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789 postings · 419 companies · 573 state pay: median $198,000, half $167,000–$231,000
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ProvectusPlans what the customer deploys first
Senior Product Owner | Forward Deployed AI Delivery (SF and NYC)
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$140,000–$180,000
Pay not posted
$221,200–$387,100
$300,000–$415,000
Ode with AnthropicPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Product Manager, Financial Services (SF/NY)
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$200,000–$275,000
$184,100–$306,800
GoogleProves it works before the sale
Forward Deployed Creative, Google Flow
New York, NY · Mountain View, CANew York, NY +1
$183,000–$265,000
Veeam SoftwareLeads the deployment team
Technical Lead Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
San Jose, CA
$169,920–$315,600
goTennaIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer
Fairfax, VA · Clarksburg, MD · +1 moreFairfax, VA +2Hybrid
$100,000–$130,000
Deloitte USPlans what the customer deploys first
Signals for FSI - Product Forward Deployed Engineer - Innovation_
Multiple US offices
$105,400–$207,800
CventIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer (Salesforce & Agentforce)
Tysons Corner, VA
$150,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
$100,000–$130,000
GRIDSIGHTIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Power Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX · US remoteSan Francisco, CA +1 · US remoteRemote
Pay not posted
Dynamo AIPlans what the customer deploys first
Senior Forward Deployed Strategist, Public Sector
Washington, DC
Pay not posted
HarveyPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Finance Engineer, Buyout
New York, NYHybrid
$254,600–$350,000
$200,000–$240,000
PackageXProves it works before the sale
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)
US · city not listedHybrid
$150,000–$175,000
DatabricksPlans what the customer deploys first
Sr. Engagement Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - Public Sector
VARemote
$130,300–$179,200
HarveyPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Finance Engineer, Private Credit
New York, NYHybrid
$254,600–$350,000
Monte CarloProves it works before the sale
Sr. Sales Engineer (Forward Deployed Engineer - Pre Sales)
USRemote
$240,000–$270,000
Exa (formerly Metaphor)Plans what the customer deploys first
Product Manager, Forward Deployed
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$155,000–$275,000
Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)Leads the deployment team
Engagement Director - Forward Deployed Engineering
Pleasanton, CA · Austin, TXPleasanton, CA +1
$170,000–$220,000
HarveyPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Finance Engineer, Real Estate
New York, NYHybrid
$254,600–$350,000
HackerRankProves it works before the sale
Forward Deployed Engineer
Santa Clara, CA · Mountain View, CASanta Clara, CA +1Hybrid
$160,000–$185,000
$140,000–$185,000
DatabricksPlans what the customer deploys first
Sr. Deployment Strategist, FDE - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Gaming
US · city not listed
$219,765–$302,220
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$115,520–$198,360
DatabricksPlans what the customer deploys first
Sr. Deployment Strategist, FDE - Digital Native Business
San Francisco, CA
$219,765–$302,220
Amazon (incl AWS)Leads the deployment team
Director, Product Management — Forward Deployed Engineering, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE)
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +1 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +2
$237,500–$350,000
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Deloitte USProves it works before the sale
ConvergeHEALTH Life Sciences - Product Forward Deployed Engineer - Products & Platforms
Multiple US offices
$105,400–$207,800
DatabricksPlans what the customer deploys first
Sr. Deployment Strategist, FDE - Financial Services
Atlanta, GA · Boston, MA · +3 moreAtlanta, GA +4
$219,765–$302,220
$300,000–$350,000
Pay not posted
Deloitte USProves it works before the sale
ConvergeHEALTH Life Sciences - Product Forward Deployed Engineer - Products & Platforms
Multiple US offices
$105,400–$207,800
408 of 789 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs involving pre-sales pay?
573 of 789 postings state a pay range. The median is $198,000, and half of them sit between $167,000 and $231,000, from 270 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs involving pre-sales require?
Of 789 postings, 449 state a minimum number of years, from 276 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 248 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (121), under 3 years (45) or 10 or more years (35).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs involving pre-sales?
These 789 postings come from 419 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (45), Palantir (30), Databricks (19), OpenAI (15) and Provectus (11).
Are FDE and deployment jobs involving pre-sales remote?
199 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 204 are hybrid and 198 are on-site. The remaining 188 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 412 of the 789 postings.
Counted over the 789 postings in this search. Postings read on November 5, 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