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CiscoImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer –Service Provider OSS/BSS Integration (Remote)
San Jose, CARemote
$142,900–$253,200
GoogleImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer, Geo Auto
Mountain View, CA · Seattle, WAMountain View, CA +1
$152,000–$221,000
$120,840–$145,300
Deloitte USImplementation & delivery
Cyber Forward Deployed Engineer - Senior Consultant
Multiple US offices
$134,500–$265,100
CiscoImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer Secure Services Edge (Remote)
Austin, TXRemote
$166,300–$307,800
PwC (US)Deployment team leadership
Forward Deployed Software Engineering - Manager
New York, NY · Boston, MA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2
$99,000–$266,000
$220,000–$240,000 · OTE
Deloitte USDeployment team leadership
Cyber Senior Manager - Technology Resilience FDE
Multiple US offices
$189,200–$372,900
NBCUniversalInternal deployment & tooling
Staff Software Engineer (GenAI Innovation/ Forward deployed)
Universal City, CARemote
$130,000–$170,000
PwC (US)Deployment team leadership
Forward Deployed Software Engineering - Senior Manager
New York, NY · Boston, MA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2
$124,000–$335,000
SharkNinjaInternal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed Growth Strategist (Commercial AI Solutions)
Needham, MA
$135,000–$165,000
Deloitte USDeployment team leadership
Lead Anthropic Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS
Multiple US offices
$189,200–$372,900
PalantirInternal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer, New Grad - US Government
Honolulu, HIHybrid
$135,000–$145,000
84.51 DegreesInternal deployment & tooling
Lead Forward Deployed Engineer (P4570)
Cincinnati, OH · Chicago, ILCincinnati, OH +1On-site
$125,000–$207,000
$100,000–$115,000
Deloitte USDeployment team leadership
Lead Databricks Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS
Multiple US offices
$189,200–$372,900
$77,600–$176,000
Ode with AnthropicDeployment strategy
Forward Deployed Product Manager (SF/NY)
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$200,000–$275,000
Pay not posted
$186,500–$311,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Deployment team leadership
Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +6 moreBoston, MA +7
$184,900–$287,700
NotionDeployment strategy
Forward Deployed Architect
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$165,000–$205,000 · OTE
$180,000–$320,000
Pay not posted
Amazon (incl AWS)Deployment team leadership
Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, FDE US Government
Arlington, VA · Seattle, WA · +2 moreArlington, VA +3
$184,900–$275,200
ForterraImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer
Arlington, VA · Clarksburg, MD · +1 moreArlington, VA +2
$120,000–$150,000
$138,000–$230,000
SalesforceImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Data 360
New York, NY · Chicago, IL · +9 moreNew York, NY +10
$88,970–$316,750
Amazon (incl AWS)Deployment team leadership
Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, FDE US Government
Arlington, VA · Seattle, WA · +2 moreArlington, VA +3
$184,900–$275,200
UnityInternal deployment & tooling
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Mountain View, CA · +3 moreSan Francisco, CA +4
$179,500–$341,900
ID.meDeployment team leadership
Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
Mclean, VA · Mountain View, CA · +2 moreMclean, VA +3On-site
$154,000–$275,000
Alternative PaymentsInternal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployed Engineer, Operations
New York, NYHybrid
$200,000–$250,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Deployment team leadership
Senior Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Seattle, WA · Arlington, VA · +2 moreSeattle, WA +3
$220,100–$327,500
$177,500–$256,880
Pure StorageImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineering, Portworx
Santa Clara, CA · Chicago, IL · +1 moreSanta Clara, CA +2On-site
$208,000–$305,000
$128,000–$173,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Deployment team leadership
Sr Manager Forward Deployed Engineering, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +6 moreBoston, MA +7
$220,100–$342,300
$125,400–$215,975
$146,400–$219,600
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What do FDE and deployment jobs with ongoing operations pay?
1,299 of 1,663 postings state a pay range. The median is $195,000, and half of them sit between $162,000 and $230,000, across 473 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs with ongoing operations require?
Of 1,663 postings, 675 state a minimum number of years, from 349 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 329 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (215), under 3 years (81) or 10 or more years (50).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs with ongoing operations?
These 1,663 postings come from 631 companies. The employers with the most postings are Palantir (53), Amazon (incl AWS) (45), Accenture (39), Deloitte US (36) and Anduril (35).
Are FDE and deployment jobs with ongoing operations remote?
304 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 442 are hybrid and 422 are on-site. The remaining 495 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 656 of the 1,663 postings.
Counted over the 1,663 postings in this search. Postings read on September 19, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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