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FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience with significant travel
93 postings · 42 companies · 79 state pay: median $200,000, half $162,000–$215,000
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ConvergeHEALTH - Forward Deployed Engineer, Data Studio Revenue Cycle - Innovation_
Multiple US offices
$105,400–$207,800
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Forward Deployed Engineer, FDE US Government
Seattle, WA · Arlington, VA · +2 moreSeattle, WA +3On-site
$143,700–$213,800
$185,000–$300,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) — Agentforce Orchestration
Atlanta, GA · Chicago, IL · +9 moreAtlanta, GA +10
$88,970–$316,750
$194,400–$228,800
$280,000–$320,000
$185,000–$300,000
$182,000–$250,208
$194,400–$228,800
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector, Nonprofit & Education
Mclean, VA · Chicago, IL · +8 moreMclean, VA +9Remote
$88,970–$316,750
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Fidelity National Information Services
Forward Deployed Engineer
Jacksonville, FL · Atlanta, GA · +2 moreJacksonville, FL +3Remote
$179,470–$305,100
$200,000–$300,000
Cybersecurity AI Forward Deployed Engineer - FDE - Consultant
Atlanta, GA · Milwaukee, WI · +41 moreAtlanta, GA +42
$54,400–$235,100
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) (Mid/Senior Level)
San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WA · +8 moreSan Francisco, CA +9Remote
$88,970–$198,170
$120,223–$180,334
$175,000–$235,000
AI Engineer - Forward Deployed Engineer Associate Manager · Databricks · Reinvention Centers
Dallas, TX · Columbus, OH · +3 moreDallas, TX +4Hybrid
$62,800–$261,500
Forward Deployed Engineer - Logistics Programs
Arlington, VA · Pittsburgh, PAArlington, VA +1Remote
$155,000–$225,000
$135,000–$205,000
$135,000–$200,000
AI/ML Architect - Forward Deployed Engineer Associate Manager · Reinvention Centers
Dallas, TX · Columbus, OH · +3 moreDallas, TX +4Hybrid
$62,800–$220,400
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Public Sector
Austin, TX · Colorado Springs, CO · +4 moreAustin, TX +5Hybrid
$138,000–$292,560
$180,000–$233,000
$135,000–$200,000
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$135,000–$200,000
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$153,000–$325,000
$160,000–$270,000
$153,000–$325,000
$185,000–$325,000
ConvergeHEALTH - Forward Deployed Engineer, Data Studio - Innovation_
Multiple US offices
$105,400–$207,800
71 of 93 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience with significant travel pay?
79 of 93 postings state a pay range. The median is $200,000, and half of them sit between $162,000 and $215,000, from 33 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience with significant travel require?
Of 93 postings, 54 state a minimum number of years, from 30 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 24 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (16) or under 3 years (14).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience with significant travel?
These 93 postings come from 42 companies. The employers with the most postings are Accenture (10), Amazon (incl AWS) (8), Anduril (8), LangChain (6) and OpenAI (5).
Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience with significant travel remote?
20 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 27 are hybrid and 13 are on-site. The remaining 33 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 93 of the 93 postings.
Counted over the 93 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