> 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 pre-sales Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=lead&stage=presales&page=8 402 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for technical leads involving pre-sales, from 231 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $172,000 to $239,000. **402** postings · **231** companies · 307 state pay: median **$205,000**, half $172,000–$239,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) Leads the deployment team ### [Lead Forward Deployed Engineer - Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d3f734bc4a0cffd5) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $189,200–$372,900 [Caylent](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/caylent) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/be961478b490bee6) US Remote 3mo ago $125,000–$137,500 [Arxlight](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/arxlight) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Lead (Air and Missile Defense)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/561fee44d8a3869b) Oakland, CA On-site 3mo ago $146,000–$200,000 [Chef Robotics](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/chef-robotics) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c90e03bbf2ef439a) San Francisco, CA 3mo ago $130,000–$180,000 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) Leads the deployment team ### [Lead Forward Deployed Engineer, Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7f5a9025f13cb35a) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $189,200–$372,900 [Northwood Space](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/northwood-space) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7e4a57ecaa9894ba) Washington, DC On-site 3mo ago $170,000–$225,000 [Waniwani](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/waniwani) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2461ce18bece87ad) US Remote 3mo ago Pay not posted [Rogo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rogo) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed, Wealth Management](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7d7b957473bdaf6e) New York, NY On-site 3mo ago $115,000–$200,000 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) Leads the deployment team ### [Lead Forward Deployed Engineer, ServiceNow](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ad40088d72b9cb75) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $223,700–$372,900 [Verdigris](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/verdigris) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer — Strategic Solutions, Integration & Delivery](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7f5bf16048b606fc) US · city not listed Hybrid 3mo ago Pay not posted [Climb](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/climb) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed AI Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7de6abbbf1ae1617) US Remote 4mo ago Pay not posted [Rogo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rogo) Proves it works before the sale ### [Forward Deployed Banker](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7edfaf24a0bdf6eb) New York, NY On-site 4mo ago $115,000–$180,000 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) Leads the deployment team ### [Lead Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9c0c7073bd8cab59) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $189,200–$372,900 [Eudia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eudia) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Lawyer - Eudia for Government ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f2ecddafb13c4145) Washington, DC On-site 4mo ago $180,000–$190,000 [TrueFoundry](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/truefoundry) Proves it works before the sale ### [Forward Deployed Engineer GTM](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/24be4f894f4801ed) US · city not listed Hybrid 4mo ago Pay not posted [Rogo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rogo) Proves it works before the sale ### [Forward Deployed, Sales & Trading](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b3ebdacbcc34ac2b) New York, NY On-site 4mo ago $115,000–$200,000 [Qualified Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/qualified-health) Integrates and configures it ### [Staff / Principal Forward-Deployed Architect, Data Modernization](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9e88859cb3aeb7e0) US Remote 5mo ago $190,000–$250,000 [Perficient](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/perficient) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4d224a571cb5f2bc) US Remote 5mo ago $118,100–$202,730 [Arcade.dev](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/arcade-dev) Proves it works before the sale ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0f2a43575bfcb566) Austin, TX Hybrid 5mo ago From $180,000 [Rogo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rogo) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed, Corporate Banking](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8b7f43f2d4e72aba) New York, NY On-site 4mo ago $115,000–$200,000 [OneSchema](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/oneschema) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed PM](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8f7dd7c70a2985e0) San Francisco, CA On-site 5mo ago Pay not posted [Mintlify](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/mintlify) Proves it works before the sale ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (NYC)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/10cda808b23e54f9) New York, NY 6mo ago $250,000–$315,000 [Arcade.dev](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/arcade-dev) Proves it works before the sale ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/32d820f2cb811407) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 5mo ago From $180,000 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Lead Engagement Manager, FDE - Healthcare & Life Sciences](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3172b88f05d8a37e) US · city not listed 6mo ago $143,000–$245,850 [Caylent](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/caylent) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed AI Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/65b7596bf5106261) US Remote 6mo ago $210,000–$232,500 [Aircall](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/aircall) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - AI Solutions Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7d036f85935839c1) Seattle, WA Hybrid 8mo ago Pay not posted [Tribe AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tribe-ai) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/26a8e984ef178e1a) US Remote 9mo ago $200,000–$300,000 [Twenty](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/twenty) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Senior Forward Deployed Analyst](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7c29f42c84227db9) Fort Meade, MD On-site 13mo ago $137,000–$240,000 [Rox](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rox) Keeps customers running after launch ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/566545628220ec53) San Francisco, CA On-site 13mo ago Pay not posted [Aircall](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/aircall) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - AI Solutions Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/837b198a32d0ce3f) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 11mo ago Pay not posted [Cresta](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cresta) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager, AI Agent](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/43efa4c7af3f80f1) US Remote 17mo ago $170,000–$280,000 · OTE [Workhelix](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/workhelix) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward-Deployed Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f4faaba52202a835) San Francisco, CA Remote 19mo ago $145,000–$225,000 [Aircall](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/aircall) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - AI Solutions Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f39b9037c7b58e07) New York, NY Hybrid 11mo ago Pay not posted [Celonis](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/celonis) Integrates and configures it ### [Lead Deployment Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/491d6aa98b2a9678) New York, NY Hybrid New · 2d ago $177,000–$190,000 [Altana](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/altana) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [ Staff AI Deployment Strategist ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4676a0bf140baee3) Brooklyn, NY · Washington, DC Hybrid 10d ago $165,000–$195,000 [Realm](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/realm) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c76e9ba19967307c) US Remote 3w ago $110,000–$185,000 [InfoSum](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/infosum) Integrates and configures it ### [Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/76b59cbb4b5c76d7) New York, NY Hybrid 3w ago $100,000–$230,000 [Pure Storage](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pure-storage) Integrates and configures it ### [Senior Services Solutions Architect – AI, Advanced Services](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/73d6437db41a3e41) New York, NY · Raleigh, NC On-site 3w ago $146,000–$219,000 [Farsight](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/farsight) Integrates and configures it ### [Professional Services Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/36cd5213735b1aea) New York, NY Hybrid 4w ago $170,000–$200,000 [vClusterLabs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vclusterlabs) Integrates and configures it ### [AI Infrastructure Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/57f65dd383fd12c5) US Remote 4w ago €90,000–€105,000 211 of 402 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 pre-sales pay? 307 of 402 postings state a pay range. The median is $205,000, and half of them sit between $172,000 and $239,000, from 162 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads involving pre-sales require? Of 402 postings, 271 state a minimum number of years, from 162 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 141 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (85), 10 or more years (25) or under 3 years (20). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads involving pre-sales? These 402 postings come from 231 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) (39), [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) (19), [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) (11), [CapTech Consulting](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/captech-consulting) (10) and [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (7). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads involving pre-sales remote? 96 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 103 are hybrid and 88 are on-site. The remaining 115 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 218 of the 402 postings. Counted over the 402 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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