> 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 with ongoing operations and significant travel Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=lead&stage=operations&travelMin=25 224 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for technical leads with ongoing operations and significant travel, from 97 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $180,000 to $229,000. **224** postings · **97** companies · 195 state pay: median **$209,000**, half $180,000–$229,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Financial Services- NYC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ed060b61e687230f) New York, NY Hybrid New · Today $185,000–$300,000 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer - Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/440870dea6def209) Berkeley, CA · Kansas City, MO · +1 more Remote New · Today $182,000–$250,208 [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/9f1c2b67db2daf1a) Denver, CO · Jessup, MD · +4 more New · Yesterday $168,100–$250,200 [Medra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/medra) ### [Forward Deployed Robotics Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8d9b4f103b1afb83) San Francisco, CA On-site 9d ago $130,000–$210,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - AI Infra - SF](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c7485e204e45fc68) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 10d ago $185,000–$300,000 [Kinaxis Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/kinaxis-inc) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8f7de691f28fba22) US Remote 13d ago Pay not posted [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/f7f7ea70cdde41e8) Denver, CO · Jessup, MD · +4 more New · Yesterday $168,100–$250,200 [LMI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lmi) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Clearance Required](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/02c25bed9bdb1230) US Remote 13d ago Pay not posted [Growth Signals](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/growth-signals) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/26d0566cb62406a1) Boston, MA · US remote Remote 13d ago Pay not posted [Saronic Technologies](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/saronic-technologies) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4ba985cc3311ca61) Austin, TX On-site 2w ago Pay not posted [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9416c1655108075d) Denver, CO · Jessup, MD · +4 more New · 3d ago $143,700–$213,800 [Rackspace](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rackspace) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer – Palantir Certified](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b36f0526cf1bf6ca) US Remote 2w ago $165,830–$243,142 [PagerDuty](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pagerduty) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (SDEV)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/15b28a239b800a08) New York, NY Remote 2w ago $191,000–$289,300 [Ocrolus](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ocrolus) ### [Mortgage Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ccfc8a6901548790) US Remote 3w ago $150,000–$170,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0ebf30b12510c57d) East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 more New · 3d ago $168,100–$261,500 [One Brief](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/one-brief) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0eec61fd86601664) US Remote 3w ago $180,000–$255,000 [PagerDuty](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pagerduty) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (SDEV)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3ae51c535b88f698) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2w ago $191,000–$289,300 [Anthropic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anthropic) ### [Staff Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6820987055206e6d) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · +1 more Hybrid 3w ago $280,000–$320,000 [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/146d6ad38b32164b) Denver, CO · Jessup, MD · +3 more New · 3d ago $168,100–$227,400 [Axion](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/axion) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1ec0997b44e02dad) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 3w ago $220,000–$270,000 [ServiceNow](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/servicenow) ### [Forward Deployed Solution Engineer – Applied AI FDE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1a6269874b4bdbd0) Santa Clara, CA Remote 4w ago $201,300–$352,300 [Dryft](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/dryft) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/731b4e96e4cfa35f) San Francisco, CA On-site 4w ago Pay not posted [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 [Lovable](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lovable) ### [Staff Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/28e30f0bcb12a23f) New York, NY On-site 4w ago $199,000–$325,000 [Workiva](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/workiva) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (Growth Solutions)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/719bac5d8e8be848) US Remote 4w ago $111,000–$180,000 [Docker, Inc](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/docker-inc) ### [Principal Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b6d3e67e51b2bef4) San Francisco, CA Remote 4w ago $198,000–$319,000/mo [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/110f7227e28583f5) East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 more 10d ago $168,100–$261,500 [OutSystems](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/outsystems) ### [Principal Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/77924680b45723a0) US Remote 4w ago $216,750–$263,925 [alliant](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/alliant) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d481950a10f5d32a) Houston, TX 4w ago Pay not posted [Tines](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tines) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer - Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0176bb4b867a420b) US Remote 4w ago $220,000–$240,000 · OTE [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 [Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/avathon-formerly-sparkcognition) ### [Technical Architect - Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/024ec55baa0bac4d) Pleasanton, CA · Austin, TX On-site 6w ago $170,000–$220,000 [E Source](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/e-source) ### [Forward Deployed Data Engineer IV, Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/396ede03d220d4a3) US Remote 7w ago $175,000–$200,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [AI Engineer - FDE Software Engineering Sr. Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d71e3d95228a376e) New York, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +40 more 7w ago $112,900–$302,400 [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/f5bf574259f324a9) Jessup, MD · Arlington, VA · +4 more 10d ago $168,100–$250,200 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - SF](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3654e0e90e2207e8) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 7w ago $185,000–$300,000 [E Source](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/e-source) ### [Forward Deployed AI/ML Engineer IV](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/02efb6a2b3ef3206) US Remote 7w ago $175,000–$200,000 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector/National Security ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7b7c44b4abaf3f48) Washington, DC Hybrid 1mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/780f6825731d9f9e) Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +4 more 2w ago $168,100–$261,500 [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–$260,100 137 of 224 build what the customer runs. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Fmanagement%3Dlead%26stage%3Doperations%26travelMin%3D25&placement=alert) New fde and deployment jobs for technical leads with ongoing operations and significant travel go out by email once you have an account and set an alert. [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 and significant travel pay? 195 of 224 postings state a pay range. The median is $209,000, and half of them sit between $180,000 and $229,000, from 78 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads with ongoing operations and significant travel require? Of 224 postings, 154 state a minimum number of years, from 71 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 84 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (45), 10 or more years (14) or under 3 years (11). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads with ongoing operations and significant travel? These 224 postings come from 97 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (27), [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) (21), [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (13), [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) (12) and [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) (9). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads with ongoing operations and significant travel remote? 61 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 51 are hybrid and 30 are on-site. The remaining 82 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 224 of the 224 postings. Counted over the 224 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. 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