DatabricksDeployment strategy
Sr. Engagement Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - Financial Services
US · city not listed
$115,800–$199,100
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CloudflareDeployment team leadership
Senior Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
Austin, TX · New York, NY · +1 moreAustin, TX +2Hybrid
$234,000–$310,000
Deloitte USTechnical pre-sales
ConvergeProsperity - Lead Product Forward Deployed Engineer for FSI Signals - Innovation_Delivery_Transformation
Multiple US offices
$134,500–$265,100
SitrepsDeployment strategy
Senior Forward Deployed Strategist, Public Sector
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CAWashington, DC +1On-site
$147,000–$185,000
DatabricksDeployment team leadership
Sr. Manager, AI Forward Deployed Engineering (AI FDE)
US · city not listed
$232,900–$320,200
Pay not posted
$119,800–$261,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Deployment team leadership
Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +6 moreBoston, MA +7
$184,900–$287,700
DatabricksDeployment strategy
Sr. Field Technical Program Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - Healthcare & Life Sciences
US · city not listed
$124,800–$214,500
ID.meDeployment team leadership
Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
Mclean, VA · Mountain View, CA · +2 moreMclean, VA +3On-site
$154,000–$275,000
$142,800–$304,200
$225,000–$275,000
$177,500–$256,880
Pure StorageImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineering, Portworx
Santa Clara, CA · Chicago, IL · +1 moreSanta Clara, CA +2On-site
$208,000–$305,000
WillowTreeDeployment strategy
Manager, Delivery - Forward Deployed Squads (CXAI)
Charlottesville, VA · Columbus, OH · +2 moreCharlottesville, VA +3Hybrid
$100,000–$160,000
$300,000–$500,000
Scale AIDeployment strategy
Forward Deployed Product Manager, Public Sector
New York, NY · Washington, DCNew York, NY +1
$200,000–$345,000
Pay not posted
DatabricksDeployment strategy
Sr. Field Technical Program Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - Public Sector
Washington, DC
$140,400–$193,050
$190,000–$250,000
$190,000–$240,000 · OTE
$200,000–$275,000
$211,800–$291,300
PoeticDeployment strategy
Forward Deployed Strategist
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$160,000–$225,000
Pay not posted
$129,500–$207,200
$150,000–$300,000
$148,500–$365,200
Pay not posted
$170,000–$240,000
$176,000–$224,000
Scale AIDeployment strategy
Engagement Manager (Homeland Layered Defense), Public Sector
Washington, DC
$166,400–$208,000
Pay not posted
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Scale AIDeployment strategy
Engagement Manager (Homeland Layered Defense), Public Sector
Colorado Springs, CO
$166,400–$249,000
$150,000–$300,000
Pay not posted
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
45 of 62 postings state a pay range. The median is $217,000, and half of them sit between $170,000 and $248,000, across 32 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 62 postings, 14 state a minimum number of years, from 12 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 9 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (4) or under 3 years (1).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 62 postings come from 42 companies. The employers with the most postings are Istari Digital (7), Databricks (6), Scale AI (4), OpenAI (3) and Microsoft (2).
Are FDE jobs remote?
11 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 15 are hybrid and 17 are on-site. The remaining 19 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 43 of the 62 postings.
Counted over the 62 postings in this search. Postings read on September 18, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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FDE jobs by location
- SF Bay Area · 688 jobs · 288 companies · 688
- New York metro · 599 jobs · 264 companies · 599
- Washington, DC area · 303 jobs · 75 companies · 303
- Seattle area · 153 jobs · 54 companies · 153
- Chicago · 136 jobs · 46 companies · 136
- Dallas–Fort Worth · 125 jobs · 34 companies · 125
- Los Angeles · 123 jobs · 50 companies · 123
- Austin · 117 jobs · 52 companies · 117
- Boston area · 109 jobs · 46 companies · 109
- Atlanta · 90 jobs · 33 companies · 90
- Denver–Boulder · 77 jobs · 22 companies · 77
- Houston · 49 jobs · 16 companies · 49
- San Diego · 44 jobs · 12 companies · 44
- Raleigh–Durham · 43 jobs · 17 companies · 43
- Miami · 37 jobs · 12 companies · 37
- Philadelphia · 37 jobs · 11 companies · 37
- Minneapolis–St. Paul · 37 jobs · 8 companies · 37
- Kansas City · 28 jobs · 5 companies · 28
- Phoenix · 23 jobs · 5 companies · 23
- Portland · 22 jobs · 5 companies · 22
- Salt Lake City · 4 jobs · 3 companies · 4
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FDE jobs by kind of work
- Production engineering · 1083 jobs · 384 companies · 1083
- Internal deployment & tooling · 399 jobs · 253 companies · 399
- Implementation & delivery · 364 jobs · 209 companies · 364
- Deployment strategy · 163 jobs · 92 companies · 163
- Deployment team leadership · 104 jobs · 71 companies · 104
- Technical pre-sales · 43 jobs · 27 companies · 43
- Customer adoption & accounts · 22 jobs · 20 companies · 22
FDE jobs by level
FDE jobs by individual contributor or manager
- Individual contributor · 1090 jobs · 497 companies · 1090
- Technical lead · 966 jobs · 398 companies · 966
- People manager · 103 jobs · 77 companies · 103
FDE jobs by company stage
- Public · 587 jobs · 122 companies · 587
- Later private · 546 jobs · 159 companies · 546
- Growth (Series B–C) · 349 jobs · 146 companies · 349
- Early (pre-seed–Series A) · 214 jobs · 108 companies · 214
- Bootstrapped · 60 jobs · 28 companies · 60
- Subsidiary · 54 jobs · 27 companies · 54
FDE jobs by coding work
- Production code · 1678 jobs · 625 companies · 1678
- Configuration / integration · 260 jobs · 162 companies · 260
- Prototypes / scripts · 98 jobs · 62 companies · 98
- No coding · 66 jobs · 45 companies · 66
FDE jobs by project stage
- Implementation / production · 2105 jobs · 709 companies · 2105
- Ongoing operations · 1629 jobs · 621 companies · 1629
- Proof of concept · 787 jobs · 335 companies · 787
- Pre-sales / evaluation · 606 jobs · 265 companies · 606
FDE jobs by who you build for
- External customers · 1656 jobs · 525 companies · 1656
- Internal teams · 334 jobs · 223 companies · 334
- Both · 157 jobs · 106 companies · 157
FDE jobs by visa sponsorship
- Available · 69 jobs · 19 companies · 69
FDE jobs by travel
- 25% or more · 448 jobs · 140 companies · 448