> 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. # FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads involving proof of concept Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=lead&stage=poc&page=10 625 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for technical leads involving proof of concept, from 348 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $175,000 to $238,000. **625** postings · **348** companies · 502 state pay: median **$205,000**, half $175,000–$238,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 7, 2026 [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Finance](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cfc458ae648e25c2) Santa Clara, CA 8d ago $116,000–$230,000 [Alkami Technology](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/alkami-technology) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/10f4be2f22576e5e) US Remote 11d ago $128,000–$160,000 [Morgan Stanley](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/morgan-stanley) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Vice President](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3da9d80b0a3e293c) New York, NY 13d ago $155,000–$215,000 [Citi (Citigroup Inc.)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/citi-citigroup-inc) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Lead/Staff Forward Deployed AI Engineer - Senior Vice President](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2dcb530c21606047) New York, NY 13d ago $176,720–$265,080 [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Finance](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8716238de9f3cdd3) Santa Clara, CA 9d ago $116,000–$230,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Lead, Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) - Platform](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d9231e5d0ab9372b) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 2w ago $207,000–$294,000 [Reddit](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/reddit) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Lead Forward Deployed Engineer (AI Enablement)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/aaedefe3310b0e04) US Remote 2w ago $194,600–$272,400 [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Lead GenAI Forward Deployed Engineer, YouTube GTM Operations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8847cd3282bb9d75) San Bruno, CA · New York, NY · +1 more 3w ago $186,000–$269,000 [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/c44b55a099ca0e4e) San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL On-site 3w ago $187,100–$300,000 [Cognite](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cognite) Proves it works before the sale ### [Senior Field Engineer (Pre-Sales/Forward Deployed)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f1c380a631395d4e) Houston, TX · US remote Remote 4w ago Pay not posted [Sony Pictures Entertainment](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sony-pictures-entertainment) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Principal Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/686f939e336de340) Culver City, CA 4w ago $195,000–$270,000 [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 [Janus Henderson](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/janus-henderson) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/32158ab9ac7e7092) Denver, CO Hybrid 4w ago $145,000–$180,000 [Arcesium](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/arcesium) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Transformation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a03cc4dcea9019c6) New York, NY 5w ago $200,000–$250,000 [Analog Devices](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/analog-devices) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, Enterprise AI Productivity](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b3b7fcad5a29fac4) Dallas, TX · San Jose, CA 5w ago $200,000–$275,000 [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 [Bunkerhill Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bunkerhill-health) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Product Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b3123ef7adc7a284) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY On-site 6w ago $185,000–$245,000 [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 [F5](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/f5) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer lll](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/88b82a0a517ae99f) Seattle, WA · San Jose, CA 6w ago $120,000–$180,000 [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 [KKR](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/kkr) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Investment Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1bf73ac076328473) New York, NY 7w ago $100,000–$230,000 [Morgan Stanley](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/morgan-stanley) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Vice President](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8253e0b9ad21d3be) New York, NY 1mo ago $155,000–$215,000 [Chalk](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/chalk) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ccc6b4b3ef2cc865) New York, NY 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 ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Client Solutions Group](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/92c4223dd34849e5) New York, NY · Washington, DC Hybrid 2mo ago $160,000–$190,000 [Hatz AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hatz-ai) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a35d235ec29df3b7) New York, NY Hybrid 2mo ago $90,000–$160,000 [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 [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 2mo ago $210,000–$220,000 [NetApp](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/netapp) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Agentic Product Management](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f501c651ddb3c099) NC 2mo ago $170,000–$220,000 [Pure Storage](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pure-storage) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineering, Portworx](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/50e89e7f4d1ee762) Santa Clara, CA · Chicago, IL · +1 more On-site 2mo ago $208,000–$305,000 [Ameriprise Financial](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ameriprise-financial) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Vice President - Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f944a771b8bd07a6) Boston, MA · New York, NY Hybrid 2mo ago $242,100–$332,900 [Realm](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/realm) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Washington, D.C](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c3e27f2a204f7780) Washington, DC Remote 3mo ago $115,000–$200,000 [Cohere Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cohere-health) Integrates and configures it ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6f622892e4ed5e9c) US Remote 3mo ago $154,000–$175,000 [Novartis](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/novartis) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) Data42 (Palantir Foundry)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ca7c6cac9012a18a) Cambridge, MA Hybrid 4mo ago $160,300–$297,700 [Re:Build Manufacturing](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/re-build-manufacturing) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dbded1b3added542) US · city not listed 4mo ago $120,223–$180,334 [Realm](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/realm) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - NYC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ec808ed3592c9a7d) New York, NY Remote 3mo ago $115,000–$200,000 [Together AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/together-ai) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Strategic Inference ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/861af3d7eac332f8) San Francisco, CA 6mo ago $270,000–$300,000 · OTE [Speakeasy](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/speakeasy) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ae46d65995194b89) San Francisco, CA On-site 8mo ago $180,000–$230,000 [DevRev](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/devrev) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8d78b7fd13b932d7) Austin, TX 18mo ago Pay not posted [Realm](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/realm) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7f8bb26f4c7fefb6) US Remote 11mo ago $115,000–$200,000 355 of 625 build what the customer runs. [Compare pay across US FDE roles →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary) ## Frequently asked questions ### What do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads involving proof of concept pay? 502 of 625 postings state a pay range. The median is $205,000, and half of them sit between $175,000 and $238,000, from 252 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads involving proof of concept require? Of 625 postings, 439 state a minimum number of years, from 255 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 225 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (153), 10 or more years (36) or under 3 years (25). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads involving proof of concept? These 625 postings come from 348 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) (62), [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (23), [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) (21), [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (19) and [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) (14). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads involving proof of concept remote? 130 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 154 are hybrid and 99 are on-site. The remaining 242 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 302 of the 625 postings. Counted over the 625 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey. 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