$300,000–$350,000
FDE jobs that lead deployment teams asking for software engineering experience
77 postings · 61 companies · 60 state pay: median $261,000, half $234,000–$285,000
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$127,500–$249,350
$189,200–$372,900
$241,000–$390,500
Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Arlington, VA · Seattle, WA · +2 moreArlington, VA +3
$184,900–$275,200
Pay not posted
$189,200–$372,900
$211,000–$264,000
$165,000–$190,000
Forward Deployed Engineering Manager - Datadog for Startups
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$200,000–$250,000
$189,200–$372,900
Software Engineering Manager, Forward Deployed
Arlington, VA · Pittsburgh, PA · +1 moreArlington, VA +2Remote
Pay not posted
Director of Forward Deployed Engineering
Scottsdale, AZ · Sarasota, FL · +1 moreScottsdale, AZ +2Hybrid
Pay not posted
$200,000–$275,000
$189,200–$372,900
Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$200,000–$320,000
$320,000–$405,000
Pay not posted
$189,200–$372,900
VP, Head of Forward Deployed Engineering
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$268,800–$403,000
Director, Forward Deployed Engineering
Santa Clara, CA · Mountain View, CASanta Clara, CA +1Hybrid
$300,000–$350,000 · base + variable
$223,700–$372,900
$189,200–$372,900
$215,000–$245,000
Frontier Agent Engineering Manager, Enterprise
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1
$227,000–$325,000
$150,000–$180,000
$285,000–$285,000
$200,000–$300,000
$250,000–$425,000
$220,000–$292,000
$200,000–$250,000
$250,000–$400,000
Pay not posted
$220,000–$350,000
$227,000–$325,000
Pay not posted
Enterprise Technical Lead (Clearance Required)
Washington, DC · San Diego, CA · +1 moreWashington, DC +2Remote
$150,000–$215,000
All 77 lead deployment teams.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs that lead deployment teams asking for software engineering experience pay?
60 of 77 postings state a pay range. The median is $261,000, and half of them sit between $234,000 and $285,000, from 46 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs that lead deployment teams asking for software engineering experience require?
Of 77 postings, 62 state a minimum number of years, from 51 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 31 of them. The rest ask for 10 or more years (25) or 3 to 5 years (6).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that lead deployment teams asking for software engineering experience?
These 77 postings come from 61 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (8), Amazon (incl AWS) (2), Citi (Citigroup Inc.) (2), Citigroup (2) and Doss (2).
Are FDE jobs that lead deployment teams asking for software engineering experience remote?
14 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 19 are hybrid and 12 are on-site. The remaining 32 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 37 of the 77 postings.
Counted over the 77 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. Postings that state no experience requirement, or ask for experience outside the five we list, are left out. · How we read postings