Director, Global Forward Deployed AI Programs
Raritan, NJ · Horsham, PARaritan, NJ +1
$164,000–$282,900
Staff-level FDE and deployment jobs asking for solutions and customer engineering experience
79 postings · 56 companies · 67 state pay: median $243,000, half $223,000–$268,000
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$320,000–$488,750
$170,000–$300,000
$307,600–$468,200
$169,920–$315,600
$203,745–$275,655
Pay not posted
$300,000–$350,000
$241,000–$390,500
MicrosoftPlans what the customer deploys first
Principal Technical Program Manager - FDE
US · city not listed
$142,800–$304,200
Director, Forward Deployed Engineering & AI GTM
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1
$200,000–$299,000
VerdigrisIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer — Strategic Solutions, Integration & Delivery
US · city not listedHybrid
Pay not posted
Forward Deployed Engineering Manager - Datadog for Startups
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$200,000–$250,000
Qualified HealthIntegrates and configures it
Staff / Principal Forward-Deployed Architect, Data Modernization
USRemote
$190,000–$250,000
Pay not posted
AppleBuilds for teams inside the company
Lead Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Evaluation Platform
Seattle, WA
Pay not posted
$210,000–$232,500
Director, Forward Deployed Researcher - Data as a Service
New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · US remoteNew York, NY +1 · US remoteRemote
$228,000–$403,200
Pay not posted
$320,000–$405,000
Director, Forward Deployed Engineering
Santa Clara, CA · Mountain View, CASanta Clara, CA +1Hybrid
$300,000–$350,000 · base + variable
Pay not posted
AircallIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer - AI Solutions Engineering
Seattle, WAHybrid
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
AircallIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer - AI Solutions Engineering
New York, NYHybrid
Pay not posted
$160,000–$210,000
$170,000–$240,000 · OTE
$207,000–$294,000
$196,000–$257,200
BetterUpPlans what the customer deploys first
Staff Product Manager, Forward Deployment
Austin, TX · New York, NY · +1 moreAustin, TX +2Hybrid
$180,000–$250,000
BetterUpPlans what the customer deploys first
Principal Product Manager, Forward Deployment
Austin, TX · New York, NY · +2 moreAustin, TX +3Hybrid
$210,000–$295,000
$215,000–$245,000
T-MobileBuilds for teams inside the company
Principal Engineer, Commercial AI Forward Deployment
Seattle, WA · Frisco, TXSeattle, WA +1Hybrid
$164,500–$296,700
$210,000–$305,000
$150,000–$180,000
Pay not posted
$250,000–$400,000
$240,000–$390,000
$200,000–$280,000
32 of 79 lead deployment teams.
Frequently asked questions
What do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs asking for solutions and customer engineering experience pay?
67 of 79 postings state a pay range. The median is $243,000, and half of them sit between $223,000 and $268,000, from 49 companies.
How much experience do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs asking for solutions and customer engineering experience require?
Of 79 postings, 68 state a minimum number of years, from 50 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 36 of them. The rest ask for 10 or more years (18), 3 to 5 years (12) or under 3 years (2).
Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE and deployment jobs asking for solutions and customer engineering experience?
These 79 postings come from 56 companies. The employers with the most postings are Aircall (7), OpenAI (6), Amazon (incl AWS) (3), Alation (2) and BetterUp (2).
Are staff-level FDE and deployment jobs asking for solutions and customer engineering experience remote?
20 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 29 are hybrid and 8 are on-site. The remaining 22 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 34 of the 79 postings.
Counted over the 79 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
Employer postings · Responsibility levels reflect our reading of the work, not just the employer’s title. 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. · How we read postings