$102,200–$234,800
FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads asking for consulting experience
115 postings · 67 companies · 99 state pay: median $185,000, half $161,000–$218,000
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AccentureBuilds what the customer runs
AI Led Forward Deployed Engineer | Design & Digital Products
New York, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +26 moreNew York, NY +27
$54,400–$205,800
Deloitte USBuilds what the customer runs
Cyber - GCP Forward Deployed Security Engineer (FDE) - Senior Consultant
Multiple US offices
$134,500–$265,100
$140,000–$250,000
$167,400–$310,900
AccentureBuilds what the customer runs
Forward Deployed AI Engineer
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +38 moreChicago, IL +39
$112,900–$366,300
$125,000–$144,000
Pay not posted
$250,000–$280,000
OpenAIBuilds what the customer runs
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Healthcare - Seattle
Seattle, WAHybrid
$185,000–$300,000
$180,000–$230,000
$159,200–$301,600
$310,000–$350,000
OpenAIBuilds what the customer runs
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Healthcare - SF
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$185,000–$300,000
$180,000–$230,000
VercelBuilds what the customer runs
Forward-Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
$137,000–$207,000
Pay not posted
Deloitte USBuilds what the customer runs
Cyber - AWS Forward Deployed Security Engineer (FDE) - Senior Consultant
Multiple US offices
$134,500–$265,100
AccentureBuilds what the customer runs
Forward Deployed Engineer Manager
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +38 moreChicago, IL +39
$80,400–$316,300
MicrosoftBuilds what the customer runs
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer - Technical Program Management
US · city not listed
$142,800–$304,200
$160,000–$205,000
$211,000–$302,000
$159,100–$265,100
BainBuilds what the customer runs
Lead, Engineering Excellence
Atlanta, GA · Austin, TX · +8 moreAtlanta, GA +9Hybrid
$179,875–$203,925
ServiceNowBuilds what the customer runs
Senior Staff AI Agent Engineer – Moveworks | Customer Deployment
San Francisco, CARemote
$190,900–$334,100
AHEADBuilds what the customer runs
Principal Technical Consultant - AI/Cloud Platform Engineering
USRemote
Pay not posted
Deloitte USBuilds what the customer runs
Senior Data Scientist Engineer – SFL Scientific
Multiple US offices
$128,000–$252,500
$100,000–$225,000
$266,000–$362,000
Fireworks AIBuilds what the customer runs
AI Field Engineer - Strategic Partnerships
San Mateo, CAHybrid
$200,000–$260,000
$131,000–$218,300
$100,000–$200,000
$180,000–$225,000
$107,700–$179,500
$100,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
$100,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
$100,000–$225,000
$100,000–$225,000
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads asking for consulting experience pay?
99 of 115 postings state a pay range. The median is $185,000, and half of them sit between $161,000 and $218,000, from 55 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads asking for consulting experience require?
Of 115 postings, 71 state a minimum number of years, from 44 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 45 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (22), under 3 years (2) or 10 or more years (2).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads asking for consulting experience?
These 115 postings come from 67 companies. The employers with the most postings are Appian (11), Deloitte US (10), OpenAI (5), Accenture (4) and Amazon (incl AWS) (4).
Are FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads asking for consulting experience remote?
21 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 32 are hybrid and 16 are on-site. The remaining 46 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 70 of the 115 postings.
Counted over the 115 postings in this search. Postings read on September 21, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
Employer postings · The background is what the posting asks for in the employer’s own words. Postings that state no experience requirement, or ask for experience outside the five we list, are left out. · How we read postings