GlobalFoundriesLeads the deployment team
Director — FDE Office (Forward Deployed Engineering)
Austin, TX · Richardson, TXAustin, TX +1
$191,000–$332,000
FDE and deployment jobs in Austin involving proof of concept
59 postings · 28 companies · 44 state pay: median $203,000, half $191,000–$230,000
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AccentureLeads the deployment team
Forward Deployed Engineering Manager
Austin, TX · Arlington, VA · +39 moreAustin, TX +40
$80,400–$316,300
From $180,000
CloudflareIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)
Austin, TX · Dallas, TX · +2 moreAustin, TX +3Hybrid
$184,000–$253,000
$154,224–$212,058
H CompanyPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist - US
Austin, TX · San Francisco, CA · +1 moreAustin, TX +2Hybrid
Pay not posted
VercelIntegrates and configures it
Solutions Architect
Austin, TX · New York, NY · +1 moreAustin, TX +2Hybrid
$190,000–$340,000 · OTE
H CompanyPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist - US
Austin, TX · New York, NY · +1 moreAustin, TX +2Hybrid
Pay not posted
BetterUpPlans what the customer deploys first
Staff Product Manager, Forward Deployment
Austin, TX · New York, NY · +1 moreAustin, TX +2Hybrid
$180,000–$250,000
SeekrPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist
Austin, TX · Menlo Park, CA · +1 moreAustin, TX +2Hybrid
$180,000–$235,000
SalesforcePlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist - Public Sector, Nonprofit & Education
Austin, TX · Mclean, VA · +8 moreAustin, TX +9Remote
$134,750–$316,750
BetterUpPlans what the customer deploys first
Principal Product Manager, Forward Deployment
Austin, TX · New York, NY · +2 moreAustin, TX +3Hybrid
$210,000–$295,000
General MotorsBuilds for teams inside the company
Principal Engineer, AI Acceleration
Austin, TX · Warren, MIAustin, TX +1Remote
Pay not posted
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$182,000–$242,000
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SpaceXBuilds for teams inside the company
Application Software Engineer, Applied AI
Bastrop, TXOn-site
Pay not posted
SalesforceBuilds for teams inside the company
Partner Technical Architect - Agentforce
Austin, TX · Chicago, IL · +2 moreAustin, TX +3
$172,500–$285,800
SpaceXBuilds for teams inside the company
Operations Engineer, Applied AI (Application Software)
Bastrop, TXOn-site
Pay not posted
37 of 59 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs in Austin involving proof of concept pay?
44 of 59 postings state a pay range. The median is $203,000, and half of them sit between $191,000 and $230,000, from 17 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs in Austin involving proof of concept require?
Of 59 postings, 39 state a minimum number of years, from 24 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 16 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (15), 10 or more years (5) or under 3 years (3).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs in Austin involving proof of concept?
These 59 postings come from 28 companies. The employers with the most postings are Accenture (13), Google (5), Salesforce (4), Amazon (incl AWS) (3) and Seekr (3).
Are FDE and deployment jobs in Austin involving proof of concept remote?
8 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 18 are hybrid and 5 are on-site. The remaining 28 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 31 of the 59 postings.
Counted over the 59 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