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96 postings · 74 companies · median $240,000 · middle half $208,000–$293,000 · read
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Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)
Engagement Director - Forward Deployed Engineering
Pleasanton, CA · Austin, TXPleasanton, CA +1
$170,000–$220,000
$156,160–$234,240
$203,745–$275,655
$210,000–$260,000
Director, Product Management — Forward Deployed Engineering, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE)
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +1 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +2
$237,500–$350,000
$300,000–$350,000
$189,200–$372,900
Forward Deployed Data Engineering - Manager
New York, NY · Boston, MA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2
$99,000–$266,000
$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
$225,000–$300,000
Forward Deployed Data Engineering - Senior Manager
New York, NY · Boston, MA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2
$124,000–$335,000
$177,500–$256,880
$211,000–$264,000
Head of Forward Deployed Engineering
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$600,000–$900,000
Forward Deployed Software Engineering - Manager
New York, NY · Boston, MA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2
$99,000–$266,000
Director, Forward Deployed Engineering & AI GTM
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1
$200,000–$299,000
$165,000–$190,000
Forward Deployed Engineering Manager - Datadog for Startups
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$200,000–$250,000
Forward Deployed Software Engineering - Senior Manager
New York, NY · Boston, MA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2
$124,000–$335,000
$190,000–$250,000
$236,000–$354,000
$190,000–$240,000
$200,000–$275,000
Director, Forward Deployed Researcher - Data as a Service
New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · US remoteNew York, NY +1 · US remoteRemote
$228,000–$403,200
$320,000–$405,000
Director, Forward Deployed Engineering
Santa Clara, CA · Mountain View, CASanta Clara, CA +1Hybrid
$300,000–$350,000 · base + variable
Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$200,000–$320,000
VP, Head of Forward Deployed Engineering
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$268,800–$403,000
CapgeminiIntegrates and configures it
Capgemini Invent- Contextual Systems Engineer Managing Consultant
Chicago, IL
$127,500–$249,350
$200,000–$300,000
MiQBuilds for teams inside the company
Automation & Innovation Manager
New York, NY · Chicago, ILNew York, NY +1Hybrid
$140,000–$180,000
$215,000–$245,000
$252,000–$315,000
$210,000–$305,000
$150,000–$180,000
$197,300–$394,600
$285,000–$285,000
$240,000–$390,000
86 of these 96 jobs lead deployment teams.
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
96 of 96 postings state a pay range. The median is $240,000, and half of them sit between $208,000 and $293,000, from 74 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 96 postings, 61 state a minimum number of years, from 50 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 27 of them. The rest ask for 10 or more years (20) or 3 to 5 years (14).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 96 postings come from 74 companies. The employers with the most postings are PwC (US) (6), Citigroup (4), Hadrian (4), Amazon (incl AWS) (3) and OpenAI (3).
Are FDE jobs remote?
13 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 27 are hybrid and 19 are on-site. The remaining 37 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 41 of the 96 postings.
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