> 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 involving proof of concept Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?region=houston-metro&stage=poc 39 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs in Houston involving proof of concept, from 13 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $145,000 to $198,000. **39** postings · **13** companies · 33 state pay: median **$187,000**, half $145,000–$198,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Sia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sia) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/202e5a48c009cc01) Houston, TX · New York, NY · +7 more Hybrid 13d ago $130,600–$147,000 [Capgemini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/capgemini) ### [GECX AI Forward Deployed Engineer - Senior Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f0e8de4323e25a8e) Houston, TX · Atlanta, GA · +3 more Hybrid 3w ago $101.14–$182,624 [alliant](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/alliant) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d481950a10f5d32a) Houston, TX 4w ago Pay not posted [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [AI Forward Deployed Engineering Manager | Sales ReInvention](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0894ccabb46b62eb) Houston, TX · Chicago, IL · +41 more On-site 6w ago $80,400–$316,300 [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer III, Generative AI, Google Cloud](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e6ee1ac89337dd30) Houston, TX · New York, NY · +8 more 2mo ago $174,000–$252,000 [Capgemini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/capgemini) ### [GECX AI Forward Deployed Engineer - Senior Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a00bd9a4b114a221) Houston, TX · Atlanta, GA · +3 more Hybrid 3w ago $89,400–$166,398 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [AI Forward Deployed Engineering Senior Manager | Sales ReInvention](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/16bca3048d7b55d6) Houston, TX · Chicago, IL · +41 more 6w ago $112,900–$366,300 [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer IV, GenAI, Google Cloud](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/94f64d80eba2db88) Houston, TX · Seattle, WA · +9 more 2mo ago $207,000–$300,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [AI Engineer - FDE Software Engineering Sr. Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d71e3d95228a376e) Houston, TX · New York, NY · +40 more 7w ago $112,900–$302,400 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Full Stack Forward Deployed Engineering Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/22c678035fc1bf46) Houston, TX · Arlington, VA · +35 more 2mo ago $80,400–$316,300 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer Sr Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2ef22c72ece768b6) Houston, TX · Chicago, IL · +38 more 2mo ago $112,900–$366,300 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/603238d92737226e) Houston, TX · Chicago, IL · +39 more 2mo ago $54,400–$235,100 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Palantir Forward Deployed Senior Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/79e9c43db5c86c34) Houston, TX · Chicago, IL · +39 more 2mo ago $80,400–$316,300 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [AI Engineer - Forward Deployed Engineer · Snowflake · Reinvention Centers Associate Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a2699b7543b21aad) Houston, TX · Dallas, TX · +3 more Hybrid 5mo ago $62,800–$220,400 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [AI Engineer - Forward Deployed Engineer Associate Manager · Databricks · Reinvention Centers](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5f588a8622808f3b) Houston, TX · Dallas, TX · +3 more Hybrid 5mo ago $62,800–$261,500 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [AI/ML Architect - Forward Deployed Engineer Associate Manager · Reinvention Centers](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9b7ea1ac450a0b56) Houston, TX · Dallas, TX · +3 more Hybrid 5mo ago $62,800–$220,400 [Capgemini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/capgemini) ### [Senior GECX AI Forward Deployed Engineer - Lead Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3bbbf5a0ec16d6dc) Houston, TX · Atlanta, GA · +3 more Hybrid 3w ago $109,180–$197,175 [Fundamental Research Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fundamental-research-labs) ### [Forward Deployed Data Scientist - Oil & Gas, Houston](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/099ad65296105598) Houston, TX Hybrid 2mo ago Pay not posted [Capgemini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/capgemini) ### [Senior GECX AI Forward Deployed Engineer - Lead Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ec29b95b982a0af0) Houston, TX · Atlanta, GA · +3 more Hybrid 3w ago $117,930–$223,591 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/139f128284087904) Houston, TX · Chicago, IL · +38 more 2mo ago $80,400–$316,300 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer -Assoc Director](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/eed6abce4ec9270a) Houston, TX · Chicago, IL · +39 more 2mo ago $138,800–$434,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Sr. AI Engineer - Forward Deployed Engineer Senior Manager · Snowflake · Reinvention Centers](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bd9a583b14500d31) Houston, TX · Dallas, TX · +3 more Hybrid 5mo ago $112,900–$338,300 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Sr. AI Engineer - Forward Deployed Engineer Manager· Databricks · Reinvention Centers](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/625166c8f3c09b18) Houston, TX · Dallas, TX · +3 more Hybrid 5mo ago $80,400–$293,800 [Guidehouse](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/guidehouse) ### [Forward Deployment Agentic Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0c2f783881ee1d15) Houston, TX · San Antonio, TX · +4 more 5w ago $70,000–$116,000 [Capgemini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/capgemini) ### [Lead Software Engineer - Senior GECX AI Engineer-](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1e7d7d5eefe159ab) Houston, TX · Atlanta, GA · +4 more Hybrid 6w ago $109,180–$197,175 [Bain](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bain) ### [Lead, AI Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/97ec36645fe8d603) Houston, TX · Atlanta, GA · +8 more Hybrid 2mo ago $179,500–$203,500 [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 [BCG](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bcg) ### [BCG Platinion | Lead AI Tech Architect - AI Platforms](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0d4252868cd1a506) Houston, TX · Atlanta, GA · +16 more 5mo ago $190,000 [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 [BCG](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bcg) ### [BCG Platinion | Senior AI Tech Architect - AI Platforms](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a4c47c8ee4f67d78) Houston, TX · Atlanta, GA · +16 more 5mo ago $150,000 [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 [Vitol](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vitol) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/56f6ec9bb0533d32) Houston, TX On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Sia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sia) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Consultant / Senior Consultant - Forward-Deployed Business Analyst (Financial Services)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/902d89236ae62ee4) Houston, TX · Charlotte, NC · +5 more Hybrid 7d ago $80,000–$116,000 [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 [Wolters Kluwer](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/wolters-kluwer) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Principal Enterprise Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c632d2359640c59a) Houston, TX · Kennesaw, GA · +1 more New · 6d ago $133,400–$238,400 [Vitol](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vitol) Builds for teams inside the company ### [GenAI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4c357ee88efba928) Houston, TX 6w ago Pay not posted 32 of 39 build what the customer runs. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Fregion%3Dhouston-metro%26stage%3Dpoc&placement=alert) New fde and deployment jobs in houston involving proof of concept 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 in Houston involving proof of concept pay? 33 of 39 postings state a pay range. The median is $187,000, and half of them sit between $145,000 and $198,000, from 8 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs in Houston involving proof of concept require? Of 39 postings, 24 state a minimum number of years, from 11 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 9 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (7), 10 or more years (7) or under 3 years (1). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs in Houston involving proof of concept? These 39 postings come from 13 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (19), [Capgemini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/capgemini) (5), [BCG](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bcg) (2), [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) (2) and [Sia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sia) (2). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs in Houston involving proof of concept remote? 1 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 16 are hybrid and 2 are on-site. The remaining 20 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 24 of the 39 postings. Counted over the 39 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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