$145,000–$165,000
FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads involving pre-sales serving external customers and internal teams
32 postings · 26 companies · 22 state pay: median $174,000, half $162,000–$204,000
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$195,000–$215,000
$150,000–$185,000
GuidePoint SecurityBuilds what the customer runs
Sr AI Architect, Application Security- Remote (Anywhere in the U.S.)
USRemote
Pay not posted
$125,000–$150,000
$130,420–$215,300
$177,000–$190,000
West MonroeBuilds what the customer runs
Senior Applied AI Engineer/Architect
Boston, MA · Chicago, IL · +7 moreBoston, MA +8
$225,000–$304,200
SentinelOneBuilds what the customer runs
Staff Forward Deploy Engineer (Fullstack - Java/React)
USRemote
$156,000–$215,000
OpenAIPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Lead, Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) - Platform
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$207,000–$294,000
Pay not posted
SiaPlans what the customer deploys first
Consultant / Senior Consultant - Forward-Deployed Business Analyst (Financial Services)
Charlotte, NC · New York, NY · +5 moreCharlotte, NC +6Hybrid
$80,000–$116,000
Deloitte USPlans what the customer deploys first
Signals for FSI - Product Forward Deployed Engineer - Innovation_
Multiple US offices
$105,400–$207,800
DatabricksPlans what the customer deploys first
Sr. Engagement Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - Public Sector
VARemote
$130,300–$179,200
AircallIntegrates and configures it
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer – Key Accounts (AI Solutions)
New York, NY
$175,000–$230,000
Pay not posted
$118,100–$202,730
Pay not posted
$250,000–$315,000
DatabricksPlans what the customer deploys first
Lead Engagement Manager, FDE - Healthcare & Life Sciences
US · city not listed
$143,000–$245,850
AircallIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer - AI Solutions Engineering
Seattle, WAHybrid
Pay not posted
$200,000–$300,000
AircallIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer - AI Solutions Engineering
San Francisco, CAHybrid
Pay not posted
AircallIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer - AI Solutions Engineering
New York, NYHybrid
Pay not posted
$100,000–$230,000
$114,600–$234,600
NVIDIAIntegrates and configures it
Senior Solutions Architect, AI Inference
Santa Clara, CA · US remoteRemote
$184,000–$356,500
Pay not posted
$100,000–$230,000
$141,781–$191,404
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads involving pre-sales serving external customers and internal teams pay?
22 of 32 postings state a pay range. The median is $174,000, and half of them sit between $162,000 and $204,000, from 19 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads involving pre-sales serving external customers and internal teams require?
Of 32 postings, 25 state a minimum number of years, from 21 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 9 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (8), under 3 years (4) or 10 or more years (4).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads involving pre-sales serving external customers and internal teams?
These 32 postings come from 26 companies. The employers with the most postings are Aircall (4), Celonis (2), Databricks (2), InfoSum (2) and Alation (1).
Are FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads involving pre-sales serving external customers and internal teams remote?
13 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 9 are hybrid and 3 are on-site. The remaining 7 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 13 of the 32 postings.
Counted over the 32 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
Employer postings · Coding scope, project stages and who the work serves are our reading of each job description. · How we read postings