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Staff-level FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies involving production implementation
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Tessera LabsProduction engineering
Forward-Deployed Engineer
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Remote
$180,000–$233,000
Lila SciencesProduction engineering
Staff Forward Deployed Engineer, Physical Sciences (Level Flexible)
Cambridge, MA
$192,000–$256,000
$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
Trase SystemsProduction engineering
Staff Software Engineer (Product + Platform Development)
Seattle, WA · Mclean, VASeattle, WA +1Remote
$180,000–$240,000
FlipProduction engineering
Staff Software Engineer
Marina Del Rey, CA · Williamsburg, NYMarina Del Rey, CA +1On-site
$200,000–$400,000
ChalkDeployment team leadership
Director, Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$300,000–$350,000
Lila SciencesInternal deployment & tooling
Staff Forward Deployed Engineer, Life Sciences
Cambridge, MA
$192,000–$256,000
$170,000–$210,000
$275,000–$360,000
FluidstackDeployment team leadership
Decision Engineering Team Lead, Business Operations
New York, NYOn-site
$269,000–$335,000
Pay not posted
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FluidstackDeployment team leadership
Decision Engineering Team Lead, Infrastructure Development & Delivery
New York, NYOn-site
$269,000–$335,000
$205,000–$240,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies involving production implementation pay?
15 of 18 postings state a pay range. The median is $225,000, and half of them sit between $218,000 and $301,000, across 11 companies.
Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies involving production implementation?
These 18 postings come from 13 companies. The employers with the most postings are Fluidstack (3), Flip (2), Giga (2), Lila Sciences (2) and Atomic (1).
Are staff-level FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies involving production implementation remote?
6 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 1 are hybrid and 9 are on-site. The remaining 2 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 5 of the 18 postings.
Counted over the 18 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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