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Tessera LabsProduction engineering
Forward-Deployed Engineer
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Remote
$180,000–$233,000
$200,000–$225,000
$180,000–$400,000
FlipProduction engineering
Staff Software Engineer
Marina Del Rey, CA · Williamsburg, NYMarina Del Rey, CA +1On-site
$200,000–$400,000
$180,000–$250,000
ChalkDeployment team leadership
Director, Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$300,000–$350,000
$170,000–$210,000
$275,000–$360,000
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Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies serving external customers?
These 11 postings come from 9 companies. The employers with the most postings are Chalk (2), Giga (2), Atomic (1), Flip (1) and Impiricus (1).
Are staff-level FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies serving external customers remote?
5 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 1 are hybrid and 5 are on-site. Travel is mentioned in 3 of the 11 postings.
Counted over the 11 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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