$191,000–$289,300
Staff-level FDE and deployment jobs with hybrid work involving proof of concept
53 postings · 43 companies · 46 state pay: median $226,000, half $187,000–$254,000
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$150,000–$200,000
$158,520–$294,360
Kyndryl (Professional)Builds what the customer runs
Associate Director, Full-stack Forward Deployed Engineer
Frisco, TXHybrid
$143,640–$273,000
$185,000–$300,000
Pay not posted
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
$200,000–$270,000
DigitalOceanBuilds what the customer runs
Staff Forward Deployed Applied Scientist (Agentic AI)
Seattle, WAHybrid
$220,000–$239,000
Invisible TechnologiesBuilds what the customer runs
Staff Software Engineer (Forward Deployed)
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$210,000–$300,000
AccentureBuilds what the customer runs
Sr. AI Engineer - Forward Deployed Engineer Senior Manager · Snowflake · Reinvention Centers
Dallas, TX · Columbus, OH · +3 moreDallas, TX +4Hybrid
$112,900–$338,300
$138,800–$208,200
$197,300–$394,600
$175,000–$250,000
CapcoBuilds what the customer runs
Principal Consultant – Semantic Data & AI Engineering
New York, NYHybrid
$146,000–$183,000
$130,000–$174,000
TrueFoundryBuilds what the customer runs
Senior AI/ML Engineer — LLM & Agent Stack (Customer Facing)
San Mateo, CAHybrid
Pay not posted
OpenAILeads the deployment team
Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, Financial Services
New York, NYHybrid
$302,000–$385,000
The Carlyle GroupBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Engineer, Client Solutions Group
New York, NY · Washington, DCNew York, NY +1Hybrid
$160,000–$190,000
Ameriprise FinancialBuilds for teams inside the company
Vice President - Forward Deployed Engineer
Boston, MA · New York, NYBoston, MA +1Hybrid
$242,100–$332,900
$230,000–$294,000
$230,000–$294,000
$302,000–$385,000
Thomson ReutersLeads the deployment team
Senior Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering – Tax & Audit
Brooklyn, NY · New York, NY · +4 moreBrooklyn, NY +5Hybrid
$118,400–$253,000
Insulet CorporationBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Data Engineer - Hybrid (Acton, MA or San Diego, CA)
Acton, MA · San Diego, CAActon, MA +1Hybrid
$143,700–$215,550
HarveyPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Finance Engineer, Real Estate
New York, NYHybrid
$254,600–$350,000
Pay not posted
VerdigrisIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer — Strategic Solutions, Integration & Delivery
US · city not listedHybrid
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
Pay not posted
SitrepsIntegrates and configures it
Director Of Technical Operations
Washington, DC · Los Angeles, CAWashington, DC +1Hybrid
$180,000–$220,000
$207,000–$294,000
BetterUpPlans what the customer deploys first
Staff Product Manager, Forward Deployment
Austin, TX · New York, NY · +1 moreAustin, TX +2Hybrid
$180,000–$250,000
BetterUpPlans what the customer deploys first
Principal Product Manager, Forward Deployment
Austin, TX · New York, NY · +2 moreAustin, TX +3Hybrid
$210,000–$295,000
Donaldson Company, Inc.Builds for teams inside the company
Principal AI Solution Developer
Bloomington, MNHybrid
$111,840–$139,800
$180,000–$200,000
MendixLeads the deployment team
Intelligence Center X Engineering Manager - Americas
US · city not listedHybrid
$197,300–$394,600
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Frequently asked questions
What do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs with hybrid work involving proof of concept pay?
46 of 53 postings state a pay range. The median is $226,000, and half of them sit between $187,000 and $254,000, from 37 companies.
How much experience do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs with hybrid work involving proof of concept require?
Of 53 postings, 41 state a minimum number of years, from 35 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 22 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (12), 10 or more years (6) or under 3 years (1).
Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE and deployment jobs with hybrid work involving proof of concept?
These 53 postings come from 43 companies. The employers with the most postings are OpenAI (7), BetterUp (2), Denari (2), Mendix (2) and Thomson Reuters (2).
Are staff-level FDE and deployment jobs with hybrid work involving proof of concept remote?
0 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 53 are hybrid. Travel is mentioned in 23 of the 53 postings.
Counted over the 53 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