> 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=4 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 [Uniphore](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/uniphore) ### [Principal Data Architect, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3f127121235bfadb) Palo Alto, CA 4w ago $232,900–$291,100 [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 [OutSystems](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/outsystems) ### [Principal Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/77924680b45723a0) US Remote 4w ago $216,750–$263,925 [Idea Entity](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/idea-entity) ### [Senior Software Developer - Forward Deployed Model](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/53dd7cceb55e0bd3) Herndon, VA Hybrid 4w ago $110,000–$170,000 [alliant](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/alliant) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d481950a10f5d32a) Houston, TX 4w ago Pay not posted [Tines](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tines) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer - Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0176bb4b867a420b) US Remote 4w ago $220,000–$240,000 · OTE [First Resonance](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/first-resonance) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Integrations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1dda61a93727c155) Los Angeles, CA On-site 5w ago $150,000–$190,000 [Campfire](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/campfire) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f935f5733b809a63) San Francisco, CA On-site 5w ago $180,000–$220,000 [Vizient](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vizient) ### [Lead Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a763f86949ce779a) Chicago, IL · Irving, TX · +1 more 5w ago $117,600–$206,000 [MGT Insurance](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/mgt-insurance) ### [Senior Product Manager, Forward Deployed Platform](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e539616670aec4ca) San Francisco, CA · Denver, CO · +1 more Hybrid 5w ago $190,000–$300,000 [First Resonance](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/first-resonance) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Data](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/87a14bba45a0bd5d) Los Angeles, CA On-site 5w ago $150,000–$190,000 [OpenAI Deployment Company](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai-deployment-company) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Cybersecurity - US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/36ce38dd6590bdc5) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 5w ago $170,000–$400,000 [Auterion](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/auterion) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3c5a59c2826f0e93) San Francisco, CA 5w ago Pay not posted [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 [Domino Data Lab](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/domino-data-lab) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/337f6f7353ae2b63) New York, NY Remote 6w ago $165,000–$200,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [AI Forward Deployed Engineering Manager | Sales ReInvention](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0894ccabb46b62eb) Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +41 more On-site 6w ago $80,400–$316,300 [Sinch AB (publ)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sinch-ab-publ) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ccdef2d2a210c690) US Remote 6w ago $155,000–$186,000 [Guild.ai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/guild-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9d5934309cf265c1) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 6w ago $180,000–$300,000 [Standard Bots](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/standard-bots) ### [Staff Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/63104783ef6d97b3) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY On-site 6w ago $215,000–$275,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [AI Forward Deployed Engineering Senior Manager | Sales ReInvention](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/16bca3048d7b55d6) Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +41 more 6w ago $112,900–$366,300 [Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/avathon-formerly-sparkcognition) ### [Technical Architect - Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/024ec55baa0bac4d) Pleasanton, CA · Austin, TX On-site 6w ago $170,000–$220,000 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Senior AWS Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6dc8aa65995887a8) Multiple US offices 6w ago $155,600–$306,800 [Capgemini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/capgemini) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Applied AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/da69a02d0fa3b0a2) Chicago, IL · Atlanta, GA · +3 more Hybrid 6w ago $82,082–$193,440 [Thomson Reuters](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thomson-reuters) ### [Principal Software Engineer / Architect – AI, CoCounsel FDE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8c6d98a56ed501dd) New York, NY · Frisco, TX · +7 more Hybrid 6w ago $158,900–$340,000 [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) ### [Partner Forward Deployed Engineer V, GenAI, Google Cloud](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f3df4a9c8b00d69d) New York, NY · Sunnyvale, CA 6w ago $262,000–$364,000 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [ConvergeProsperity - Product Forward Deployed Engineer, BankingSuite (Manager) - Products & Platforms](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/84520d7dd356fc60) Multiple US offices 6w ago $134,500–$266,100 [Veeam Software](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/veeam-software) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4754fb0878ac63cf) San Jose, CA Hybrid 6w ago $137,160–$228,480 [Thomson Reuters](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thomson-reuters) ### [Staff Software Engineer / Architect - AI, CoCounsel FDE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d70716e0efd8a9ba) Frisco, TX · Ann Arbor, MI · +1 more Hybrid 6w ago $137,100–$254,700 [Alation](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/alation) ### [Staff Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2d0c2690ef3af1c0) US Remote 7w ago $124,646–$168,272 [Turing](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/turing) ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9c2a91ddaea43103) New York, NY On-site 7w ago $200,000–$250,000 [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 [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) ### [Expert Agent Builder, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0491722a5ab5e6bd) San Francisco, CA 7w ago $97,860–$316,750 [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 [Qventus](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/qventus) ### [Forward Deployed AI Solutions Architect ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cfa35a04920194bd) US Remote 7w ago $220,000–$245,000 [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 [Atomic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/atomic) ### [Founding Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/33f9648658b0d6e3) US Remote 7w ago $200,000–$250,000 [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 [Sable](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sable) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/53c529995cfc45be) San Francisco, CA On-site 7w ago Pay not posted [Tagup](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tagup) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ccdf0d992d8888e5) VA Hybrid 7w ago $150,000–$180,000 744 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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