> 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=6 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 [Provectus](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/provectus) ### [Forward Deployed AI Architect (GenAI, AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d0a39280686350b2) San Francisco Bay Area, CA Remote 2mo ago Up to $250,000 [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 [Ent](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ent) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, East](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/29796390c4810631) US Remote 2mo ago Pay not posted [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 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer - National Security](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c2623b39dd67a0fd) Boston, MA Hybrid 2mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [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 [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 [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 [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 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Frontier GenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e59b51c8919f8bfb) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $134,500–$265,100 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7eecbb874e645ed5) US · city not listed 2mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [Nexus Intelligence, Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nexus-intelligence-inc) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/61c246ebacc158e9) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Praxent](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/praxent) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/788be7b8306df20d) TX, CO, FL Remote 2mo ago $194,000–$224,000 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Microsoft AI & Data](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/058842f6828047b1) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $134,500–$265,100 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2be9b09d47b3a82d) San Francisco, CA 2mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [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 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Google Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6e43f7020fb07d9b) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $134,500–$265,100 [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 [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 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Lead Forward Deployed Engineer - AWS](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/71c2eebd168c7375) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $189,200–$372,900 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2b46617776d067f1) New York, NY 2mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [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 [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 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Lead Forward Deployed Engineer, Microsoft AI & Data](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a4029ebbed055418) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $189,200–$372,900 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8f028daeb404e428) Chicago, IL 2mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [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 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Palantir Associate Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3b197a951fc3fee5) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $91,100–$175,100 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/aee74b9adc2095ad) Austin, TX 2mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [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 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f6079973edead7ef) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $134,500–$265,100 [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 [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 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Senior Anthropic Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7cdb7efb72730ee4) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $155,600–$306,800 [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–$250,208 744 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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