SketchProKeeps customers running after launch
Forward Deployed Architect: Customer Success
San Francisco, CA
$100,000–$140,000
FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors with configuration work
211 postings · 162 companies · 135 state pay: median $163,000, half $140,000–$199,000
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LaticaPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Product Manager, Data & Insights
Palo Alto, CA
Pay not posted
$130,000–$170,000
$90,000–$120,000
$120,000–$135,000
$165,000–$185,000
PalantirPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist - Germany Forward Deployed
Washington, DCHybrid
$110,000–$170,000
Pay not posted
ProfoundKeeps customers running after launch
Forward Deployed Marketing Engineer
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1On-site
$149,250–$155,250
$100,000–$130,000
Pay not posted
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Dynamo AIPlans what the customer deploys first
Senior Forward Deployed Strategist, Public Sector
Washington, DC
Pay not posted
$100,000–$130,000
Pay not posted
$200,000–$240,000
Monte CarloProves it works before the sale
Sr. Sales Engineer (Forward Deployed Engineer - Pre Sales)
USRemote
$240,000–$270,000
$160,000–$250,000
$115,520–$198,360
$150,000–$250,000
Pay not posted
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$128,000–$173,000
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$140,000–$200,000
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Forward Deployed Engineer, Operations & Sustainment - open level (R5497)
San Diego, CAHybrid
Pay not posted
$185,000–$225,000
$100,000–$125,000
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$125,000–$175,000
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$140,000–$185,000
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96 of 211 integrate and configure the product.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors with configuration work pay?
135 of 211 postings state a pay range. The median is $163,000, and half of them sit between $140,000 and $199,000, from 100 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors with configuration work require?
Of 211 postings, 105 state a minimum number of years, from 92 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 64 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (27), 6 to 9 years (12) or 10 or more years (2).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors with configuration work?
These 211 postings come from 162 companies. The employers with the most postings are Palantir (21), Amazon (incl AWS) (3), Code Metal (3), H Company (3) and Lumbra (3).
Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors with configuration work remote?
41 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 48 are hybrid and 89 are on-site. The remaining 33 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 94 of the 211 postings.
Counted over the 211 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
Employer postings · Coding scope, project stages and who the work serves are our reading of each job description. · How we read postings