$180,000–$250,000
FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads involving proof of concept
384 jobs
MolocoProduction engineering
Staff Software Engineer - Ad Serving - Moloco Commerce Media
Menlo Park, CA
$220,000–$275,000
SitrepsProduction engineering
Data Science Lead - Defense Accounts
Arlington, VA · Pittsburgh, PAArlington, VA +1Remote
$140,000–$175,000
$160,000–$210,000 · OTE
$180,000–$245,000
$265,000–$265,000
$170,000–$240,000
$125,000–$200,000
$180,000–$200,000
GoogleInternal deployment & tooling
Lead GenAI Forward Deployed Engineer, YouTube GTM Operations
San Bruno, CA · Mountain View, CA · +1 moreSan Bruno, CA +2
$186,000–$269,000
$155,000–$215,000
$126,200–$212,754
$180,000–$250,000
The Carlyle GroupInternal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed Engineer, Client Solutions Group
New York, NY · Washington, DCNew York, NY +1Hybrid
$160,000–$190,000
Expedia GroupInternal deployment & tooling
Principal AI Forward Deployed Engineer
Seattle, WA · San Jose, CASeattle, WA +1
$231,000–$398,500
$110,800–$177,300
$180,000–$250,000
$210,000–$220,000
$218,208–$272,760
Pay not posted
$90,000–$160,000
Deloitte USInternal deployment & tooling
AI Design Facilitator and Forward-Deployed Engineer II
Multiple US offices
$82,600–$162,800
Pay not posted
$207,000–$300,000
NBCUniversalInternal deployment & tooling
Staff Software Engineer (GenAI Innovation/ Forward deployed)
Universal City, CARemote
$130,000–$170,000
Deloitte USTechnical pre-sales
ConvergeProsperity - Lead Product Forward Deployed Engineer for FSI Signals - Innovation_Delivery_Transformation
Multiple US offices
$134,500–$265,100
Elevance HealthInternal deployment & tooling
Principal Engineer - FDE
Mason, OH · Indianapolis, INMason, OH +1Hybrid
Pay not posted
Ode with AnthropicDeployment strategy
Forward Deployed Product Manager (SF/NY)
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$200,000–$275,000
$106,100–$178,770
$155,600–$306,800
$125,400–$215,975
Pure StorageImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineering, Portworx
Santa Clara, CA · Chicago, IL · +1 moreSanta Clara, CA +2On-site
$208,000–$305,000
$106,100–$178,770
Deloitte USImplementation & delivery
Cyber Forward Deployed Engineer - Senior Consultant
Multiple US offices
$134,500–$265,100
$150,000–$195,000
$126,050.05–$189,075.08
$126,200–$212,754
$134,500–$265,100
ArtisanDeployment strategy
Forward Deployed GTM Architect
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$130,000–$180,000
CitigroupInternal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Transformation - Senior Vice President
Tampa, FLHybrid
$141,440–$212,160
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads involving proof of concept pay?
Of 384 postings, 324 list a pay range. The median posted range is $156,000–$251,000 across 150 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads involving proof of concept require?
Of 384 postings, 208 state a minimum number of years, from 112 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 97 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (81), 10 or more years (19) or under 3 years (11).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads involving proof of concept?
These 384 postings come from 188 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (56), OpenAI (14), Accenture (13), Google (9) and Scale AI (7).
Are FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads involving proof of concept remote?
Of 384 postings, 233 state a work arrangement, from 148 companies. Of those, 67 are remote, 109 are hybrid and 57 are on-site. Travel is mentioned in 189 of the 384 postings.
Counted over the 384 postings in this search, as read on September 18, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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