> 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 in Houston serving external customers Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?recipient=external®ion=houston-metro&page=2 52 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs in Houston serving external customers, from 16 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $142,000 to $198,000. **52** postings · **16** companies · 43 state pay: median **$171,000**, half $142,000–$198,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Senior Knowledge Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/71eee136e4139061) Houston, TX · Dallas, TX · +3 more Hybrid 2mo ago $80,400–$293,800 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Google Agentic AI Delivery Specialist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/05234902c7615380) Houston, TX · Albany, NY · +39 more 3mo ago $54,400–$196,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Google Agentic AI Delivery Senior Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/849934b3c434470f) Houston, TX · Albany, NY · +39 more 4mo ago $80,400–$266,300 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Advanced AI Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a4e1febd22fdb964) Houston, TX · Morristown, NJ · +39 more 5mo ago $87,400–$293,800 [Cognite](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cognite) Proves it works before the sale ### [Senior Field Engineer (Pre-Sales/Forward Deployed)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f1c380a631395d4e) Houston, TX · US remote Remote 3w ago Pay not posted [PwC (US)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pwc-us) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer-Palantir Foundry-Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5c609381e348c6d6) Houston, TX · Chicago, IL · +57 more Hybrid 2w ago $99,000–$232,000 [Bolo AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bolo-ai) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cc92741333c33cfa) Houston, TX · Palo Alto, CA Hybrid 5w ago Pay not posted [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) Leads the deployment team ### [Forward Deployed Engineering Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a60e7ba97aa7fff1) Houston, TX · Arlington, VA · +39 more 6w ago $80,400–$316,300 [HighRadius](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/highradius) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9170de8291579729) Houston, TX On-site 6mo ago Pay not posted [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) Integrates and configures it ### [AI Architect - FDE Associate Director](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d150bad0c0de3100) Houston, TX · New York, NY · +40 more 7w ago $62,800–$218,800 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) Integrates and configures it ### [Full Stack Engineer Manager (FDE)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3a0bc3b034736923) Houston, TX · New York, NY · +39 more 2mo ago $80,400–$316,300 [Fundamental Research Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fundamental-research-labs) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [AI Deployment Strategist - Houston ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1fb082404755c964) Houston, TX On-site 7w ago Pay not posted 44 of 52 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 in Houston serving external customers pay? 43 of 52 postings state a pay range. The median is $171,000, and half of them sit between $142,000 and $198,000, from 9 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs in Houston serving external customers require? Of 52 postings, 33 state a minimum number of years, from 12 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 15 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (11) or 10 or more years (7). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs in Houston serving external customers? These 52 postings come from 16 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (26), [Capgemini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/capgemini) (6), [PwC (US)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pwc-us) (3), [BCG](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bcg) (2) and [Fundamental Research Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fundamental-research-labs) (2). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs in Houston serving external customers remote? 2 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 21 are hybrid and 3 are on-site. The remaining 26 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 37 of the 52 postings. Counted over the 52 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey. Employer postings · Locations cover the metro area, not only the city. 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