> 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=3 625 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for technical leads involving proof of concept, from 353 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $173,000 to $237,000. **625** postings · **353** companies · 502 state pay: median **$204,000**, half $173,000–$237,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Veeam Software](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/veeam-software) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8b90677b8c9d0226) San Jose, CA Hybrid 6w ago $158,520–$294,360 [Kyndryl (Professional)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/kyndryl-professional) ### [Associate Director, Full-stack Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a204231637b09953) Frisco, TX Hybrid 7w ago $143,640–$273,000 [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 [E Source](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/e-source) ### [Forward Deployed AI/ML Engineer IV](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/02efb6a2b3ef3206) US Remote 7w ago $175,000–$200,000 [Xcelerate Solutions](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/xcelerate-solutions) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - TS/SCI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cf7a60894f6903cf) US · city not listed 7w ago Pay not posted [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - NYC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/74fe6961648194f3) New York, NY Hybrid 7w ago $185,000–$300,000 [Archera](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/archera) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2e3e1f0b640f27ba) Seattle, WA · New York, NY Remote 1mo ago Pay not posted [Monk](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/monk) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/312eb5d55b574c8f) New York, NY On-site 1mo ago Pay not posted [monday.com](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/monday-com) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Strategic Deployments](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/22eeeded1020bd3a) Atlanta, GA Hybrid 1mo ago $162,000–$207,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Seattle](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/77ecee88fe61f440) Seattle, WA Hybrid 7w ago $185,000–$300,000 [Fun](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fun) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Enterprise](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/944c41215ca0aca1) New York, NY Hybrid 1mo ago Pay not posted [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector/National Security ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7b7c44b4abaf3f48) Washington, DC Hybrid 1mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [PointOne](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pointone) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/90cfa6d0b2030718) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago $140,000–$225,000 [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 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [AWS Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b9816073a14b786e) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $134,500–$265,100 [monday.com](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/monday-com) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Strategic Deployments ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/199374305b48ce6e) New York, NY Hybrid 2mo ago $180,000–$230,000 [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 [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer IV, GenAI, Google Cloud](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/94f64d80eba2db88) Seattle, WA · San Francisco, CA · +9 more 2mo ago $207,000–$300,000 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Anthropic Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c7d2620c0b3908d4) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $134,500–$265,100 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Full Stack Forward Deployed Engineering Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/22c678035fc1bf46) Arlington, VA · Milwaukee, WI · +35 more 2mo ago $80,400–$316,300 [Wolters Kluwer](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/wolters-kluwer) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c705534efb9d64a2) New York, NY · Madison, WI · +8 more 2mo ago $215,100–$384,400 [Gray Swan](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gray-swan) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer – Enterprise](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2f8298f975b489cb) San Francisco, CA Remote 2mo ago $175,000–$220,000 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Cyber Manager - Technology Resilience FDE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9fe6ba65fc638592) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $155,600–$306,800 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dd44387855581718) Arlington, VA · Washington, DC 2mo ago $70,500–$203,400 [Wolters Kluwer](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/wolters-kluwer) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Healthcare Transformation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/68c39682a74beeee) New York, NY · Madison, WI · +8 more 2mo ago $215,100–$384,400 [forgd](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/forgd) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) : North America](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/90284f83828c3dd1) Denver, CO · US remote Remote 2mo ago Pay not posted [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Databricks Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d0271a1120e18c8e) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $134,500–$265,100 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer Sr Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2ef22c72ece768b6) Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +38 more 2mo ago $112,900–$366,300 [Apollo Research](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/apollo-research) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (Product)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7394fd0a5648bf6e) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago $222,000–$290,000 [Blank Metal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/blank-metal) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3715751b9e2cf0bd) Minneapolis, MN Hybrid 2mo ago Pay not posted [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7f8176d9adbdb85f) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $134,500–$265,100 [Snorkel AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/snorkel-ai) ### [Senior/Staff FDE - Synthetic Data Generation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1a54d450f761a8e3) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $180,000–$320,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Legal-SF](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f8a4d49298c2cba9) New York, NY Hybrid 2mo ago $185,000–$300,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/492c0e6ed2f8baeb) Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +6 more 2mo ago $168,100–$261,500 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer- AWS](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f142daffa1f0cf70) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $134,500–$265,100 [Microsoft](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/microsoft) ### [Senior Software Engineer - FDE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7379521426b0cb11) US · city not listed 2mo ago $119,800–$261,000 [Replit](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/replit) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0a8a558662ad1d32) Foster City, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $180,000–$300,000 [Baseten](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/baseten) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (Training)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/aff80bb0a92dd3dd) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $200,000–$400,000 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer- Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cd14c4af807bc767) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $134,500–$265,100 [Narmi](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/narmi) ### [Software Engineer - Forward Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6da7ec3092ab2c51) New York, NY Hybrid 2mo ago $91,000–$110,000 352 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 $204,000, and half of them sit between $173,000 and $237,000, from 256 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads involving proof of concept require? Of 625 postings, 438 state a minimum number of years, from 258 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 224 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (152), 10 or more years (35) or under 3 years (27). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads involving proof of concept? These 625 postings come from 353 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) (18) and [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) (14). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads involving proof of concept remote? 129 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 155 are hybrid and 101 are on-site. The remaining 240 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 307 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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