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FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads involving proof of concept
625 postings · 348 companies · 502 state pay: median $205,000, half $175,000–$238,000
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$150,000–$250,000 · OTE
OpenAIIntegrates and configures it
Partner Applied AI Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$197,000–$278,000
$276,000–$315,000
VercelIntegrates and configures it
Solutions Architect
Austin, TX · New York, NY · +1 moreAustin, TX +2Hybrid
$190,000–$340,000 · OTE
Pay not posted
$156,600–$276,000
Pay not posted
$145,000–$200,000
$200,000–$290,000
Pay not posted
BetterUpPlans what the customer deploys first
Staff Product Manager, Forward Deployment
Austin, TX · New York, NY · +1 moreAustin, TX +2Hybrid
$180,000–$250,000
Rivet IndustriesPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist, Palantir Partnership
Washington, DCOn-site
$140,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
$175,000–$215,000
BetterUpPlans what the customer deploys first
Principal Product Manager, Forward Deployment
Austin, TX · New York, NY · +2 moreAustin, TX +3Hybrid
$210,000–$295,000
Rivet IndustriesPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist, U.S. Air Force
Washington, DCOn-site
$140,000–$200,000
SeekrPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist
Austin, TX · Menlo Park, CA · +1 moreAustin, TX +2Hybrid
$180,000–$235,000
Pay not posted
$150,000–$170,000
Rivet IndustriesPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist, U.S. Navy
Washington, DCOn-site
$140,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
SalesforcePlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist - Public Sector, Nonprofit & Education
Mclean, VA · Chicago, IL · +8 moreMclean, VA +9Remote
$134,750–$316,750
Pay not posted
Rivet IndustriesPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist, U.S. Army
Washington, DCOn-site
$140,000–$200,000
$190,000–$240,000
SalesforcePlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist (Mid/Senior Levels)
San Francisco, CA · Bellevue, WA · +8 moreSan Francisco, CA +9Remote
$134,750–$316,750
$182,000–$250,208
Rivet IndustriesPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist, New Business
Washington, DCOn-site
$140,000–$200,000
$160,000–$200,000
$160,000–$220,000
BlackstoneBuilds for teams inside the company
Blackstone Data Science Product Engineering, Vice President
New York, NY
$175,000–$200,000
MiniMedBuilds for teams inside the company
Principal AI Engineer
Atlanta, GA · Northridge, CAAtlanta, GA +1
$138,000–$261,000
MillenniumBuilds for teams inside the company
Operations Control Specialist, Applied AI/ML
New York, NY
$160,000–$250,000
Wolters KluwerBuilds for teams inside the company
Principal Enterprise Software Engineer
Kennesaw, GA · Houston, TX · +1 moreKennesaw, GA +2
$133,400–$238,400
T. Rowe PriceBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior AI Software Engineer — T. Rowe Price Labs
New York, NY · Baltimore, MDNew York, NY +1Hybrid
$121,000–$258,000
Donaldson Company, Inc.Builds for teams inside the company
Principal AI Solution Developer
Bloomington, MNHybrid
$111,840–$139,800
American ExpressBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior AI Engineer II - Forward Deployment - Enterprise AI Platforms
Sunnyvale, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSunnyvale, CA +2
Pay not posted
StoneX Group Inc.Builds for teams inside the company
Platform Engineer, Forward Deployment (HR Solutions)
Chicago, ILHybrid
$110,000–$130,000
T. Rowe PriceBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior AI Software Engineer — T. Rowe Price Labs
New York, NY · Baltimore, MDNew York, NY +1Hybrid
$121,000–$258,000
355 of 625 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads involving proof of concept pay?
502 of 625 postings state a pay range. The median is $205,000, and half of them sit between $175,000 and $238,000, from 252 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads involving proof of concept require?
Of 625 postings, 439 state a minimum number of years, from 255 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 225 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (153), 10 or more years (36) or under 3 years (25).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads involving proof of concept?
These 625 postings come from 348 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (62), Amazon (incl AWS) (23), OpenAI (21), Accenture (19) and Databricks (14).
Are FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads involving proof of concept remote?
130 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 154 are hybrid and 99 are on-site. The remaining 242 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 302 of the 625 postings.
Counted over the 625 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
Employer postings · Coding scope, project stages and who the work serves are our reading of each job description. · How we read postings