Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +4 moreBoston, MA +5
$168,100–$261,500
FDE and deployment jobs with ongoing operations serving external customers and internal teams with significant travel
40 postings · 19 companies · 36 state pay: median $173,000, half $140,000–$215,000
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Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Denver, CO · Jessup, MD · +3 moreDenver, CO +4
$168,100–$227,400
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Sr Forward Deployment Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +4
$168,100–$261,500
$168,100–$261,500
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Arlington, VA · Herndon, VA · +1 moreArlington, VA +2
$200,100–$270,600
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Denver, CO · New York, NY · +2 moreDenver, CO +3
$200,100–$297,700
$160,000–$220,000
$138,000–$200,000
$95,000–$160,000
$140,000–$165,000
$220,000–$310,000
$200,000–$265,000
OpenAIPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Lead, Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) - Platform
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$207,000–$294,000
Second Front SystemsIntegrates and configures it
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer - Implementation Focus
USRemote
$160,000–$190,000
Re:Build ManufacturingBuilds for teams inside the company
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer
US · city not listed
$120,223–$180,334
Johnson & JohnsonLeads the deployment team
Director, Global Forward Deployed AI Programs
Raritan, NJ · Horsham, PARaritan, NJ +1
$164,000–$282,900
Amazon (incl AWS)Builds for teams inside the company
Senior Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +4 moreBoston, MA +5
$175,100–$247,600
Shield AIIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer, Operations & Sustainment - open level (R5497)
San Diego, CAHybrid
Pay not posted
$99,000–$133,000
PalantirPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist - Korea Forward Deployed
Washington, DCOn-site
$110,000–$170,000
$150,000–$190,000
$184,000–$356,500
PalantirPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist, Build to Apply - US Government
New York, NYOn-site
$110,000–$170,000
$110,000–$170,000
$110,000–$170,000
PalantirPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist - US Government
Washington, DCOn-site
$110,000–$170,000
PalantirPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist - US Government
New York, NYOn-site
$110,000–$170,000
RecidivizPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist
New York, NY · Oakland, CANew York, NY +1Remote
$99,750–$117,600
$141,781–$191,404
PalantirPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist, Internship - Warp Speed
New York, NYOn-site
$80,400
Pay not posted
PalantirPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist - US Government
Fayetteville, NCHybrid
$110,000–$170,000
Pay not posted
PalantirPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist - US Government
Honolulu, HIOn-site
$110,000–$170,000
$110,000–$170,000
$215,000–$245,000
16 of 40 build what the customer runs.
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs with ongoing operations serving external customers and internal teams with significant travel pay?
36 of 40 postings state a pay range. The median is $173,000, and half of them sit between $140,000 and $215,000, from 17 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs with ongoing operations serving external customers and internal teams with significant travel require?
Of 40 postings, 21 state a minimum number of years, from 14 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 10 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (6), 10 or more years (4) or under 3 years (1).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs with ongoing operations serving external customers and internal teams with significant travel?
These 40 postings come from 19 companies. The employers with the most postings are Palantir (12), Amazon (incl AWS) (8), Neo4j (3), FloQast (2) and Alation (1).
Are FDE and deployment jobs with ongoing operations serving external customers and internal teams with significant travel remote?
10 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 9 are hybrid and 8 are on-site. The remaining 13 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 40 of the 40 postings.
Counted over the 40 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
Employer postings · Coding scope, project stages and who the work serves are our reading of each job description. Travel is the share the posting states. Postings that never mention travel are left out. · How we read postings