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AccentureProduction engineering
Advanced AI Architect
Morristown, NJ · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreMorristown, NJ +40
$87,400–$293,800
$120,000–$318,000
$120,000–$190,000
$166,000–$220,000
Snorkel AIProduction engineering
Applied AI Engineer, Federal - Top Secret Clearance
New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · US remoteNew York, NY +1 · US remoteRemote
$170,000–$300,000 · OTE
SitrepsProduction engineering
Data Science Lead - Defense Accounts
Arlington, VA · Pittsburgh, PAArlington, VA +1Remote
$140,000–$175,000
$200,000–$250,000
$166,000–$253,000
$180,000–$245,000
NominalProduction engineering
Software Engineer, Mission Dev - U.S. Government
New York, NY · Washington, DCNew York, NY +1
$150,000–$215,000
StriveworksProduction engineering
Staff Machine Learning Engineer (Active Secret Clearance)
Austin, TXRemote
$210,000–$260,000
$166,000–$253,000
NODA AIProduction engineering
Senior Solution Engineer / Solution Architect
Austin, TX · Washington, DCAustin, TX +1Hybrid
Pay not posted
$140,000–$200,000
NominalProduction engineering
Software Engineer - Mission Dev
New York, NY · Los Angeles, CA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2
$130,000–$230,000
$166,000–$253,000
$166,000–$253,000
$220,000–$292,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Internal deployment & tooling
Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering
Mountain View, CA · Boston, MA · +4 moreMountain View, CA +5
$159,300–$212,800
AccentureImplementation & delivery
AI Architect - FDE Associate Director
New York, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +40 moreNew York, NY +41
$62,800–$218,800
DatabricksDeployment strategy
Sr. Engagement Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - Financial Services
US · city not listed
$115,800–$199,100
Deloitte USTechnical pre-sales
ConvergeHEALTH Life Sciences - Product Forward Deployed Engineer - Innovation_Delivery_Transformation
Multiple US offices
$105,400–$207,800
Amazon (incl AWS)Internal deployment & tooling
Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering
Dallas, TX
$159,300–$202,400
$190,000–$230,000 · OTE
$90,000–$160,000
Pay not posted
Amazon (incl AWS)Internal deployment & tooling
Senior Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +4 moreBoston, MA +5
$175,100–$247,600
Deloitte USTechnical pre-sales
ConvergeHEALTH Life Sciences - Product Forward Deployed Engineer - Innovation_Delivery_Transformation
Multiple US offices
$105,400–$207,800
PwC (US)Deployment team leadership
Forward Deployed Data Engineering - Manager
New York, NY · Boston, MA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2
$99,000–$266,000
CiscoImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer Secure Services Edge (Remote)
Austin, TXRemote
$166,300–$307,800
Amazon (incl AWS)Internal deployment & tooling
Senior Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +4 moreBoston, MA +5
$175,100–$247,600
Deloitte USTechnical pre-sales
ConvergeProsperity - Lead Product Forward Deployed Engineer for FSI Signals - Innovation_Delivery_Transformation
Multiple US offices
$134,500–$265,100
PwC (US)Deployment team leadership
Forward Deployed Data Engineering - Senior Manager
New York, NY · Boston, MA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2
$124,000–$335,000
$230,000–$280,000 · OTE
Amazon (incl AWS)Internal deployment & tooling
Senior Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +4 moreBoston, MA +5
$175,100–$247,600
Deloitte USDeployment team leadership
Cyber Senior Manager - Technology Resilience FDE
Multiple US offices
$189,200–$372,900
PwC (US)Deployment team leadership
Forward Deployed Software Engineering - Manager
New York, NY · Boston, MA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2
$99,000–$266,000
SitrepsDeployment strategy
Senior Forward Deployed Strategist, Public Sector
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CAWashington, DC +1On-site
$147,000–$185,000
Pay not posted
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs serving external customers with significant travel pay?
345 of 406 postings state a pay range. The median is $205,000, and half of them sit between $169,000 and $231,000, across 96 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs serving external customers with significant travel require?
Of 406 postings, 198 state a minimum number of years, from 72 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 88 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (73), under 3 years (20) or 10 or more years (17).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs serving external customers with significant travel?
These 406 postings come from 126 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (67), Accenture (30), Palantir (27), Anduril (18) and Amazon (incl AWS) (15).
Are FDE and deployment jobs serving external customers with significant travel remote?
83 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 100 are hybrid and 54 are on-site. The remaining 169 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 406 of the 406 postings.
Counted over the 406 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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