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357 postings · 232 companies · 292 state pay: median $225,000, half $197,000–$255,000
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AccentureIntegrates and configures it
AI Architect - FDE Associate Director
New York, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +40 moreNew York, NY +41
$62,800–$218,800
Amazon (incl AWS)Leads the deployment team
Director, Product Management — Forward Deployed Engineering, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE)
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +1 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +2
$237,500–$350,000
$180,000–$240,000
$300,000–$350,000
Deloitte USLeads the deployment team
Cyber Senior Manager - Technology Resilience FDE
Multiple US offices
$189,200–$372,900
$241,000–$390,500
Amazon (incl AWS)Leads the deployment team
Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Arlington, VA · Seattle, WA · +2 moreArlington, VA +3
$184,900–$275,200
$225,000–$300,000
Deloitte USLeads the deployment team
Lead Anthropic Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS
Multiple US offices
$189,200–$372,900
$177,500–$256,880
$150,000–$195,000
$211,000–$264,000
Deloitte USLeads the deployment team
Lead Databricks Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS
Multiple US offices
$189,200–$372,900
OracleIntegrates and configures it
Lead Principal Application Software Engineer- Forward Deployed Engineer
Pleasanton, CA
$104,600–$264,100
Pay not posted
ArxlightIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Lead (Air and Missile Defense)
Oakland, CAOn-site
$146,000–$200,000
AircallLeads the deployment team
Director, Forward Deployed Engineering & AI GTM
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1
$200,000–$299,000
VerdigrisIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer — Strategic Solutions, Integration & Delivery
US · city not listedHybrid
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
DatadogLeads the deployment team
Forward Deployed Engineering Manager - Datadog for Startups
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$200,000–$250,000
$190,000–$250,000
TENEX.AILeads the deployment team
Director of Forward Deployed Engineering
Scottsdale, AZ · Sarasota, FL · +1 moreScottsdale, AZ +2Hybrid
Pay not posted
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AppleBuilds for teams inside the company
Lead Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Evaluation Platform
Seattle, WA
Pay not posted
$190,000–$240,000
$200,000–$275,000
Snorkel AILeads the deployment team
Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$200,000–$320,000
AircallLeads the deployment team
Director, Forward Deployed Engineering & AI GTM Lead
San Francisco, CAHybrid
Pay not posted
$320,000–$405,000
HackerRankLeads the deployment team
Director, Forward Deployed Engineering
Santa Clara, CA · Mountain View, CASanta Clara, CA +1Hybrid
$300,000–$350,000 · base + variable
Snorkel AILeads the deployment team
VP, Head of Forward Deployed Engineering
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$268,800–$403,000
AircallIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer - AI Solutions Engineering
Seattle, WAHybrid
Pay not posted
$137,000–$240,000
AircallLeads the deployment team
Director, Forward Deployed Engineering & AI GTM Lead
Seattle, WAHybrid
Pay not posted
AircallIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer - AI Solutions Engineering
New York, NYHybrid
Pay not posted
$177,000–$190,000
Red Cell PartnersIntegrates and configures it
Senior/Staff DevOps Engineer, Federal
Seattle, WA · Mclean, VASeattle, WA +1Remote
$180,000–$240,000
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
151 of 357 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs with ongoing operations pay?
292 of 357 postings state a pay range. The median is $225,000, and half of them sit between $197,000 and $255,000, from 188 companies.
How much experience do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs with ongoing operations require?
Of 357 postings, 260 state a minimum number of years, from 177 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 140 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (61), 10 or more years (54) or under 3 years (5).
Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE and deployment jobs with ongoing operations?
These 357 postings come from 232 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (22), ServiceNow (7), Anduril (6), CapTech Consulting (6) and OpenAI (6).
Are staff-level FDE and deployment jobs with ongoing operations remote?
76 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 113 are hybrid and 52 are on-site. The remaining 116 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 127 of the 357 postings.
Counted over the 357 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
Employer postings · Responsibility levels reflect our reading of the work, not just the employer’s title. Coding scope, project stages and who the work serves are our reading of each job description. · How we read postings