$155,600–$306,800
FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads with significant travel
342 postings · 128 companies · 296 state pay: median $209,000, half $180,000–$231,000
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$145,000–$175,000
$160,000–$270,000
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$155,600–$306,800
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Gov
Washington, DC · Seattle, WA · +1 moreWashington, DC +2Hybrid
$145,800–$280,000
$160,000–$270,000
$100,000–$200,000
$155,600–$306,800
$120,000–$170,000
$160,000–$270,000
$135,000–$200,000
$155,600–$306,800
Pay not posted
$155,600–$306,800
$155,600–$306,800
$155,600–$306,800
$155,600–$306,800
$155,600–$306,800
$155,600–$306,800
$155,600–$306,800
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Arlington, VA · Herndon, VA · +1 moreArlington, VA +2
$200,100–$270,600
Full Stack Forward Deployed Engineer Manager - Reinvention Center
Columbus, OH · Tampa, FL · +2 moreColumbus, OH +3Hybrid
$87,400–$253,000
Forward Deployed Software Engineering - Senior Associate
New York, NY · Boston, MA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2
$77,000–$214,000
$134,500–$265,100
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Denver, CO · New York, NY · +2 moreDenver, CO +3
$200,100–$297,700
$80,400–$316,300
$142,800–$304,200
ConvergeProsperity - Product Forward Deployed Engineer, Insurance Growth Suite (Manager) - Products & Platforms
Multiple US offices
$134,500–$265,100
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
$175,000–$240,000
$230,000–$280,000
$77,000–$202,000
216 of 342 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads with significant travel pay?
296 of 342 postings state a pay range. The median is $209,000, 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 342 postings, 246 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 (72), 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 342 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 140 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 342 of the 342 postings.
Counted over the 342 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