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FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads involving proof of concept
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384 jobs
$150,000–$220,000
EYInternal deployment & tooling
Business Performance - Supply Chain - Manufacturing Operations Solutions - Manager - Consulting
Chicago, ILRemote
$128,400–$267,400
Distyl AITechnical pre-sales
Enterprise AI Architect
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$200,000–$275,000
T. Rowe PriceInternal deployment & tooling
Senior AI Software Engineer — T. Rowe Price Lab (NY or MD)
New York, NY · Baltimore, MDNew York, NY +1Hybrid
$121,000–$258,000
CadwellInternal deployment & tooling
AI Strategy & Enterprise Enablement Analyst
US · city not listedHybrid
$95,000–$130,000
Pay not posted
BenchlingInternal deployment & tooling
Software Engineer, Tools and Automation
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$195,000–$265,000
T. Rowe PriceInternal deployment & tooling
Lead AI Software Engineer - T. Rowe Price Lab (MD or NYC)
Baltimore, MD · New York, NYBaltimore, MD +1Hybrid
$145,000–$309,000
$207,000–$300,000
$184,700–$277,600
AnthropicTechnical pre-sales
Applied AI, Research Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$300,000–$400,000
$167,000–$248,000
GoogleInternal deployment & tooling
AI and Automation Solutions Architect, Finance Operations
Chicago, IL
$128,000–$187,000
$126,000–$210,000
Cerebras SystemsInternal deployment & tooling
Staff AI Engineer – Business Systems
Sunnyvale, CAHybrid
Pay not posted
$77,600–$176,000
Block (Square)Internal deployment & tooling
Staff Software Engineer, Go-to-Market Systems & AI
SF Bay Area
$263,600–$395,400
$154,000–$213,000
$170,000–$225,000
GE AppliancesInternal deployment & tooling
Principal Applied AI Solutions Engineer, AI Lab
Louisville, KY
Pay not posted
Block (Square)Internal deployment & tooling
Staff Software Engineer, Go-to-Market Systems & AI
New York, NY
$263,600–$395,400
ElsevierInternal deployment & tooling
Principal Software Engineer/Principal AI Engineer
Philadelphia, PA
$115,400–$192,300
$115,400–$192,300
$170,000–$210,000
Pay not posted
$104,000–$175,000
$194,000–$263,000
$130,800–$209,400
Thomson ReutersInternal deployment & tooling
Lead AI Forward Engineer
Eagan, MN · Frisco, TXEagan, MN +1Hybrid
$118,400–$219,800
AppleInternal deployment & tooling
Lead Developer, AI Workflows & Media Supply Chain
Culver City, CAOn-site
Pay not posted
General MotorsInternal deployment & tooling
Senior AI Software Engineer - (Enterprise Transformation)
Austin, TX · Mountain View, CA · +1 moreAustin, TX +2
$202,000–$310,000
TatariInternal deployment & tooling
Senior Software Engineer, Internal Tools & Automation
New York, NYHybrid
$160,000–$180,000 · total compensation
PrologisInternal deployment & tooling
Senior AI Automation Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Denver, COSan Francisco, CA +1
$124,000–$171,000
$166,640–$250,000
$106,200–$182,983
$125,250–$183,700
Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)Internal deployment & tooling
Forward Deploy Engineer
Chicago, IL · San Francisco, CAChicago, IL +1Remote
$220,000–$320,000
$112,200–$190,700
Cadence Design SystemsInternal deployment & tooling
Lead Solutions Engineer– Back Office Transformation
San Jose, CA
$114,800–$213,200
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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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