$185,000–$300,000
FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads asking for software engineering experience with significant travel
209 postings · 72 companies · 189 state pay: median $213,000, half $188,000–$231,000
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Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer - Public Sector
Berkeley, CA · Kansas City, MO · +1 moreBerkeley, CA +2Remote
$182,000–$250,208
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Denver, CO · Jessup, MD · +4 moreDenver, CO +5
$168,100–$250,200
Senior Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Customer Facing
Holtsville, NY · Lincolnshire, ILHoltsville, NY +1Hybrid
$96,800–$145,200
$185,000–$300,000
Forward Deployed Engineer - Cleared - US
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$170,000–$400,000
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Denver, CO · Jessup, MD · +4 moreDenver, CO +5
$168,100–$250,200
Pay not posted
$185,000–$300,000
Pay not posted
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Denver, CO · Jessup, MD · +4 moreDenver, CO +5
$143,700–$213,800
$134,500–$265,100
$185,000–$300,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer | New York or San Francisco (Onsite)
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1On-site
$136,000–$216,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +4
$168,100–$261,500
$165,830–$243,142
$191,000–$289,300
$150,000–$170,000
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Denver, CO · Jessup, MD · +3 moreDenver, CO +4
$168,100–$227,400
$180,000–$255,000
$191,000–$289,300
Pay not posted
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +4 moreBoston, MA +5
$168,100–$261,500
$201,300–$352,300
$199,000–$325,000
$105,400–$207,800
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization)
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +4
$168,100–$261,500
$111,000–$180,000
$198,000–$319,000/mo
$105,400–$207,800
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Denver, CO · Jessup, MD · +3 moreDenver, CO +4
$168,100–$227,400
Pay not posted
Forward Deployed Engineer - Cybersecurity - US
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$170,000–$400,000
$180,000–$300,000
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Jessup, MD · Arlington, VA · +4 moreJessup, MD +5
$168,100–$250,200
Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)
Technical Architect - Forward Deployed Engineering
Pleasanton, CA · Austin, TXPleasanton, CA +1On-site
$170,000–$220,000
$155,600–$306,800
$175,000–$200,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +4 moreBoston, MA +5
$168,100–$261,500
AI Engineer - FDE Software Engineering Sr. Manager
New York, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +40 moreNew York, NY +41
$112,900–$302,400
160 of 209 build what the customer runs.
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What do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads asking for software engineering experience with significant travel pay?
189 of 209 postings state a pay range. The median is $213,000, and half of them sit between $188,000 and $231,000, from 57 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads asking for software engineering experience with significant travel require?
Of 209 postings, 170 state a minimum number of years, from 61 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 99 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (49), 10 or more years (15) or under 3 years (7).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads asking for software engineering experience with significant travel?
These 209 postings come from 72 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (55), Amazon (incl AWS) (27), Accenture (16), OpenAI (11) and Databricks (6).
Are FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads asking for software engineering experience with significant travel remote?
40 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 47 are hybrid and 14 are on-site. The remaining 108 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 209 of the 209 postings.
Counted over the 209 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. Travel is the share the posting states. Postings that never mention travel are left out. · How we read postings