$150,000–$275,000
FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience at early-stage companies
190 postings · 134 companies · 108 state pay: median $189,000, half $163,000–$225,000
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Forward Deployed Engineer (U.S. Government / IL5)
San Francisco, CA · Los Altos, CASan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$130,000–$170,000
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Founding Forward Deployed Engineer - US
San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
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Founding Forward Deployed Engineer - US
San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
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139 of 190 build what the customer runs.
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience at early-stage companies pay?
108 of 190 postings state a pay range. The median is $189,000, and half of them sit between $163,000 and $225,000, from 84 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience at early-stage companies require?
Of 190 postings, 142 state a minimum number of years, from 111 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 83 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (41), 6 to 9 years (15) or 10 or more years (3).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience at early-stage companies?
These 190 postings come from 134 companies. The employers with the most postings are SpruceID (5), Voltai (5), Blank Metal (4), Obin AI (4) and Realm (4).
Are FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience at early-stage companies remote?
42 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 45 are hybrid and 81 are on-site. The remaining 22 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 82 of the 190 postings.
Counted over the 190 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 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. · How we read postings