Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)Builds what the customer runs
Technical Architect - Forward Deployed Engineering
Pleasanton, CA · Austin, TXPleasanton, CA +1On-site
$170,000–$220,000
Staff-level FDE and deployment jobs with configuration work serving external customers
18 postings · 16 companies · 13 state pay: median $215,000, half $187,000–$243,000
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$200,000–$350,000
Cadence Design SystemsBuilds what the customer runs
Principal AI Forward Deployment Engineer
Portland, OR · Cary, NCPortland, OR +1On-site
Pay not posted
ProfoundLeads the deployment team
Manager, Forward Deployed Marketing Engineers
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1On-site
$183,000–$190,500
Veeam SoftwareLeads the deployment team
Technical Lead Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
San Jose, CA
$169,920–$315,600
HarveyPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Finance Engineer, Real Estate
New York, NYHybrid
$254,600–$350,000
$150,000–$195,000
ArxlightIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Lead (Air and Missile Defense)
Oakland, CAOn-site
$146,000–$200,000
AircallLeads the deployment team
Director, Forward Deployed Engineering & AI GTM
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1
$200,000–$299,000
TENEX.AILeads the deployment team
Director of Forward Deployed Engineering
Scottsdale, AZ · Sarasota, FL · +1 moreScottsdale, AZ +2Hybrid
Pay not posted
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$190,000–$240,000
$160,000–$210,000
$180,000–$225,000
$208,000–$260,000
$208,000–$260,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs with configuration work serving external customers pay?
13 of 18 postings state a pay range. The median is $215,000, and half of them sit between $187,000 and $243,000, from 11 companies.
How much experience do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs with configuration work serving external customers require?
Of 18 postings, 11 state a minimum number of years, from 9 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 7 of them. The rest ask for 10 or more years (3) or 3 to 5 years (1).
Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE and deployment jobs with configuration work serving external customers?
These 18 postings come from 16 companies. The employers with the most postings are Ripple (3), Aircall (1), Alation (1), Arxlight (1) and Avathon (formerly SparkCognition) (1).
Are staff-level FDE and deployment jobs with configuration work serving external customers remote?
4 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 6 are hybrid and 4 are on-site. The remaining 4 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 11 of the 18 postings.
Counted over the 18 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. Coding scope, project stages and who the work serves are our reading of each job description. · How we read postings