$150,000–$250,000
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131 jobs
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View job →SitrepsProduction engineering
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Public Sector
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CAWashington, DC +1On-site
$167,000–$203,000
View job →$150,000–$180,000
View job →H CompanyProduction engineering
Founding Forward Deployed Engineer - US
San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
Pay range unavailable
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View job →Layer HealthProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Data Scientist
Boston, MA · New York, NYBoston, MA +1Hybrid
$150,000–$180,000
View job →H CompanyProduction engineering
Founding Forward Deployed Engineer - US
San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
Pay range unavailable
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View job →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
View job →$100,000–$190,000
View job →Periodic LabsProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer, Physics & Simulation
Menlo Park, CA · San Francisco, CAMenlo Park, CA +1On-site
$200,000–$275,000
View job →Istari DigitalProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer (Commercial / International)
Seattle, WAOn-site
Pay range unavailable
View job →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
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View job →H CompanyProduction engineering
Founding Forward Deployed Engineer - US
San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
Pay range unavailable
View job →$150,000–$350,000
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View job →$140,000–$225,000
View job →$230,000–$300,000
View job →SitrepsProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer - Logistics Programs
Arlington, VA · Pittsburgh, PAArlington, VA +1Remote
$155,000–$225,000
View job →Pay range unavailable
View job →Tessera LabsProduction engineering
Forward-Deployed Engineer
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Remote
$180,000–$233,000
View job →Lila SciencesProduction engineering
Staff Forward Deployed Engineer, Physical Sciences (Level Flexible)
Cambridge, MA
$192,000–$256,000
View job →Pay range unavailable
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View job →webAIProduction engineering
Senior Forward Deployed AI Engineer
Austin, TX · Washington, DCAustin, TX +1Hybrid
Pay range unavailable
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View job →Fundamental Research LabsProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Full-Stack Engineer
San Francisco, CAHybrid
Pay range unavailable
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at early-stage companies pay?
Of 131 postings, 87 list a pay range. The median posted range is $150,000–$225,000 across 53 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at early-stage companies require?
Of 131 postings, 31 state a minimum number of years, from 26 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 16 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (13) or 6 to 9 years (2).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at early-stage companies?
These 131 postings come from 76 companies. The employers with the most postings are Istari Digital (10), Retell AI (6), Sitreps (6), Northslope Technologies (5) and Antithesis (4).
Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at early-stage companies remote?
Of 131 postings, 124 state a work arrangement, from 73 companies. Of those, 23 are remote, 32 are hybrid and 69 are on-site. Travel is mentioned in 48 of the 131 postings.
Counted over the 131 postings in this search, as read on September 17, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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