CloudflareImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)
Austin, TX · Dallas, TX · +2 moreAustin, TX +3Hybrid
$184,000–$253,000
FDE and deployment jobs with hybrid work serving external customers
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PalantirInternal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer - US Government
Washington, DCHybrid
$135,000–$200,000
Snorkel AIDeployment team leadership
Head of Forward Deployed Engineering
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$268,800–$403,000
$320,000–$405,000
$160,000–$180,000
PalantirInternal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer - US Government
New York, NYHybrid
$135,000–$200,000
Snorkel AIDeployment team leadership
Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$200,000–$320,000
IntercomDeployment team leadership
Senior Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$252,000–$280,000
$200,000–$275,000
$110,000–$147,000
Snorkel AIImplementation & delivery
Senior/Staff Forward Deployed Engineer - Data as a Service
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$180,000–$320,000
$153,000–$200,000
SiftImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer
Marina Del Rey, CA · San Francisco, CAMarina Del Rey, CA +1Hybrid
$125,000–$175,000
$140,000–$200,000
$140,000–$250,000
ServalDeployment strategy
Deployment Strategist, Flagship Account
Santa Clara, CA · San Francisco, CASanta Clara, CA +1Hybrid
$150,000–$280,000
$180,000–$220,000
$200,000–$250,000
GoogleImplementation & delivery
Sr Technical Solutions Consultant- Cloud (multiple openings)
Austin, TXHybrid
$153,000–$222,000
$74,200–$137,800
$154,000–$209,000
$234,000–$335,000
$87,100–$157,450
$140,000–$170,000
$165,000–$200,000
$130,000–$175,000
LambdaImplementation & delivery
Technical Success Engineer
San Francisco, CA · San Jose, CASan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$214,000–$285,000
$175,000–$250,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$150,000–$300,000
Pay not posted
$100,000–$150,000
SitrepsImplementation & delivery
Senior Engagement Engineer
Los Angeles, CA · Washington, DCLos Angeles, CA +1Hybrid
$180,000–$220,000
LiberateDeployment strategy
Founding Deployment Strategist
San Francisco, CA · Boston, MASan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$185,000–$260,000
Pay not posted
$154,000–$208,000
Pay not posted
$208,000–$260,000
$150,000–$215,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs with hybrid work serving external customers pay?
313 of 414 postings state a pay range. The median is $205,000, and half of them sit between $168,000 and $240,000, across 129 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs with hybrid work serving external customers require?
Of 414 postings, 179 state a minimum number of years, from 95 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 91 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (57), under 3 years (22) or 10 or more years (9).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs with hybrid work serving external customers?
These 414 postings come from 173 companies. The employers with the most postings are OpenAI (29), Palantir (19), CapTech Consulting (10), Accenture (9) and Anthropic (9).
Are FDE and deployment jobs with hybrid work serving external customers remote?
0 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 414 are hybrid. Travel is mentioned in 190 of the 414 postings.
Counted over the 414 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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