Pay not posted
FDE and deployment jobs asking for forward deployed engineering experience
98 postings · 66 companies · 76 state pay: median $212,000, half $182,000–$250,000
Postings read on
All filters
Counts show jobs matching each option and your other filters. Select several options to match any of them.
Location
Selected metros or remote. Remote jobs may have residency restrictions.
Pay
Matches the top of the posted range, annualized in US dollars and sometimes including variable pay. Postings with no posted range are hidden when you choose an amount.
Arrangement
Type of work
Level
Our reading of the role, not the employer’s title. Junior: guided work; Mid: independent delivery; Senior: leads an ambiguous project through production; Staff+: leads across teams or projects.
BackgroundForward deployed engineering
The experience the posting asks you to arrive with, in the employer’s own words, not our reading of the job. A posting that states no experience requirement is in none of these, and neither is one asking for experience outside the five.
Experience
Postings that ask for that many years or fewer, plus postings that state no requirement. The kind of experience still matters.
Posted
Travel
Postings that do not mention travel are treated as no travel, so they are left out of 25% or more.
Individual contributor or manager
Company stage
Coding work
Project stages
Implementation share
Estimated from the job description, not measured working hours.
Who you build for
Visa sponsorship
Company size
Estimated from public information about the company. Bands are approximate. Companies without a stated size are listed as not stated.
98 jobs match
Location
Selected metros or remote. Remote jobs may have residency restrictions.
98 jobs match
Pay
Matches the top of the posted range, annualized in US dollars and sometimes including variable pay. Postings with no posted range are hidden when you choose an amount.
98 jobs match
Arrangement
98 jobs match
Type of work
98 jobs match
Level
Our reading of the role, not the employer’s title. Junior: guided work; Mid: independent delivery; Senior: leads an ambiguous project through production; Staff+: leads across teams or projects.
98 jobs match
Forward deployed engineering
The experience the posting asks you to arrive with, in the employer’s own words, not our reading of the job. A posting that states no experience requirement is in none of these, and neither is one asking for experience outside the five.
98 jobs match
Experience
Postings that ask for that many years or fewer, plus postings that state no requirement. The kind of experience still matters.
98 jobs match
Posted
98 jobs match
Travel
Postings that do not mention travel are treated as no travel, so they are left out of 25% or more.
98 jobs match
$180,000–$225,000
$170,000–$215,000
AfreshLeads the deployment team
Founding Senior Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$203,745–$275,655
$300,000–$360,000
$220,000–$240,000 · OTE
$140,000–$160,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$215,000–$285,000
$185,000–$235,000
Pay not posted
Snorkel AIIntegrates and configures it
Senior/Staff Forward Deployed Engineer - Data as a Service
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$180,000–$320,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$123,000–$156,000
Deloitte USProves it works before the sale
ConvergeHEALTH Life Sciences - Product Forward Deployed Engineer - Innovation_ Delivery_ Transformation
Multiple US offices
$105,400–$207,800
CapgeminiLeads the deployment team
Capgemini Invent -Forward Deployed Engineer Managing Consultant
Chicago, IL
$127,500–$249,350
Pay not posted
ID.meLeads the deployment team
Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
Mclean, VA · Mountain View, CA · +2 moreMclean, VA +3On-site
$154,000–$275,000
Deloitte USProves it works before the sale
ConvergeHEALTH Life Sciences - Product Forward Deployed Engineer - Innovation_ Delivery_ Transformation
Multiple US offices
$105,400–$207,800
CapgeminiLeads the deployment team
Capgemini Invent -Forward Deployed Engineer Managing Consultant
Dallas, TX
$127,500–$249,350
Mesh PaymentsLeads the deployment team
Head of Forward Deployed Engineering
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$282,000–$355,000
Shield AIIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer, Operations & Sustainment (R5497)
San Diego, CAHybrid
$152,000–$318,000
$186,500–$311,000
$270,800–$310,000
$180,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
DatadogLeads the deployment team
Datadog for Startups - Forward Deployed Engineering Lead
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$200,000–$250,000
$152,000–$246,000
$133,100–$176,400
AppleBuilds for teams inside the company
Lead Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Evaluation Platform
Seattle, WA
Pay not posted
NODA AIIntegrates and configures it
Forward-Deployed Solution Engineer - International
Austin, TXOn-site
Pay not posted
Snorkel AILeads the deployment team
Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$200,000–$320,000
IntercomLeads the deployment team
Senior Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$252,000–$280,000
PoeticPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Strategist
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$160,000–$225,000
$200,000–$250,000
$140,000–$170,000
43 of 98 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs asking for forward deployed engineering experience pay?
76 of 98 postings state a pay range. The median is $212,000, and half of them sit between $182,000 and $250,000, from 52 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs asking for forward deployed engineering experience require?
Of 98 postings, 53 state a minimum number of years, from 40 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 30 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (13), under 3 years (5) or 10 or more years (5).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs asking for forward deployed engineering experience?
These 98 postings come from 66 companies. The employers with the most postings are Realm (5), Capgemini (4), monday.com (4), Snorkel AI (4) and Taktile (4).
Are FDE and deployment jobs asking for forward deployed engineering experience remote?
25 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 42 are hybrid and 15 are on-site. The remaining 16 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 43 of the 98 postings.
Counted over the 98 postings in this search. Postings read on September 22, 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