$216,750–$263,925
FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads with significant travel
341 postings · 128 companies · 295 state pay: median $208,000, half $180,000–$231,000
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Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization)
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +3 moreBoston, MA +4
$168,100–$250,200
$220,000–$240,000 · OTE
Forward Deployed Engineer - Cybersecurity - US
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$170,000–$400,000
Pay not posted
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Jessup, MD · Arlington, VA · +4 moreJessup, MD +5
$143,700–$213,800
$180,000–$300,000
Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)
Technical Architect - Forward Deployed Engineering
Pleasanton, CA · Austin, TXPleasanton, CA +1On-site
$170,000–$220,000
$155,600–$306,800
Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +2 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +3
$143,700–$223,600
$97,860–$316,750
$175,000–$200,000
ConvergeProsperity - Product Forward Deployed Engineer, BankingSuite (Manager) - Products & Platforms
Multiple US offices
$134,500–$266,100
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Sr Forward Deployment Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +4
$168,100–$261,500
AI Engineer - FDE Software Engineering Sr. Manager
New York, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +40 moreNew York, NY +41
$112,900–$302,400
$175,000–$200,000
$185,000–$300,000
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector/National Security
Washington, DCHybrid
$182,000–$250,208
$134,500–$265,100
$185,000–$300,000
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +4
$168,100–$261,500
$172,500–$260,100
$134,500–$265,100
$185,000–$300,000
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Full Stack Forward Deployed Engineering Manager
Arlington, VA · Milwaukee, WI · +35 moreArlington, VA +36
$80,400–$316,300
$155,600–$306,800
Pay not posted
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +4
$168,100–$261,500
$70,500–$203,400
$134,500–$265,100
$185,000–$300,000
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Jessup, MD · Arlington, VA · +4 moreJessup, MD +5
$168,100–$250,200
Forward Deployed AI Engineer Sr Manager
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +38 moreChicago, IL +39
$112,900–$366,300
$134,500–$265,100
$142,800–$304,200
$168,100–$261,500
$182,000–$250,208
215 of 341 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads with significant travel pay?
295 of 341 postings state a pay range. The median is $208,000, and half of them sit between $180,000 and $231,000, from 98 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads with significant travel require?
Of 341 postings, 245 state a minimum number of years, from 92 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 136 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (71), 10 or more years (25) or under 3 years (13).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads with significant travel?
These 341 postings come from 128 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (66), Amazon (incl AWS) (27), Accenture (18), OpenAI (16) and Databricks (10).
Are FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads with significant travel remote?
86 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 78 are hybrid and 38 are on-site. The remaining 139 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 341 of the 341 postings.
Counted over the 341 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
Employer postings · Travel is the share the posting states. Postings that never mention travel are left out. · How we read postings