Mesh PaymentsDeployment team leadership
Head of Forward Deployed Engineering
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$282,000–$355,000
Staff-level FDE and deployment jobs serving external customers
234 jobs
OracleImplementation & delivery
Lead Principal Application Software Engineer- Forward Deployed Engineer
Pleasanton, CA
$104,600–$264,100
$223,700–$372,900
$270,800–$310,000
Dell TechnologiesImplementation & delivery
Advisory AI Architect (FDE Unit)
New York, NY · Washington, DCNew York, NY +1Remote
$286,450–$370,700
$300,000–$500,000
Deloitte USDeployment team leadership
Lead Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS
Multiple US offices
$189,200–$372,900
VercelDeployment team leadership
Director of Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
$240,000–$300,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Deployment team leadership
Senior Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Mountain View, CA · San Diego, CA · +8 moreMountain View, CA +9
$220,100–$342,300
DatabricksDeployment team leadership
Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - Public Sector
Washington, DCHybrid
$211,800–$291,300
$186,500–$311,000
$300,000–$450,000
DatadogDeployment team leadership
Datadog for Startups - Forward Deployed Engineering Lead
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$200,000–$250,000
$211,800–$291,300
Cursor (Anysphere)Deployment team leadership
Regional Director, Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CAOn-site
Pay not posted
$240,000–$300,000
GoviniDeployment team leadership
Software Engineering Manager, Forward Deployed
Pittsburgh, PA · Arlington, VAPittsburgh, PA +1On-site
Pay not posted
$190,000–$250,000
Qualified HealthImplementation & delivery
Staff / Principal Forward-Deployed Architect, Data Modernization
USRemote
$190,000–$250,000
TENEX.AIDeployment team leadership
Director of Forward Deployed Engineering
Scottsdale, AZ · Sarasota, FL · +1 moreScottsdale, AZ +2Hybrid
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$147,900–$293,250
BasetenDeployment team leadership
Engineering Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering (LLM)
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$260,000–$380,000
Pay not posted
$190,000–$240,000
Snorkel AIDeployment team leadership
Director, Forward Deployed Researcher - Data as a Service
New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · US remoteNew York, NY +1 · US remoteRemote
$228,000–$403,200
DatabricksDeployment strategy
Lead Engagement Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - Healthcare & Life Sciences
US · city not listed
$143,000–$245,850
$320,000–$405,000
IntercomDeployment team leadership
Senior Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$252,000–$280,000
Snorkel AIDeployment team leadership
Head of Forward Deployed Engineering
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$268,800–$403,000
$200,000–$275,000
$185,000–$225,000
Snorkel AIDeployment team leadership
Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$200,000–$320,000
$129,500–$207,200
CapgeminiImplementation & delivery
Capgemini Invent- Contextual Systems Engineer Managing Consultant
Dallas, TX
$127,500–$249,350
$140,000–$170,000
$176,000–$224,000
SnowflakeImplementation & delivery
Principal Solutions Architect - AI/ML, Services Delivery
New York, NY
$196,000–$257,200
$175,000–$250,000
Pay not posted
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Frequently asked questions
What do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs serving external customers pay?
Of 234 postings, 198 list a pay range. The median posted range is $190,000–$280,000 across 106 companies.
How much experience do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs serving external customers require?
Of 234 postings, 122 state a minimum number of years, from 74 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 58 of them. The rest ask for 10 or more years (38) or 3 to 5 years (26).
Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE and deployment jobs serving external customers?
These 234 postings come from 128 companies. The employers with the most postings are Accenture (10), Deloitte US (10), Amazon (incl AWS) (9), CapTech Consulting (8) and Microsoft (7).
Are staff-level FDE and deployment jobs serving external customers remote?
Of 234 postings, 156 state a work arrangement, from 106 companies. Of those, 52 are remote, 66 are hybrid and 38 are on-site. Travel is mentioned in 106 of the 234 postings.
Counted over the 234 postings in this search, as read on September 18, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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