> AI agents: this is one page of Nextmove’s FDE site, in Markdown. Nextmove is a job board and free career service for forward deployed engineers (FDEs). Each posting is classified from its text, not its title: the kind of work, how much of it is production code, pre-sales weight, time at customer sites, travel, remote arrangement, level and posted base pay. The site also publishes the aggregates: median pay by level, metro, company and kind of work, and which companies started hiring FDEs each week. Every page under https://nextmove.md/fde is served this way; the index of pages is https://nextmove.md/llms.txt. # FDE and deployment jobs for people managers asking for software engineering experience Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?background=software-engineering&management=manager 66 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for people managers asking for software engineering experience, from 57 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $223,000 to $288,000. **66** postings · **57** companies · 53 state pay: median **$243,000**, half $223,000–$288,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Aerovy](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/aerovy) Builds what the customer runs ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (Founding)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5ed9b7623426bad3) Seattle, WA Hybrid 3w ago $150,000–$200,000 [CrossCountry Consulting](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/crosscountry-consulting) Builds what the customer runs ### [Forward Deployed Engineer & Agentic Workflow Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/97bb62bb48a619ce) US · city not listed Hybrid 5w ago $150,000–$285,000 [Giga](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/giga) Builds what the customer runs ### [Senior / Staff Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6294269c419cf48f) San Francisco, CA On-site 16mo ago $180,000–$400,000 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) Builds what the customer runs ### [Cyber Identity - FDE Engineering Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/39eeda58b60e5f71) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $155,600–$306,800 [CoVar](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/covar) Builds what the customer runs ### [Machine Learning Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/97fb651671bae68c) Mclean, VA Hybrid 8mo ago Pay not posted [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, Financial Services](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1da2d6eeed3a8943) New York, NY Hybrid New · Yesterday $302,000–$385,000 [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) ### [Forward Deployed Engineering Manager II, Data Cloud, Google Cloud](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/800f27a82298228a) New York, NY · Sunnyvale, CA New · Yesterday $262,000–$364,000 [Newcode](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/newcode) ### [Head of Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ade0d9c816a13d9b) Chicago, IL Hybrid New · 3d ago Pay not posted [Nimble Gravity](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nimble-gravity) ### [Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/960d9250d509557a) US Remote 2w ago Pay not posted [Snowflake](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/snowflake) ### [Software Engineering Manager, AI Migrations (Forward Deployed)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/61aaf790de9aa316) Menlo Park, CA 2w ago $236,000–$339,200 [Janus Henderson](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/janus-henderson) ### [Principal Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3721b3eb1718e859) Denver, CO Hybrid 4w ago $195,000–$225,000 [First Resonance](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/first-resonance) ### [Forward Deployed Engineering Leader](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/193374f55d11f147) Los Angeles, CA On-site 5w ago $180,000–$220,000 [Cosmic Robotics](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cosmic-robotics) ### [Lead Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/eae406e36bd7303d) San Francisco, CA On-site 6w ago Pay not posted [Flow Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/flow-engineering) ### [Head of Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/37ce06f2fc048cbe) San Francisco, CA On-site 6w ago $240,000–$300,000 [Blitzy](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/blitzy) ### [Head of Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e213fd0d39d03fe6) Cambridge, MA On-site 7w ago $240,000–$315,000 [Assort Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/assort-health) ### [Head of Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1243f2ee18b869b6) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $210,000–$300,000 [Lumbra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lumbra) ### [Lead Forward Deployed Engineer (TS/SCI Clearance Required)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0cf8ad197920db5c) Arlington, VA On-site 3mo ago $200,000–$300,000 [Cadre AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cadre-ai) ### [Staff Forward Deployed AI Engineer | San Diego, CA](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b144c00238ccf58c) San Diego, CA Hybrid 3mo ago $165,000–$200,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering- NYC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/54e7aaf730f4f453) New York, NY Hybrid 6mo ago $302,000–$385,000 [OpenLoop Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openloop-health) ### [Senior Engineering Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/85e82e2b36afc90c) Des Moines, IA · US remote Remote New · Yesterday Pay not posted [Innovaccer](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/innovaccer) ### [Director Forward-Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cbeb0411bd8919ba) US Remote New · Yesterday Pay not posted [Thomson Reuters](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thomson-reuters) ### [Senior Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering – Tax & Audit](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d9f81e00f9c3d172) Brooklyn, NY · New York, NY · +4 more Hybrid New · 4d ago $118,400–$253,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/54139ba3c218c1dc) East Palo Alto, CA · Irvine, CA · +4 more 8d ago $184,900–$287,700 [Doss](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/doss) ### [Manager, Forward Deployed Services - Remote](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/23e228ce01b5897e) Denver, CO Remote 9d ago $180,000–$260,000 [Citi (Citigroup Inc.)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/citi-citigroup-inc) ### [Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) - Director](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f9774087bade29be) New York, NY 13d ago $170,000–$300,000 [Johnson & Johnson](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/johnson-johnson) ### [Director, Global Forward Deployed AI Programs](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/04c44465b7f0e445) Raritan, NJ · Horsham, PA 2w ago $164,000–$282,900 [American Express](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/american-express) ### [Vice President, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/edd50477042a450d) New York, NY · Sunnyvale, CA · +3 more 2w ago Pay not posted [Nimble Gravity](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nimble-gravity) ### [Director, Forward Deployed Engineering ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7105150c48eeeef4) US Remote 2w ago Pay not posted [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) ### [Director, Forward Deployed Engineering - Open Models](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ba48c9ede66f4ae5) Santa Clara, CA 2w ago $320,000–$488,750 [Citigroup](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/citigroup) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Director](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f68e58efe7bf09e0) Jersey City, NJ 2w ago $170,000–$300,000 [Doss](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/doss) ### [Manager, Forward Deployed Services](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1c7c45228bc8e823) San Francisco, CA On-site 2w ago $210,000–$260,000 [Cisco](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cisco) ### [Director, Solutions Engineer Forward Deployed - Splunk (Remote)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/42f94fc86921f66e) New York, NY Remote 3w ago $307,600–$468,200 [GlobalFoundries](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/globalfoundries) ### [Director — FDE Office (Forward Deployed Engineering)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/625c021509d75450) Austin, TX · Richardson, TX 3w ago $191,000–$332,000 [Citigroup](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/citigroup) ### [Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) - Director](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e932d3607b6be76f) New York, NY 2w ago $170,000–$300,000 [Veeam Software](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/veeam-software) ### [Technical Lead Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fe5ff6be3e268032) San Jose, CA 4w ago $169,920–$315,600 [Afresh](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/afresh) ### [Founding Senior Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f7f6357b3d597caf) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 6w ago $203,745–$275,655 [Re:Build Manufacturing](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/re-build-manufacturing) ### [Director – Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a3188fceeef3455d) US Remote 7w ago Pay not posted [Chalk](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/chalk) ### [Director, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/47c6797aead04cf6) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago $300,000–$350,000 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Cyber Senior Manager - Technology Resilience FDE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cfc2f372e049770e) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $189,200–$372,900 [Lovable](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lovable) ### [Forward Deployed Engineering Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ca312bb59d8ca6cb) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago $241,000–$390,500 57 of 66 lead deployment teams. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Fbackground%3Dsoftware-engineering%26management%3Dmanager&placement=alert) New fde and deployment jobs for people managers asking for software engineering experience go out by email once you have an account and set an alert. [Compare pay across US FDE roles →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary) ## Frequently asked questions ### What do FDE and deployment jobs for people managers asking for software engineering experience pay? 53 of 66 postings state a pay range. The median is $243,000, and half of them sit between $223,000 and $288,000, from 46 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for people managers asking for software engineering experience require? Of 66 postings, 51 state a minimum number of years, from 47 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 24 of them. The rest ask for 10 or more years (18) or 3 to 5 years (9). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for people managers asking for software engineering experience? These 66 postings come from 57 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Citigroup](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/citigroup) (3), [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (2), [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) (2), [Doss](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/doss) (2) and [Govini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/govini) (2). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs for people managers asking for software engineering experience remote? 12 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 21 are hybrid and 13 are on-site. The remaining 20 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 32 of the 66 postings. Counted over the 66 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey. Employer postings · The background is what the posting asks for in the employer’s own words. 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