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# FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads serving external customers and internal teams with significant travel

Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=lead&recipient=both&travelMin=25

28 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for technical leads serving external customers and internal teams with significant travel, from 16 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $173,000 to $234,000.

**28** postings · **16** companies · 27 state pay: median **$215,000**, half $173,000–$234,000

Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Published October 21, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026

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

### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/11d3959b74fe7867)

Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +4 more 7d ago

$168,100–$261,500

[Buzz Solutions](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/buzz-solutions)

### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0cca979e149aa7fe)

US Remote 5w ago

Pay not posted

[Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce)

### [Lead Forward Deployed Engineering - Data Science & Integration](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d5934da2c82bfef9)

Herndon, VA Remote 2mo ago

$172,500–$260,100

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

### [Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6bb0ae9f5fef1b81)

Denver, CO · Jessup, MD · +3 more 10d ago

$168,100–$227,400

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

### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Sr Forward Deployment Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/05bf5078ed5d3f1b)

East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 more 2w ago

$168,100–$261,500

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

### [Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/799ec8c403091b46)

East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 more 2w ago

$168,100–$261,500

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

### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e8b339d8be1a9304)

Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +4 more 3w ago

$168,100–$261,500

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

### [Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/956ee3b9130c2d1a)

Arlington, VA · Herndon, VA · +1 more 8d ago

$200,100–$270,600

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

### [Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ac75979a99501af8)

Denver, CO · New York, NY · +2 more 2mo ago

$200,100–$297,700

[Striveworks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/striveworks)

### [Staff Machine Learning Engineer - Team Lead (Active Secret Clearance)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/932fd0bec7a14bd1)

Austin, TX Remote New · 2d ago

$230,000–$280,000

[Neo4j](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/neo4j)

### [AI Solutions Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a144140ed2e16c98)

US Remote New · 4d ago

$160,000–$220,000

[Focused](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/focused)

### [Lead Agent Engineer (Langchain)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5bff43269bd70426)

US Remote 6w ago

$175,000–$250,000

[Bain](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bain)

### [Lead, Engineering Excellence](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/22a12cc51fef0229)

Atlanta, GA · Austin, TX · +8 more Hybrid 2mo ago

$179,875–$203,925

[West Monroe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/west-monroe)

### [Senior Applied AI Engineer/Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8a4b60dcc900fac7)

Boston, MA · Chicago, IL · +7 more 4mo ago

$225,000–$304,200

[Neo4j](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/neo4j)

### [Principal AI Solutions Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b057169d1f8a6744)

US Remote 8d ago

$220,000–$310,000

[Focused](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/focused)

### [Senior Agent Engineer (Langchain)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/026e2d6af843f231)

US Remote 6w ago

$120,000–$170,000

[Striveworks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/striveworks)

### [Staff Machine Learning Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d90215677cacd31e)

Austin, TX Remote 12mo ago

$200,000–$250,000

[Neo4j](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/neo4j)

### [Sr. AI Solutions Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/82df7949279c4b3c)

US Remote 6w ago

$200,000–$265,000

[OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) Plans what the customer deploys first

### [Deployment Lead, Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) - Platform](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d9231e5d0ab9372b)

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

$207,000–$294,000

[Second Front Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/second-front-systems) Integrates and configures it

### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer - Implementation Focus](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8a389d79760f752c)

US Remote 4mo ago

$160,000–$190,000

[Re:Build Manufacturing](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/re-build-manufacturing) Builds for teams inside the company

### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dbded1b3added542)

US · city not listed 4mo ago

$120,223–$180,334

[Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) Leads the deployment team

### [Senior Director, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8b65ace4a79082c1)

San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +1 more New · 2d ago

$196,700–$329,210

[Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) Plans what the customer deploys first

### [Signals for FSI - Product Forward Deployed Engineer - Innovation_Delivery_Transformation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0afff44d7def9eab)

Multiple US offices 4w ago

$105,400–$207,800

[Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) Plans what the customer deploys first

### [Sr. Engagement Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8b091d6ee222c894)

VA Remote 5w ago

$130,300–$179,200

[FloQast](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/floqast) Integrates and configures it

### [Senior Forward Deployed Accountant](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6e71d355b2b00572)

US Remote 11mo ago

$150,000–$190,000

[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

[Recidiviz](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/recidiviz) Plans what the customer deploys first

### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a089a7ddeace423a)

New York, NY · Oakland, CA Remote 9d ago

$99,750–$117,600

[Alation](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/alation) Plans what the customer deploys first

### [Staff Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/315e13504a747835)

US Remote 2mo ago

$141,781–$191,404

18 of 28 build what the customer runs.

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## Frequently asked questions

### What do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads serving external customers and internal teams with significant travel pay?

27 of 28 postings state a pay range. The median is $215,000, and half of them sit between $173,000 and $234,000, from 15 companies.

### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads serving external customers and internal teams with significant travel require?

Of 28 postings, 21 state a minimum number of years, from 12 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 8 of them. The rest ask for 10 or more years (7) or 6 to 9 years (6).

### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads serving external customers and internal teams with significant travel?

These 28 postings come from 16 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (7), [Neo4j](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/neo4j) (3), [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) (2), [Focused](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/focused) (2) and [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) (2).

### Are FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads serving external customers and internal teams with significant travel remote?

14 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 2 are hybrid. The remaining 12 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 28 of the 28 postings.

Counted over the 28 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. Travel is the share the posting states. Postings that never mention travel are left out. · [How we read postings](https://nextmove.md/fde/method)

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