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$222,000–$290,000
Retell AIProduction engineering
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Spanish Fluency Required)
Redwood City, CAOn-site
$180,000–$300,000
$170,000–$220,000
$150,000–$300,000
$140,000–$220,000
Retell AIProduction engineering
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Mandarin Fluency Required)
Redwood City, CAOn-site
$180,000–$300,000
VapiProduction engineering
Member of Technical Staff, Forward Deployed
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$200,000–$280,000
Pay not posted
ValthosProduction engineering
Member of Technical Staff - Forward Deployed Engineer
New York, NYOn-site
Pay not posted
Fundamental Research LabsProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Full-Stack Engineer
San Francisco, CAHybrid
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$175,000–$290,000
$150,000–$175,000
Pay not posted
$140,000–$200,000
$180,000–$300,000
TitanProduction engineering
Solutions Architect
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1On-site
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$150,000–$220,000
SitrepsProduction engineering
Data Science Lead - Defense Accounts
Arlington, VA · Pittsburgh, PAArlington, VA +1Remote
$140,000–$175,000
Pay not posted
$120,000–$200,000
NODA AIProduction engineering
Senior Solution Engineer / Solution Architect
Austin, TX · Washington, DCAustin, TX +1Hybrid
Pay not posted
$200,000–$320,000
Liquid AIProduction engineering
Member of Technical Staff - Post Training, Applied (Audio)
San Francisco, CAHybrid
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
Liquid AIProduction engineering
Member of Technical Staff - Post Training, Applied
San Francisco, CAHybrid
Pay not posted
$125,000–$200,000
$180,000–$250,000
Pay not posted
ArtisanDeployment strategy
Forward Deployed GTM Architect
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$130,000–$180,000
$180,000–$190,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$180,000–$230,000
Pay not posted
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Frequently asked questions
What do senior FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads at early-stage companies pay?
37 of 71 postings state a pay range. The median is $185,000, and half of them sit between $160,000 and $225,000, across 26 companies.
How much experience do senior FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads at early-stage companies require?
Of 71 postings, 25 state a minimum number of years, from 21 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 21 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (3) or 10 or more years (1).
Which companies are hiring for senior FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads at early-stage companies?
These 71 postings come from 48 companies. The employers with the most postings are Istari Digital (7), Retell AI (6), Fundamental Research Labs (3), Liquid AI (3) and Sitreps (3).
Are senior FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads at early-stage companies remote?
11 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 16 are hybrid and 41 are on-site. The remaining 3 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 32 of the 71 postings.
Counted over the 71 postings in this search. Postings read on September 18, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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