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FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads involving proof of concept
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Deloitte USDeployment team leadership
Lead Anthropic Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS
Multiple US offices
$189,200–$372,900
flexportDeployment strategy
Forward Deployed Consultant- Supply Chain Solutions
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$174,000–$213,000
CitigroupDeployment strategy
Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Transformation -Senior Vice President
Irving, TXHybrid
$156,160–$234,240
$156,190–$211,316
Deloitte USDeployment team leadership
Lead Databricks Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS
Multiple US offices
$189,200–$372,900
WillowTreeDeployment strategy
Manager, Delivery - Forward Deployed Squads (CXAI)
Charlottesville, VA · Columbus, OH · +2 moreCharlottesville, VA +3Hybrid
$100,000–$160,000
Pay not posted
Dell TechnologiesImplementation & delivery
Advisory AI Architect (FDE Unit)
New York, NY · Washington, DCNew York, NY +1Remote
$286,450–$370,700
$189,200–$372,900
$180,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
$210,000–$250,000
Deloitte USDeployment team leadership
Lead Forward Deployed Engineer, Frontier GenAI
Multiple US offices
$189,200–$372,900
$135,000–$160,000
Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)Internal deployment & tooling
Staff Forward Deployed Engineer
Chicago, IL · Los Angeles, CA · +3 moreChicago, IL +4On-site
$150,000–$280,000
$170,000–$225,000
$189,200–$372,900
snaplogicImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer
San Mateo, CA · San Francisco, CASan Mateo, CA +1Hybrid
Pay not posted
Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)Internal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed Engineer
Chicago, IL · San Francisco, CAChicago, IL +1On-site
$280,000–$300,000
Pay not posted
$223,700–$372,900
$115,000–$180,000
Charlie HealthInternal deployment & tooling
Staff Forward Deployed Platform Engineer
New York, NYHybrid
$185,000–$265,000
$230,000–$300,000
Deloitte USDeployment team leadership
Lead Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS
Multiple US offices
$189,200–$372,900
$99,000–$225,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$180,000–$230,000
$200,000–$300,000
Pay not posted
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Pay not posted
ServalDeployment strategy
Deployment Strategist, Flagship Account
Santa Clara, CA · San Francisco, CASanta Clara, CA +1Hybrid
$150,000–$280,000
$200,000–$290,000
$200,000–$250,000
Deloitte USImplementation & delivery
Palantir Engineer - AI and Data Science Engineer III
Huntsville, AL
Pay not posted
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads involving proof of concept pay?
324 of 384 postings state a pay range. The median is $208,000, and half of them sit between $172,000 and $235,000, 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?
67 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 109 are hybrid and 57 are on-site. The remaining 151 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 189 of the 384 postings.
Counted over the 384 postings in this search. Postings read on September 18, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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