Senior Forward Deployed Engineer | New York or San Francisco (Onsite)
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1On-site
$136,000–$216,000
FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience on-site with significant travel
33 postings · 25 companies · 20 state pay: median $188,000, half $167,000–$221,000
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Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +4 moreBoston, MA +5On-site
$168,100–$261,500
$199,000–$325,000
Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)
Technical Architect - Forward Deployed Engineering
Pleasanton, CA · Austin, TXPleasanton, CA +1On-site
$170,000–$220,000
Pay not posted
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Bellevue, WA · +4 moreBoston, MA +5On-site
$168,100–$261,500
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Public Sector
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CAWashington, DC +1On-site
$167,000–$203,000
Pay not posted
$200,000–$300,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$200,000–$280,000
$135,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$160,000–$220,000
Pay not posted
$140,000–$190,000
$120,000–$190,000
ArtisanPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed GTM Architect
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$130,000–$180,000
$85,000–$150,000
$170,000–$225,000
RevelIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Test Engineer
Los Angeles, CA · San Francisco, CALos Angeles, CA +1On-site
Pay not posted
GoviniLeads the deployment team
Data Science Manager, Forward Deployed
Pittsburgh, PA · Arlington, VAPittsburgh, PA +1On-site
Pay not posted
$208,437–$300,000
$143,000–$191,000
SpaceXBuilds for teams inside the company
Operations Engineer, Applied AI (Application Software)
Vandenberg, CAOn-site
$100,000–$160,000
$185,000–$315,000 · OTE
SpaceXBuilds for teams inside the company
Operations Engineer, Applied AI (Application Software)
Cape Canaveral, FLOn-site
Pay not posted
SpaceXBuilds for teams inside the company
Operations Engineer, Applied AI (Application Software)
Mcgregor, TXOn-site
Pay not posted
SpaceXBuilds for teams inside the company
Operations Engineer, Applied AI (Application Software)
Starbase, TXOn-site
Pay not posted
SpaceXBuilds for teams inside the company
Operations Engineer, Applied AI (Application Software)
Bastrop, TXOn-site
Pay not posted
LangChainProves it works before the sale
Deployed Engineer (Early Career- SF)
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$160,000–$185,000 · OTE
19 of 33 build what the customer runs.
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience on-site with significant travel pay?
20 of 33 postings state a pay range. The median is $188,000, and half of them sit between $167,000 and $221,000, from 17 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience on-site with significant travel require?
Of 33 postings, 25 state a minimum number of years, from 20 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 14 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (8) or 6 to 9 years (3).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience on-site with significant travel?
These 33 postings come from 25 companies. The employers with the most postings are SpaceX (5), Amazon (incl AWS) (2), LangChain (2), Peregrine (2) and Revel (2).
Are FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience on-site with significant travel remote?
0 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 33 are on-site. Travel is mentioned in 33 of the 33 postings.
Counted over the 33 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