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FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors with significant travel
255 postings · 117 companies · 195 state pay: median $175,000, half $143,000–$211,000
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$185,000–$230,000
Senior Software Engineer, Discovery
Costa Mesa, CA · Huntsville, AL · +4 moreCosta Mesa, CA +5
$191,000–$292,000
$138,000–$170,000
$200,000–$230,000
$185,000–$230,000
$166,000–$220,000
$180,000–$250,000
Google Agentic AI Delivery Senior Engineer
Albany, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreAlbany, NY +40
$80,400–$266,300
$140,000–$190,000
Pay not posted
$140,000–$165,000
Pay not posted
$220,000–$292,000
$120,000–$190,000
$130,000–$230,000
$152,000–$318,000
$129,000–$253,000
$120,000–$190,000
$110,000–$200,000
Cognition AIKeeps customers running after launch
Forward Deployed Engineer - US
San Francisco, CAOn-site
Pay not posted
$150,000–$240,000
$190,000–$230,000 · OTE
Pay not posted
Varick-AgentsPlans what the customer deploys first
Senior Forward Deployed Strategist
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$175,000–$250,000
$165,000–$185,000
PalantirPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist - Germany Forward Deployed
Washington, DCHybrid
$110,000–$170,000
ExigerPlans what the customer deploys first
Senior Forward Deployed Strategist
Mclean, VA · Richmond, VAMclean, VA +1Hybrid
Pay not posted
goTennaIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer
Fairfax, VA · Clarksburg, MD · +1 moreFairfax, VA +2Hybrid
$100,000–$130,000
Dynamo AIPlans what the customer deploys first
Senior Forward Deployed Strategist, Public Sector
Washington, DC
Pay not posted
Amazon (incl AWS)Builds for teams inside the company
Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Dallas, TX
$159,300–$202,400
Pay not posted
$100,000–$130,000
SitrepsPlans what the customer deploys first
Senior Forward Deployed Strategist, Public Sector
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CAWashington, DC +1On-site
$147,000–$185,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Builds for teams inside the company
Senior Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +4 moreBoston, MA +5
$175,100–$247,600
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AccentureIntegrates and configures it
Full Stack Engineer Manager (FDE)
New York, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreNew York, NY +40
$80,400–$316,300
$140,000–$200,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Builds for teams inside the company
Senior Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Mountain View, CA · Boston, MA · +4 moreMountain View, CA +5
$175,100–$247,600
Shield AIIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer, Operations & Sustainment - open level (R5497)
San Diego, CAHybrid
Pay not posted
179 of 255 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors with significant travel pay?
195 of 255 postings state a pay range. The median is $175,000, and half of them sit between $143,000 and $211,000, from 82 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors with significant travel require?
Of 255 postings, 123 state a minimum number of years, from 71 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 64 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (31), 6 to 9 years (27) or 10 or more years (1).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors with significant travel?
These 255 postings come from 117 companies. The employers with the most postings are Palantir (41), Anduril (13), Accenture (12), Amazon (incl AWS) (9) and Deloitte US (5).
Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors with significant travel remote?
57 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 69 are hybrid and 68 are on-site. The remaining 61 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 255 of the 255 postings.
Counted over the 255 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
Employer postings · Travel is the share the posting states. Postings that never mention travel are left out. · How we read postings