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
FDE and deployment jobs asking for consulting experience involving pre-sales
93 postings · 56 companies · 77 state pay: median $192,000, half $165,000–$226,000
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MicrosoftBuilds what the customer runs
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer - Data Science
US · city not listed
$142,800–$304,200
Pay not posted
$250,000–$280,000
OpenAIBuilds what the customer runs
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Healthcare - NYC
New York, NYHybrid
$185,000–$300,000
$180,000–$230,000
Pay not posted
Fidelity National Information ServicesBuilds what the customer runs
Forward Deployed Engineer
Jacksonville, FL · Atlanta, GA · +2 moreJacksonville, FL +3Remote
$179,470–$305,100
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
$150,000–$180,000
Pay not posted
$180,000–$230,000
MicrosoftBuilds what the customer runs
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer - Technical Program Management
US · city not listed
$142,800–$304,200
PMGBuilds what the customer runs
Forward Deployed Engineering Principal
Dallas, TX · New York, NY · +1 moreDallas, TX +2
Pay not posted
$160,000–$205,000
MetaBuilds what the customer runs
Solutions Architect, Business Agents
Seattle, WA · New York, NY · +1 moreSeattle, WA +2
$130,000–$185,000
WriterBuilds what the customer runs
AI deployment engineer (West)
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +3 moreSan Francisco, CA +4Hybrid
$131,800–$185,000
$266,000–$362,000
Fireworks AIBuilds what the customer runs
AI Field Engineer - Strategic Partnerships
San Mateo, CAHybrid
$200,000–$260,000
WriterBuilds what the customer runs
AI deployment engineer (East)
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +3 moreSan Francisco, CA +4Hybrid
$146,400–$185,000
WriterBuilds what the customer runs
AI deployment engineer (Central)
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +3 moreSan Francisco, CA +4Hybrid
$131,800–$166,000
$185,000–$235,000
Pay not posted
AccentureLeads the deployment team
Forward Deployed Engineer - Lead
San Francisco, CA · Walnut Creek, CA · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2
$163,000–$434,000
Thomson ReutersLeads the deployment team
Director, Forward Deployed Solutions (AI)
New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · +4 moreNew York, NY +5Hybrid
$137,200–$293,500
DatabricksPlans what the customer deploys first
Sr. Engagement Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - Financial Services
US · city not listed
$115,800–$199,100
$126,200–$212,754
Deloitte USProves it works before the sale
ConvergeHEALTH Life Sciences - Product Forward Deployed Engineer - Innovation_
Multiple US offices
$105,400–$207,800
SitrepsPlans what the customer deploys first
Senior Forward Deployed Strategist, Public Sector
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CAWashington, DC +1On-site
$147,000–$185,000
Pay not posted
Ode with AnthropicPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Product Manager (SF/NY)
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$200,000–$275,000
Deloitte USProves it works before the sale
ConvergeHEALTH Life Sciences - Product Forward Deployed Engineer - Innovation_
Multiple US offices
$105,400–$207,800
NotionPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Architect
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$165,000–$205,000 · OTE
$106,100–$178,770
ArtisanPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed GTM Architect
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$130,000–$180,000
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs asking for consulting experience involving pre-sales pay?
77 of 93 postings state a pay range. The median is $192,000, and half of them sit between $165,000 and $226,000, from 44 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs asking for consulting experience involving pre-sales require?
Of 93 postings, 47 state a minimum number of years, from 33 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 31 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (11), 10 or more years (4) or under 3 years (1).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs asking for consulting experience involving pre-sales?
These 93 postings come from 56 companies. The employers with the most postings are Databricks (5), Liberate (5), OpenAI (5), SailPoint (5) and AvePoint (4).
Are FDE and deployment jobs asking for consulting experience involving pre-sales remote?
17 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 35 are hybrid and 10 are on-site. The remaining 31 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 54 of the 93 postings.
Counted over the 93 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. Coding scope, project stages and who the work serves are our reading of each job description. · How we read postings