$223,700–$372,900
Staff-level FDE and deployment jobs involving proof of concept
185 postings · 132 companies · 164 state pay: median $225,000, half $195,000–$271,000
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Deloitte USLeads the deployment team
Lead Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS
Multiple US offices
$189,200–$372,900
Pure StorageIntegrates and configures it
Senior Services Solutions Architect – AI, Advanced Services
New York, NY · Raleigh, NCNew York, NY +1On-site
$146,000–$219,000
$114,600–$234,600
$196,000–$257,200
SitrepsIntegrates and configures it
Director Of Technical Operations
Washington, DC · Los Angeles, CAWashington, DC +1Hybrid
$180,000–$220,000
Pay not posted
$207,000–$294,000
$276,000–$315,000
BetterUpPlans what the customer deploys first
Staff Product Manager, Forward Deployment
Austin, TX · New York, NY · +1 moreAustin, TX +2Hybrid
$180,000–$250,000
Pay not posted
BetterUpPlans what the customer deploys first
Principal Product Manager, Forward Deployment
Austin, TX · New York, NY · +2 moreAustin, TX +3Hybrid
$210,000–$295,000
$220,000–$292,000
Wolters KluwerBuilds for teams inside the company
Principal Enterprise Software Engineer
Kennesaw, GA · Houston, TX · +1 moreKennesaw, GA +2
$133,400–$238,400
Lockheed MartinBuilds for teams inside the company
AI Research Engineer Stf - Engineering Transformation
TXRemote
$120,600–$224,000
Donaldson Company, Inc.Builds for teams inside the company
Principal AI Solution Developer
Bloomington, MNHybrid
$111,840–$139,800
$167,000–$230,000
$180,000–$200,000
Mirion Technologies, Inc.Builds for teams inside the company
Staff AI Solutions Engineer - Nuclear & Safety
Meriden, CT
Pay not posted
General MotorsBuilds for teams inside the company
Principal Engineer, AI Acceleration
Warren, MI · Austin, TXWarren, MI +1Remote
Pay not posted
$210,000–$305,000
$150,000–$250,000
Bristol Myers SquibbBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Manager, Research Intelligence Engineer
Princeton, NJ · Tampa, FL · +3 morePrinceton, NJ +4
$134,980–$179,920
$150,000–$180,000
$240,000–$390,000
Pay not posted
MendixLeads the deployment team
Intelligence Center X Engineering Manager - Americas
US · city not listedHybrid
$197,300–$394,600
Thomson ReutersBuilds for teams inside the company
Lead AI Forward Engineer
Eagan, MN · Frisco, TXEagan, MN +1Hybrid
$127,400–$236,600
Western DigitalBuilds for teams inside the company
Principal Full Stack Developer & Solutions Architect – AI, Data & Cloud
San Jose, CAOn-site
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
T. Rowe PriceBuilds for teams inside the company
Lead AI Software Engineer - T. Rowe Price Labs (MD or NYC)
Baltimore, MD · New York, NYBaltimore, MD +1Hybrid
$145,000–$309,000
$175,000–$270,000
$229,300–$310,200
BenchlingBuilds for teams inside the company
Software Engineer, Tools and Automation
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$195,000–$265,000
CadwellBuilds for teams inside the company
AI Strategy & Enterprise Enablement Analyst
US · city not listedHybrid
$95,000–$130,000
Block (Square)Builds for teams inside the company
Staff Software Engineer, Go-to-Market Systems & AI
New York, NY
$263,600–$395,400
Carnival Corporation Ltd.Builds for teams inside the company
Principal, AI Forward Deployment Engineer
Miami, FLOn-site
Pay not posted
$154,000–$213,000
ALSOBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Staff Deployment Strategist, Operations
Palo Alto, CAOn-site
$170,000–$225,000
Frequently asked questions
What do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs involving proof of concept pay?
164 of 185 postings state a pay range. The median is $225,000, and half of them sit between $195,000 and $271,000, from 115 companies.
How much experience do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs involving proof of concept require?
Of 185 postings, 142 state a minimum number of years, from 104 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 67 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (36), 10 or more years (35) or under 3 years (4).
Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE and deployment jobs involving proof of concept?
These 185 postings come from 132 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (12), Deloitte US (9), OpenAI (7), Accenture (3) and Alation (3).
Are staff-level FDE and deployment jobs involving proof of concept remote?
35 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 53 are hybrid and 29 are on-site. The remaining 68 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 77 of the 185 postings.
Counted over the 185 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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