$203,745–$275,655
Staff-level FDE jobs that lead deployment teams
100 postings · 76 companies · 84 state pay: median $257,000, half $225,000–$297,000
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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
$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
Pay not posted
$189,200–$372,900
$225,000–$300,000
$177,500–$256,880
$211,000–$264,000
$189,200–$372,900
Head of Forward Deployed Engineering
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$600,000–$900,000
Director, Forward Deployed Engineering & AI GTM
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1
$200,000–$299,000
$165,000–$190,000
$189,200–$372,900
Forward Deployed Engineering Manager - Datadog for Startups
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$200,000–$250,000
Pay not posted
$190,000–$250,000
$223,700–$372,900
Director of Forward Deployed Engineering
Scottsdale, AZ · Sarasota, FL · +1 moreScottsdale, AZ +2Hybrid
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$236,000–$354,000
$189,200–$372,900
$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
Pay not posted
$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
Pay not posted
VP, Head of Forward Deployed Engineering
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$268,800–$403,000
Pay not posted
$215,000–$245,000
$200,000–$240,000
$210,000–$305,000
$150,000–$180,000
All 100 lead deployment teams.
Frequently asked questions
What do staff-level FDE jobs that lead deployment teams pay?
84 of 100 postings state a pay range. The median is $257,000, and half of them sit between $225,000 and $297,000, from 64 companies.
How much experience do staff-level FDE jobs that lead deployment teams require?
Of 100 postings, 68 state a minimum number of years, from 52 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 34 of them. The rest ask for 10 or more years (30) or 3 to 5 years (4).
Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE jobs that lead deployment teams?
These 100 postings come from 76 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (7), Aircall (5), Amazon (incl AWS) (3), Citigroup (3) and Hadrian (3).
Are staff-level FDE jobs that lead deployment teams remote?
14 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 31 are hybrid and 16 are on-site. The remaining 39 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 40 of the 100 postings.
Counted over the 100 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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