Job brief: Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering

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• Listed on Anthropic's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-04 (3 days ago); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-07.
• The apply link opens job-boards.greenhouse.io, the address Anthropic's board gives for this job.
• No other listing with this title and place on this board in the last 90 days.
• No layoff notices (WARN) under this name in the state files JoRoute reads.

What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: $320,000 to $405,000 a year
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: New York City, NY · San Francisco, CA
• Posted: 2026-02-05 · over 60 days ago

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Manager. The title says "Manager".

Must have

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, solutions architecture, or a technical customer-facing role such as forward deployed engineering or consulting.
• 2+ years of people management experience within a services/post-sales/FDE organization with a track record of hiring, developing, and retaining strong engineers.
• Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience
• Required field of study: A field relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience
• Minimum years of experience: Years of experience required will correlate with the internal job level requirements for the position

Conditions

• Travel to customer sites as needed (25-50%), particularly during engagement kickoffs and for your team's highest-priority accounts.
• Location-based hybrid policy: Currently, we expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time. However, some roles may require more time in our offices.

Main duties

• Hire, develop, and retain a world-class team of Forward Deployed Engineers. Set a high bar for technical talent and customer instincts.
• Conduct regular 1:1s, provide technical mentorship, and invest in the career growth of each team member. Create an environment where FDEs do the best work of…
• Staff and oversee customer engagements across your team's portfolio, making resource allocation decisions that balance customer needs, team development, and …
• Collaborate with account teams and Engagement Managers during the pre-sales process to qualify engagements, scope work, and inform statements of work.
• Review technical architectures and code produced by your FDEs, ensuring the team ships high-quality, production-ready solutions that solve real customer prob…

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for engineer jobs in New York, NY: $190k a year (479 listings, 39 employers). This listing is 91% higher.
• Across Anthropic's 546 open listings, 53% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How Anthropic hires

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