$171,900–$300,800
FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads serving external customers and internal teams
121 postings · 81 companies · 95 state pay: median $198,000, half $165,000–$231,000
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Infrastructure Engineer, Customer Delivery
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$200,000–$250,000
$250,000–$300,000
$150,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
$175,000–$250,000
$200,000–$265,000
$152,000–$287,500
$149,748–$205,305
$175,000–$250,000
$207,000–$300,000
EY-Parthenon - Strategy and Execution - Growth Platforms - AI/ML Engineer - Sr Associate/Consultant
New York, NY · Atlanta, GA · +12 moreNew York, NY +13Hybrid
$130,000–$185,000
$179,875–$203,925
$175,000–$250,000
$250,000–$300,000
$130,000–$174,000
$150,000–$400,000
$120,000–$170,000
$177,000–$190,000
$130,000–$175,000
$225,000–$304,200
$156,000–$215,000
$152,000–$241,500
Pay not posted
$200,000–$400,000
$200,000–$250,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
Senior Software Engineer (Cleared)
Colorado Springs, CO · Aurora, CO · +1 moreColorado Springs, CO +2Hybrid
$143,824–$179,780
Sedgwick Claims Management ServicesBuilds for teams inside the company
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer
FLRemote
Pay not posted
OpenAIPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Lead, Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) - Platform
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$207,000–$294,000
AircallLeads the deployment team
Forward Deployed Engineering Team Lead
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1
$200,000–$256,000
$150,000–$190,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
Second Front SystemsIntegrates and configures it
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer - Implementation Focus
USRemote
$160,000–$190,000
Re:Build ManufacturingBuilds for teams inside the company
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer
US · city not listed
$120,223–$180,334
Amazon (incl AWS)Builds for teams inside the company
Sr. Software Development Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
New York, NY
$184,900–$250,200
SalesforceLeads the deployment team
Senior Director, Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2
$196,700–$329,210
SiaPlans what the customer deploys first
Consultant / Senior Consultant - Forward-Deployed Business Analyst (Financial Services)
Charlotte, NC · New York, NY · +5 moreCharlotte, NC +6Hybrid
$80,000–$116,000
69 of 121 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads serving external customers and internal teams pay?
95 of 121 postings state a pay range. The median is $198,000, and half of them sit between $165,000 and $231,000, from 60 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads serving external customers and internal teams require?
Of 121 postings, 91 state a minimum number of years, from 63 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 34 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (30), 10 or more years (18) or under 3 years (9).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads serving external customers and internal teams?
These 121 postings come from 81 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (8), Aircall (7), Focused (4), NVIDIA (4) and Salesforce (4).
Are FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads serving external customers and internal teams remote?
39 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 32 are hybrid and 12 are on-site. The remaining 38 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 51 of the 121 postings.
Counted over the 121 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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