Amazon (incl AWS)Leads the deployment team
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
FDE jobs across the US
1,320 postings · 480 companies · 1,306 state pay: median $195,000, half $162,000–$230,000
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CapgeminiLeads the deployment team
Capgemini Invent -Forward Deployed Engineer Managing Consultant
Chicago, IL
$127,500–$249,350
$155,600–$306,800
CiscoIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer –Service Provider OSS/BSS Integration (Remote)
San Jose, CARemote
$142,900–$253,200
Amazon (incl AWS)Builds for teams inside the company
Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering
Mountain View, CA · Boston, MA · +4 moreMountain View, CA +5
$159,300–$212,800
$120,840–$145,300
Deloitte USLeads the deployment team
Cyber Senior Manager - Technology Resilience FDE
Multiple US offices
$189,200–$372,900
CiscoIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer Secure Services Edge (Remote)
Austin, TXRemote
$166,300–$307,800
GoogleIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer, Geo Auto
Mountain View, CA · Seattle, WAMountain View, CA +1
$152,000–$221,000
PwC (US)Leads the deployment team
Forward Deployed Software Engineering - Manager
New York, NY · Boston, MA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2
$99,000–$266,000
Deloitte USLeads the deployment team
Lead Anthropic Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS
Multiple US offices
$189,200–$372,900
PalantirBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer, New Grad - US Government
Honolulu, HIHybrid
$135,000–$145,000
Cohere HealthPlans what the customer deploys first
Sr. Forward Deployed Automation Strategist
USRemote
$100,000–$115,000
PwC (US)Leads the deployment team
Forward Deployed Software Engineering - Senior Manager
New York, NY · Boston, MA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2
$124,000–$335,000
Deloitte USLeads the deployment team
Lead Databricks Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS
Multiple US offices
$189,200–$372,900
$77,600–$176,000
Ode with AnthropicPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Product Manager (SF/NY)
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$200,000–$275,000
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
$186,500–$311,000
NotionPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Architect
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$165,000–$205,000 · OTE
ForterraIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer
Arlington, VA · Clarksburg, MD · +1 moreArlington, VA +2
$120,000–$150,000
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
ID.meLeads the deployment team
Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
Mclean, VA · Mountain View, CA · +2 moreMclean, VA +3On-site
$154,000–$275,000
$177,500–$256,880
$128,000–$173,000
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 +3
$220,100–$327,500
$146,400–$219,600
$150,000–$250,000
EpicorLeads the deployment team
Manager of Product Development | Forward Deployed
Lehi, UT · Austin, TX · +1 moreLehi, UT +2Hybrid
$138,000–$235,000
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
Thomson ReutersLeads the deployment team
Manager, Software Development Engineering, CoCounsel FDE
Frisco, TX · New York, NY · +2 moreFrisco, TX +3Hybrid
$118,400–$253,000
$130–$170
$150,000–$195,000
$140,000–$200,000
$126,050.05–$189,075.08
$180,000–$210,000
$211,000–$264,000
ArtisanPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed GTM Architect
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$130,000–$180,000
CitigroupBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Transformation - Senior Vice President
Tampa, FLHybrid
$141,440–$212,160
$120,000–$150,000
613 of 1,320 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
1,306 of 1,320 postings state a pay range. The median is $195,000, and half of them sit between $162,000 and $230,000, from 475 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 1,320 postings, 565 state a minimum number of years, from 279 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 274 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (183), under 3 years (63) or 10 or more years (45).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 1,320 postings come from 480 companies. The employers with the most postings are Palantir (48), Amazon (incl AWS) (47), Accenture (37), Anduril (35) and Deloitte US (34).
Are FDE jobs remote?
221 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 356 are hybrid and 298 are on-site. The remaining 445 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 537 of the 1,320 postings.
Counted over the 1,320 postings in this search. Postings read on September 21, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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