The Carlyle GroupBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Product Engineer
Washington, DCHybrid
$210,000–$220,000
FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads asking for software engineering experience
575 postings · 238 companies · 506 state pay: median $206,000, half $173,000–$231,000
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Expedia GroupBuilds for teams inside the company
Principal AI Forward Deployed Engineer
Seattle, WA · San Jose, CASeattle, WA +1
$231,000–$398,500
$90,000–$160,000
Live Nation EntertainmentBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Engineer, Enterprise AI
Los Angeles, CA · Beverly Hills, CALos Angeles, CA +1Remote
$166,000–$208,000
Deloitte USIntegrates and configures it
Cyber Forward Deployed Engineer - Senior Consultant
Multiple US offices
$134,500–$265,100
$207,000–$300,000
$220,000–$240,000 · OTE
NBCUniversalBuilds for teams inside the company
Staff Software Engineer (GenAI Innovation/ Forward deployed)
Universal City, CARemote
$130,000–$170,000
Deloitte USLeads the deployment team
Lead Forward Deployed Engineer, Frontier GenAI
Multiple US offices
$189,200–$372,900
84.51 DegreesBuilds for teams inside the company
Lead Forward Deployed Engineer (P4570)
Cincinnati, OH · Chicago, ILCincinnati, OH +1On-site
$125,000–$207,000
$140,000–$160,000
$125,400–$215,975
Pure StorageIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineering, Portworx
Santa Clara, CA · Chicago, IL · +1 moreSanta Clara, CA +2On-site
$208,000–$305,000
LG ElectronicsBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior AI FDE (Forward Deployed Engineer) – Senior Manager
Englewood Cliffs, NJ
$140,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
Dell TechnologiesIntegrates and configures it
Advisory AI Architect (FDE Unit)
New York, NY · Washington, DCNew York, NY +1Remote
$286,450–$370,700
$160,000–$200,000
$135,000–$160,000
Pay not posted
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
Revantage Corporate ServicesBuilds for teams inside the company
AVP, Forward Deployed Engineer
Dallas, TX · Chicago, ILDallas, TX +1Hybrid
$127,000–$170,000
Second Front SystemsIntegrates and configures it
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer - Implementation Focus
USRemote
$160,000–$190,000
$215,000–$275,000
Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)Builds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Engineer
Chicago, IL · San Francisco, CAChicago, IL +1On-site
$280,000–$300,000
$70,000–$300,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$180,000–$230,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$125,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
EYIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer - Applied AI - Senior Manager - Financial Services - Consulting
Charlotte, NC · Dallas, TX · +2 moreCharlotte, NC +3Hybrid
$144,000–$374,000
AccentureIntegrates and configures it
AI Architect - FDE Associate Director
New York, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +40 moreNew York, NY +41
$62,800–$218,800
$137,000–$270,000
MicrosoftIntegrates and configures it
Senior Software Engineer - Windows Solutions FDE
US · city not listed
$119,800–$261,000
CapgeminiLeads the deployment team
Capgemini Invent -Forward Deployed Engineer Managing Consultant
Chicago, IL
$127,500–$249,350
$155,600–$306,800
GoogleIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer, Geo Auto
Mountain View, CA · Seattle, WAMountain View, CA +1
$152,000–$221,000
359 of 575 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads asking for software engineering experience pay?
506 of 575 postings state a pay range. The median is $206,000, and half of them sit between $173,000 and $231,000, from 196 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads asking for software engineering experience require?
Of 575 postings, 352 state a minimum number of years, from 171 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 167 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (146), 10 or more years (28) or under 3 years (11).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads asking for software engineering experience?
These 575 postings come from 238 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (59), Databricks (54), Google (16), Accenture (15) and Amazon (incl AWS) (13).
Are FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads asking for software engineering experience remote?
102 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 146 are hybrid and 62 are on-site. The remaining 265 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 277 of the 575 postings.
Counted over the 575 postings in this search. Postings read on September 22, 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