ### [Director, Forward Deployed Researcher - Data as a Service](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/69c38ceeea80a075) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · US remote Remote 7mo ago $228,000–$403,200 [Qualified Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/qualified-health) Leads the deployment team ### [Director, Forward Deployed Engineering (Epic)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c02b52ffee93141a) US Remote 6mo ago $190,000–$240,000 [AHEAD](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ahead) Integrates and configures it ### [AI Principal Technical Consultant, AI Services](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/adca86503fd7ada3) US Remote 5mo ago Pay not posted [Alation](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/alation) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Staff Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/315e13504a747835) US Remote 2mo ago $141,781–$191,404 [Alation](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/alation) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Staff Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e035988bf608b960) US Remote 3mo ago Pay not posted [Scout AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scout-ai) Leads the deployment team ### [GTM Customer Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d07a2a79ab832de6) US Remote 4w ago $150,000–$180,000 [Qualified Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/qualified-health) Leads the deployment team ### [Director, Data Modernization](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e6420374ec05b274) US Remote 4mo ago $190,000–$230,000 [Vannevar Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vannevar-labs) Leads the deployment team ### [Enterprise Technical Lead (Clearance Required)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f690faf1f1a405cd) Washington, DC · San Diego, CA · +1 more Remote 19mo ago $150,000–$215,000 12 of 28 build what the customer runs. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Flevel%3Dstaff%26stage%3Dpresales%26work%3Dremote&placement=alert) New staff-level fde and deployment jobs with remote work involving pre-sales 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 with remote work involving pre-sales pay? 17 of 28 postings state a pay range. The median is $210,000, and half of them sit between $183,000 and $259,000, from 14 companies. ### How much experience do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs with remote work involving pre-sales require? Of 28 postings, 21 state a minimum number of years, from 18 companies. The most common requirement is 10 or more years, in 10 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (8) or 3 to 5 years (3). ### Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE and deployment jobs with remote work involving pre-sales? These 28 postings come from 22 companies. The employers with the most postings are [AHEAD](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ahead) (3), [Qualified Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/qualified-health) (3), [Alation](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/alation) (2), [Snorkel AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/snorkel-ai) (2) and [Caylent](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/caylent) (1). ### Are staff-level FDE and deployment jobs with remote work involving pre-sales remote? 28 postings allow remote work from the US. Travel is mentioned in 16 of the 28 postings. Counted over the 28 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey. Employer postings · Check each posting for residency restrictions and travel requirements. 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