$180,000–$240,000
Staff-level FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads in Seattle area
40 postings · 17 companies · 35 state pay: median $215,000, half $198,000–$226,000
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Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Seattle, WA · Denver, CO · +3 moreSeattle, WA +4
$168,100–$227,400
$145,600–$240,695
$183,997–$257,000
$280,000–$320,000
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Seattle, WA · Denver, CO · +3 moreSeattle, WA +4
$168,100–$227,400
Pay not posted
AI Engineer - FDE Software Engineering Sr. Manager
Seattle, WA · New York, NY · +40 moreSeattle, WA +41
$112,900–$302,400
Staff Frontier Agents Engineer (Forward Deployed Engineering)
Seattle, WA · San Francisco, CA · +1 moreSeattle, WA +2
$252,000–$315,000
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Seattle, WA · Jessup, MD · +4 moreSeattle, WA +5
$168,100–$250,200
Pay not posted
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization)
Seattle, WA · Boston, MA · +3 moreSeattle, WA +4
$168,100–$250,200
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Sr Forward Deployment Engineering
Seattle, WA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreSeattle, WA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
Seattle, WA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreSeattle, WA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
Seattle, WA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreSeattle, WA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
Seattle, WA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreSeattle, WA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Seattle, WA · Jessup, MD · +4 moreSeattle, WA +5
$168,100–$250,200
$168,100–$261,500
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
Seattle, WA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreSeattle, WA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Seattle, WA · Boston, MA · +4 moreSeattle, WA +5On-site
$168,100–$261,500
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Bellevue, WA · Boston, MA · +4 moreBellevue, WA +5On-site
$168,100–$261,500
Sr Software Development Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Seattle, WA · Arlington, VA · +1 moreSeattle, WA +2
$168,100–$250,200
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Seattle, WA · Arlington, VA · +1 moreSeattle, WA +2
$200,100–$270,600
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Seattle, WA · Denver, CO · +2 moreSeattle, WA +3
$200,100–$297,700
$207,000–$300,000
$105,910–$160,200
Senior Staff Frontier Agents Engineer
Seattle, WA · San Francisco, CA · +1 moreSeattle, WA +2
$288,000–$360,000
Senior Software Engineer, Security Services and Observability, Amazon Web Services
Seattle, WA · Irvine, CA · +1 moreSeattle, WA +2On-site
$168,100–$227,400
PrologisBuilds for teams inside the company
Lead Forward Deployed Engineer
Seattle, WA · Denver, CO · +8 moreSeattle, WA +9
$200,000–$285,000
F5Builds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Engineer lll
Seattle, WA · San Jose, CASeattle, WA +1
$120,000–$180,000
AccentureLeads the deployment team
Forward Deployed Engineering Manager
Seattle, WA · Arlington, VA · +39 moreSeattle, WA +40
$80,400–$316,300
AppleBuilds for teams inside the company
Lead Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Evaluation Platform
Seattle, WA
Pay not posted
AircallIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer - AI Solutions Engineering
Seattle, WAHybrid
Pay not posted
AccentureIntegrates and configures it
AI Architect - FDE Associate Director
Seattle, WA · New York, NY · +40 moreSeattle, WA +41
$62,800–$218,800
Red Cell PartnersIntegrates and configures it
Senior/Staff DevOps Engineer, Federal
Seattle, WA · Mclean, VASeattle, WA +1Remote
$180,000–$240,000
AnthropicPlans what the customer deploys first
Technical Deployment Lead
Seattle, WA · Boston, MA · +2 moreSeattle, WA +3Hybrid
$275,000–$380,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Builds for teams inside the company
Senior Software Development Engineer, Frontier AI Tools
Seattle, WA · Austin, TX · +1 moreSeattle, WA +2
$168,100–$227,400
NscaleBuilds for teams inside the company
Foundry Engineering Lead
Seattle, WA · New York, NY · +1 moreSeattle, WA +2
Pay not posted
$140,000–$215,000
$164,500–$296,700
28 of 40 build what the customer runs.
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Frequently asked questions
What do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads in Seattle area pay?
35 of 40 postings state a pay range. The median is $215,000, and half of them sit between $198,000 and $226,000, from 13 companies.
How much experience do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads in Seattle area require?
Of 40 postings, 33 state a minimum number of years, from 12 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 15 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (10), 10 or more years (7) or under 3 years (1).
Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads in Seattle area?
These 40 postings come from 17 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (18), Accenture (3), Anthropic (2), Extreme Networks (2) and Red Cell Partners (2).
Are staff-level FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads in Seattle area remote?
4 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 5 are hybrid and 3 are on-site. The remaining 28 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 26 of the 40 postings.
Counted over the 40 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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