> 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=9 625 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for technical leads involving proof of concept, from 348 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $175,000 to $238,000. **625** postings · **348** companies · 502 state pay: median **$205,000**, half $175,000–$238,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 7, 2026 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Google Agentic AI Delivery Specialist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/05234902c7615380) Albany, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +39 more 3mo ago $54,400–$196,000 [Lirvana Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lirvana-labs) ### [Solutions Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4186dd5e45b5ba65) Menlo Park, CA On-site 4mo ago Pay not posted [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Applied AI Engineer, Plugins](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b8424d0e52850251) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 3mo ago $197,000–$280,000 [Livefront](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/livefront) ### [AI Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0ca282cfcd223796) US Remote 4mo ago $130,000–$175,000 [Genesys](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/genesys) ### [Principal, AI Software Engineer– Agentic & Industry Solutions](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1c015bd1ff6ff862) TX, NC 4mo ago $205,200–$360,800 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Delivery Consultant- AI/ML, WWPS ProServe](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/24506a221fdd7b9c) Jersey City, NJ · Austin, TX · +8 more 4mo ago $131,300–$204,300 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Applied AI Engineer, API Platform, Digital Natives](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/05eb345d2d86dd06) New York, NY Hybrid 4mo ago $251,000–$278,000 [Apperture Solutions](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/apperture-solutions) ### [Senior AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9ea26713e99d0038) Charlotte, NC 4mo ago Pay not posted [Observe.AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/observe-ai) ### [AI Agent Engineer, Client Facing](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fcdedb65d7c5b453) Redwood City, CA Hybrid 4mo ago $108,000–$170,000 [forgd](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/forgd) ### [Applied AI Architect : North America](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b7ed89a03efc9c3b) Denver, CO · US remote Remote 4mo ago Pay not posted [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Applied AI Engineer, API Platform, Digital Natives](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/12c0a1bb874a9897) San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WA Hybrid 4mo ago $251,000–$278,000 [Fireworks AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fireworks-ai) ### [AI Field Engineer - Strategic Partnerships](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/586637615ffab02a) San Mateo, CA Hybrid 4mo ago $200,000–$260,000 [Bland AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bland-ai) ### [Agent Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2835d19d46c9e04d) San Francisco, CA On-site 5mo ago $120,000–$200,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6801db30761f80db) San Diego, CA 5mo ago $115,300–$160,100 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Applied AI Architect, Cyber](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b06e9ce264f77358) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 4mo ago $295,000–$345,000 [Lovelytics](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lovelytics) ### [Lead Consultant, Gen AI ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/49d6ba1b5b494dcd) Arlington, VA · Chicago, IL Remote 5mo ago $112,000–$160,000 [BCG](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bcg) ### [BCG Platinion | Lead AI Tech Architect - AI Platforms](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0d4252868cd1a506) Atlanta, GA · Austin, TX · +16 more 5mo ago $190,000 [Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai) ### [Senior Staff Frontier Agents Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2865522375d0ee1d) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 more 5mo ago $288,000–$360,000 [Canvas Medical](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/canvas-medical) ### [Product Experience Builder](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8a4dc7db29ba4368) US Remote 5mo ago $100,000–$200,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Advanced AI Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a4e1febd22fdb964) Morristown, NJ · Milwaukee, WI · +39 more 5mo ago $87,400–$293,800 [X by 2](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/x-by-2) ### [Technical Lead (Applied AI)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9edafe217e21b423) Raleigh, NC · Durham, NC · +1 more Hybrid 6mo ago $143,000–$185,000 [TriEdge Investments](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/triedge-investments) ### [Senior Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/262b31c2a1ad3860) New York, NY On-site 6mo ago $200,000–$250,000 [Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) ### [Agentic AI and Data Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/64d5cd11d7906ecf) Honolulu, HI 6mo ago $99,000–$225,000 [Mercor](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/mercor) ### [Software Engineer, Applied AI - Frontier Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6ae52ff90fa4789c) San Francisco, CA On-site 6mo ago $160,000–$500,000 [Blue Orange Digital](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/blue-orange-digital) ### [Senior AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5bfac65f00cfc7f8) New York, NY Remote 6mo ago Pay not posted [Via](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/via) ### [Senior Engineer, AI Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3fa6ce9c797cb412) New York, NY 6mo ago $180,000–$250,000 [Lyzr](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lyzr) ### [Solutions Architect- North America](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/be313b9eb203124b) US Remote 7mo ago Pay not posted [Deepgram](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deepgram) ### [Senior Solutions Engineer, Federal](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ab90418d9dd210ca) Washington, DC Remote 7mo ago $180,000–$245,000 [Anthropic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anthropic) ### [Applied AI Engineer, Enterprise ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/61bf3caa773548de) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 10mo ago $200,000–$320,000 [Typeface](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/typeface) ### [Solutions Architect ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3efe382e7af45e15) US Remote 11mo ago $160,000–$210,000 · OTE [West Monroe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/west-monroe) ### [Principal AI Software Engineer, TechEx (US)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1a4fa989247e7868) Boston, MA · Chicago, IL · +7 more 11mo ago $152,200–$205,900 [Canvas Medical](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/canvas-medical) ### [Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/53dfbacde8578f09) San Francisco, CA · Washington, DC Remote 14mo ago Pay not posted [TrueFoundry](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/truefoundry) ### [Senior AI/ML Engineer — LLM & Agent Stack (Customer Facing)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/245ead0bc1b975e3) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 15mo ago Pay not posted [Qvest US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/qvest-us) ### [Senior Engineer (Applied AI / ML)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/70128a2831842945) Austin, TX Remote 32mo ago Pay not posted [Qvest US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/qvest-us) ### [Staff Engineer (Applied AI / ML)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/374b971316ce9f16) Austin, TX Remote 33mo ago Pay not posted [McKesson](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/mckesson) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, MT Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0657bb1f08be8cda) Irving, TX New · 2d ago $157,500–$262,500 [Citi (Citigroup Inc.)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/citi-citigroup-inc) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Transformation -Senior Vice President](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/092f86d25092b0df) Tampa, FL New · 3d ago $141,440–$212,160 [Clera](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/clera) Proves it works before the sale ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e8ac95759d5f75ca) New York, NY Hybrid New · 6d ago Pay not posted [Citigroup](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/citigroup) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Transformation -Senior Vice President](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/696e0a002c440c73) Irving, TX Hybrid 7d ago $156,160–$234,240 [GSK](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gsk) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Site Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/52eda81dbe76ed73) King of Prussia, PA · Marietta, PA 8d ago Pay not posted 355 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 $205,000, and half of them sit between $175,000 and $238,000, from 252 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads involving proof of concept require? Of 625 postings, 439 state a minimum number of years, from 255 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 225 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (153), 10 or more years (36) or under 3 years (25). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads involving proof of concept? These 625 postings come from 348 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) (19) and [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) (14). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads involving proof of concept remote? 130 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 154 are hybrid and 99 are on-site. The remaining 242 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 302 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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