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# FDE jobs that lead deployment teams with ongoing operations serving external customers

Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?recipient=external&role=leadership&stage=operations

62 forward deployed engineer jobs that lead deployment teams with ongoing operations serving external customers, from 55 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $223,000 to $282,000.

**62** postings · **55** companies · 51 state pay: median **$250,000**, half $223,000–$282,000

Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026

[Genesys](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/genesys)

### [Director, North America AI Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b0deed3f2347a903)

TX, CO, NC New · 3d ago

$163,100–$286,900

[Newcode](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/newcode)

### [Head of Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ade0d9c816a13d9b)

Chicago, IL Hybrid New · 4d ago

Pay not posted

[Exa (formerly Metaphor)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/exa-formerly-metaphor)

### [FDE Lead, NYC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/646d9e773b63bea2)

New York, NY On-site 7d ago

$250,000–$315,000

[Tennr](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tennr)

### [Forward Deployed Engineering Team Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/303e2e4d9994c1d2)

New York, NY Hybrid 9d ago

$170,000–$190,000

[SewerAI Corporation](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sewerai-corporation)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ef58afd0dabd1577)

US Remote 2w ago

$160,000–$190,000

[Hadrian](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hadrian)

### [Director of Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8c672492329748f6)

Torrance, CA On-site 3w ago

$300,000–$415,000

[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

[Doppel](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/doppel)

### [Deployment Lead, FDE (SF)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/07021125b53721b9)

San Francisco, CA 6w ago

$250,000–$315,000

[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

[Single Grain](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/single-grain)

### [Head of Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8f38c34948b6a264)

Los Angeles, CA Remote 1mo ago

$175,000–$225,000

[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

[Tribe AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tribe-ai)

### [Forward Deployed AI Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4efd89487638a0dd)

US Remote 9mo ago

Pay not posted

[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

[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 Engineer - Director](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/43b889b6e711d24a)

Jersey City, NJ 13d ago

$170,000–$300,000

[Clarity Innovations](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/clarity-innovations)

### [Platform Engineering Senior Manager - Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ed2eb21ca248737d)

Annapolis Junction, MD 2w ago

$145,900–$248,000

[Profound](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/profound)

### [Manager, Forward Deployed Marketing Engineers](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5f8b796da97a1250)

New York, NY · San Francisco, CA On-site 4w ago

$183,000–$190,500

[Doss](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/doss)

### [Manager, Forward Deployed Services](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1c7c45228bc8e823)

San Francisco, CA On-site 3w ago

$210,000–$260,000

[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

[Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/avathon-formerly-sparkcognition)

### [Engagement Director - Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/62cd9bf315666be7)

Pleasanton, CA · Austin, TX 6w ago

$170,000–$220,000

[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

[Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws)

### [Director, Product Management — Forward Deployed Engineering, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f6e94d87514d5da3)

East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +1 more 7w ago

$237,500–$350,000

[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

[PwC (US)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pwc-us)

### [Forward Deployed Software Engineering - Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2a757afed07cede0)

New York, NY · Boston, MA · +1 more 2mo ago

$99,000–$266,000

[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

[Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us)

### [Lead Anthropic Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/71cd412dd94d6286)

Multiple US offices 2mo ago

$189,200–$372,900

[PwC (US)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pwc-us)

### [Forward Deployed Software Engineering - Senior Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1457c704065ca3a8)

New York, NY · Boston, MA · +1 more 2mo ago

$124,000–$335,000

[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

[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

[Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us)

### [Lead Databricks Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/eb42db286829e751)

Multiple US offices 2mo ago

$189,200–$372,900

[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

[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

[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

All 62 lead deployment teams.

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## Frequently asked questions

### What do FDE jobs that lead deployment teams with ongoing operations serving external customers pay?

51 of 62 postings state a pay range. The median is $250,000, and half of them sit between $223,000 and $282,000, from 44 companies.

### How much experience do FDE jobs that lead deployment teams with ongoing operations serving external customers require?

Of 62 postings, 36 state a minimum number of years, from 32 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 17 of them. The rest ask for 10 or more years (14) or 3 to 5 years (5).

### Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that lead deployment teams with ongoing operations serving external customers?

These 62 postings come from 55 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (3), [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) (3), [Doss](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/doss) (2), [PwC (US)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pwc-us) (2) and [Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai) (2).

### Are FDE jobs that lead deployment teams with ongoing operations serving external customers remote?

9 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 15 are hybrid and 16 are on-site. The remaining 22 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 29 of the 62 postings.

Counted over the 62 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. · [How we read postings](https://nextmove.md/fde/method)

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