Snorkel AILeads the deployment team
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
Staff-level FDE and deployment jobs serving external customers
284 postings · 173 companies · 237 state pay: median $230,000, half $205,000–$275,000
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$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
$137,000–$240,000
Snorkel AILeads the deployment team
VP, Head of Forward Deployed Engineering
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$268,800–$403,000
$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
$160,000–$210,000
SitrepsIntegrates and configures it
Director Of Technical Operations
Washington, DC · Los Angeles, CAWashington, DC +1Hybrid
$180,000–$220,000
$170,000–$240,000 · OTE
$180,000–$225,000
$196,000–$257,200
Pay not posted
$207,000–$294,000
$208,000–$260,000
$276,000–$315,000
AnthropicPlans what the customer deploys first
Technical Deployment Lead
Boston, MA · New York, NY · +2 moreBoston, MA +3Hybrid
$275,000–$380,000
$208,000–$260,000
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
$190,000–$250,000
$200,000–$240,000
$210,000–$305,000
$150,000–$180,000
MendixLeads the deployment team
Intelligence Center X Engineering Manager - Americas
US · city not listedHybrid
$197,300–$394,600
$200,000–$300,000
$240,000–$390,000
Applied IntuitionLeads the deployment team
Software Engineering Manager (Defense/PhysicalAI)
Arlington, VAOn-site
$250,000–$300,000
$251,000–$335,000
$220,000–$292,000
Distyl AILeads the deployment team
AI Engineer, Enterprise Lead
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$200,000–$250,000
$190,000–$230,000
$250,000–$400,000
Pay not posted
$220,000–$350,000
$280,000–$410,000
Scale AIBuilds for teams inside the company
Staff Software Engineer, Public Sector
San Francisco, CA · Saint Louis, MO · +2 moreSan Francisco, CA +3
$188,800–$362,000
$200,000–$280,000
172 of 284 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs serving external customers pay?
237 of 284 postings state a pay range. The median is $230,000, and half of them sit between $205,000 and $275,000, from 138 companies.
How much experience do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs serving external customers require?
Of 284 postings, 197 state a minimum number of years, from 129 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 96 of them. The rest ask for 10 or more years (55) or 3 to 5 years (46).
Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE and deployment jobs serving external customers?
These 284 postings come from 173 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (16), Deloitte US (9), CapTech Consulting (8), OpenAI (7) and Accenture (6).
Are staff-level FDE and deployment jobs serving external customers remote?
60 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 90 are hybrid and 44 are on-site. The remaining 90 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 135 of the 284 postings.
Counted over the 284 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