$102,200–$234,800
FDE and deployment jobs asking for consulting experience at later-stage private companies involving proof of concept
34 postings · 21 companies · 25 state pay: median $212,000, half $190,000–$245,000
Postings read on
All filters
Counts show jobs matching each option and your other filters. Select several options to match any of them.
Location
Selected metros or remote. Remote jobs may have residency restrictions.
Pay
Matches the top of the posted range, annualized in US dollars and sometimes including variable pay. Postings with no posted range are hidden when you choose an amount.
Arrangement
Type of work
Level
Our reading of the role, not the employer’s title. Junior: guided work; Mid: independent delivery; Senior: leads an ambiguous project through production; Staff+: leads across teams or projects.
BackgroundConsulting
The experience the posting asks you to arrive with, in the employer’s own words, not our reading of the job. A posting that states no experience requirement is in none of these, and neither is one asking for experience outside the five.
Experience
Postings that ask for that many years or fewer, plus postings that state no requirement. The kind of experience still matters.
Posted
Travel
Postings that do not mention travel are treated as no travel, so they are left out of 25% or more.
Individual contributor or manager
Company stageLater private
Coding work
Project stagesProof of concept
Implementation share
Estimated from the job description, not measured working hours.
Who you build for
Visa sponsorship
Company size
Estimated from public information about the company. Bands are approximate. Companies without a stated size are listed as not stated.
34 jobs match
Location
Selected metros or remote. Remote jobs may have residency restrictions.
34 jobs match
Pay
Matches the top of the posted range, annualized in US dollars and sometimes including variable pay. Postings with no posted range are hidden when you choose an amount.
34 jobs match
Arrangement
34 jobs match
Type of work
34 jobs match
Level
Our reading of the role, not the employer’s title. Junior: guided work; Mid: independent delivery; Senior: leads an ambiguous project through production; Staff+: leads across teams or projects.
34 jobs match
Consulting
The experience the posting asks you to arrive with, in the employer’s own words, not our reading of the job. A posting that states no experience requirement is in none of these, and neither is one asking for experience outside the five.
34 jobs match
Experience
Postings that ask for that many years or fewer, plus postings that state no requirement. The kind of experience still matters.
34 jobs match
Posted
34 jobs match
Travel
Postings that do not mention travel are treated as no travel, so they are left out of 25% or more.
34 jobs match
Later private
34 jobs match
Proof of concept
34 jobs match
Deloitte USBuilds what the customer runs
Cyber - GCP Forward Deployed Security Engineer (FDE) - Senior Consultant
Multiple US offices
$134,500–$265,100
Pay not posted
$250,000–$280,000
$167,400–$310,900
TeleTracking TechnologiesBuilds what the customer runs
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)
Pittsburgh, PA
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$211,000–$302,000
$159,100–$265,100
$266,000–$362,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$185,000–$235,000
Pay not posted
Ode with AnthropicPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Product Manager (SF/NY)
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$200,000–$275,000
Deloitte USProves it works before the sale
ConvergeHEALTH Life Sciences - Product Forward Deployed Engineer - Innovation_
Multiple US offices
$105,400–$207,800
flexportPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Consultant- Supply Chain Solutions
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$174,000–$213,000
$180,000–$200,000
VercelLeads the deployment team
Director of Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
$240,000–$300,000
Deloitte USProves it works before the sale
ConvergeHEALTH Life Sciences - Product Forward Deployed Engineer - Innovation_
Multiple US offices
$105,400–$207,800
$134,500–$265,100
$223,700–$372,900
$200,000–$250,000
$154,000–$209,000
Scale AIPlans what the customer deploys first
Engagement Manager (Homeland Layered Defense), Public Sector
Washington, DC
$166,400–$208,000
Pay not posted
OpenAI Deployment CompanyPlans what the customer deploys first
Technical Deployment Lead - US
New York, NYHybrid
$170,000–$400,000
Pay not posted
Scale AIPlans what the customer deploys first
Engagement Manager (Homeland Layered Defense), Public Sector
Colorado Springs, CO
$166,400–$249,000
OpenAIIntegrates and configures it
Partner Applied AI Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$197,000–$278,000
$211,000–$278,000
$182,000–$250,208
Carnegie Mellon UniversityBuilds for teams inside the company
AI Solutions Architect - Computing Services
Pittsburgh, PA
Pay not posted
$68,443–$92,398
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs asking for consulting experience at later-stage private companies involving proof of concept pay?
25 of 34 postings state a pay range. The median is $212,000, and half of them sit between $190,000 and $245,000, from 15 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs asking for consulting experience at later-stage private companies involving proof of concept require?
Of 34 postings, 21 state a minimum number of years, from 14 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 14 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (5) or 10 or more years (2).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs asking for consulting experience at later-stage private companies involving proof of concept?
These 34 postings come from 21 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (8), OpenAI (4), blockstream (2), Scale AI (2) and Veeam Software (2).
Are FDE and deployment jobs asking for consulting experience at later-stage private companies involving proof of concept remote?
7 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 11 are hybrid and 1 are on-site. The remaining 15 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 21 of the 34 postings.
Counted over the 34 postings in this search. Postings read on September 21, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
Employer postings · The background is what the posting asks for in the employer’s own words. Postings that state no experience requirement, or ask for experience outside the five we list, are left out. Coding scope, project stages and who the work serves are our reading of each job description. · How we read postings