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# FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads with ongoing operations

Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=lead&stage=operations&page=5

1,043 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for technical leads with ongoing operations, from 559 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $172,000 to $230,000.

**1,043** postings · **559** companies · 817 state pay: median **$202,000**, half $172,000–$230,000

Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026

[Microsoft](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/microsoft)

### [Principal Software Engineer - FDE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f0c24d2a3db887b4)

US · city not listed 2mo ago

$142,800–$304,200

[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

[Code Metal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/code-metal)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/80f77599c6e31ea9)

Boston, MA Hybrid 2mo ago

$160,000–$200,000

[Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks)

### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/09af16f2da57962d)

US Remote 2mo ago

$182,000–$250,208

[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

[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

[Socure](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/socure)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer - RiskOS Agents](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8f23dcf9d847986e)

US Remote 2mo ago

$250,000–$280,000

[Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks)

### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/99fcc726b3f450eb)

Chicago, IL · Columbus, OH · +1 more Hybrid 2mo ago

$182,000–$250,208

[Tenex Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tenex-labs)

### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e858c81838a0c9d9)

New York, NY On-site 2mo ago

$224,000–$394,000 · OTE

[Linero](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/linero)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/39897d2ff830e8ee)

New York, NY On-site 2mo ago

$160,000–$250,000

[Fortreum](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fortreum)

### [Cleared Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/42baa132d5ba4f8f)

Fort Meade, MD Hybrid 2mo ago

$180,000–$260,000

[Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks)

### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer - National Security](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1bd281fd02dd5ebf)

US · city not listed Hybrid 2mo ago

$182,000–$250,208

[Inriver](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/inriver)

### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/def9890666b27382)

Chicago, IL Hybrid 2mo ago

$165,000–$185,000

[Valdera](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/valdera)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/71c5fe9980ce561e)

San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2mo ago

$150,000–$200,000

[Luminai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/luminai)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Team Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f54c517d3cf04a24)

San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 2mo ago

$190,000–$270,000

[Take2 AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/take2-ai)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e0949ce27e16bca8)

New York, NY Hybrid 3mo ago

$150,000–$200,000

[Smallstep](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/smallstep)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/aedbb63ccf765de4)

San Francisco, CA Remote 3mo ago

$185,000–$230,000

[Doppel](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/doppel)

### [Deployment Lead, FDE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7f9297c9e74c0d70)

New York, NY Hybrid 3mo ago

$250,000–$315,000

[OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Healthcare - Seattle](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1ca5bc04c7c47781)

Seattle, WA Hybrid 3mo ago

$185,000–$300,000

[Realm](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/realm)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Chicago](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/026c2bf8e15d9b23)

Chicago, IL Remote 3mo ago

$115,000–$200,000

[Indicium AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/indicium-ai)

### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/626f9f4c8619387b)

New York, NY 3mo ago

$180,000–$240,000

[AvePoint](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/avepoint)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer - AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a7d948b7c8924017)

Arlington, VA 3mo ago

$180,000–$230,000

[OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Healthcare - SF](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a45fcd1a4989ef65)

San Francisco, CA Hybrid 3mo ago

$185,000–$300,000

[Robots & Pencils](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/robots-pencils)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/16fa9ed350e26103)

US Remote 3mo ago

$177,375–$209,625

[Giga](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/giga)

### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/86dd57f27e6947b8)

San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago

Pay not posted

[Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks)

### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Retail](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/496d3602429e8dd6)

US Remote 3mo ago

$182,000–$250,208

[AvePoint](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/avepoint)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer - AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/71a5ea8025227707)

Jersey City, NJ 3mo ago

$180,000–$230,000

[Afresh](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/afresh)

### [Staff Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0048527666072851)

San Francisco, CA Hybrid 3mo ago

$168,912–$253,368

[Ciroos](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ciroos)

### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c3fbcadf28b9943e)

US Remote 4mo ago

Pay not posted

[Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks)

### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Retail](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ce78fd535ff7230d)

Dallas, TX 3mo ago

$182,000–$250,208

[Qualified Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/qualified-health)

### [Senior Forward Deployed Data Engineer, Data Modernizaton](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/69ca5462577cfcb4)

US Remote 4mo ago

$180,000–$230,000

[Afresh](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/afresh)

### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3f53df7088c867fb)

San Francisco, CA Hybrid 3mo ago

$156,060–$211,140

[Anyscale](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anyscale)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer - AI/ML Platforms](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ec34a2647dc8d7d6)

San Francisco, CA 4mo ago

$250,000–$275,000

[Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks)

### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Retail](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bff9fbc31fa9479f)

Austin, TX 3mo ago

$182,000–$250,208

[Rivet Industries](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rivet-industries)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/afc00b01911fad7b)

San Jose, CA On-site 4mo ago

$165,000–$220,000

[Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws)

### [Sr Software Development Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bfc6e9a8bf54ca77)

Seattle, WA · Arlington, VA · +1 more 4mo ago

$168,100–$250,200

[Xata.io](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/xata-io)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c5a96c6b876d06a6)

New York, NY · Miami, FL Remote 4mo ago

Pay not posted

[Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks)

### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Retail](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/966e1fb142bddcf9)

US · city not listed 3mo ago

$182,000–$250,208

[Traversal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/traversal)

### [AI Engineer - Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a2b64acf2b49f19c)

New York, NY On-site 4mo ago

$200,000–$275,000

[Adobe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/adobe)

### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/26223d70879c2f80)

San Jose, CA 4mo ago

$159,200–$301,600

557 of 1,043 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 with ongoing operations pay?

817 of 1,043 postings state a pay range. The median is $202,000, and half of them sit between $172,000 and $230,000, from 404 companies.

### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads with ongoing operations require?

Of 1,043 postings, 724 state a minimum number of years, from 409 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 343 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (267), 10 or more years (63) or under 3 years (51).

### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads with ongoing operations?

These 1,043 postings come from 559 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (38), [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) (28), [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) (24), [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) (20) and [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (18).

### Are FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads with ongoing operations remote?

237 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 272 are hybrid and 205 are on-site. The remaining 329 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 468 of the 1,043 postings.

Counted over the 1,043 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.

Employer postings · Coding scope, project stages and who the work serves are our reading of each job description. · [How we read postings](https://nextmove.md/fde/method)

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