> AI agents: this is one page of Nextmove’s FDE site, in Markdown. Nextmove is a job board and free career service for forward deployed engineers (FDEs). Each posting is classified from its text, not its title: the kind of work, how much of it is production code, pre-sales weight, time at customer sites, travel, remote arrangement, level and posted base pay. The site also publishes the aggregates: median pay by level, metro, company and kind of work, and which companies started hiring FDEs each week. Every page under https://nextmove.md/fde is served this way; the index of pages is https://nextmove.md/llms.txt. # Senior FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads at later-stage private companies Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=late&level=senior&management=lead 347 senior forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for technical leads at later-stage private companies, from 119 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $185,000 to $231,000. **347** postings · **119** companies · 305 state pay: median **$216,000**, half $185,000–$231,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Cyber - SF](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5a5eb13cea3121c0) San Francisco, CA Hybrid New · Today $185,000–$300,000 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer - Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/440870dea6def209) Berkeley, CA · Kansas City, MO · +1 more Remote New · Today $182,000–$250,208 [SAS Institute Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sas-institute-inc) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Solutions Architect, Large Pharma](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4c789e2f61e7b01f) NJ · US remote Remote New · Today $136,948–$167,380 [Reflection AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/reflection-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d6f7a25c949926c4) New York, NY On-site New · 2d ago Pay not posted [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Cyber - NYC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c5efd2cc66aab827) New York, NY Hybrid New · Today $185,000–$300,000 [Cohere](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cohere) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Inference ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/23716a9ac7c3670f) San Francisco, CA Remote 8d ago $240,000–$415,000 [Turing](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/turing) ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9b4e3e1ddbd6438d) Los Angeles, CA Hybrid 9d ago $200,000–$250,000 [6sense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/6sense) ### [Sr. Data Scientist, Forward-Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8eac81fe1ac3dfde) San Francisco, CA Remote 9d ago $168,349.5–$230,912.6 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Financial Services- NYC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ed060b61e687230f) New York, NY Hybrid New · Today $185,000–$300,000 [OpenAI Deployment Company](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai-deployment-company) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Cleared - US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c19d1fdb2baf1e9b) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 10d ago $170,000–$400,000 [Sayari](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sayari) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer II (Remote, US) ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9f4bb795c063c4e6) US Remote 11d ago $160,000–$180,000 [MegazoneCloud](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/megazonecloud) ### [Sr. AI FDE ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4a73d65b20ad1e87) Rochester, NY On-site 13d ago $145,000–$165,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - AI Infra - SF](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c7485e204e45fc68) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 10d ago $185,000–$300,000 [LMI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lmi) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Clearance Required](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/02c25bed9bdb1230) US Remote 13d ago Pay not posted [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer- Snowflake](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fdee64d0a982d2b7) Multiple US offices 13d ago $134,500–$265,100 [Talkdesk](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/talkdesk) ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/71bb34cf6e268fcd) Bellevue, WA 2w ago $170,000–$200,000 [PwC (US)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pwc-us) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer-Palantir Foundry-Senior Associate](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8f2f106eae6e8759) Chicago, IL · Raleigh, NC · +57 more Hybrid 2w ago $77,000–$202,000 [Saronic Technologies](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/saronic-technologies) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4ba985cc3311ca61) Austin, TX On-site 2w ago Pay not posted [One Brief](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/one-brief) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0eec61fd86601664) US Remote 3w ago $180,000–$255,000 [EY](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ey) ### [Financial Services - Forward Deployed Engineer - Technology Consulting - Manager - NYC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dfd9891b3104f945) New York, NY 4w ago $166,900–$278,100 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Banking Product Forward Deployed Engineer - Products & Platforms](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5e238dc72a7bb205) Multiple US offices 4w ago $105,400–$207,800 [OpenAI Deployment Company](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai-deployment-company) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Cybersecurity - US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/36ce38dd6590bdc5) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 5w ago $170,000–$400,000 [Veeam Software](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/veeam-software) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4754fb0878ac63cf) San Jose, CA Hybrid 6w ago $137,160–$228,480 [Turing](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/turing) ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9c2a91ddaea43103) New York, NY On-site 7w ago $200,000–$250,000 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Lead Product Forward Deployed Engineer (pFDE) - Products & Platforms](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bffc74279cb2dc73) Multiple US offices 4w ago $105,400–$207,800 [Qventus](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/qventus) ### [Forward Deployed AI Solutions Architect ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cfa35a04920194bd) US Remote 7w ago $220,000–$245,000 [Zip](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/zip) ### [Software Engineer, Forward Deployed (Mid - Senior Level)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/db3d12a17ae46903) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 7w ago $150,000–$250,000 [Xcelerate Solutions](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/xcelerate-solutions) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - TS/SCI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cf7a60894f6903cf) US · city not listed 7w ago Pay not posted [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Senior AWS Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6dc8aa65995887a8) Multiple US offices 6w ago $155,600–$306,800 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Digital Native Business ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d7d1858268bd328d) San Francisco, CA 7w ago $182,000–$250,208 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - NYC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/74fe6961648194f3) New York, NY Hybrid 7w ago $185,000–$300,000 [Legora](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/legora) ### [Senior / Staff Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1b9b828bf30a760b) New York, NY On-site 7w ago $237,150–$369,150 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [ConvergeProsperity - Product Forward Deployed Engineer, BankingSuite (Manager) - Products & Platforms](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/84520d7dd356fc60) Multiple US offices 6w ago $134,500–$266,100 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Digital Native Business ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/924a15a78c10c56b) San Francisco, CA Remote 7w ago $182,000–$250,208 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Seattle](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/77ecee88fe61f440) Seattle, WA Hybrid 7w ago $185,000–$300,000 [Camunda](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/camunda) ### [AI Process Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b95e3c4c7d5d1cc5) US Remote 2mo ago $131,100–$211,400 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [AWS Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b9816073a14b786e) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $134,500–$265,100 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Digital Native Business ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1bde83f7bd0b6460) San Francisco, CA Remote 7w ago $182,000–$250,208 [Snorkel AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/snorkel-ai) ### [Senior/Staff Forward Deployed Engineer - Computer Use Agents](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a1a38531f7571d5a) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $180,000–$320,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Legal-SF](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f8a4d49298c2cba9) New York, NY Hybrid 2mo ago $185,000–$300,000 234 of 347 build what the customer runs. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3FcompanyStage%3Dlate%26level%3Dsenior%26management%3Dlead&placement=alert) New senior fde and deployment jobs for technical leads at later-stage private companies go out by email once you have an account and set an alert. [Compare pay across US FDE roles →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary) ## Frequently asked questions ### What do senior FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads at later-stage private companies pay? 305 of 347 postings state a pay range. The median is $216,000, and half of them sit between $185,000 and $231,000, from 91 companies. ### How much experience do senior FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads at later-stage private companies require? Of 347 postings, 244 state a minimum number of years, from 92 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 125 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (102), under 3 years (10) or 10 or more years (7). ### Which companies are hiring for senior FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads at later-stage private companies? These 347 postings come from 119 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) (61), [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) (60), [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) (22), [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) (15) and [Sierra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sierra) (9). ### Are senior FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads at later-stage private companies remote? 56 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 86 are hybrid and 43 are on-site. The remaining 162 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 218 of the 347 postings. Counted over the 347 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. 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