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Forward Deployed Creative, Google Flow
New York, NY · Mountain View, CANew York, NY +1
$183,000–$265,000
FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads at public companies
374 postings · 123 companies · 336 state pay: median $196,000, half $166,000–$225,000
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$138,400–$207,600
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AccentureLeads the deployment team
Forward Deployed Engineering Manager
Arlington, VA · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreArlington, VA +40
$80,400–$316,300
SalesforcePlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Process Senior/Principal Process Consultant
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +5 moreSan Francisco, CA +6
$117,200–$246,000
$138,400–$207,600
$123,000–$156,000
Thomson ReutersPlans what the customer deploys first
Senior Solutions Manager, Tax & Audit AI FDE
Frisco, TX · New York, NY · +7 moreFrisco, TX +8Hybrid
$100,100–$214,100
AccentureIntegrates and configures it
AI Architect - FDE Associate Director
New York, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +40 moreNew York, NY +41
$62,800–$218,800
$152,200–$228,400
CapgeminiLeads the deployment team
Capgemini Invent - Managing Consultant, Forward Deployed Engineer
Dallas, TX
$127,500–$249,350
MicrosoftPlans what the customer deploys first
Principal Technical Program Manager - FDE
US · city not listed
$142,800–$304,200
$156,190–$211,316
OracleIntegrates and configures it
Lead Principal Application Software Engineer- Forward Deployed Engineer
Pleasanton, CA
$104,600–$264,100
AppleBuilds for teams inside the company
Lead Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Evaluation Platform
Seattle, WA
Pay not posted
MicrosoftPlans what the customer deploys first
Senior Technical Program Manager - FDE
US · city not listed
$119,800–$261,000
CloudflareIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)
Austin, TX · Dallas, TX · +2 moreAustin, TX +3Hybrid
$184,000–$253,000
$99,000–$225,000
$154,224–$212,058
$184,000–$287,500
Pure StorageIntegrates and configures it
Senior Services Solutions Architect – AI, Advanced Services
New York, NY · Raleigh, NCNew York, NY +1On-site
$146,000–$219,000
$77,600–$176,000
FigmaIntegrates and configures it
Field Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Remote
$140,000–$296,000
$184,000–$356,500
$73,150–$174,000
$77,600–$176,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Integrates and configures it
Senior Delivery Consultant – DevOps, WWPS ProServe
Denver, CO · Arlington, VA · +1 moreDenver, CO +2
$153,600–$207,800
$152,000–$287,500
$114,600–$234,600
$160,000–$210,000
$153,600–$207,800
NVIDIAIntegrates and configures it
Senior Solutions Architect, NVIDIA Cloud Partners
Santa Clara, CARemote
$184,000–$287,500
$87,100–$157,450
$196,000–$257,200
Amazon (incl AWS)Integrates and configures it
Delivery Consultant, WWPS ProServe
Denver, CO · Arlington, VA · +1 moreDenver, CO +2
$131,300–$177,600
NVIDIAIntegrates and configures it
Senior Solutions Architect, AI Inference
Santa Clara, CA · US remoteRemote
$184,000–$356,500
$121,000–$175,500
$160,000–$190,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Integrates and configures it
Senior Delivery Consultant – Emerging Tech, WWPS ProServe
Denver, CO · Arlington, VA · +1 moreDenver, CO +2
$153,600–$207,800
NVIDIAIntegrates and configures it
Senior Solutions Architect, NVIDIA Cloud Partner Operations
Santa Clara, CA · US remoteRemote
$224,000–$356,500
196 of 374 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads at public companies pay?
336 of 374 postings state a pay range. The median is $196,000, and half of them sit between $166,000 and $225,000, from 101 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads at public companies require?
Of 374 postings, 261 state a minimum number of years, from 105 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 110 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (108), 10 or more years (38) or under 3 years (5).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads at public companies?
These 374 postings come from 123 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (46), Accenture (25), NVIDIA (21), Capgemini (15) and Booz Allen (14).
Are FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads at public companies remote?
53 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 80 are hybrid and 31 are on-site. The remaining 210 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 133 of the 374 postings.
Counted over the 374 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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