Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)Plans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Design Lead — Product Lifecycle Management
Austin, TX · Pleasanton, CAAustin, TX +1Hybrid
$170,000–$200,000
Forward deployed engineer (FDE) jobs in the US
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106 postings · 39 companies · median $196,000, half $173,000–$216,000
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CloudflareIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)
Austin, TX · Dallas, TX · +2 moreAustin, TX +3Hybrid
$184,000–$253,000
AccentureIntegrates and configures it
Full Stack Engineer Manager (FDE)
Austin, TX · New York, NY · +39 moreAustin, TX +40
$80,400–$316,300
Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)Plans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Design Lead — Asset Performance Management
Austin, TX · Pleasanton, CAAustin, TX +1Hybrid
$130,000–$155,000
ThatchIntegrates and configures it
Partner Engineer
Austin, TX · New York, NY · +1 more · US remoteAustin, TX +2 · US remoteRemote
$160,000–$195,000
$154,224–$212,058
$90,000–$145,000
NominalIntegrates and configures it
Baremetal Infrastructure Engineer
Austin, TX · New York, NY · +2 moreAustin, TX +3
$120,000–$230,000
LangChainIntegrates and configures it
Deployed Architect, Professional Services (Austin)
Austin, TXRemote
$170,000–$270,000
$200,000–$250,000
VercelIntegrates and configures it
Solutions Architect
Austin, TX · New York, NY · +1 moreAustin, TX +2Hybrid
$190,000–$340,000 · OTE
NominalIntegrates and configures it
Deployment Systems Engineer
Austin, TX · Los Angeles, CA · +1 moreAustin, TX +2
$120,000–$230,000
BetterUpPlans what the customer deploys first
Staff Product Manager, Forward Deployment
Austin, TX · New York, NY · +1 moreAustin, TX +2Hybrid
$180,000–$250,000
SeekrPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist
Austin, TX · Menlo Park, CA · +1 moreAustin, TX +2Hybrid
$180,000–$235,000
SalesforcePlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist - Public Sector, Nonprofit & Education
Austin, TX · Mclean, VA · +8 moreAustin, TX +9Remote
$134,750–$316,750
BetterUpPlans what the customer deploys first
Principal Product Manager, Forward Deployment
Austin, TX · New York, NY · +2 moreAustin, TX +3Hybrid
$210,000–$295,000
$215,000–$245,000
GoogleBuilds for teams inside the company
AI Tooling Technical Solutions Consultant, GSRS Security Systems and Technology
Austin, TX · Sunnyvale, CA · +5 moreAustin, TX +6
$152,000–$221,000
CroweBuilds for teams inside the company
AI Technical Lead
Austin, TX · Chicago, IL · +35 moreAustin, TX +36Hybrid
$102,400–$204,100
VercelBuilds for teams inside the company
GTM Engineer
Austin, TX · San Francisco, CA · +1 moreAustin, TX +2Hybrid
$180,000–$295,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Builds for teams inside the company
Senior Software Development Engineer, Frontier AI Tools
Austin, TX · Seattle, WA · +1 moreAustin, TX +2
$168,100–$227,400
GoogleBuilds for teams inside the company
Technical Solutions Consultant, Global Security Systems and Technology Applied Data and AI Solutions
Austin, TX · Boulder, CO · +3 moreAustin, TX +4
$152,000–$221,000
$145,000–$200,000
$149,200–$249,000
$182,000–$242,000
SalesforceBuilds for teams inside the company
Partner Technical Architect - Agentforce
Austin, TX · Chicago, IL · +2 moreAustin, TX +3
$172,500–$285,800
64 of 106 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
106 of 106 postings state a pay range. The median is $196,000, and half of them sit between $173,000 and $216,000, from 39 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 106 postings, 62 state a minimum number of years, from 31 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 27 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (25), 10 or more years (8) or under 3 years (2).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 106 postings come from 39 companies. The employers with the most postings are Accenture (19), Google (9), Striveworks (7), Salesforce (6) and Amazon (incl AWS) (4).
Are FDE jobs remote?
16 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 30 are hybrid and 3 are on-site. The remaining 57 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 60 of the 106 postings.
Counted over the 106 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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