> 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 serving external customers Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=lead&recipient=external&page=13 1,159 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for technical leads serving external customers, from 537 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $170,000 to $229,000. **1,159** postings · **537** companies · 899 state pay: median **$205,000**, half $170,000–$229,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [AI Solutions Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a0acc2485d195acd) Multiple US offices 2w ago $141,200–$278,300 [STR](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/str) ### [Lead Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/56679558d2e6536f) Woburn, MA 2w ago $180,000–$230,000 [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) ### [Lead Software Engineer, AI Labs (Product and Customer Facing)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2d1c287890786103) San Francisco, CA · Washington, DC · +1 more 2w ago $148,500–$344,700 [Microsoft](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/microsoft) ### [Senior Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bc0579bcfbc6e81b) US · city not listed 2w ago $119,800–$261,000 [Cisco](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cisco) ### [Staff Solutions Engineer - FDSE - Splunk (Remote)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e1cb0caf02412898) US Remote 2w ago $246,800–$394,300 [STR](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/str) ### [Lead Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bf1ffbc0e223730e) Arlington, VA 2w ago $180,000–$230,000 [Nimble Gravity](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nimble-gravity) ### [Architect, Snowflake Cortex ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f72194a5c3ddb6a3) US Remote 2w ago Pay not posted [hyperexponential (hx)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hyperexponential-hx) ### [Agent Builder ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/384b8c9636361101) New York, NY Hybrid 2w ago $160,000–$190,000 [Stripe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/stripe) ### [Solutions Engineer, AI Build Team ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/129f5b37d0e44645) New York, NY · US remote Remote 3w ago $239,900–$359,900 [Justworks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/justworks) ### [Senior Software Engineer, Solutions Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/706116a8d38052da) New York, NY Hybrid 3w ago $188,000–$242,000 [eClerx](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eclerx) ### [Senior Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a88680972b8c9543) New York, NY Hybrid 3w ago $150,000–$200,000 [Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) ### [AI Solution Architect, Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/068318be8b35c243) Mclean, VA 3w ago $112,800–$257,000 [ServiceNow](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/servicenow) ### [Staff Software Engineer-Voice Connectivity](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d190e9541ee470eb) Santa Clara, CA 3w ago $166,500–$291,400 [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) ### [Senior AI/ML Engineer, Cloud AI Research](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/37629b31ce74e34c) Mountain View, CA 3w ago $174,000–$252,000 [Reveal Technology](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/reveal-technology) ### [Field Service Representative - Fort Bragg, NC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1b0e9a2a480d5959) Fort Bragg, NC On-site 3w ago Pay not posted [Amentum](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amentum) ### [AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3ae7d168252e69b1) Hanover, MD Hybrid 3w ago $195,000–$250,000 [Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/avathon-formerly-sparkcognition) ### [Engineering Lead, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/134ddbfeed5b6395) Pleasanton, CA On-site 3w ago $160,000–$220,000 [Nebius](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nebius) ### [Principal ML Solutions Architect - Token Factory](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/504c04284338e8dd) US Remote 4w ago $208,000–$261,000 [Zipline](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/zipline) ### [Staff Software Engineer – Integrations Platform](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/707396a854796719) South San Francisco, CA 4w ago $180,000–$270,000 [Amentum](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amentum) ### [AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b6d575b70c7b8f4d) Hanover, MD Hybrid 3w ago $195,000–$250,000 [Capgemini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/capgemini) ### [Data Scientist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/56cf95c297fd3055) New York, NY 4w ago $76,730–$150,800 [Barbaricum](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/barbaricum) ### [Senior Palantir Foundry Engineer — Fort Bragg, NC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/880c0ba4c83ef14b) Fort Bragg, NC On-site 4w ago Pay not posted [Sand Technologies](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sand-technologies) ### [Technical Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f7a3bd5628efadfc) US · city not listed On-site 4w ago Pay not posted [CodeRoad](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/coderoad) ### [Lead Agentic AI Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2bcfbbd723e92771) US · city not listed 4w ago $190,000–$250,000 [Sierra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sierra) ### [Software Engineer, Agent (Spanish speaking)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/40c6ef60c2833ae8) San Francisco, CA On-site 4w ago $180,000–$390,000 [ServiceNow](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/servicenow) ### [Senior Staff Applications Development Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8ba62f1e444d9ce7) Santa Clara, CA 4w ago $190,900–$334,100 [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 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Senior Software Engineer, Security Services and Observability, Amazon Web Services](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b5703d11db556846) Irvine, CA · Herndon, VA · +1 more On-site 4w ago $168,100–$227,400 [Zebra Technologies](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/zebra-technologies) ### [Advanced AI Scientist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/962ba2e671b8c3ed) Austin, TX Hybrid 4w ago $138,800–$208,200 [ServiceNow](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/servicenow) ### [Staff Software Engineer_Voice Connectivity ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ccba487c4361b81a) Santa Clara, CA 4w ago $166,500–$291,400 [Matroid](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/matroid) ### [Deep Learning Field Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f9ccf1587a31f7ec) Palo Alto, CA On-site 4w ago $150,000–$300,000 [Enterprise Knowledge](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/enterprise-knowledge) ### [Full Stack Developer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ede11dfb63833962) Arlington, VA Hybrid 4w ago $95,000–$115,000 [Trinity Life Sciences](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/trinity-life-sciences) ### [Manager, AI Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2cf90d00f404007a) New York, NY · Princeton, NJ 4w ago $148,000–$222,000 [Just Appraised](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/just-appraised) ### [Customer Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bda7653947844da4) US Remote 4w ago Pay not posted [Matroid](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/matroid) ### [Senior VLM & VFM Field Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8f13fd828ebf1e20) Palo Alto, CA On-site 4w ago $200,000–$350,000 [Dynamo AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/dynamo-ai) ### [Lead/Staff Software Engineer - AI Platform](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/afd6c2049c23d747) San Francisco, CA 4w ago Pay not posted [EY](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ey) ### [Government and Infrastructure - AI and Data - AI Automation Senior Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d77d484ff64fdbef) Mclean, VA 4w ago $128,400–$192,500 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Senior Agentic AI Engineer — Healthcare AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a3508da70dd1a406) Multiple US offices 4w ago $110,700–$372,900 [Valinor Enterprises, Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/valinor-enterprises-inc) ### [Deployment Engineer, Software](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/342802a3de5d00f3) Raleigh, NC Hybrid 5w ago Pay not posted [Hexaware Technologies Limited](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hexaware-technologies-limited) ### [Gen AI Lead Developer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/72e9911857897faf) US · city not listed 5w ago Pay not posted 744 of 1,159 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 serving external customers pay? 899 of 1,159 postings state a pay range. The median is $205,000, and half of them sit between $170,000 and $229,000, from 370 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads serving external customers require? Of 1,159 postings, 761 state a minimum number of years, from 373 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 388 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (267), 10 or more years (58) or under 3 years (48). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads serving external customers? These 1,159 postings come from 537 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) (70), [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) (63), [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (35), [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (25) and [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) (25). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads serving external customers remote? 251 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 290 are hybrid and 234 are on-site. The remaining 384 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 616 of the 1,159 postings. Counted over the 1,159 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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