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
Senior FDE and deployment jobs with significant travel
476 postings · 188 companies · 387 state pay: median $195,000, half $162,000–$223,000
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$110,000–$200,000
CogniteProves it works before the sale
Senior Field Engineer (Pre-Sales/Forward Deployed)
Houston, TX · US remoteRemote
Pay not posted
$90,000–$160,000
$220,000–$240,000 · OTE
$115,000–$200,000
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
$215,000–$285,000
$115,000–$200,000
$125,000–$200,000
Cognition AIKeeps customers running after launch
Forward Deployed Engineer - US
San Francisco, CAOn-site
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$115,000–$200,000
AndurilPlans what the customer deploys first
Senior Product Manager, Forward Deployed
Colorado Springs, CO
$144,000–$192,000
BizzyCarIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Solutions Engineer (AI Products)
Boston, MAHybrid
$80,000–$110,000 · OTE
$150,000–$240,000
Pay not posted
Varick-AgentsPlans what the customer deploys first
Senior Forward Deployed Strategist
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$175,000–$250,000
$175,000–$306,101.78
$165,000–$185,000
PalantirPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist - Germany Forward Deployed
Washington, DCHybrid
$110,000–$170,000
PwC (US)Integrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Software Engineer-Palantir Foundry-Manager
Chicago, IL · Raleigh, NC · +57 moreChicago, IL +58Hybrid
$99,000–$232,000
$152,163–$289,353.75
ExigerPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Strategy Manager
Mclean, VA · Richmond, VAMclean, VA +1Hybrid
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
$184,100–$306,800
$166,000–$220,000
ExigerPlans what the customer deploys first
Director, Forward Deployed Strategy
Mclean, VA · Richmond, VAMclean, VA +1Hybrid
Pay not posted
$100,000–$130,000
Deloitte USPlans what the customer deploys first
Signals for FSI - Product Forward Deployed Engineer - Innovation_
Multiple US offices
$105,400–$207,800
$166,000–$220,000
$140,000–$175,000
Dynamo AIPlans what the customer deploys first
Senior Forward Deployed Strategist, Public Sector
Washington, DC
Pay not posted
Bolo AIPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Product Manager
Palo Alto, CA · Houston, TXPalo Alto, CA +1Hybrid
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
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
Amazon (incl AWS)Builds for teams inside the company
Senior Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +4 moreBoston, MA +5
$175,100–$247,600
$100,000–$170,000
320 of 476 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do senior FDE and deployment jobs with significant travel pay?
387 of 476 postings state a pay range. The median is $195,000, and half of them sit between $162,000 and $223,000, from 136 companies.
How much experience do senior FDE and deployment jobs with significant travel require?
Of 476 postings, 287 state a minimum number of years, from 126 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 173 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (79), under 3 years (31) or 10 or more years (4).
Which companies are hiring for senior FDE and deployment jobs with significant travel?
These 476 postings come from 188 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (62), Palantir (33), Accenture (23), Anduril (19) and Amazon (incl AWS) (18).
Are senior FDE and deployment jobs with significant travel remote?
108 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 121 are hybrid and 87 are on-site. The remaining 160 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 476 of the 476 postings.
Counted over the 476 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. Travel is the share the posting states. Postings that never mention travel are left out. · How we read postings