$160,000–$200,000
FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience serving external customers
855 postings · 287 companies · 720 state pay: median $208,000, half $173,000–$233,000
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$135,000–$160,000
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Revantage Corporate ServicesBuilds for teams inside the company
AVP, Forward Deployed Engineer
Dallas, TX · Chicago, ILDallas, TX +1Hybrid
$127,000–$170,000
$300,000–$450,000
Second Front SystemsIntegrates and configures it
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer - Implementation Focus
USRemote
$160,000–$190,000
$180,000–$230,000
$153,090–$218,700
BasetenLeads the deployment team
Engineering Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering (LLM)
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$260,000–$380,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$70,000–$300,000
$185,000–$235,000
Snorkel AIIntegrates and configures it
Senior/Staff Forward Deployed Engineer - Data as a Service
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$180,000–$320,000
Pay not posted
$153,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
SiftIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer
Marina Del Rey, CA · San Francisco, CAMarina Del Rey, CA +1Hybrid
$125,000–$175,000
Pay not posted
$180,000–$320,000
$140,000–$200,000
$180,000–$230,000
ModalIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer - ML
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1On-site
$180,000–$250,000
Pay not posted
$125,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
DatabricksPlans what the customer deploys first
Sr. Deployment Strategist, FDE - Financial Services
Atlanta, GA · Boston, MA · +3 moreAtlanta, GA +4
$219,765–$302,220
Amazon (incl AWS)Builds for teams inside the company
Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering
Mountain View, CA · Boston, MA · +4 moreMountain View, CA +5
$159,300–$212,800
$115,520–$198,360
AccentureIntegrates and configures it
AI Architect - FDE Associate Director
New York, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +40 moreNew York, NY +41
$62,800–$218,800
DatabricksPlans what the customer deploys first
Sr. Deployment Strategist, FDE - Healthcare & Life Sciences
US · city not listed
$219,765–$302,220
Amazon (incl AWS)Builds for teams inside the company
Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering
Mountain View, CA · Boston, MA · +4 moreMountain View, CA +5
$159,300–$212,800
CloudflareLeads the deployment team
Senior Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
Austin, TX · New York, NY · +1 moreAustin, TX +2Hybrid
$234,000–$310,000
C3.aiLeads the deployment team
Senior Director, Forward Deployed Engineering, Americas
Redwood City, CAOn-site
$250,000–$350,000
DatabricksPlans what the customer deploys first
Sr. Deployment Strategist, FDE - Manufacturing & High-Tech
US · city not listed
$219,765–$302,220
Amazon (incl AWS)Builds for teams inside the company
Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering
Dallas, TX
$159,300–$202,400
MicrosoftIntegrates and configures it
Senior Software Engineer - Windows Solutions FDE
US · city not listed
$119,800–$261,000
ChalkLeads the deployment team
Director, Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$300,000–$350,000
CapgeminiLeads the deployment team
Capgemini Invent -Forward Deployed Engineer Managing Consultant
Chicago, IL
$127,500–$249,350
Amazon (incl AWS)Builds for teams inside the company
Senior Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +4 moreBoston, MA +5
$175,100–$247,600
616 of 855 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience serving external customers pay?
720 of 855 postings state a pay range. The median is $208,000, and half of them sit between $173,000 and $233,000, from 223 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience serving external customers require?
Of 855 postings, 482 state a minimum number of years, from 204 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 229 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (175), under 3 years (42) or 10 or more years (36).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience serving external customers?
These 855 postings come from 287 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (66), Databricks (63), Amazon (incl AWS) (32), Accenture (28) and Booz Allen (28).
Are FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience serving external customers remote?
146 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 217 are hybrid and 129 are on-site. The remaining 363 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 461 of the 855 postings.
Counted over the 855 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. Coding scope, project stages and who the work serves are our reading of each job description. · How we read postings