$180,000–$240,000
Staff-level FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads with ongoing operations
263 postings · 175 companies · 213 state pay: median $218,000, half $195,000–$251,000
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$240,000–$300,000
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Denver, CO · Jessup, MD · +3 moreDenver, CO +4
$168,100–$227,400
Pay not posted
$200,000–$287,500
$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
$248,700–$341,250
$200,000–$240,000
Pay not posted
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Jessup, MD · Arlington, VA · +4 moreJessup, MD +5
$168,100–$250,200
$183,997–$257,000
$191,000–$289,300
Staff Forward Deployed Engineer
New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2Hybrid
$280,000–$320,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization)
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +3 moreBoston, MA +4
$168,100–$250,200
$220,000–$270,000
$191,000–$289,300
Pay not posted
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Sr 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
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Pay not posted
Up to $185,000
$232,900–$291,100
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +4
$168,100–$261,500
$198,000–$319,000/mo
Pay not posted
Staff Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$215,000–$275,000
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)
Technical Architect - Forward Deployed Engineering
Pleasanton, CA · Austin, TXPleasanton, CA +1On-site
$170,000–$220,000
Principal Software Engineer / Architect – AI, CoCounsel FDE
New York, NY · Frisco, TX · +7 moreNew York, NY +8Hybrid
$158,900–$340,000
$158,520–$294,360
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Jessup, MD · Arlington, VA · +4 moreJessup, MD +5
$168,100–$250,200
$143,640–$273,000
Staff Software Engineer / Architect - AI, CoCounsel FDE
Frisco, TX · Ann Arbor, MI · +1 moreFrisco, TX +2Hybrid
$137,100–$254,700
$175,000–$200,000
$168,100–$261,500
AI Engineer - FDE Software Engineering Sr. Manager
New York, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +40 moreNew York, NY +41
$112,900–$302,400
134 of 263 build what the customer runs.
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Frequently asked questions
What do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads with ongoing operations pay?
213 of 263 postings state a pay range. The median is $218,000, and half of them sit between $195,000 and $251,000, from 142 companies.
How much experience do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads with ongoing operations require?
Of 263 postings, 201 state a minimum number of years, from 138 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 105 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (54), 10 or more years (38) or under 3 years (4).
Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads with ongoing operations?
These 263 postings come from 175 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (19), CapTech Consulting (6), ServiceNow (6), Accenture (5) and OpenAI (5).
Are staff-level FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads with ongoing operations remote?
59 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 85 are hybrid and 35 are on-site. The remaining 84 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 95 of the 263 postings.
Counted over the 263 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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