$241,000–$390,500
FDE jobs that lead deployment teams with ongoing operations
82 postings · 70 companies · 68 state pay: median $239,000, half $219,000–$281,000
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Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Arlington, VA · Seattle, WA · +2 moreArlington, VA +3
$184,900–$275,200
$189,200–$372,900
Forward Deployed Software Engineering - Senior Manager
New York, NY · Boston, MA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2
$124,000–$335,000
$225,000–$300,000
$177,500–$256,880
$189,200–$372,900
$211,000–$264,000
Director, Forward Deployed Engineering & AI GTM
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1
$200,000–$299,000
Forward Deployed Engineering Manager - Datadog for Startups
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$200,000–$250,000
$190,000–$250,000
Director of Forward Deployed Engineering
Scottsdale, AZ · Sarasota, FL · +1 moreScottsdale, AZ +2Hybrid
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$190,000–$240,000
$200,000–$275,000
Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$200,000–$320,000
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
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
Frontier Agent Engineering Manager, Enterprise
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1
$227,000–$325,000
$200,000–$240,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$285,000–$285,000
$200,000–$300,000
$250,000–$425,000
$251,000–$335,000
$220,000–$292,000
$150,000–$225,000
$200,000–$250,000
$250,000–$400,000
$220,000–$350,000
$280,000–$410,000
$200,000–$280,000
$227,000–$325,000
Enterprise Technical Lead (Clearance Required)
Washington, DC · San Diego, CA · +1 moreWashington, DC +2Remote
$150,000–$215,000
Pay not posted
All 82 lead deployment teams.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs that lead deployment teams with ongoing operations pay?
68 of 82 postings state a pay range. The median is $239,000, and half of them sit between $219,000 and $281,000, from 58 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs that lead deployment teams with ongoing operations require?
Of 82 postings, 50 state a minimum number of years, from 43 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 29 of them. The rest ask for 10 or more years (16) or 3 to 5 years (5).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that lead deployment teams with ongoing operations?
These 82 postings come from 70 companies. The employers with the most postings are Aircall (3), Amazon (incl AWS) (3), Deloitte US (3), Citi (Citigroup Inc.) (2) and Citigroup (2).
Are FDE jobs that lead deployment teams with ongoing operations remote?
11 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 23 are hybrid and 17 are on-site. The remaining 31 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 35 of the 82 postings.
Counted over the 82 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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