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FDE and deployment jobs with prototype and scripting work serving external customers
122 postings · 83 companies · 87 state pay: median $212,000, half $165,000–$261,000
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$192,610–$338,994
AndurilPlans what the customer deploys first
Senior Product Manager, Forward Deployed
Colorado Springs, CO
$144,000–$192,000
Pay not posted
MetaPhase ConsultingPlans what the customer deploys first
Technical Product Lead (Forward Deployed)
Reston, VAOn-site
$150,000–$175,000
Pay not posted
ExigerPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Strategy Manager
Mclean, VA · Richmond, VAMclean, VA +1Hybrid
Pay not posted
CiscoLeads the deployment team
Director, Solutions Engineer Forward Deployed - Splunk (Remote)
New York, NYRemote
$307,600–$468,200
Pay not posted
AccenturePlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Product Manager (FDPM)
Columbus, OH · Atlanta, GA · +2 moreColumbus, OH +3Hybrid
$59,100–$156,800
ExigerPlans what the customer deploys first
Director, Forward Deployed Strategy
Mclean, VA · Richmond, VAMclean, VA +1Hybrid
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$166,000–$220,000
Sight MachinePlans what the customer deploys first
Industrial AI Forward Deployed Strategist
Ann Arbor, MI · San Francisco, CAAnn Arbor, MI +1Hybrid
$150,000–$200,000
ExigerPlans what the customer deploys first
Senior Forward Deployed Strategist
Mclean, VA · Richmond, VAMclean, VA +1Hybrid
Pay not posted
Code and TheoryPlans what the customer deploys first
Associate Director, Forward Deployed Product Manager
New York, NY
$140,000–$190,000
$166,000–$220,000
Exa (formerly Metaphor)Plans what the customer deploys first
Product Manager, Forward Deployed
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$155,000–$275,000
DatabricksPlans what the customer deploys first
Sr. Deployment Strategist, FDE - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Gaming
US · city not listed
$219,765–$302,220
$180,000–$240,000
$220,000–$315,000
Deloitte USProves it works before the sale
ConvergeHEALTH Life Sciences - Product Forward Deployed Engineer - Products & Platforms
Multiple US offices
$105,400–$207,800
DatabricksPlans what the customer deploys first
Sr. Deployment Strategist, FDE - Digital Native Business
San Francisco, CA
$219,765–$302,220
Pay not posted
$115,000–$200,000
Ode with AnthropicPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Product Manager (SF/NY)
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$200,000–$275,000
DatabricksPlans what the customer deploys first
Sr. Deployment Strategist, FDE - Financial Services
Atlanta, GA · Boston, MA · +3 moreAtlanta, GA +4
$219,765–$302,220
$140,000–$220,000
$125,000–$137,500
Pay not posted
DatabricksPlans what the customer deploys first
Sr. Deployment Strategist, FDE - Healthcare & Life Sciences
US · city not listed
$219,765–$302,220
VerdigrisIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer — Strategic Solutions, Integration & Delivery
US · city not listedHybrid
Pay not posted
$115,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
DatabricksPlans what the customer deploys first
Sr. Deployment Strategist, FDE - Manufacturing & High-Tech
US · city not listed
$219,765–$302,220
From $180,000
$200,000–$300,000
From $200,000
DatabricksPlans what the customer deploys first
Sr. Deployment Strategist, FDE - Public Sector
Washington, DC
$219,765–$302,220
From $180,000
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs with prototype and scripting work serving external customers pay?
87 of 122 postings state a pay range. The median is $212,000, and half of them sit between $165,000 and $261,000, from 53 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs with prototype and scripting work serving external customers require?
Of 122 postings, 78 state a minimum number of years, from 52 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 46 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (20), under 3 years (6) or 10 or more years (6).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs with prototype and scripting work serving external customers?
These 122 postings come from 83 companies. The employers with the most postings are Databricks (7), OpenAI (5), Anthropic (4), Cisco (4) and Realm (4).
Are FDE and deployment jobs with prototype and scripting work serving external customers remote?
33 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 32 are hybrid and 21 are on-site. The remaining 36 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 62 of the 122 postings.
Counted over the 122 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