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Senior FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies serving external customers
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$180,000–$350,000
SitrepsProduction engineering
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Public Sector
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CAWashington, DC +1On-site
$167,000–$203,000
$222,000–$290,000
$150,000–$180,000
H CompanyProduction engineering
Founding Forward Deployed Engineer - US
San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
Pay not posted
$150,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
Fundamental Research LabsProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Data Scientist - Oil & Gas, Houston
Houston, TXHybrid
Pay not posted
H CompanyProduction engineering
Founding Forward Deployed Engineer - US
San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
Pay not posted
Retell AIProduction engineering
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Spanish Fluency Required)
Redwood City, CAOn-site
$180,000–$300,000
$200,000–$400,000
Pay not posted
$170,000–$220,000
Retell AIProduction engineering
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Mandarin Fluency Required)
Redwood City, CAOn-site
$180,000–$300,000
Defense UnicornsProduction engineering
FDE Data Engineer- Space (FedD141/FedD147)
Colorado Springs, CO · Cape Canaveral, FL · +2 more · US remoteColorado Springs, CO +3 · US remoteRemote
$123,250–$166,750
Istari DigitalProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer (Commercial / International)
Seattle, WAOn-site
Pay not posted
Periodic LabsProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer, Physics & Simulation
Menlo Park, CA · San Francisco, CAMenlo Park, CA +1On-site
$200,000–$275,000
$130,000–$165,000
Defense UnicornsProduction engineering
Senior FDE Data Engineer (FedD140/FedD148)
Colorado Springs, CO · Cape Canaveral, FL · +2 more · US remoteColorado Springs, CO +3 · US remoteRemote
$148,750–$201,250
Pay not posted
$200,000–$400,000
H CompanyProduction engineering
Founding Forward Deployed Engineer - US
San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
Pay not posted
$150,000–$350,000
Pay not posted
$140,000–$225,000
$150,000–$300,000
$230,000–$300,000
Pay not posted
SitrepsProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer - Logistics Programs
Arlington, VA · Pittsburgh, PAArlington, VA +1Remote
$155,000–$225,000
$140,000–$220,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
webAIProduction engineering
Senior Forward Deployed AI Engineer
Austin, TX · Washington, DCAustin, TX +1Hybrid
Pay not posted
$200,000–$300,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
ValthosProduction engineering
Member of Technical Staff - Forward Deployed Engineer
New York, NYOn-site
Pay not posted
$150,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
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Frequently asked questions
What do senior FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies serving external customers pay?
95 of 167 postings state a pay range. The median is $185,000, and half of them sit between $164,000 and $225,000, across 53 companies.
How much experience do senior FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies serving external customers require?
Of 167 postings, 43 state a minimum number of years, from 35 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 32 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (8), 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 serving external customers?
These 167 postings come from 86 companies. The employers with the most postings are Istari Digital (17), Sitreps (9), Retell AI (7), Fundamental Research Labs (5) and Liquid AI (5).
Are senior FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies serving external customers remote?
27 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 44 are hybrid and 88 are on-site. The remaining 8 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 69 of the 167 postings.
Counted over the 167 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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