> 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. # Staff-level FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies serving external customers and internal teams Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=late&level=staff&recipient=both 20 staff-level forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies serving external customers and internal teams, from 14 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $202,000 to $268,000. **20** postings · **14** companies · median **$226,000**, half $202,000–$268,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Published October 25, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Alation](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/alation) ### [Senior Staff Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/19479baf50cbb536) US Remote 4w ago $152,152–$205,405 [Invisible Technologies](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/invisible-technologies) ### [Principal Backend Engineer (Forward Deployed)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/14b783c38e2fc93f) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 12mo ago $250,000–$300,000 [Celonis](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/celonis) ### [Lead Deployment Architect - AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/927db00cfcddf0a0) Redwood City, CA Hybrid New · Yesterday $195,000–$215,000 [Neo4j](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/neo4j) ### [Principal AI Solutions Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b057169d1f8a6744) US Remote 8d ago $220,000–$310,000 [Focused](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/focused) ### [Lead Agent Engineer (Langchain)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5bff43269bd70426) US Remote 6w ago $175,000–$250,000 [Restaurant365](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/restaurant365) ### [Senior Customer Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4b9c23c20a3d39bd) Irvine, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $130,000–$174,000 [Percepta](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/percepta) ### [Founding Applied AI Engineer - Data](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bd309b8539deca60) New York, NY On-site 3mo ago $150,000–$400,000 [Celonis](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/celonis) ### [Lead Deployment Architect - AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bf236dfac408a8bc) New York, NY Hybrid 3mo ago $177,000–$190,000 [Focused](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/focused) ### [Lead Agent Engineer (Langchain)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cd194c5753d159f2) Chicago, IL Hybrid 6w ago $175,000–$250,000 [Focused](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/focused) ### [Lead Agent Engineer (Langchain)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7cf6884582fe8ca8) Denver, CO Hybrid 6w ago $175,000–$250,000 [Aircall](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/aircall) Leads the deployment team ### [Forward Deployed Engineering Team Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0d16eaa1346b1b3b) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA 6w ago $200,000–$256,000 [Hadrian](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hadrian) Leads the deployment team ### [Sr. Director, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f4ea9efe32970402) SF Bay Area On-site 2w ago $300,000–$415,000 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Sr. Engagement Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8b091d6ee222c894) VA Remote 5w ago $130,300–$179,200 [EY](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ey) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Applied AI - Senior Manager - Financial Services - Consulting](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dc2bf3fabf4291c0) Charlotte, NC · Dallas, TX · +2 more Hybrid 7w ago $144,000–$374,000 [Stripe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/stripe) Leads the deployment team ### [Engineering Manager, Forward Deployed (Privy)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/43fada52a5ce0259) New York, NY 5mo ago $236,000–$354,000 [Snorkel AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/snorkel-ai) Leads the deployment team ### [Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5b3763b34dd9cb0d) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 7mo ago $200,000–$320,000 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Lead Engagement Manager, FDE - Healthcare & Life Sciences](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3172b88f05d8a37e) US · city not listed 6mo ago $143,000–$245,850 [Alation](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/alation) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Staff Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/315e13504a747835) US Remote 2mo ago $141,781–$191,404 [Temporal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/temporal) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Software Engineer - Builder Platform](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bd864ead1655fb93) US Remote New · 3d ago $169,600–$278,250 [Percepta](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/percepta) Leads the deployment team ### [Applied AI Engineer - Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f22c1bc1523b1cde) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago $250,000–$425,000 10 of 20 build what the customer runs. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3FcompanyStage%3Dlate%26level%3Dstaff%26recipient%3Dboth&placement=alert) New staff-level fde and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies serving external customers and internal teams 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 staff-level FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies serving external customers and internal teams pay? 20 of 20 postings state a pay range. The median is $226,000, and half of them sit between $202,000 and $268,000, from 14 companies. ### How much experience do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies serving external customers and internal teams require? Of 20 postings, 11 state a minimum number of years, from 9 companies. The most common requirement is 10 or more years, in 5 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (4) or 3 to 5 years (2). ### Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies serving external customers and internal teams? These 20 postings come from 14 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Focused](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/focused) (3), [Alation](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/alation) (2), [Celonis](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/celonis) (2), [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) (2) and [Percepta](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/percepta) (2). ### Are staff-level FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies serving external customers and internal teams remote? 6 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 8 are hybrid and 3 are on-site. The remaining 3 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 11 of the 20 postings. Counted over the 20 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey. Employer postings · Responsibility levels reflect our reading of the work, not just the employer’s title. 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