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FDE and deployment jobs asking for consulting experience at later-stage private companies involving pre-sales
34 postings · 20 companies · 29 state pay: median $214,000, half $187,000–$243,000
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$250,000–$280,000
OpenAIBuilds what the customer runs
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Healthcare - NYC
New York, NYHybrid
$185,000–$300,000
Pay not posted
OpenAIBuilds what the customer runs
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Healthcare - Seattle
Seattle, WAHybrid
$185,000–$300,000
OpenAIBuilds what the customer runs
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Healthcare - SF
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$185,000–$300,000
$266,000–$362,000
$185,000–$235,000
DatabricksPlans what the customer deploys first
Sr. Engagement Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - Financial Services
US · city not listed
$115,800–$199,100
Deloitte USProves it works before the sale
ConvergeHEALTH Life Sciences - Product Forward Deployed Engineer - Innovation_
Multiple US offices
$105,400–$207,800
Pay not posted
Ode with AnthropicPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Product Manager (SF/NY)
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$200,000–$275,000
NotionPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Architect
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$165,000–$205,000 · OTE
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
$223,700–$372,900
DatabricksLeads the deployment team
Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - Public Sector
Washington, DCHybrid
$211,800–$291,300
$170,000–$280,000 · OTE
$211,800–$291,300
DatabricksPlans what the customer deploys first
Lead Engagement Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - Healthcare & Life Sciences
US · city not listed
$143,000–$245,850
$200,000–$250,000
Gecko RoboticsPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Lead | Navy Manufacturing
Pittsburgh, PAOn-site
$170,000–$240,000
Scale AIPlans what the customer deploys first
Engagement Manager (Homeland Layered Defense), Public Sector
Washington, DC
$166,400–$208,000
Pay not posted
$154,000–$208,000
Pay not posted
Scale AIPlans what the customer deploys first
Engagement Manager (Homeland Layered Defense), Public Sector
Colorado Springs, CO
$166,400–$249,000
$211,000–$278,000
$171,200–$256,800 · OTE
AlationPlans what the customer deploys first
Staff Deployment Strategist, Governance & Industry Advisory
USRemote
$122,681–$165,619
$182,000–$250,208
$68,443–$92,398
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs asking for consulting experience at later-stage private companies involving pre-sales pay?
29 of 34 postings state a pay range. The median is $214,000, and half of them sit between $187,000 and $243,000, from 16 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs asking for consulting experience at later-stage private companies involving pre-sales require?
Of 34 postings, 19 state a minimum number of years, from 14 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 12 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 pre-sales?
These 34 postings come from 20 companies. The employers with the most postings are Databricks (5), OpenAI (5), Deloitte US (3), Alation (2) and blockstream (2).
Are FDE and deployment jobs asking for consulting experience at later-stage private companies involving pre-sales remote?
11 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 12 are hybrid and 2 are on-site. The remaining 9 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 25 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