$80,400–$316,300
FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads in Boston area
95 postings · 49 companies · 85 state pay: median $208,000, half $177,000–$216,000
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Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer -Assoc Director
Boston, MA · Chicago, IL · +39 moreBoston, MA +40
$138,800–$434,000
$140,000–$240,000
$77,000–$202,000
Sr. Managing Consultant/Managing Consultant Full Stack Engineer- Financial Institution Operations & Technology
Boston, MA · New York, NY · +3 moreBoston, MA +4
$158,000–$210,000
$80,400–$266,300
$140,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
Sr. Managing Consultant/Managing Consultant AI Architect - Financial Services Operations & Technology
Boston, MA · New York, NY · +3 moreBoston, MA +4
$158,000–$210,000
Technical Commerce & AI Consultant | Agentic Commerce
Boston, MA · Chicago, IL · +40 moreBoston, MA +41
Pay not posted
$180,000–$230,000
$197,300–$394,600
$200,000–$290,000
EY-Parthenon - Strategy and Execution - Growth Platforms - AI/ML Engineer - Sr Associate/Consultant
Boston, MA · New York, NY · +12 moreBoston, MA +13Hybrid
$130,000–$185,000
$175,000–$240,000
$179,875–$203,925
Pay not posted
$54,400–$196,000
$175,000–$240,000
$225,000–$304,200
BCG Platinion | Lead AI Tech Architect - AI Platforms
Boston, MA · Atlanta, GA · +16 moreBoston, MA +17
$190,000
$87,400–$293,800
$175,000–$240,000
$163,000–$190,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
Principal AI Software Engineer, TechEx (US)
Boston, MA · Chicago, IL · +7 moreBoston, MA +8
$152,200–$205,900
$163,000–$190,000
Pay not posted
Ameriprise FinancialBuilds for teams inside the company
Vice President - Forward Deployed Engineer
Boston, MA · New York, NYBoston, MA +1Hybrid
$242,100–$332,900
NovartisBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) Data42 (Palantir Foundry)
Cambridge, MAHybrid
$160,300–$297,700
AccentureIntegrates and configures it
Salesforce Forward Deployed Engineer Lead (Agentforce)
Boston, MA · New York, NY · +39 moreBoston, MA +40
$62,800–$218,800
BizzyCarIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Solutions Engineer (AI Products)
Boston, MAHybrid
$80,000–$110,000 · OTE
Insulet CorporationBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Data Engineer - Hybrid (Acton, MA or San Diego, CA)
Acton, MA · San Diego, CAActon, MA +1Hybrid
$143,700–$215,550
DatabricksPlans what the customer deploys first
Sr. Deployment Strategist, FDE - Financial Services
Boston, MA · Atlanta, GA · +3 moreBoston, MA +4
$219,765–$302,220
AccentureLeads the deployment team
Forward Deployed Engineering Manager
Boston, MA · Arlington, VA · +39 moreBoston, MA +40
$80,400–$316,300
AccordionPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Engineer, Data & Analytics
Boston, MA · Atlanta, GA · +6 moreBoston, MA +7On-site
$145,000–$240,000
AccentureIntegrates and configures it
AI Architect - FDE Associate Director
Boston, MA · New York, NY · +40 moreBoston, MA +41
$62,800–$218,800
$154,000–$208,000
$100,000–$200,000
69 of 95 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads in Boston area pay?
85 of 95 postings state a pay range. The median is $208,000, and half of them sit between $177,000 and $216,000, from 41 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads in Boston area require?
Of 95 postings, 69 state a minimum number of years, from 33 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 40 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (19), under 3 years (5) or 10 or more years (5).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads in Boston area?
These 95 postings come from 49 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (17), Accenture (14), Databricks (6), STR (4) and PwC (US) (3).
Are FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads in Boston area remote?
4 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 22 are hybrid and 7 are on-site. The remaining 62 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 61 of the 95 postings.
Counted over the 95 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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