Staff Software Engineer (Forward Deployed)
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$210,000–$300,000
Staff-level FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads
356 postings · 223 companies · 288 state pay: median $220,000, half $194,000–$255,000
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Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Arlington, VA · Herndon, VA · +1 moreArlington, VA +2
$200,100–$270,600
$189,200–$372,900
Pay not posted
AI/ML Sr Architect - Forward Deployed Engineer Senior Manager · Reinvention Centers
Dallas, TX · Columbus, OH · +3 moreDallas, TX +4Hybrid
$112,900–$338,300
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Denver, CO · New York, NY · +2 moreDenver, CO +3
$200,100–$297,700
Sr. AI Engineer - Forward Deployed Engineer Senior Manager · Snowflake · Reinvention Centers
Dallas, TX · Columbus, OH · +3 moreDallas, TX +4Hybrid
$112,900–$338,300
$195,000–$215,000
$230,000–$280,000
Pay not posted
$165,604–$228,491
Pay not posted
$165,600–$331,200
Staff Solutions Engineer - FDSE Public Sector - Splunk (Remote)
Reston, VA · Boulder, CO · +6 moreReston, VA +7Remote
$246,800–$394,300
$165,604–$228,491
$220,000–$310,000
$224,000–$431,250
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$108,600–$280,000
$207,000–$300,000
$200,000–$350,000
$171,900–$300,800
Infrastructure Engineer, Customer Delivery
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$200,000–$250,000
$208,000–$261,000
$180,000–$270,000
$166,500–$291,400
$250,000–$300,000
Staff Applied AI Engineer - Enterprise AI Solutions
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · US remoteSan Francisco, CA +1 · US remoteRemote
$230,000–$360,000
Senior Software Engineer, Security Services and Observability, Amazon Web Services
Irvine, CA · Herndon, VA · +1 moreIrvine, CA +2On-site
$168,100–$227,400
$190,900–$334,100
$138,800–$208,200
Pay not posted
$195,000–$250,000
$166,500–$291,400
$197,300–$394,600
$234,000–$286,000
Pay not posted
$166,500–$291,400
185 of 356 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads pay?
288 of 356 postings state a pay range. The median is $220,000, and half of them sit between $194,000 and $255,000, from 175 companies.
How much experience do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads require?
Of 356 postings, 271 state a minimum number of years, from 176 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 135 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (68), 10 or more years (64) or under 3 years (4).
Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads?
These 356 postings come from 223 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (19), CapTech Consulting (8), Deloitte US (8), ServiceNow (7) and Accenture (6).
Are staff-level FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads remote?
80 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 113 are hybrid and 43 are on-site. The remaining 120 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 138 of the 356 postings.
Counted over the 356 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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