$201,300–$352,300
FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience with significant travel
270 postings · 81 companies · 236 state pay: median $210,000, half $186,000–$231,000
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$194,400–$228,800
$134,500–$265,100
$182,000–$250,208
Senior Software Engineer (Forward Deployed)
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$180,000–$264,000
$280,000–$320,000
$134,500–$265,100
$182,000–$250,208
$206,181–$252,000
$185,000–$300,000
$134,500–$265,100
$182,000–$250,208
Pay not posted
$185,000–$300,000
$134,500–$265,100
$152,900–$210,155
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector, Nonprofit & Education
Mclean, VA · Chicago, IL · +8 moreMclean, VA +9Remote
$88,970–$316,750
$185,000–$300,000
$134,500–$265,100
Staff Software Engineer (Forward Deployed)
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$210,000–$300,000
Pay not posted
Fidelity National Information Services
Forward Deployed Engineer
Jacksonville, FL · Atlanta, GA · +2 moreJacksonville, FL +3Remote
$179,470–$305,100
$189,200–$372,900
$200,000–$300,000
Cybersecurity AI Forward Deployed Engineer - FDE - Consultant
Atlanta, GA · Milwaukee, WI · +41 moreAtlanta, GA +42
$54,400–$235,100
Pay not posted
$189,200–$372,900
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
Forward Deployed Engineer - US
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$170,000–$400,000
$91,100–$175,100
$175,000–$235,000
AI Engineer - Forward Deployed Engineer · Snowflake · Reinvention Centers Associate Manager
Dallas, TX · Columbus, OH · +3 moreDallas, TX +4Hybrid
$62,800–$220,400
Pay not posted
$134,500–$265,100
$148,500–$365,200
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
$155,600–$306,800
$135,000–$200,000
187 of 270 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience with significant travel pay?
236 of 270 postings state a pay range. The median is $210,000, and half of them sit between $186,000 and $231,000, from 62 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience with significant travel require?
Of 270 postings, 172 state a minimum number of years, from 60 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 73 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (66), 10 or more years (17) or under 3 years (16).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience with significant travel?
These 270 postings come from 81 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (59), Accenture (30), Amazon (incl AWS) (17), Anduril (13) and OpenAI (12).
Are FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience with significant travel remote?
43 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 70 are hybrid and 24 are on-site. The remaining 133 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 270 of the 270 postings.
Counted over the 270 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. Travel is the share the posting states. Postings that never mention travel are left out. · How we read postings