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FDE and deployment jobs serving external customers with significant travel
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PwC (US)Deployment team leadership
Forward Deployed Software Engineering - Senior Manager
New York, NY · Boston, MA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2
$124,000–$335,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Deployment team leadership
Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +6 moreBoston, MA +7
$184,900–$287,700
$138,000–$230,000
Deloitte USDeployment team leadership
Lead Anthropic Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS
Multiple US offices
$189,200–$372,900
$142,800–$304,200
Amazon (incl AWS)Deployment team leadership
Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, FDE US Government
Arlington, VA · Seattle, WA · +2 moreArlington, VA +3
$184,900–$275,200
Pay not posted
Deloitte USDeployment team leadership
Lead Databricks Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS
Multiple US offices
$189,200–$372,900
$140,000–$200,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Deployment team leadership
Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, FDE US Government
Arlington, VA · Seattle, WA · +2 moreArlington, VA +3
$184,900–$275,200
Pay not posted
$189,200–$372,900
$211,000–$264,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Deployment team leadership
Senior Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Seattle, WA · Arlington, VA · +2 moreSeattle, WA +3
$220,100–$327,500
ArtisanDeployment strategy
Forward Deployed GTM Architect
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$130,000–$180,000
Deloitte USDeployment team leadership
Lead Forward Deployed Engineer, Frontier GenAI
Multiple US offices
$189,200–$372,900
flexportDeployment strategy
Forward Deployed Consultant- Supply Chain Solutions
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$174,000–$213,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Deployment team leadership
Sr Manager Forward Deployed Engineering, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +6 moreBoston, MA +7
$220,100–$342,300
Pay not posted
$189,200–$372,900
$180,000–$200,000
$210,000–$250,000
Pay not posted
$223,700–$372,900
$85,000–$150,000
$170,000–$225,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Deployment team leadership
Senior Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Mountain View, CA · San Diego, CA · +8 moreMountain View, CA +9
$220,100–$342,300
Deloitte USDeployment team leadership
Lead Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS
Multiple US offices
$189,200–$372,900
Pay not posted
Second Front SystemsImplementation & delivery
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer - Implementation Focus
USRemote
$160,000–$190,000
Pay not posted
$240,000–$300,000
snaplogicImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer
San Mateo, CA · San Francisco, CASan Mateo, CA +1Hybrid
Pay not posted
$215,000–$285,000
Qualified HealthImplementation & delivery
Staff / Principal Forward-Deployed Architect, Data Modernization
USRemote
$190,000–$250,000
$190,000–$240,000 · OTE
$147,900–$293,250
$116,500–$158,000
$99,000–$133,000
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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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