$150,000–$185,000
FDE and deployment jobs in Boston area serving external customers
129 postings · 50 companies · 106 state pay: median $192,000, half $168,000–$215,000
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$182,000–$250,208
Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +2 moreBoston, MA +3
$143,700–$213,800
$80,400–$316,300
$130,000–$215,000
$110,000–$160,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
Boston, MA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreBoston, MA +4
$168,100–$261,500
$182,000–$250,208
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +4 moreBoston, MA +5On-site
$168,100–$261,500
$182,000–$250,208
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Bellevue, WA · +4 moreBoston, MA +5On-site
$168,100–$261,500
$182,000–$250,208
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreBoston, MA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +6 moreBoston, MA +7
$168,100–$261,500
Forward Deployed AI Engineer, Internship, Campus, United States - BCG X
Boston, MA · New York, NY · +2 moreBoston, MA +3On-site
$155,000–$200,000
Forward Deployed Data Engineering - Experienced Associate
Boston, MA · New York, NY · +1 moreBoston, MA +2
$63,000–$153,000
$80,400–$316,300
Forward Deployed AI Scientist, Internship, Campus, United States - BCG X
Boston, MA · New York, NY · +2 moreBoston, MA +3On-site
$155,000–$200,000
Forward Deployed Data Engineering - Senior Associate
Boston, MA · New York, NY · +1 moreBoston, MA +2
$77,000–$214,000
Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer -Assoc Director
Boston, MA · Chicago, IL · +39 moreBoston, MA +40
$138,800–$434,000
Forward Deployed Software Engineering - Experienced Associate
Boston, MA · New York, NY · +1 moreBoston, MA +2
$63,000–$153,000
Forward Deployed Software Engineering - Senior Associate
Boston, MA · New York, NY · +1 moreBoston, MA +2
$77,000–$214,000
$132,000–$175,000
$140,000–$240,000
$54,400–$196,000
$77,000–$202,000
$191,000–$254,000
Sr. Managing Consultant/Managing Consultant Full Stack Engineer- Financial Institution Operations & Technology
Boston, MA · New York, NY · +3 moreBoston, MA +4
$158,000–$210,000
$80,400–$266,300
$140,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
Sr. Managing Consultant/Managing Consultant AI Architect - Financial Services Operations & Technology
Boston, MA · New York, NY · +3 moreBoston, MA +4
$158,000–$210,000
Technical Commerce & AI Consultant | Agentic Commerce
Boston, MA · Chicago, IL · +40 moreBoston, MA +41
Pay not posted
$180,000–$230,000
Pay not posted
$197,300–$394,600
$200,000–$290,000
$175,000–$240,000
$179,500–$203,500
$54,400–$205,800
96 of 129 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs in Boston area serving external customers pay?
106 of 129 postings state a pay range. The median is $192,000, and half of them sit between $168,000 and $215,000, from 36 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs in Boston area serving external customers require?
Of 129 postings, 85 state a minimum number of years, from 34 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 48 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (21), under 3 years (10) or 10 or more years (6).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs in Boston area serving external customers?
These 129 postings come from 50 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (20), Accenture (19), PwC (US) (11), Databricks (6) and BCG (5).
Are FDE and deployment jobs in Boston area serving external customers remote?
11 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 29 are hybrid and 13 are on-site. The remaining 76 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 92 of the 129 postings.
Counted over the 129 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
Employer postings · Locations cover the metro area, not only the city. Coding scope, project stages and who the work serves are our reading of each job description. · How we read postings