$203,745–$275,655
FDE jobs that lead deployment teams asking for software engineering experience with significant travel
25 postings · 13 companies · 22 state pay: median $277,000, half $237,000–$281,000
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$189,200–$372,900
Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +6 moreBoston, MA +7
$184,900–$287,700
$138,000–$230,000
Pay not posted
$137,000–$270,000
$189,200–$372,900
Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, FDE US Government
Arlington, VA · Seattle, WA · +2 moreArlington, VA +3
$184,900–$275,200
Pay not posted
$211,000–$264,000
$189,200–$372,900
Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, FDE US Government
Arlington, VA · Seattle, WA · +2 moreArlington, VA +3
$184,900–$275,200
$240,000–$300,000
Pay not posted
$189,200–$372,900
Senior Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Seattle, WA · Arlington, VA · +2 moreSeattle, WA +3
$220,100–$327,500
$320,000–$405,000
$189,200–$372,900
Sr Manager Forward Deployed Engineering, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +6 moreBoston, MA +7
$220,100–$342,300
$189,200–$372,900
Senior Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Mountain View, CA · San Diego, CA · +8 moreMountain View, CA +9
$220,100–$342,300
$223,700–$372,900
$189,200–$372,900
$220,000–$292,000
$200,000–$250,000
All 25 lead deployment teams.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs that lead deployment teams asking for software engineering experience with significant travel pay?
22 of 25 postings state a pay range. The median is $277,000, and half of them sit between $237,000 and $281,000, from 10 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs that lead deployment teams asking for software engineering experience with significant travel require?
Of 25 postings, 22 state a minimum number of years, from 12 companies. The most common requirement is 10 or more years, in 12 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (9) or 3 to 5 years (1).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that lead deployment teams asking for software engineering experience with significant travel?
These 25 postings come from 13 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (8), Amazon (incl AWS) (6), Accrete AI (1), Afresh (1) and Anduril (1).
Counted over the 25 postings in this search. Postings read on September 21, 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. Travel is the share the posting states. Postings that never mention travel are left out. · How we read postings