$150,000–$215,000
FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads asking for solutions and customer engineering experience
178 postings · 106 companies · 148 state pay: median $197,000, half $169,000–$236,000
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GoogleIntegrates and configures it
AI Outcome Customer Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering
New York, NY · Atlanta, GA · +5 moreNew York, NY +6
$152,000–$221,000
$90,000–$160,000
Live Nation EntertainmentBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Engineer, Enterprise AI
Los Angeles, CA · Beverly Hills, CALos Angeles, CA +1Remote
$166,000–$208,000
$220,000–$240,000 · OTE
Pure StorageIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineering, Portworx
Santa Clara, CA · Chicago, IL · +1 moreSanta Clara, CA +2On-site
$208,000–$305,000
Pay not posted
$215,000–$285,000
$209,000–$265,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
DatabricksPlans what the customer deploys first
Sr. Engagement Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - Financial Services
US · city not listed
$115,800–$199,100
$126,200–$212,754
Clipboard HealthPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Analyst
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$120,000–$160,000
NotionPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Architect
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$165,000–$205,000 · OTE
MicrosoftPlans what the customer deploys first
Principal Technical Program Manager - FDE
US · city not listed
$142,800–$304,200
$106,100–$178,770
$150,000–$250,000
Pay not posted
ArtisanPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed GTM Architect
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$130,000–$180,000
$106,100–$178,770
$180,000–$200,000
$170,000–$225,000
Pay not posted
$126,200–$212,754
$152,000–$246,000
Qualified HealthIntegrates and configures it
Staff / Principal Forward-Deployed Architect, Data Modernization
USRemote
$190,000–$250,000
AppleBuilds for teams inside the company
Lead Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Evaluation Platform
Seattle, WA
Pay not posted
$106,100–$178,770
$230,000–$300,000
$99,000–$225,000
NODA AIIntegrates and configures it
Forward-Deployed Solution Engineer - International
Austin, TXOn-site
Pay not posted
$170,000–$280,000 · OTE
PoeticPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Strategist
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$160,000–$225,000
Pay not posted
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
$200,000–$250,000
$170,000–$200,000
$160,000–$210,000
82 of 178 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads asking for solutions and customer engineering experience pay?
148 of 178 postings state a pay range. The median is $197,000, and half of them sit between $169,000 and $236,000, from 83 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads asking for solutions and customer engineering experience require?
Of 178 postings, 97 state a minimum number of years, from 65 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 54 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (35), under 3 years (4) or 10 or more years (4).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads asking for solutions and customer engineering experience?
These 178 postings come from 106 companies. The employers with the most postings are NVIDIA (10), OpenAI (10), Amazon (incl AWS) (7), Axon Enterprise (5) and SailPoint (5).
Are FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads asking for solutions and customer engineering experience remote?
54 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 46 are hybrid and 28 are on-site. The remaining 50 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 72 of the 178 postings.
Counted over the 178 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. · How we read postings