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Deloitte USDeployment team leadership
Lead Anthropic Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS
Multiple US offices
$189,200–$372,900
Ode with AnthropicDeployment strategy
Forward Deployed Product Manager (SF/NY)
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$200,000–$275,000
NotionDeployment strategy
Forward Deployed Architect
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$165,000–$205,000 · OTE
$125,400–$215,975
Deloitte USDeployment team leadership
Lead Databricks Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS
Multiple US offices
$189,200–$372,900
Pure StorageImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineering, Portworx
Santa Clara, CA · Chicago, IL · +1 moreSanta Clara, CA +2On-site
$208,000–$305,000
$150,000–$250,000
LG ElectronicsInternal deployment & tooling
Senior AI FDE (Forward Deployed Engineer) – Senior Manager
Englewood Cliffs, NJ
$140,000–$200,000
$150,000–$195,000
$126,050.05–$189,075.08
$180,000–$210,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
ArtisanDeployment strategy
Forward Deployed GTM Architect
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$130,000–$180,000
$120,000–$150,000
CitigroupInternal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Transformation - Senior Vice President
Tampa, FLHybrid
$141,440–$212,160
flexportDeployment strategy
Forward Deployed Consultant- Supply Chain Solutions
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$174,000–$213,000
$156,190–$211,316
$150,000–$180,000
CitigroupDeployment strategy
Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Transformation -Senior Vice President
Irving, TXHybrid
$156,160–$234,240
Pay not posted
OracleImplementation & delivery
Lead Principal Application Software Engineer- Forward Deployed Engineer
Pleasanton, CA
$104,600–$264,100
$115,000–$130,000
Dell TechnologiesImplementation & delivery
Advisory AI Architect (FDE Unit)
New York, NY · Washington, DCNew York, NY +1Remote
$286,450–$370,700
Pay not posted
$180,000–$200,000
$210,000–$250,000
$135,000–$160,000
Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)Internal deployment & tooling
Staff Forward Deployed Engineer
Chicago, IL · Los Angeles, CA · +3 moreChicago, IL +4On-site
$150,000–$280,000
Pay not posted
$170,000–$225,000
$150,000–$200,000
Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)Internal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed Engineer
Chicago, IL · San Francisco, CAChicago, IL +1On-site
$280,000–$300,000
snaplogicImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer
San Mateo, CA · San Francisco, CASan Mateo, CA +1Hybrid
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
MastercardInternal deployment & tooling
Director, Forward-Deployed AI Engineer - AI Mobilization & Transformation
Purchase, NY · Arlington, VA · +1 morePurchase, NY +2
$170,000–$323,000
$130,000–$170,000 · OTE
Pay not posted
Second Front SystemsImplementation & delivery
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer - Implementation Focus
USRemote
$160,000–$190,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads with ongoing operations pay?
551 of 687 postings state a pay range. The median is $200,000, and half of them sit between $166,000 and $226,000, across 256 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads with ongoing operations require?
Of 687 postings, 323 state a minimum number of years, from 191 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 142 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (126), 10 or more years (31) or under 3 years (24).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads with ongoing operations?
These 687 postings come from 333 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (28), Databricks (20), Accenture (18), Amazon (incl AWS) (18) and OpenAI (14).
Are FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads with ongoing operations remote?
143 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 186 are hybrid and 134 are on-site. The remaining 224 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 274 of the 687 postings.
Counted over the 687 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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