$220,000–$245,000
Staff-level FDE and deployment jobs with remote work serving external customers
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52 jobs
$200,000–$250,000
$110,800–$177,300
$236,000–$289,000
$192,010–$274,300
Pay not posted
$110,800–$177,300
FigmaProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Remote
$153,000–$376,000
$192,010–$274,300
$147,700–$215,000
$132,200–$211,500
TenstorrentProduction engineering
Staff Forward Deployed Engineer
Austin, TX · Santa Clara, CAAustin, TX +1Remote
$100,000–$500,000 · base + variable
$192,010–$274,300
$254,000–$297,000
Tessera LabsProduction engineering
Forward-Deployed Engineer
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Remote
$180,000–$233,000
$160,000–$270,000
SmartsheetProduction engineering
Senior Principal Forward Deployed AI Engineer (Remote Eligible)
USRemote
$235,000–$315,000
Pay not posted
$200,000–$225,000
ServiceNowProduction engineering
Senior Staff AI Agent Engineer – Moveworks | Customer Deployment
San Francisco, CARemote
$190,900–$334,100
$122,400–$165,600
Pay not posted
StripeProduction engineering
Integration Engineer, Professional Services
Chicago, IL · US remoteRemote
$204,200–$306,400
Pay not posted
Red Cell PartnersProduction engineering
Staff Software Engineer (Product + Platform Development)
Seattle, WA · Mclean, VASeattle, WA +1Remote
$180,000–$240,000
$208,000–$261,000
Fidelity National Information ServicesProduction engineering
Forward Deployment Engineer Principal
Jacksonville, FLRemote
Pay not posted
$200,000–$250,000
StriveworksProduction engineering
Staff Machine Learning Engineer (Active Secret Clearance)
Austin, TXRemote
$210,000–$260,000
$110,800–$177,300
$211,000–$264,000
$270,800–$310,000
Dell TechnologiesImplementation & delivery
Advisory AI Architect (FDE Unit)
New York, NY · Washington, DCNew York, NY +1Remote
$286,450–$370,700
$110,800–$177,300
$300,000–$450,000
$211,800–$291,300
Qualified HealthImplementation & delivery
Staff / Principal Forward-Deployed Architect, Data Modernization
USRemote
$190,000–$250,000
$110,800–$177,300
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
$190,000–$240,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs with remote work serving external customers pay?
44 of 52 postings state a pay range. The median is $223,000, and half of them sit between $189,000 and $257,000, across 32 companies.
How much experience do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs with remote work serving external customers require?
Of 52 postings, 23 state a minimum number of years, from 16 companies. The most common requirement is 10 or more years, in 12 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (8) or 3 to 5 years (3).
Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE and deployment jobs with remote work serving external customers?
These 52 postings come from 39 companies. The employers with the most postings are Broadcom (6), Qualified Health (4), Kong (3), GitLab (2) and Nebius (2).
Are staff-level FDE and deployment jobs with remote work serving external customers remote?
52 postings allow remote work from the US. Travel is mentioned in 21 of the 52 postings.
Counted over the 52 postings in this search. Postings read on September 18, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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