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FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads asking for implementation and data engineering experience
463 postings · 220 companies · 369 state pay: median $205,000, half $171,000–$225,000
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$112,000–$160,000
BCG Platinion | Lead AI Tech Architect - AI Platforms
Atlanta, GA · Austin, TX · +16 moreAtlanta, GA +17
$190,000
$163,000–$190,000
$100,000–$225,000
$143,000–$185,000
$90,000–$200,000
$163,000–$190,000
$150,000–$190,000
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$90,000–$200,000
$180,000–$245,000
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$160,000–$200,000
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$130,200–$265,300
$140,000–$180,000
$160,000–$210,000 · OTE
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$140,000–$180,000
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Citi (Citigroup Inc.)Builds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Transformation -Senior Vice President
Tampa, FL
$141,440–$212,160
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CitigroupBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Transformation -Senior Vice President
Irving, TXHybrid
$156,160–$234,240
GSKBuilds for teams inside the company
Site Forward Deployed Engineer
King of Prussia, PA · Marietta, PAKing of Prussia, PA +1
Pay not posted
$116,000–$230,000
$128,000–$160,000
OpenAIPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Lead, Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) - Platform
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$207,000–$294,000
GoogleBuilds for teams inside the company
Lead GenAI Forward Deployed Engineer, YouTube GTM Operations
San Bruno, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Bruno, CA +2
$186,000–$269,000
$116,000–$230,000
Pay not posted
$230,000–$294,000
Analog DevicesBuilds for teams inside the company
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, Enterprise AI Productivity
Dallas, TX · San Jose, CADallas, TX +1
$200,000–$275,000
PrologisBuilds for teams inside the company
Lead Forward Deployed Engineer
Denver, CO · Atlanta, GA · +8 moreDenver, CO +9
$200,000–$285,000
$175,000–$225,000
$230,000–$294,000
$95,000–$140,000
264 of 463 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads asking for implementation and data engineering experience pay?
369 of 463 postings state a pay range. The median is $205,000, and half of them sit between $171,000 and $225,000, from 159 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads asking for implementation and data engineering experience require?
Of 463 postings, 355 state a minimum number of years, from 197 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 163 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (150), 10 or more years (24) or under 3 years (18).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads asking for implementation and data engineering experience?
These 463 postings come from 220 companies. The employers with the most postings are Databricks (62), Deloitte US (56), OpenAI (13), Accenture (11) and Amazon (incl AWS) (9).
Are FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads asking for implementation and data engineering experience remote?
89 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 125 are hybrid and 56 are on-site. The remaining 193 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 267 of the 463 postings.
Counted over the 463 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