DatadogLeads the deployment team
Datadog for Startups - Forward Deployed Engineering Lead
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$200,000–$250,000
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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Tutor IntelligenceIntegrates and configures it
Robotics Forward Deployed Engineer
Watertown, MAOn-site
Pay not posted
$152,000–$246,000
$240,000–$300,000
GoviniLeads the deployment team
Software Engineering Manager, Forward Deployed
Pittsburgh, PA · Arlington, VAPittsburgh, PA +1On-site
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$147,900–$293,250
$266,000–$445,000
$116,500–$158,000
Pay not posted
$192,010–$274,300
$99,000–$225,000
$153,000–$200,000
TENEX.AILeads the deployment team
Director of Forward Deployed Engineering
Scottsdale, AZ · Sarasota, FL · +1 moreScottsdale, AZ +2Hybrid
Pay not posted
DossPlans what the customer deploys first
Lead Forward Deployed Product Manager
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$180,000–$210,000
NODA AIIntegrates and configures it
Forward-Deployed Solution Engineer - International
Austin, TXOn-site
Pay not posted
$130,000–$190,000
TENEX.AIIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Implementation Engineer
Sarasota, FL · Kansas City, MOSarasota, FL +1Hybrid
Pay not posted
$150,000–$180,000
$320,000–$405,000
IntercomLeads the deployment team
Senior Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$252,000–$280,000
Pay not posted
$120,000–$150,000
HebbiaKeeps customers running after launch
Forward Deployed Banker (AI Strategist)
New York, NYOn-site
$90,000–$225,000
$185,000–$225,000
$175,000–$205,000
$129,500–$207,200
ServalPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist, Flagship Account
Santa Clara, CA · San Francisco, CASanta Clara, CA +1Hybrid
$150,000–$280,000
$210,000–$220,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Integrates and configures it
Senior Delivery Consultant – DevOps, WWPS ProServe
Arlington, VA · Denver, CO · +1 moreArlington, VA +2
$153,600–$207,800
$123,000–$242,000
$200,000–$250,000
$105,400–$207,800
$153,600–$207,800
$184,000–$287,500
GoogleIntegrates and configures it
Sr Technical Solutions Consultant- Cloud (multiple openings)
Austin, TXHybrid
$153,000–$222,000
Deloitte USIntegrates and configures it
Palantir Engineer - AI and Data Science Engineer III
Huntsville, AL
Pay not posted
Amazon (incl AWS)Integrates and configures it
Senior Delivery Consultant – Emerging Tech, WWPS ProServe
Denver, CO · Arlington, VA · +1 moreDenver, CO +2
$153,600–$207,800
$114,600–$234,600
NVIDIAIntegrates and configures it
Senior Solutions Architect, NVIDIA Cloud Partners
Santa Clara, CARemote
$184,000–$287,500
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