Red Cell PartnersBuilds what the customer runs
Forward Deployed Engineer
Seattle, WA · Mclean, VASeattle, WA +1Remote
$180,000–$240,000
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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Amazon (incl AWS)Builds what the customer runs
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Denver, CO · Jessup, MD · +3 moreDenver, CO +4
$168,100–$227,400
$200,000–$287,500
UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group)Builds what the customer runs
Sr Staff Forward Deployed Engineer
Seattle, WA
$145,600–$240,695
$191,000–$289,300
Amazon (incl AWS)Builds what the customer runs
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Denver, CO · Jessup, MD · +3 moreDenver, CO +4
$168,100–$227,400
$150,000–$200,000
$152,152–$205,405
$191,000–$289,300
Amazon (incl AWS)Builds what the customer runs
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Jessup, MD · Arlington, VA · +4 moreJessup, MD +5
$168,100–$250,200
FractalBuilds what the customer runs
Lead Architect, Forward Deployed Engineer (Cogentiq)
New York, NYOn-site
Up to $185,000
UniphoreBuilds what the customer runs
Principal Data Architect, Forward Deployed Engineering
Palo Alto, CA
$232,900–$291,100
$198,000–$319,000/mo
Amazon (incl AWS)Builds what the customer runs
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization)
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +3 moreBoston, MA +4
$168,100–$250,200
VizientBuilds what the customer runs
Lead Forward Deployed Engineer
Chicago, IL · Irving, TX · +1 moreChicago, IL +2
$117,600–$206,000
$158,520–$294,360
$124,646–$168,272
Amazon (incl AWS)Builds what the customer runs
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Sr Forward Deployment Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Kyndryl (Professional)Builds what the customer runs
Associate Director, Full-stack Forward Deployed Engineer
Frisco, TXHybrid
$143,640–$273,000
AccentureBuilds what the customer runs
AI Engineer - FDE Software Engineering Sr. Manager
New York, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +40 moreNew York, NY +41
$112,900–$302,400
$185,000–$300,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Builds what the customer runs
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Pay not posted
SalesforceBuilds what the customer runs
Lead Forward Deployed Engineering - Data Science & Integration
Herndon, VARemote
$172,500–$260,100
Wolters KluwerBuilds what the customer runs
Forward Deployed Engineer
New York, NY · Madison, WI · +8 moreNew York, NY +9
$215,100–$384,400
Amazon (incl AWS)Builds what the customer runs
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Snorkel AIBuilds what the customer runs
Senior/Staff FDE - Synthetic Data Generation
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$180,000–$320,000
DatabricksBuilds what the customer runs
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer - National Security
US · city not listedHybrid
$182,000–$250,208
$168,912–$253,368
Amazon (incl AWS)Builds what the customer runs
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Jessup, MD · Arlington, VA · +4 moreJessup, MD +5
$168,100–$250,200
$300,000–$350,000
$200,000–$270,000
Scale AIBuilds what the customer runs
Staff Frontier Agents Engineer (Forward Deployed Engineering)
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2
$252,000–$315,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Builds what the customer runs
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +4 moreBoston, MA +5
$168,100–$261,500
DigitalOceanBuilds what the customer runs
Staff Forward Deployed Applied Scientist (Agentic AI)
Seattle, WAHybrid
$220,000–$239,000
$200,000–$225,000
Invisible TechnologiesBuilds what the customer runs
Staff Software Engineer (Forward Deployed)
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$210,000–$300,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Builds what the customer runs
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +4
$168,100–$261,500
DigitalOceanBuilds what the customer runs
Staff Forward Deployed Applied Scientist (Agentic AI)
San Francisco, CARemote
$220,000–$239,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Builds what the customer runs
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +4 moreBoston, MA +5On-site
$168,100–$261,500
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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.
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