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$90,000–$160,000
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
Live Nation EntertainmentInternal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed Engineer, Enterprise AI
Los Angeles, CA · Beverly Hills, CALos Angeles, CA +1Remote
$166,000–$208,000
Pay not posted
Deloitte USInternal deployment & tooling
AI Design Facilitator and Forward-Deployed Engineer II
Multiple US offices
$82,600–$162,800
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
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 –Service Provider OSS/BSS Integration (Remote)
San Jose, CARemote
$142,900–$253,200
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
Senior Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +4 moreBoston, MA +5
$175,100–$247,600
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
CiscoImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer Secure Services Edge (Remote)
Austin, TXRemote
$166,300–$307,800
Deloitte USTechnical pre-sales
ConvergeProsperity - Lead Product Forward Deployed Engineer for FSI Signals - Innovation_Delivery_Transformation
Multiple US offices
$134,500–$265,100
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
PwC (US)Deployment team leadership
Forward Deployed Software Engineering - Manager
New York, NY · Boston, MA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2
$99,000–$266,000
$230,000–$280,000 · OTE
Deloitte USDeployment team leadership
Cyber Senior Manager - Technology Resilience FDE
Multiple US offices
$189,200–$372,900
SitrepsDeployment strategy
Senior Forward Deployed Strategist, Public Sector
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CAWashington, DC +1On-site
$147,000–$185,000
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
Pay not posted
$134,500–$265,100
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
$142,800–$304,200
Deloitte USDeployment team leadership
Lead Anthropic Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS
Multiple US offices
$189,200–$372,900
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
$140,000–$200,000
Deloitte USDeployment team leadership
Lead Databricks Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS
Multiple US offices
$189,200–$372,900
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
$211,000–$264,000
$189,200–$372,900
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
flexportDeployment strategy
Forward Deployed Consultant- Supply Chain Solutions
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$174,000–$213,000
Deloitte USDeployment team leadership
Lead Forward Deployed Engineer, Frontier GenAI
Multiple US offices
$189,200–$372,900
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
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs with significant travel pay?
382 of 454 postings state a pay range. The median is $200,000, and half of them sit between $167,000 and $230,000, across 107 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs with significant travel require?
Of 454 postings, 213 state a minimum number of years, from 80 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 93 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (77), under 3 years (24) or 10 or more years (19).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs with significant travel?
These 454 postings come from 140 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (68), Palantir (38), Accenture (32), Anduril (20) and Amazon (incl AWS) (16).
Are FDE and deployment jobs with significant travel remote?
92 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 111 are hybrid and 72 are on-site. The remaining 179 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 454 of the 454 postings.
Counted over the 454 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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