$137,000–$270,000
Staff-level FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience
243 postings · 161 companies · 215 state pay: median $225,000, half $186,000–$260,000
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ChalkLeads the deployment team
Director, Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$300,000–$350,000
CapgeminiLeads the deployment team
Capgemini Invent -Forward Deployed Engineer Managing Consultant
Chicago, IL
$127,500–$249,350
Deloitte USLeads the deployment team
Cyber Senior Manager - Technology Resilience FDE
Multiple US offices
$189,200–$372,900
Amazon (incl AWS)Leads the deployment team
Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, FDE US Government
Arlington, VA · Seattle, WA · +2 moreArlington, VA +3
$184,900–$275,200
MicrosoftPlans what the customer deploys first
Principal Technical Program Manager - FDE
US · city not listed
$142,800–$304,200
ID.meLeads the deployment team
Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
Mclean, VA · Mountain View, CA · +2 moreMclean, VA +3On-site
$154,000–$275,000
Deloitte USLeads the deployment team
Lead Anthropic Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS
Multiple US offices
$189,200–$372,900
Amazon (incl AWS)Leads the deployment team
Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, FDE US Government
Arlington, VA · Seattle, WA · +2 moreArlington, VA +3
$184,900–$275,200
Thomson ReutersLeads the deployment team
Manager, Software Development Engineering, CoCounsel FDE
Frisco, TX · New York, NY · +2 moreFrisco, TX +3Hybrid
$118,400–$253,000
Scale AILeads the deployment team
Sr. Director, (Applied AI) Forward Deployed Engineering
New York, NY
$285,200–$356,500
Deloitte USLeads the deployment team
Lead Databricks Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS
Multiple US offices
$189,200–$372,900
Amazon (incl AWS)Leads the deployment team
Senior Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Seattle, WA · Arlington, VA · +2 moreSeattle, WA +3On-site
$220,100–$327,500
$211,000–$264,000
CitigroupBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Transformation - Senior Vice President
Tampa, FLHybrid
$141,440–$212,160
$189,200–$372,900
Amazon (incl AWS)Leads the deployment team
Sr Manager Forward Deployed Engineering, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +6 moreBoston, MA +7
$220,100–$342,300
WillowTreePlans what the customer deploys first
Manager, Delivery - Forward Deployed Squads
Charlottesville, VA · Columbus, OH · +2 moreCharlottesville, VA +3Hybrid
$100,000–$160,000
$270,800–$310,000
$223,700–$372,900
Amazon (incl AWS)Leads the deployment team
Senior Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Mountain View, CA · San Diego, CA · +8 moreMountain View, CA +9
$220,100–$342,300
DatadogLeads the deployment team
Datadog for Startups - Forward Deployed Engineering Lead
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$200,000–$250,000
$240,000–$300,000
Deloitte USLeads the deployment team
Lead Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS
Multiple US offices
$189,200–$372,900
GoviniLeads the deployment team
Software Engineering Manager, Forward Deployed
Pittsburgh, PA · Arlington, VAPittsburgh, PA +1On-site
Pay not posted
TENEX.AILeads the deployment team
Director of Forward Deployed Engineering
Scottsdale, AZ · Sarasota, FL · +1 moreScottsdale, AZ +2Hybrid
Pay not posted
$147,900–$293,250
$186,500–$311,000
Snorkel AILeads the deployment team
Head of Forward Deployed Engineering
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$268,800–$403,000
$320,000–$405,000
IntercomLeads the deployment team
Senior Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$252,000–$280,000
$185,000–$225,000
Snorkel AILeads the deployment team
Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$200,000–$320,000
$129,500–$207,200
$180,000–$225,000
Pay not posted
$100,000–$225,000
$180,000–$235,000
$208,000–$260,000
PhysicsXPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist - Aerospace & Defense
New York, NYHybrid
$175,000–$250,000
Frequently asked questions
What do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience pay?
215 of 243 postings state a pay range. The median is $225,000, and half of them sit between $186,000 and $260,000, from 140 companies.
How much experience do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience require?
Of 243 postings, 168 state a minimum number of years, from 117 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 90 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (41), 10 or more years (35) or under 3 years (2).
Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience?
These 243 postings come from 161 companies. The employers with the most postings are Accenture (9), Amazon (incl AWS) (9), Deloitte US (9), Google (7) and Microsoft (6).
Are staff-level FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience remote?
45 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 79 are hybrid and 38 are on-site. The remaining 81 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 93 of the 243 postings.
Counted over the 243 postings in this search. Postings read on September 22, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
Employer postings · Responsibility levels reflect our reading of the work, not just the employer’s title. The background is what the posting asks for in the employer’s own words. Postings that state no experience requirement, or ask for experience outside the five we list, are left out. · How we read postings