MicrosoftBuilds what the customer runs
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer - Data Science
US · city not listed
$142,800–$304,200
FDE and deployment jobs asking for consulting experience involving pre-sales with significant travel
34 postings · 25 companies · 30 state pay: median $211,000, half $180,000–$226,000
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OpenAIBuilds what the customer runs
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Healthcare - NYC
New York, NYHybrid
$185,000–$300,000
Fidelity National Information ServicesBuilds what the customer runs
Forward Deployed Engineer
Jacksonville, FL · Atlanta, GA · +2 moreJacksonville, FL +3Remote
$179,470–$305,100
$310,000–$350,000
OpenAIBuilds what the customer runs
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Healthcare - Seattle
Seattle, WAHybrid
$185,000–$300,000
OpenAIBuilds what the customer runs
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Healthcare - SF
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$185,000–$300,000
MicrosoftBuilds what the customer runs
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer - Technical Program Management
US · city not listed
$142,800–$304,200
MetaBuilds what the customer runs
Solutions Architect, Business Agents
Seattle, WA · New York, NY · +1 moreSeattle, WA +2
$130,000–$185,000
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
Sr. Engagement Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - Financial Services
US · city not listed
$115,800–$199,100
Deloitte USProves it works before the sale
ConvergeHEALTH Life Sciences - Product Forward Deployed Engineer - Innovation_
Multiple US offices
$105,400–$207,800
Senior Forward Deployed Strategist, Public Sector
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CAWashington, DC +1On-site
$147,000–$185,000
Pay not posted
$130,000–$180,000
Deloitte USProves it works before the sale
ConvergeHEALTH Life Sciences - Product Forward Deployed Engineer - Innovation_
Multiple US offices
$105,400–$207,800
$174,000–$213,000
$180,000–$200,000
Lead Engagement Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - Healthcare & Life Sciences
US · city not listed
$143,000–$245,850
$223,700–$372,900
$200,000–$250,000
$170,000–$240,000
$166,400–$208,000
$154,000–$208,000
$150,000–$210,000
Pay not posted
$166,400–$249,000
$171,200–$256,800 · OTE
$122,681–$165,619
Pay not posted
$185,000–$260,000
Deployment Strategist - Public Sector, Nonprofit & Education
Mclean, VA · Chicago, IL · +8 moreMclean, VA +9Remote
$134,750–$316,750
$182,000–$250,208
Deployment Strategist (Mid/Senior Levels)
San Francisco, CA · Bellevue, WA · +8 moreSan Francisco, CA +9Remote
$134,750–$316,750
17 of 34 plan what the customer deploys first.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs asking for consulting experience involving pre-sales with significant travel pay?
30 of 34 postings state a pay range. The median is $211,000, and half of them sit between $180,000 and $226,000, from 21 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs asking for consulting experience involving pre-sales with significant travel require?
Of 34 postings, 16 state a minimum number of years, from 12 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 9 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (5) or 10 or more years (2).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs asking for consulting experience involving pre-sales with significant travel?
These 34 postings come from 25 companies. The employers with the most postings are Databricks (3), Deloitte US (3), OpenAI (3), Microsoft (2) and Salesforce (2).
Are FDE and deployment jobs asking for consulting experience involving pre-sales with significant travel remote?
6 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 11 are hybrid and 4 are on-site. The remaining 13 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 34 of the 34 postings.
Counted over the 34 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. Travel is the share the posting states. Postings that never mention travel are left out. · How we read postings