$170,000–$250,000
FDE and deployment jobs with hybrid work involving proof of concept
300 postings · 184 companies · 251 state pay: median $195,000, half $163,000–$239,000
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BetterUpPlans what the customer deploys first
Staff Product Manager, Forward Deployment
Austin, TX · New York, NY · +1 moreAustin, TX +2Hybrid
$180,000–$250,000
$165,000–$220,000
Pay not posted
SeekrPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist
Austin, TX · Menlo Park, CA · +1 moreAustin, TX +2Hybrid
$180,000–$235,000
BetterUpPlans what the customer deploys first
Principal Product Manager, Forward Deployment
Austin, TX · New York, NY · +2 moreAustin, TX +3Hybrid
$210,000–$295,000
$150,000–$170,000
Pay not posted
PalantirPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist - US Government
Fayetteville, NCHybrid
$110,000–$170,000
$150,000–$220,000
MiQBuilds for teams inside the company
Automation & Innovation Manager
New York, NY · Chicago, ILNew York, NY +1Hybrid
$140,000–$180,000
$150,000–$205,000
T. Rowe PriceBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior AI Software Engineer — T. Rowe Price Labs
New York, NY · Baltimore, MDNew York, NY +1Hybrid
$121,000–$258,000
Donaldson Company, Inc.Builds for teams inside the company
Principal AI Solution Developer
Bloomington, MNHybrid
$111,840–$139,800
StoneX Group Inc.Builds for teams inside the company
Platform Engineer, Forward Deployment (HR Solutions)
Chicago, ILHybrid
$110,000–$130,000
General Dynamics Mission SystemsBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior AI Platform & Applications Engineer
Chantilly, VAHybrid
$132,930–$143,835
T. Rowe PriceBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior AI Software Engineer — T. Rowe Price Labs
New York, NY · Baltimore, MDNew York, NY +1Hybrid
$121,000–$258,000
$180,000–$200,000
LinkedInBuilds for teams inside the company
AI Architect - SaaS GTM Tech & Analytics | IC4
San Francisco, CA · Sunnyvale, CA · +2 moreSan Francisco, CA +3Hybrid
$141,000–$231,000
$206,000–$283,500
PatchBuilds for teams inside the company
Software Engineer - Market Intelligence
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$170,000–$220,000
Sony Interactive Entertainment GlobalBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Software Engineer - AI & Agentic Architecture
Aliso Viejo, CAHybrid
$177,300–$265,900
MendixLeads the deployment team
Intelligence Center X Engineering Manager - Americas
US · city not listedHybrid
$197,300–$394,600
Thomson ReutersBuilds for teams inside the company
Lead AI Forward Engineer
Eagan, MN · Frisco, TXEagan, MN +1Hybrid
$127,400–$236,600
T. Rowe PriceBuilds for teams inside the company
Lead AI Software Engineer - T. Rowe Price Labs (MD or NYC)
Baltimore, MD · New York, NYBaltimore, MD +1Hybrid
$145,000–$309,000
BenchlingBuilds for teams inside the company
Software Engineer, Tools and Automation
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$195,000–$265,000
MendixProves it works before the sale
Intelligence Center X Engineer - Americas
US · city not listedHybrid
$125,300–$334,400
CadwellBuilds for teams inside the company
AI Strategy & Enterprise Enablement Analyst
US · city not listedHybrid
$95,000–$130,000
AnthropicProves it works before the sale
Applied AI, Research Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$300,000–$400,000
$126,000–$210,000
Cerebras SystemsBuilds for teams inside the company
AI and Automation Engineer - Business Systems
Sunnyvale, CAHybrid
Pay not posted
$154,000–$213,000
X-energyBuilds for teams inside the company
Engineer IV, AI & Digital Engineering
Rockville, MD · Gaithersburg, MDRockville, MD +1Hybrid
$180,000–$205,000
ChariotBuilds for teams inside the company
Software Engineer, Agentic Infrastructure
New York, NYHybrid
Pay not posted
$225,000–$255,000
$242,200–$486,000
Pay not posted
$198,720–$260,820
Vertex PharmaceuticalsBuilds for teams inside the company
Principal Full Stack AI Engineer
Boston, MAHybrid
$166,640–$250,000
$106,200–$182,983
154 of 300 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs with hybrid work involving proof of concept pay?
251 of 300 postings state a pay range. The median is $195,000, and half of them sit between $163,000 and $239,000, from 143 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs with hybrid work involving proof of concept require?
Of 300 postings, 202 state a minimum number of years, from 134 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 108 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (61), under 3 years (18) or 10 or more years (15).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs with hybrid work involving proof of concept?
These 300 postings come from 184 companies. The employers with the most postings are OpenAI (31), Accenture (9), Capgemini (9), Thomson Reuters (7) and Fireworks AI (5).
Are FDE and deployment jobs with hybrid work involving proof of concept remote?
0 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 300 are hybrid. Travel is mentioned in 128 of the 300 postings.
Counted over the 300 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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