Handshake (AI training)Production engineering
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Enterprise AI
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$220,000–$300,000
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Kyndryl (Professional)Production engineering
Senior - Forward Deployed Engineer
West Palm Beach, FLOn-site
$115,080–$218,520
$180,000–$350,000
$130,000–$200,000
DeepgramProduction engineering
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Strategic Accounts
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1On-site
$197,000–$246,000
Kyndryl (Professional)Production engineering
Senior Lead, Full-stack Forward Deployed Engineer
West Palm Beach, FLOn-site
$115,080–$218,520
$222,000–$290,000
MicrosoftProduction engineering
Member of Technical Staff - Forward Deployed AI Engineer, Health
New York, NYOn-site
$142,800–$331,200
flexportProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer - Supply Chain Solutions
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$206,181–$252,000
Pay not posted
$220,000–$240,000
Vannevar LabsProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer - Software Modernization (TS/SCI Clearance Required)
Washington, DCOn-site
Pay not posted
$150,000–$300,000
$140,000–$220,000
ValthosProduction engineering
Member of Technical Staff - Forward Deployed Engineer
New York, NYOn-site
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$150,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
reflection.aiProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer, Lead - LLM Post-training
New York, NYOn-site
Pay not posted
ProfoundProduction engineering
Member of Technical Staff, Forward Deployed
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1On-site
$140,000–$260,000
$140,000–$225,000
$175,000–$240,000 · OTE
$140,000–$200,000
$160,000–$500,000
Pay not posted
$180,000–$390,000
$180,000–$210,000
AwetomatonProduction engineering
Software Engineer – Python & Kubernetes Integration
Boulder, COOn-site
$100,000–$165,000
Pay not posted
FlipProduction engineering
Staff Software Engineer
Marina Del Rey, CA · Williamsburg, NYMarina Del Rey, CA +1On-site
$200,000–$400,000
Scale AIProduction engineering
Frontier Agents Engineer (Applied AI)
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$180,000–$225,000
$150,000–$290,000
$127,500–$204,000
$200,000–$400,000
Shield AIProduction engineering
Senior Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Expeditionary (R5208)
Washington, DCOn-site
Pay not posted
Cadence Design SystemsProduction engineering
Principal AI Forward Deployment Engineer
Portland, OR · Cary, NCPortland, OR +1On-site
Pay not posted
$120,000–$200,000
$200,000–$400,000
Pay not posted
One BriefProduction engineering
Senior Site Reliability Engineer, Colorado Springs (Top Secret Clearance Required, Relocation Provided)
Colorado Springs, COOn-site
$180,000–$220,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads on-site with ongoing operations pay?
92 of 131 postings state a pay range. The median is $200,000, and half of them sit between $167,000 and $232,000, across 65 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads on-site with ongoing operations require?
Of 131 postings, 54 state a minimum number of years, from 45 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 31 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (14), under 3 years (7) or 10 or more years (2).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads on-site with ongoing operations?
These 131 postings come from 97 companies. The employers with the most postings are Sierra (8), Decagon (5), EliseAI (4), Axon Enterprise (3) and Flip (3).
Are FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads on-site with ongoing operations remote?
0 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 131 are on-site. Travel is mentioned in 48 of the 131 postings.
Counted over the 131 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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