> 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 at later-stage private companies Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=late&level=senior&page=4 654 senior forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies, from 215 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $178,000 to $231,000. **654** postings · **215** companies · 552 state pay: median **$212,000**, half $178,000–$231,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer- Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cd14c4af807bc767) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $134,500–$265,100 [project44](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/project44) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6598ae7b1750d07a) Chicago, IL Hybrid 3mo ago $130,000–$190,000 [Shield AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/shield-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Autonomy (open level)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/29e4376987e907b0) US Remote 3mo ago $152,000–$318,000 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8f028daeb404e428) Chicago, IL 2mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Frontier GenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e59b51c8919f8bfb) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $134,500–$265,100 [Ramp](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ramp) ### [Software Engineer, Forward Deployed AI Solutions](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f9197cc51191b917) New York, NY Hybrid 3mo ago $189,000–$330,000 [Afresh](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/afresh) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3f53df7088c867fb) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 3mo ago $156,060–$211,140 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/aee74b9adc2095ad) Austin, TX 2mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Microsoft AI & Data](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/058842f6828047b1) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $134,500–$265,100 [Hadrian](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hadrian) ### [All Levels: Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5293a7d2854092bc) Torrance, CA On-site 4mo ago $223,000–$359,000 [TeleTracking Technologies](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/teletracking-technologies) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/acf49161f0c66be4) Pittsburgh, PA 4mo ago Pay not posted [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/99fcc726b3f450eb) Chicago, IL · Columbus, OH · +1 more Hybrid 2mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Google Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6e43f7020fb07d9b) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $134,500–$265,100 [OpenAI Deployment Company](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai-deployment-company) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/465d1561603a9449) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 4mo ago $170,000–$400,000 [Planhat](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/planhat) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer | Americas](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/760df506cf3445ee) Pacific Palisades, CA On-site 4mo ago $170,000–$250,000 · OTE [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/84d3c197dd7d036c) US · city not listed Hybrid 3mo ago $152,900–$210,155 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Lead Forward Deployed Engineer - AWS](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/71c2eebd168c7375) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $189,200–$372,900 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Connected Warfare (Active Clearance)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a69647c047737502) Honolulu, HI 4mo ago $166,000–$253,000 [Cato Networks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cato-networks) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/453a4e6216cebce7) Atlanta, GA 5mo ago Pay not posted [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Digital Native Business ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0b9fe1e453a58f7c) Mountain View, CA 3mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Lead Forward Deployed Engineer, Microsoft AI & Data](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a4029ebbed055418) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $189,200–$372,900 [Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai) ### [Senior Frontier Agents Engineer (Forward Deployed Engineering)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/67b7c374d76c71b3) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 more 5mo ago $216,000–$270,000 [Handshake (AI training)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/handshake-ai-training) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Enterprise AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/013bd98bc4409620) San Francisco, CA On-site 5mo ago $155,000–$170,000 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Retail](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/496d3602429e8dd6) US Remote 3mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f6079973edead7ef) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $134,500–$265,100 [Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai) ### [Frontier Agents Engineer (Forward Deployed Engineering)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/aa082644713e92d5) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 more 5mo ago $180,000–$225,000 [AI Fund](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ai-fund) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (Ayama)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e3bc42063d823f84) SF Bay Area Hybrid 5mo ago Pay not posted [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Retail](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a26baf7a5d8d5ac5) Denver, CO 3mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Senior Anthropic Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7cdb7efb72730ee4) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $155,600–$306,800 [SBI Growth Advisory](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sbi-growth-advisory) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7acab237f4f74ef2) US Remote 6mo ago Pay not posted [AI Fund](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ai-fund) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2f06993ec835e0eb) Mountain View, CA On-site 6mo ago Pay not posted [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Retail](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ce78fd535ff7230d) Dallas, TX 3mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Senior Databricks Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6082950abcf81020) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $155,600–$306,800 [Judi Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/judi-health) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f1ba903f1849a2d2) Charlotte, NC · Denver, CO · +1 more Hybrid 6mo ago $116,400–$200,000 [Reflection AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/reflection-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c318a17794050b62) New York, NY On-site 6mo ago Pay not posted [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Retail](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f8a1279fcdf62df7) Chicago, IL 3mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer - Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ae6f63460c2b912e) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $155,600–$306,800 [Sentry](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sentry) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/541bacaa6aead6e0) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 6mo ago $190,000–$230,000 [Cohere](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cohere) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Agentic Platform](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/718afc10364c8e3c) San Francisco, CA Remote 6mo ago CA$175,000–CA$385,000 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Retail](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bff9fbc31fa9479f) Austin, TX 3mo ago $182,000–$250,208 403 of 654 build what the customer runs. [Compare pay across US FDE roles →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary) ## Frequently asked questions ### What do senior FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies pay? 552 of 654 postings state a pay range. The median is $212,000, and half of them sit between $178,000 and $231,000, from 160 companies. ### How much experience do senior FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies require? Of 654 postings, 409 state a minimum number of years, from 163 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 241 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (132), under 3 years (26) or 10 or more years (10). ### Which companies are hiring for senior FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies? These 654 postings come from 215 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) (68), [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) (66), [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) (41), [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) (35) and [Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai) (16). ### Are senior FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies remote? 125 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 160 are hybrid and 121 are on-site. The remaining 248 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 349 of the 654 postings. Counted over the 654 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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