Amazon (incl AWS)Builds what the customer runs
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +4 moreBoston, MA +5On-site
$168,100–$261,500
Staff-level FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience on-site
41 postings · 36 companies · 35 state pay: median $223,000, half $196,000–$274,000
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$199,000–$325,000
Standard BotsBuilds what the customer runs
Staff Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$215,000–$275,000
Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)Builds what the customer runs
Technical Architect - Forward Deployed Engineering
Pleasanton, CA · Austin, TXPleasanton, CA +1On-site
$170,000–$220,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Builds what the customer runs
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Bellevue, WA · +4 moreBoston, MA +5On-site
$168,100–$261,500
Pay not posted
$195,000–$250,000
Pay not posted
Amazon (incl AWS)Builds what the customer runs
Senior Software Engineer, Security Services and Observability, Amazon Web Services
Irvine, CA · Herndon, VA · +1 moreIrvine, CA +2On-site
$168,100–$227,400
$160,000–$205,000
$200,000–$400,000
$100,000–$225,000
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$100,000–$225,000
$180,000–$220,000
Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2On-site
$150,000–$300,000
Flow EngineeringLeads the deployment team
Head of Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$240,000–$300,000
$240,000–$315,000
$210,000–$220,000
$300,000–$350,000
$241,000–$390,500
$120,000–$210,000
Principal Full Stack Developer & Solutions Architect – AI, Data & Cloud
San Jose, CAOn-site
Pay not posted
$200,000–$300,000
$215,000–$260,000
Pay not posted
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$170,000–$225,000
$250,000–$425,000
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$44,000–$154,000
$220,000–$260,000
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$147,000–$202,000
$228,960–$363,510
Pay not posted
$250,000–$400,000
17 of 41 build for teams inside the company.
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Frequently asked questions
What do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience on-site pay?
35 of 41 postings state a pay range. The median is $223,000, and half of them sit between $196,000 and $274,000, from 30 companies.
How much experience do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience on-site require?
Of 41 postings, 38 state a minimum number of years, from 33 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 18 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (13), 10 or more years (6) or under 3 years (1).
Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience on-site?
These 41 postings come from 36 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (3), Appian (2), Decagon (2), Lovable (2) and ALSO (1).
Are staff-level FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience on-site remote?
0 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 41 are on-site. Travel is mentioned in 14 of the 41 postings.
Counted over the 41 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 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