$240,000–$300,000
Staff-level FDE and deployment jobs for people managers in SF Bay Area
26 postings · 21 companies · 23 state pay: median $260,000, half $241,000–$325,000
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$210,000–$300,000
Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Irvine, CA · +4 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +5
$184,900–$287,700
Vice President, Forward Deployed Engineering
Sunnyvale, CA · New York, NY · +3 moreSunnyvale, CA +4
Pay not posted
$300,000–$415,000
$320,000–$488,750
Manager, Forward Deployed Marketing Engineers
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$183,000–$190,500
$169,920–$315,600
Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)
Engagement Director - Forward Deployed Engineering
Pleasanton, CA · Austin, TXPleasanton, CA +1
$170,000–$220,000
$203,745–$275,655
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
Head of Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$600,000–$900,000
Director, Forward Deployed Engineering & AI GTM
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1
$200,000–$299,000
Forward Deployed Engineering Manager - Datadog for Startups
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$200,000–$250,000
Pay not posted
$190,000–$250,000
Director, Forward Deployed Researcher - Data as a Service
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · US remoteSan Francisco, CA +1 · US remoteRemote
$228,000–$403,200
Pay not posted
Director, Forward Deployed Engineering
Santa Clara, CA · Mountain View, CASanta Clara, CA +1Hybrid
$300,000–$350,000 · base + variable
Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$200,000–$320,000
VP, Head of Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$268,800–$403,000
$210,000–$305,000
$200,000–$300,000
$250,000–$400,000
$240,000–$390,000
All 26 lead deployment teams.
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Frequently asked questions
What do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs for people managers in SF Bay Area pay?
23 of 26 postings state a pay range. The median is $260,000, and half of them sit between $241,000 and $325,000, from 19 companies.
How much experience do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs for people managers in SF Bay Area require?
Of 26 postings, 19 state a minimum number of years, from 16 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 11 of them. The rest ask for 10 or more years (8).
Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE and deployment jobs for people managers in SF Bay Area?
These 26 postings come from 21 companies. The employers with the most postings are Snorkel AI (3), Aircall (2), Amazon (incl AWS) (2), Fieldguide (2) and Afresh (1).
Are staff-level FDE and deployment jobs for people managers in SF Bay Area remote?
3 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 8 are hybrid and 7 are on-site. The remaining 8 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 9 of the 26 postings.
Counted over the 26 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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