$150,000–$215,000
FDE and deployment jobs asking for forward deployed engineering experience
169 postings · 122 companies · 127 state pay: median $205,000, half $175,000–$250,000
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$200,000–$320,000
$170,000–$300,000
$180,000–$225,000
$170,000–$270,000
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Safety RadarIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer | AI Implementation & Customer Success
Denver, CO · Tulsa, OKDenver, CO +1Hybrid
$95,000–$125,000
$90,000–$110,000
OnCorps AIIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer
Boston, MA · New York, NYBoston, MA +1Remote
Pay not posted
$160,000–$190,000
Pay not posted
CogniteProves it works before the sale
Senior Field Engineer (Pre-Sales/Forward Deployed)
Houston, TX · US remoteRemote
Pay not posted
$145,000–$180,000
$180,000–$220,000
$175,000–$225,000
Pay not posted
Flow EngineeringLeads the deployment team
Head of Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$240,000–$300,000
AircallLeads the deployment team
Forward Deployed Engineering Team Lead
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1
$200,000–$256,000
$150,000–$225,000
$300,000–$360,000
Pay not posted
$220,000–$240,000 · OTE
$150,000–$190,000
Pay not posted
$115,000–$200,000
LumbraLeads the deployment team
Lead Forward Deployed Engineer (TS/SCI Clearance Required)
Arlington, VAOn-site
$200,000–$300,000
$215,000–$285,000
$150,000–$240,000
$115,000–$200,000
$302,000–$385,000
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
$115,000–$200,000
$185,000–$235,000
$123,000–$156,000
Johnson & JohnsonLeads the deployment team
Director, Global Forward Deployed AI Programs
Raritan, NJ · Horsham, PARaritan, NJ +1
$164,000–$282,900
Veeam SoftwareLeads the deployment team
Technical Lead Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
San Jose, CA
$169,920–$315,600
$70,000–$140,000
PackageXProves it works before the sale
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)
US · city not listedHybrid
$150,000–$175,000
Bolo AIPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Product Manager
Palo Alto, CA · Houston, TXPalo Alto, CA +1Hybrid
Pay not posted
86 of 169 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs asking for forward deployed engineering experience pay?
127 of 169 postings state a pay range. The median is $205,000, and half of them sit between $175,000 and $250,000, from 88 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs asking for forward deployed engineering experience require?
Of 169 postings, 146 state a minimum number of years, from 106 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 72 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (51), under 3 years (17) or 10 or more years (6).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs asking for forward deployed engineering experience?
These 169 postings come from 122 companies. The employers with the most postings are Aircall (7), LangChain (5), monday.com (5), NVIDIA (4) and Realm (4).
Are FDE and deployment jobs asking for forward deployed engineering experience remote?
42 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 62 are hybrid and 38 are on-site. The remaining 27 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 73 of the 169 postings.
Counted over the 169 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 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