Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +4 moreBoston, MA +5
$168,100–$261,500
Senior FDE and deployment jobs serving external customers and internal teams with significant travel
35 postings · 21 companies · 30 state pay: median $161,000, half $140,000–$191,000
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Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +4
$168,100–$261,500
$160,000–$220,000
$140,000–$190,000
$150,000–$225,000
$138,000–$200,000
$200,000–$265,000
$120,000–$170,000
$95,000–$160,000
$179,875–$203,925
$225,000–$304,200
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
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
Deloitte USPlans what the customer deploys first
Signals for FSI - Product Forward Deployed Engineer - Innovation_
Multiple US offices
$105,400–$207,800
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
Shield AIIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer, Operations & Sustainment - open level (R5497)
San Diego, CAHybrid
Pay not posted
$99,000–$133,000
PalantirPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist - Korea Forward Deployed
Washington, DCOn-site
$110,000–$170,000
$150,000–$190,000
$184,000–$356,500
PalantirPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist, Build to Apply - US Government
New York, NYOn-site
$110,000–$170,000
$110,000–$170,000
$110,000–$170,000
PalantirPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist - US Government
Washington, DCOn-site
$110,000–$170,000
PalantirPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist - US Government
New York, NYOn-site
$110,000–$170,000
RecidivizPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist
New York, NY · Oakland, CANew York, NY +1Remote
$99,750–$117,600
Pay not posted
PalantirPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist - US Government
Fayetteville, NCHybrid
$110,000–$170,000
Pay not posted
PalantirPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist - US Government
Honolulu, HIOn-site
$110,000–$170,000
$110,000–$170,000
14 of 35 build what the customer runs.
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Frequently asked questions
What do senior FDE and deployment jobs serving external customers and internal teams with significant travel pay?
30 of 35 postings state a pay range. The median is $161,000, and half of them sit between $140,000 and $191,000, from 18 companies.
How much experience do senior FDE and deployment jobs serving external customers and internal teams with significant travel require?
Of 35 postings, 15 state a minimum number of years, from 14 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 10 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (5).
Which companies are hiring for senior FDE and deployment jobs serving external customers and internal teams with significant travel?
These 35 postings come from 21 companies. The employers with the most postings are Palantir (11), Amazon (incl AWS) (3), FloQast (2), Neo4j (2) and Bain (1).
Are senior FDE and deployment jobs serving external customers and internal teams with significant travel remote?
10 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 9 are hybrid and 7 are on-site. The remaining 9 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 35 of the 35 postings.
Counted over the 35 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. Travel is the share the posting states. Postings that never mention travel are left out. · How we read postings