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$150,000–$350,000
Liquid AIProduction engineering
Member of Technical Staff - Post Training, Applied
San Francisco, CAHybrid
Pay not posted
$180,000–$250,000
$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
$150,000–$185,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$145,000–$200,000
UncountableProduction engineering
Software Engineer, Implementations
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Remote
$90,000–$110,000
$140,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
$175,000–$225,000
Pay not posted
$125,000–$200,000
$180,000–$250,000
AntithesisImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CAWashington, DC +1On-site
SG$150,000–SG$225,000
SitrepsDeployment strategy
Senior Forward Deployed Strategist, Public Sector
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CAWashington, DC +1On-site
$147,000–$185,000
$140,000–$220,000
Pay not posted
ArtisanDeployment strategy
Forward Deployed GTM Architect
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$130,000–$180,000
Pay not posted
$160,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
AntithesisImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CAWashington, DC +1On-site
£80,000–£125,000
Pay not posted
$180,000–$190,000
$190,000–$265,000
AntithesisImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer
Vienna, VA · San Francisco, CAVienna, VA +1On-site
$110,000–$170,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$150,000–$240,000
Lila SciencesInternal deployment & tooling
Staff Forward Deployed Engineer, Life Sciences
Cambridge, MA · San Francisco, CACambridge, MA +1
$192,000–$256,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$100,000–$200,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do senior FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies pay?
113 of 189 postings state a pay range. The median is $190,000, and half of them sit between $166,000 and $228,000, across 64 companies.
How much experience do senior FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies require?
Of 189 postings, 51 state a minimum number of years, from 43 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 39 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (9), 6 to 9 years (2) or 10 or more years (1).
Which companies are hiring for senior FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies?
These 189 postings come from 100 companies. The employers with the most postings are Istari Digital (17), Retell AI (9), Sitreps (9), Fundamental Research Labs (5) and Northslope Technologies (5).
Are senior FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies remote?
29 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 46 are hybrid and 102 are on-site. The remaining 12 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 72 of the 189 postings.
Counted over the 189 postings in this search. Postings read on September 19, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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