$182,000–$250,208
FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads
1,467 postings · 719 companies · 1,127 state pay: median $200,000, half $170,000–$230,000
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$182,000–$250,208
$182,000–$250,208
$182,000–$250,208
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Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Arlington, VA · Herndon, VA · +1 moreArlington, VA +2
$200,100–$270,600
Forward Deployed Software Engineer (Recent Graduate) - New York
New York, NYHybrid
$110,000–$140,000
$104,900–$194,700
$89,000–$179,200
Senior GECX AI Forward Deployed Engineer - Lead Software Engineer
Atlanta, GA · Nashville, TN · +3 moreAtlanta, GA +4Hybrid
$109,180–$197,175
$132,200–$211,500
$134,500–$265,100
Full Stack Forward Deployed Engineer Manager - Reinvention Center
Columbus, OH · Tampa, FL · +2 moreColumbus, OH +3Hybrid
$87,400–$253,000
Senior GECX AI Forward Deployed Engineer - Lead Software Engineer
Atlanta, GA · Nashville, TN · +3 moreAtlanta, GA +4Hybrid
$117,930–$223,591
Forward Deployed Software Engineering - Senior Associate
New York, NY · Boston, MA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2
$77,000–$214,000
ConvergeProsperity - Product Forward Deployed Engineer, Insurance Growth Suite (Manager) - Products & Platforms
Multiple US offices
$134,500–$265,100
$80,400–$316,300
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Denver, CO · New York, NY · +2 moreDenver, CO +3
$200,100–$297,700
Pay not posted
$155,600–$306,800
Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer -Assoc Director
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreChicago, IL +40
$138,800–$434,000
Cyber Identity - FDE Senior Consultant - Senior Engineering Management Specialist
Multiple US offices
$134,500–$265,100
AI/ML Sr Architect - Forward Deployed Engineer Senior Manager · Reinvention Centers
Dallas, TX · Columbus, OH · +3 moreDallas, TX +4Hybrid
$112,900–$338,300
$155,600–$306,800
Sr. AI Engineer - Forward Deployed Engineer Senior Manager · Snowflake · Reinvention Centers
Dallas, TX · Columbus, OH · +3 moreDallas, TX +4Hybrid
$112,900–$338,300
$134,500–$265,100
Sr. AI Engineer - Forward Deployed Engineer Manager· Databricks · Reinvention Centers
Dallas, TX · Columbus, OH · +3 moreDallas, TX +4Hybrid
$80,400–$293,800
$189,200–$372,900
Senior Solutions Engineer - FDSE Public Sector - Splunk (Remote)
Reston, VA · Austin, TX · +3 moreReston, VA +4Remote
$218,600–$344,700
Senior/Staff Full Stack Software Engineer
Seattle, WA · Mclean, VASeattle, WA +1Remote
$180,000–$240,000
$180,000–$240,000
$95,000–$149,000
Staff Solutions Engineer - FDSE Public Sector - Splunk (Remote)
Reston, VA · Boulder, CO · +6 moreReston, VA +7Remote
$246,800–$394,300
$140,000–$160,000
$140,000–$240,000
$220,000–$310,000
$165,600–$331,200
ML Ops DSX Senior Engineer
Santa Clara, CA · Seattle, WA · US remoteSanta Clara, CA +1 · US remoteRemote
$184,000–$356,500
805 of 1,467 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads pay?
1,127 of 1,467 postings state a pay range. The median is $200,000, and half of them sit between $170,000 and $230,000, from 502 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads require?
Of 1,467 postings, 968 state a minimum number of years, from 511 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 457 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (357), 10 or more years (89) or under 3 years (65).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads?
These 1,467 postings come from 719 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (72), Databricks (67), Amazon (incl AWS) (38), Accenture (26) and OpenAI (24).
Are FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads remote?
330 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 381 are hybrid and 275 are on-site. The remaining 481 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 667 of the 1,467 postings.
Counted over the 1,467 postings in this search. Postings read on November 2, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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