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FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at early-stage companies
299 postings · 215 companies · 175 state pay: median $190,000, half $160,000–$225,000
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Founding Forward Deployed Engineer - US
San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
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Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)
San Francisco, CA · Atherton, CA · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
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206 of 299 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at early-stage companies pay?
175 of 299 postings state a pay range. The median is $190,000, and half of them sit between $160,000 and $225,000, from 130 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at early-stage companies require?
Of 299 postings, 145 state a minimum number of years, from 114 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 84 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (52), 6 to 9 years (8) or 10 or more years (1).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at early-stage companies?
These 299 postings come from 215 companies. The employers with the most postings are H Company (6), Voltai (5), Fundamental Research Labs (4), Rowspace (4) and Rune Technologies (4).
Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at early-stage companies remote?
48 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 52 are hybrid and 162 are on-site. The remaining 37 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 106 of the 299 postings.
Counted over the 299 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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