Handshake (AI training)Builds what the customer runs
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Enterprise AI
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$220,000–$300,000
Staff-level FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience on-site
37 postings · 32 companies · 29 state pay: median $215,000, half $180,000–$296,000
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reflection.aiBuilds what the customer runs
Forward Deployed Engineer, Lead - AI Engineer
New York, NYOn-site
Pay not posted
$180,000–$400,000
reflection.aiBuilds what the customer runs
Forward Deployed Engineer, Lead - LLM Post-training
New York, NYOn-site
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$160,000–$205,000
Applied IntuitionBuilds what the customer runs
Robotics Integration Engineer (TL)
Sunnyvale, CAOn-site
$180,000–$210,000
Scale AIBuilds what the customer runs
Frontier Agents Engineer (Applied AI)
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$180,000–$225,000
$200,000–$400,000
$100,000–$225,000
$185,000–$225,000
$200,000–$400,000
$100,000–$225,000
84.51 DegreesBuilds for teams inside the company
Lead Forward Deployed Engineer (P4570)
Cincinnati, OH · Chicago, ILCincinnati, OH +1On-site
$125,000–$207,000
Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)Builds for teams inside the company
Staff Forward Deployed Engineer
Chicago, IL · Los Angeles, CA · +3 moreChicago, IL +4On-site
$150,000–$280,000
C3.aiLeads the deployment team
Senior Director, Forward Deployed Engineering, Americas
Redwood City, CAOn-site
$250,000–$350,000
ChalkLeads the deployment team
Director, Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$300,000–$350,000
ID.meLeads the deployment team
Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
Mclean, VA · Mountain View, CA · +2 moreMclean, VA +3On-site
$154,000–$275,000
Cursor (Anysphere)Leads the deployment team
Regional Director, Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CAOn-site
Pay not posted
GoviniLeads the deployment team
Software Engineering Manager, Forward Deployed
Pittsburgh, PA · Arlington, VAPittsburgh, PA +1On-site
Pay not posted
$160,000–$200,000
$200,000–$300,000
CrusoeBuilds for teams inside the company
Staff Software Engineer, Internal Tools & Automation
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$215,000–$260,000
ALSOBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Staff Deployment Strategist, Operations
Palo Alto, CAOn-site
$170,000–$225,000
$250,000–$425,000
AppleBuilds for teams inside the company
Lead Developer, AI Workflows & Media Supply Chain
Culver City, CAOn-site
Pay not posted
Interface AIBuilds for teams inside the company
Applied AI Engineer, Business Automation
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$220,000–$260,000
SpaceXBuilds for teams inside the company
Operations Engineer, Applied AI (Application Software)
CAOn-site
$100,000–$160,000
$240,000–$300,000
MercorLeads the deployment team
Enterprise Applied AI Leader
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$300,000–$520,000
SunoBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior / Staff Software Engineer, AI Engineering
Boston, MAOn-site
$228,960–$363,510
Pay not posted
Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)Builds for teams inside the company
Staff Data Engineer
Chicago, IL · Westmont, ILChicago, IL +1On-site
$160,000–$200,000
$250,000–$400,000
SamsungBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior GenAI Engineer — AI Enablement & Agentic Systems-1
New York, NYOn-site
$140,000–$170,000
$103,040–$136,013
Frequently asked questions
What do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience on-site pay?
29 of 37 postings state a pay range. The median is $215,000, and half of them sit between $180,000 and $296,000, from 26 companies.
How much experience do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience on-site require?
Of 37 postings, 24 state a minimum number of years, from 21 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 11 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (10), 10 or more years (2) or under 3 years (1).
Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience on-site?
These 37 postings come from 32 companies. The employers with the most postings are Appian (2), Decagon (2), Giga (2), Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) (2) and reflection.ai (2).
Are staff-level FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience on-site remote?
0 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 37 are on-site. Travel is mentioned in 13 of the 37 postings.
Counted over the 37 postings in this search. Postings read on September 21, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
Employer postings · Responsibility levels reflect our reading of the work, not just the employer’s title. 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