$197,800–$271,975
Staff-level FDE and deployment jobs
484 postings · 302 companies · 395 state pay: median $225,000, half $195,000–$260,000
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$155,000–$225,000
$194,736.75–$265,613.9
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Denver, CO · Jessup, MD · +3 moreDenver, CO +4
$168,100–$227,400
$200,000–$240,000
$145,600–$240,695
Pay not posted
$183,997–$257,000
$200,000–$240,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization)
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +3 moreBoston, MA +4
$168,100–$250,200
$145,900–$248,000
$304,000–$437,000
$191,000–$289,300
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Sr Forward Deployment Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Staff Forward Deployed Engineer
New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2Hybrid
$280,000–$320,000
$264,000–$379,500
$191,000–$289,300
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Cybersecurity AI Forward Deployed Engineer - FDE - Manager
Austin, TX · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreAustin, TX +40
$80,400–$316,300
$220,000–$270,000
Pay not posted
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +4
$168,100–$261,500
$150,000–$200,000
$152,152–$205,405
Pay not posted
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +4
$168,100–$261,500
$199,000–$325,000
Forward Deployed Engineer - Applied AI - Manager - Financial Services - Consulting
Charlotte, NC · Dallas, TX · +2 moreCharlotte, NC +3Hybrid
$125,500–$261,600
Pay not posted
$168,100–$261,500
Up to $185,000
$232,900–$291,100
$198,000–$319,000/mo
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +4
$168,100–$261,500
$117,600–$206,000
Forward Deployed Engineer & Agentic Workflow Engineer
US · city not listedHybrid
$150,000–$285,000
Pay not posted
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +4 moreBoston, MA +5On-site
$168,100–$261,500
Staff Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$215,000–$275,000
Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)
Technical Architect - Forward Deployed Engineering
Pleasanton, CA · Austin, TXPleasanton, CA +1On-site
$170,000–$220,000
203 of 484 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs pay?
395 of 484 postings state a pay range. The median is $225,000, and half of them sit between $195,000 and $260,000, from 237 companies.
How much experience do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs require?
Of 484 postings, 351 state a minimum number of years, from 233 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 169 of them. The rest ask for 10 or more years (89), 3 to 5 years (86) or under 3 years (7).
Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE and deployment jobs?
These 484 postings come from 302 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (19), Deloitte US (9), Accenture (8), CapTech Consulting (8) and OpenAI (8).
Are staff-level FDE and deployment jobs remote?
113 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 149 are hybrid and 70 are on-site. The remaining 152 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 174 of the 484 postings.
Counted over the 484 postings in this search. Postings read on November 2, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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