$300,000–$415,000
Forward deployed engineer (FDE) jobs in the US
104 postings · 75 companies · median $250,000, half $220,000–$288,000
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$300,000–$415,000
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Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Arlington, VA · +6 moreBoston, MA +7
$184,900–$287,700
$138,000–$230,000
$142,800–$331,200
$165,000–$200,000
$302,000–$385,000
$189,200–$372,900
$170,000–$300,000
$180,000–$260,000
Director, Global Forward Deployed AI Programs
Raritan, NJ · Horsham, PARaritan, NJ +1
$164,000–$282,900
$189,200–$372,900
$170,000–$300,000
$300,000–$415,000
$123,000–$148,000
$189,200–$372,900
$156,160–$234,240
$320,000–$488,750
$170,000–$300,000
$210,000–$260,000
$307,600–$468,200
Director — FDE Office (Forward Deployed Engineering)
Austin, TX · Richardson, TXAustin, TX +1
$191,000–$332,000
$170,000–$300,000
$300,000–$415,000
Manager, Forward Deployed Marketing Engineers
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1On-site
$183,000–$190,500
$169,920–$315,600
Forward Deployed Engineering Manager
Arlington, VA · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreArlington, VA +40
$80,400–$316,300
Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)
Engagement Director - Forward Deployed Engineering
Pleasanton, CA · Austin, TXPleasanton, CA +1
$170,000–$220,000
$156,160–$234,240
All 104 lead deployment teams.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
104 of 104 postings state a pay range. The median is $250,000, and half of them sit between $220,000 and $288,000, from 75 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 104 postings, 69 state a minimum number of years, from 51 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 36 of them. The rest ask for 10 or more years (25) or 3 to 5 years (8).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 104 postings come from 75 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (8), Hadrian (4), PwC (US) (4), Amazon (incl AWS) (3) and citi (eightfold) (3).
Are FDE jobs remote?
16 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 25 are hybrid and 17 are on-site. The remaining 46 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 44 of the 104 postings.
Counted over the 104 postings in this search. Postings read on October 24, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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