Sr Software Development Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Seattle, WA · Arlington, VA · +1 moreSeattle, WA +2
$168,100–$250,200
Staff-level FDE and deployment jobs at public companies
165 postings · 82 companies · 145 state pay: median $220,000, half $196,000–$236,000
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$142,800–$304,200
AI/ML Sr Architect - Forward Deployed Engineer Senior Manager · Reinvention Centers
Dallas, TX · Columbus, OH · +3 moreDallas, TX +4Hybrid
$112,900–$338,300
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Arlington, VA · Herndon, VA · +1 moreArlington, VA +2
$200,100–$270,600
Sr. AI Engineer - Forward Deployed Engineer Senior Manager · Snowflake · Reinvention Centers
Dallas, TX · Columbus, OH · +3 moreDallas, TX +4Hybrid
$112,900–$338,300
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Denver, CO · New York, NY · +2 moreDenver, CO +3
$200,100–$297,700
$190,900–$334,100
$165,600–$331,200
Staff Solutions Engineer - FDSE Public Sector - Splunk (Remote)
Reston, VA · Boulder, CO · +6 moreReston, VA +7Remote
$246,800–$394,300
$224,000–$431,250
$207,000–$300,000
$171,900–$300,800
$208,000–$261,000
$250,000–$300,000
Senior Software Engineer, Security Services and Observability, Amazon Web Services
Irvine, CA · Herndon, VA · +1 moreIrvine, CA +2On-site
$168,100–$227,400
$166,500–$291,400
Pay not posted
$156,000–$224,250
$207,000–$300,000
$190,900–$334,100
$90,786–$120,673
Pay not posted
$250,000–$300,000
$166,500–$291,400
$105,910–$160,200
$100,000–$225,000
Principal AI Forward Deployment Engineer
Portland, OR · Cary, NCPortland, OR +1On-site
Pay not posted
$166,500–$291,400
Staff Specialist Field Engineer, Robotics
San Francisco, CA · Sunnyvale, CASan Francisco, CA +1
$177,000–$237,000
$163,000–$190,000
Pay not posted
$190,900–$334,100
$100,000–$225,000
$163,000–$190,000
Citi (Citigroup Inc.)Builds for teams inside the company
Lead/Staff Forward Deployed AI Engineer - Senior Vice President
New York, NY
$176,720–$265,080
$194,600–$272,400
CitigroupBuilds for teams inside the company
Lead/Staff Forward Deployed AI Engineer - Senior Vice President
New York, NY
$176,720–$265,080
GoogleBuilds for teams inside the company
Lead GenAI Forward Deployed Engineer, YouTube GTM Operations
San Bruno, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Bruno, CA +2
$186,000–$269,000
Analog DevicesBuilds for teams inside the company
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, Enterprise AI Productivity
Dallas, TX · San Jose, CADallas, TX +1
$200,000–$275,000
Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)Builds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2On-site
$150,000–$300,000
74 of 165 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs at public companies pay?
145 of 165 postings state a pay range. The median is $220,000, and half of them sit between $196,000 and $236,000, from 67 companies.
How much experience do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs at public companies require?
Of 165 postings, 136 state a minimum number of years, from 69 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 67 of them. The rest ask for 10 or more years (35), 3 to 5 years (32) or under 3 years (2).
Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE and deployment jobs at public companies?
These 165 postings come from 82 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (22), ServiceNow (8), Accenture (6), Snowflake (6) and Apple (4).
Are staff-level FDE and deployment jobs at public companies remote?
26 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 35 are hybrid and 15 are on-site. The remaining 89 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 68 of the 165 postings.
Counted over the 165 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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