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# FDE and deployment jobs with hybrid work and significant travel

Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?travelMin=25&work=hybrid

156 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs with hybrid work and significant travel, from 69 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $170,000 to $243,000.

**156** postings · **69** companies · 136 state pay: median **$213,000**, half $170,000–$243,000

Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026

[OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Cyber - SF](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5a5eb13cea3121c0)

San Francisco, CA Hybrid New · Today

$185,000–$300,000

[Clera](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/clera)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2f8984aea217c71f)

San Francisco, CA Hybrid New · Yesterday

$180,000–$220,000

[Accordion](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accordion)

### [Senior Consultant CPM (Forward Deployed Engineer)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b41f70d45f77df0a)

Atlanta, GA · Chicago, IL · +1 more Hybrid New · 2d ago

$95,000–$140,000

[Zebra Technologies](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/zebra-technologies)

### [Senior Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Customer Facing](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4d7625b7fb387e81)

Holtsville, NY · Lincolnshire, IL Hybrid 9d ago

$96,800–$145,200

[OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Cyber - NYC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c5efd2cc66aab827)

New York, NY Hybrid New · Today

$185,000–$300,000

[OpenAI Deployment Company](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai-deployment-company)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Cleared - US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c19d1fdb2baf1e9b)

New York, NY · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 10d ago

$170,000–$400,000

[CrossCountry Consulting](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/crosscountry-consulting)

### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer (Recent Graduate) - DC Metro](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d90bc54a20cb2e75)

Mclean, VA Hybrid 10d ago

$95,000–$125,000

[PwC (US)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pwc-us)

### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer-Palantir Foundry-Senior Associate](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8f2f106eae6e8759)

Chicago, IL · Raleigh, NC · +57 more Hybrid 2w ago

$77,000–$202,000

[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

[PagerDuty](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pagerduty)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer (SDEV)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3ae51c535b88f698)

San Francisco, CA Hybrid 3w ago

$191,000–$289,300

[CrossCountry Consulting](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/crosscountry-consulting)

### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer (Recent Graduate) - Chicago](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/41a0b6e3ff27d353)

Chicago, IL Hybrid 10d ago

$95,000–$125,000

[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

[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

[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

[Aerovy](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/aerovy)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer (Founding)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5ed9b7623426bad3)

Seattle, WA Hybrid 3w ago

$150,000–$200,000

[Seekr](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/seekr)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/46808066546c242c)

Austin, TX · Menlo Park, CA · +1 more Hybrid 4w ago

$170,000–$225,000

[Thought Machine](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thought-machine)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Infrastructure](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/22b777fc009a76d3)

New York, NY Hybrid 4w ago

$140,000–$220,000

[Dyania Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/dyania-health)

### [Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b4da555c0bda03f8)

Jersey City, NJ Hybrid 4w ago

$160,000–$225,000

[ConductorAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/conductorai)

### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c90a59a727564bd5)

Washington, DC Hybrid 4w ago

$150,000–$220,000

[First Resonance](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/first-resonance)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer (Ohio)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8a9366e50aa9b562)

Columbus, OH Hybrid 5w ago

$130,000–$170,000

[Materialize](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/materialize)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ebeaed3047349cbb)

New York, NY Hybrid 5w ago

$180,000–$225,000

[OpenAI Deployment Company](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai-deployment-company)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Cybersecurity - US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/36ce38dd6590bdc5)

San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 5w ago

$170,000–$400,000

[CrossCountry Consulting](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/crosscountry-consulting)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer & Agentic Workflow Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/97bb62bb48a619ce)

US · city not listed Hybrid 5w ago

$150,000–$285,000

[Guild.ai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/guild-ai)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9d5934309cf265c1)

San Francisco, CA Hybrid 6w ago

$180,000–$300,000

[Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture)

### [Full Stack Forward Deployed Engineer - Reinvention Center](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/de67c2273f5764ae)

Columbus, OH · Tampa, FL · +3 more Hybrid 6w ago

Pay not posted

[OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - NYC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/74fe6961648194f3)

New York, NY Hybrid 7w ago

$185,000–$300,000

[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

[Binti](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/binti)

### [Forward-Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2ab6678dd001933d)

San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WA Hybrid 2mo ago

$200,000–$300,000

[Blank Metal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/blank-metal)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3715751b9e2cf0bd)

Minneapolis, MN Hybrid 2mo ago

Pay not posted

[OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Seattle](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/77ecee88fe61f440)

Seattle, WA Hybrid 7w ago

$185,000–$300,000

[First Resonance](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/first-resonance)

### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer (New England Area)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/473c461a80ccbf80)

Providence, RI · Boston, MA · +1 more Hybrid 2mo ago

$145,000–$175,000

[Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks)

### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer - National Security](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c2623b39dd67a0fd)

Boston, MA Hybrid 2mo ago

$182,000–$250,208

[Code Metal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/code-metal)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/80f77599c6e31ea9)

Boston, MA Hybrid 2mo ago

$160,000–$200,000

[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

[Skiffra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/skiffra)

### [Founding Forward Deployed Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e3fd47c183cc8879)

Los Angeles, CA Hybrid 2mo ago

$215,000–$250,000

[Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks)

### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/99fcc726b3f450eb)

Chicago, IL · Columbus, OH · +1 more Hybrid 2mo ago

$182,000–$250,208

[Inriver](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/inriver)

### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/def9890666b27382)

Chicago, IL Hybrid 2mo ago

$165,000–$185,000

[OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Legal-SF](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f8a4d49298c2cba9)

New York, NY Hybrid 2mo ago

$185,000–$300,000

[ZoomLogi](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/zoomlogi)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/de7be575ac756d49)

Chicago, IL · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 3mo ago

$150,000–$200,000

[Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks)

### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer - National Security](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1bd281fd02dd5ebf)

US · city not listed Hybrid 2mo ago

$182,000–$250,208

97 of 156 build what the customer runs.

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## Frequently asked questions

### What do FDE and deployment jobs with hybrid work and significant travel pay?

136 of 156 postings state a pay range. The median is $213,000, and half of them sit between $170,000 and $243,000, from 57 companies.

### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs with hybrid work and significant travel require?

Of 156 postings, 104 state a minimum number of years, from 51 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 45 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (36), under 3 years (16) or 10 or more years (7).

### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs with hybrid work and significant travel?

These 156 postings come from 69 companies. The employers with the most postings are [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) (23), [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) (12), [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (10), [Striveworks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/striveworks) (6) and [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) (5).

### Are FDE and deployment jobs with hybrid work and significant travel remote?

0 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 156 are hybrid. Travel is mentioned in 156 of the 156 postings.

Counted over the 156 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.

Employer postings · 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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