$149,748–$205,305
Senior FDE and deployment jobs serving external customers and internal teams
204 postings · 152 companies · 162 state pay: median $178,000, half $150,000–$214,000
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EY-Parthenon - Strategy and Execution - Growth Platforms - AI/ML Engineer - Sr Associate/Consultant
New York, NY · Atlanta, GA · +12 moreNew York, NY +13Hybrid
$130,000–$185,000
$179,875–$203,925
$185,000–$230,000
$142,800–$203,200
EY-Parthenon - Strategy and Execution - Growth Platforms - Software Engineer - Sr Assoc/Consultant
New York, NY · Atlanta, GA · +12 moreNew York, NY +13Hybrid
$130,000–$185,000
$100,000–$140,000
Senior MLOps Engineer - DSX Enablement
Santa Clara, CA · Seattle, WA · US remoteSanta Clara, CA +1 · US remoteRemote
$184,000–$356,500
$160,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
$120,000–$160,000
$200,000–$400,000
$225,000–$304,200
$185,000–$230,000
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$152,000–$241,500
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$200–$350,000
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$120,000–$240,000
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Senior Software Engineer (Cleared)
Colorado Springs, CO · Aurora, CO · +1 moreColorado Springs, CO +2Hybrid
$143,824–$179,780
$160,000–$200,000
Safety RadarIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer | AI Implementation & Customer Success
Denver, CO · Tulsa, OKDenver, CO +1Hybrid
$95,000–$125,000
Healthpeak Properties, Inc.Builds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Software Engineer
New York, NY
$100,000–$120,000
HadrianLeads the deployment team
Director of Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering
SF Bay AreaOn-site
$300,000–$415,000
OpenAIPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Lead, Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) - Platform
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$207,000–$294,000
$129,500–$150,500
GRIDSIGHTBuilds for teams inside the company
Founding Forward Deployed Engineer
Austin, TX · San Francisco, CA · US remoteAustin, TX +1 · US remoteRemote
Pay not posted
$150,000–$190,000
Pay not posted
$181,000–$235,000
Second Front SystemsIntegrates and configures it
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer - Implementation Focus
USRemote
$160,000–$190,000
Re:Build ManufacturingBuilds for teams inside the company
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer
US · city not listed
$120,223–$180,334
Lila SciencesBuilds for teams inside the company
Staff Forward Deployed Engineer, Life Sciences
Cambridge, MA · San Francisco, CACambridge, MA +1
$192,000–$256,000
107 of 204 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do senior FDE and deployment jobs serving external customers and internal teams pay?
162 of 204 postings state a pay range. The median is $178,000, and half of them sit between $150,000 and $214,000, from 114 companies.
How much experience do senior FDE and deployment jobs serving external customers and internal teams require?
Of 204 postings, 122 state a minimum number of years, from 103 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 71 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (31), under 3 years (19) or 10 or more years (1).
Which companies are hiring for senior FDE and deployment jobs serving external customers and internal teams?
These 204 postings come from 152 companies. The employers with the most postings are Palantir (13), Amazon (incl AWS) (7), NVIDIA (7), Aircall (4) and Sia (4).
Are senior FDE and deployment jobs serving external customers and internal teams remote?
54 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 51 are hybrid and 45 are on-site. The remaining 54 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 75 of the 204 postings.
Counted over the 204 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
Employer postings · Responsibility levels reflect our reading of the work, not just the employer’s title. Coding scope, project stages and who the work serves are our reading of each job description. · How we read postings