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Forward Deployed Solution Engineer – Applied AI FDE
Santa Clara, CARemote
$201,300–$352,300
FDE and deployment jobs asking for forward deployed engineering experience with significant travel
27 postings · 22 companies · 19 state pay: median $225,000, half $181,000–$246,000
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AnthropicBuilds what the customer runs
Forward Deployed Engineer
New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2Hybrid
$280,000–$320,000
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
CapeBuilds what the customer runs
Forward Deployed Engineer, Federal
Arlington, VA · New York, NY · +1 moreArlington, VA +2Hybrid
$175,000–$235,000
$310,000–$350,000
NominalBuilds what the customer runs
Software Engineer, Mission Dev - U.S. Government
New York, NY · Washington, DCNew York, NY +1
$150,000–$215,000
NODA AIBuilds what the customer runs
Senior Solution Engineer / Solution Architect
Austin, TX · Washington, DCAustin, TX +1Hybrid
Pay not posted
AfreshLeads the deployment team
Founding Senior Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$203,745–$275,655
$220,000–$240,000 · OTE
Pay not posted
$215,000–$285,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
Deloitte USProves it works before the sale
ConvergeHEALTH Life Sciences - Product Forward Deployed Engineer - Innovation_
Multiple US offices
$105,400–$207,800
Pay not posted
$180,000–$200,000
Tutor IntelligenceIntegrates and configures it
Robotics Forward Deployed Engineer
Watertown, MAOn-site
Pay not posted
Deloitte USProves it works before the sale
ConvergeHEALTH Life Sciences - Product Forward Deployed Engineer - Innovation_
Multiple US offices
$105,400–$207,800
NODA AIIntegrates and configures it
Forward-Deployed Solution Engineer - International
Austin, TXOn-site
Pay not posted
$320,000–$405,000
$200,000–$250,000
Tessera LabsPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployed Strategist
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$150,000–$210,000
$105,000–$170,000
$182,000–$250,208
Distyl AIProves it works before the sale
Enterprise AI Architect
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$200,000–$275,000
AlationProves it works before the sale
Staff Deployment Strategist, Technical Advisory & Solutioning
USRemote
$136,312–$184,021
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs asking for forward deployed engineering experience with significant travel pay?
19 of 27 postings state a pay range. The median is $225,000, and half of them sit between $181,000 and $246,000, from 17 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs asking for forward deployed engineering experience with significant travel require?
Of 27 postings, 16 state a minimum number of years, from 13 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 9 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (3), under 3 years (2) or 10 or more years (2).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs asking for forward deployed engineering experience with significant travel?
These 27 postings come from 22 companies. The employers with the most postings are Realm (3), Anthropic (2), Deloitte US (2), NODA AI (2) and Afresh (1).
Are FDE and deployment jobs asking for forward deployed engineering experience with significant travel remote?
9 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 12 are hybrid and 2 are on-site. The remaining 4 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 27 of the 27 postings.
Counted over the 27 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. Travel is the share the posting states. Postings that never mention travel are left out. · How we read postings