> 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. # Staff-level FDE and deployment jobs for people managers Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?level=staff&management=manager&page=2 85 staff-level forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for people managers, from 69 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $219,000 to $315,000. **85** postings · **69** companies · 72 state pay: median **$250,000**, half $219,000–$315,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [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 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cc16a9760702a10d) Arlington, VA · Seattle, WA · +2 more 2mo ago $184,900–$275,200 [Viam](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/viam) ### [Director, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fab92f133fbaeb2a) New York, NY Hybrid 2mo ago $225,000–$300,000 [SCAN](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scan) ### [Director, Forward-Deployed AI Transformation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9d10e16d06c0c5bc) Long Beach, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $177,500–$256,880 [WillowTree](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/willowtree) ### [Director, AI Forward Deployed Researcher](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ef64d51a8893e68a) US Remote 3mo ago $211,000–$264,000 [Mesh Payments](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/mesh-payments) ### [Head of Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7bddd405ae5a5229) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 3mo ago $600,000–$900,000 [Aircall](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/aircall) ### [Director, Forward Deployed Engineering & AI GTM](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fc7f1d0479aa37c4) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA 3mo ago $200,000–$299,000 [HighRadius](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/highradius) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Architect | Record to Report](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/62f275f3fed603d8) Houston, TX 3mo ago Pay not posted [Huron](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/huron) ### [AICC Senior Technical Lead, Forward Deployed Engineering (Senior Manager)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7e288c85b9241b78) Chicago, IL Remote 4mo ago $165,000–$190,000 [Datadog](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/datadog) ### [Forward Deployed Engineering Manager - Datadog for Startups](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f370cd488dde1342) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 4mo ago $200,000–$250,000 [Cursor (Anysphere)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cursor-anysphere) ### [Regional Director, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5bd30a2e7941578f) San Francisco, CA On-site 4mo ago Pay not posted [Labelbox](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/labelbox) ### [Forward Deployed Engineering Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fd358265a7442200) SF Bay Area 5mo ago $190,000–$250,000 [TENEX.AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tenex-ai) ### [Director of Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9b08ca8859bab9aa) Scottsdale, AZ · Sarasota, FL · +1 more Hybrid 5mo ago Pay not posted [Regal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/regal) ### [Director, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/76ebd2551738d22f) New York, NY Hybrid 5mo ago Pay not posted [Stripe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/stripe) ### [Engineering Manager, Forward Deployed (Privy)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/43fada52a5ce0259) New York, NY 5mo ago $236,000–$354,000 [Qualified Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/qualified-health) ### [Director, Forward Deployed Engineering (Epic)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c02b52ffee93141a) US Remote 6mo ago $190,000–$240,000 [Cape](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cape) ### [Head of Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/039f144406f00838) New York, NY Hybrid 7mo ago $200,000–$275,000 [Snorkel AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/snorkel-ai) ### [Director, Forward Deployed Researcher - Data as a Service](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/69c38ceeea80a075) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · US remote Remote 7mo ago $228,000–$403,200 [Aircall](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/aircall) ### [Director, Forward Deployed Engineering & AI GTM Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3425d82dd78fb925) New York, NY Hybrid 8mo ago Pay not posted [Anthropic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anthropic) ### [Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1ae92eb53e1e9c1f) New York, NY Hybrid 9mo ago $320,000–$405,000 [HackerRank](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hackerrank) ### [Director, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/12ef8eb1592b65b1) Santa Clara, CA · Mountain View, CA Hybrid 10mo ago $300,000–$350,000 · base + variable [Snorkel AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/snorkel-ai) ### [Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5b3763b34dd9cb0d) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 7mo ago $200,000–$320,000 [Aircall](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/aircall) ### [Director, Forward Deployed Engineering & AI GTM Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3f395804dbea806e) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 8mo ago Pay not posted [Snorkel AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/snorkel-ai) ### [VP, Head of Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/faa1eb0081473b5e) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 7mo ago $268,800–$403,000 [Aircall](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/aircall) ### [Director, Forward Deployed Engineering & AI GTM Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d92ae048381b8be0) Seattle, WA Hybrid 10mo ago Pay not posted [Gyde](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gyde) ### [Head of AI Deployment](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ba7b23671ec1f28a) Austin, TX · New York, NY New · 4d ago $215,000–$245,000 [Fieldguide](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fieldguide) ### [Senior Manager, Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fed674fdd8484b71) San Francisco, CA Remote 3w ago $210,000–$305,000 [Scout AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scout-ai) ### [GTM Customer Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d07a2a79ab832de6) US Remote 4w ago $150,000–$180,000 [Mendix](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/mendix) ### [Intelligence Center X Engineering Manager - Americas](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/661a0f7842c19c00) US · city not listed Hybrid 5w ago $197,300–$394,600 [Headstart AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/headstart-ai) ### [Engineering Manager, Applied AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7fcca81372b018ea) New York, NY Hybrid 5w ago $285,000–$285,000 [Fieldguide](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fieldguide) ### [Head of Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f2bf39c185070fc9) San Francisco, CA Remote 3w ago $240,000–$390,000 [Ironsite](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ironsite) ### [Head of Field Applications](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2b1a0715b67f2087) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago $200,000–$300,000 [Applied Intuition](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/applied-intuition) ### [Software Engineering Manager (Defense/PhysicalAI)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/54e611b0f8201f20) Arlington, VA On-site 2mo ago $250,000–$300,000 [Percepta](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/percepta) ### [Applied AI Engineer - Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f22c1bc1523b1cde) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago $250,000–$425,000 [Royal Bank of Canada](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/royal-bank-of-canada) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Lead Agentic AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3ed1b14b4e560709) Minneapolis, MN 3mo ago $100,000–$170,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Manager, Applied AI Engineering (Enterprise)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9b612508e6525cc3) New York, NY Hybrid 4mo ago $251,000–$335,000 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Lead Mission Software Engineer, EW](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/29ffba50995e18dc) Costa Mesa, CA 4mo ago $220,000–$292,000 [Code and Theory](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/code-and-theory) ### [Director, Technology - Implementation (US)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c162ecca06b6da70) New York, NY 4mo ago $150,000–$225,000 [Qualified Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/qualified-health) ### [Director, Data Modernization](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e6420374ec05b274) US Remote 4mo ago $190,000–$230,000 [Serval](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/serval) ### [Deployment Leadership](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2cf4f2be614e9158) San Francisco, CA On-site 5mo ago $250,000–$400,000 81 of 85 lead deployment teams. [Compare pay across US FDE roles →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary) ## Frequently asked questions ### What do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs for people managers pay? 72 of 85 postings state a pay range. The median is $250,000, and half of them sit between $219,000 and $315,000, from 60 companies. ### How much experience do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs for people managers require? Of 85 postings, 55 state a minimum number of years, from 47 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 28 of them. The rest ask for 10 or more years (22) or 3 to 5 years (5). ### Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE and deployment jobs for people managers? These 85 postings come from 69 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Aircall](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/aircall) (4), [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (3), [Citigroup](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/citigroup) (3), [Hadrian](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hadrian) (3) and [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) (3). ### Are staff-level FDE and deployment jobs for people managers remote? 13 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 29 are hybrid and 16 are on-site. The remaining 27 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 34 of the 85 postings. Counted over the 85 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey. 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