$145,000–$160,000
FDE and deployment jobs with hybrid work and significant travel
156 postings · 69 companies · 136 state pay: median $213,000, half $170,000–$243,000
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$180,000–$250,000
Senior Machine Learning Engineer–Field Engagement
Washington, DC · Seattle, WAWashington, DC +1Hybrid
$160,000–$200,000
Senior Forward Deployment Engineer, Strategic Customer Engagements U.S.
Arlington, VAHybrid
$160,600–$200,800
Pay not posted
$197,300–$394,600
$179,875–$203,925
$80,400–$293,800
$185,000–$230,000
Senior Mission Software Engineer, Public Sector
Austin, TX · Colorado Springs, CO · +4 moreAustin, TX +5Hybrid
$186,000–$279,000
$200,000–$250,000
Pay not posted
$185,000–$230,000
$152,000–$318,000
$180,000–$250,000
$185,000–$230,000
$140,000–$165,000
OpenAILeads the deployment team
Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, Financial Services
New York, NYHybrid
$302,000–$385,000
Pay not posted
$90,000–$160,000
$215,000–$285,000
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
$230,000–$294,000
$230,000–$294,000
$302,000–$385,000
BizzyCarIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Solutions Engineer (AI Products)
Boston, MAHybrid
$80,000–$110,000 · OTE
PalantirPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist - Germany Forward Deployed
Washington, DCHybrid
$110,000–$170,000
PwC (US)Integrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Software Engineer-Palantir Foundry-Manager
Chicago, IL · Raleigh, NC · +57 moreChicago, IL +58Hybrid
$99,000–$232,000
ExigerPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Strategy Manager
Mclean, VA · Richmond, VAMclean, VA +1Hybrid
Pay not posted
AccenturePlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Product Manager (FDPM)
Columbus, OH · Atlanta, GA · +2 moreColumbus, OH +3Hybrid
$59,100–$156,800
goTennaIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer
Fairfax, VA · Clarksburg, MD · +1 moreFairfax, VA +2Hybrid
$100,000–$130,000
$140,000–$175,000
ExigerPlans what the customer deploys first
Director, Forward Deployed Strategy
Mclean, VA · Richmond, VAMclean, VA +1Hybrid
Pay not posted
Bolo AIPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Product Manager
Palo Alto, CA · Houston, TXPalo Alto, CA +1Hybrid
Pay not posted
Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)Plans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Design Lead — Product Lifecycle Management
Austin, TX · Pleasanton, CAAustin, TX +1Hybrid
$170,000–$200,000
Sight MachinePlans what the customer deploys first
Industrial AI Forward Deployed Strategist
Ann Arbor, MI · San Francisco, CAAnn Arbor, MI +1Hybrid
$150,000–$200,000
ExigerPlans what the customer deploys first
Senior Forward Deployed Strategist
Mclean, VA · Richmond, VAMclean, VA +1Hybrid
Pay not posted
AfreshLeads the deployment team
Founding Senior Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$203,745–$275,655
Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)Plans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Design Lead — Asset Performance Management
Austin, TX · Pleasanton, CAAustin, TX +1Hybrid
$130,000–$155,000
Shield AIIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer, Operations & Sustainment - open level (R5497)
San Diego, CAHybrid
Pay not posted
97 of 156 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs with hybrid work and significant travel pay?
136 of 156 postings state a pay range. The median is $213,000, and half of them sit between $170,000 and $243,000, from 57 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs with hybrid work and significant travel require?
Of 156 postings, 104 state a minimum number of years, from 51 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 45 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (36), under 3 years (16) or 10 or more years (7).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs with hybrid work and significant travel?
These 156 postings come from 69 companies. The employers with the most postings are OpenAI (23), Palantir (12), Accenture (10), Striveworks (6) and Databricks (5).
Are FDE and deployment jobs with hybrid work and significant travel remote?
0 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 156 are hybrid. Travel is mentioned in 156 of the 156 postings.
Counted over the 156 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
Employer postings · Travel is the share the posting states. Postings that never mention travel are left out. · How we read postings