$180,000–$300,000
FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies
448 postings · 291 companies · 255 state pay: median $190,000, half $164,000–$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
Applied Researcher - Forward-Deployed RL
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Remote
$150,000–$300,000
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278 of 448 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies pay?
255 of 448 postings state a pay range. The median is $190,000, and half of them sit between $164,000 and $225,000, from 178 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies require?
Of 448 postings, 220 state a minimum number of years, from 158 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 125 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (70), 6 to 9 years (21) or 10 or more years (4).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies?
These 448 postings come from 291 companies. The employers with the most postings are Fundamental Research Labs (6), H Company (6), Field AI (5), Obin AI (5) and Realm (5).
Are FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies remote?
87 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 83 are hybrid and 226 are on-site. The remaining 52 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 173 of the 448 postings.
Counted over the 448 postings in this search. Postings read on November 2, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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