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SitrepsProduction engineering
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Public Sector
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CAWashington, DC +1On-site
$167,000–$203,000
$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
$200,000–$400,000
Pay not posted
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
$100,000–$190,000
Periodic LabsProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer, Physics & Simulation
Menlo Park, CA · San Francisco, CAMenlo Park, CA +1On-site
$200,000–$275,000
Istari DigitalProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer (Commercial / International)
Seattle, WAOn-site
Pay not posted
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
$130,000–$165,000
$200,000–$400,000
Pay not posted
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
$140,000–$225,000
Pay not posted
$230,000–$300,000
SitrepsProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer - Logistics Programs
Arlington, VA · Pittsburgh, PAArlington, VA +1Remote
$155,000–$225,000
Tessera LabsProduction engineering
Forward-Deployed Engineer
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Remote
$180,000–$233,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
webAIProduction engineering
Senior Forward Deployed AI Engineer
Austin, TX · Washington, DCAustin, TX +1Hybrid
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$200,000–$300,000
$150,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$160,000–$270,000
$200,000–$275,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$125,000–$200,000
PicogridProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer
El Segundo, CA · Fort Bragg, NCEl Segundo, CA +1
$120,000–$200,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at early-stage companies serving external customers pay?
67 of 109 postings state a pay range. The median is $183,000, and half of them sit between $166,000 and $221,000, across 44 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at early-stage companies serving external customers require?
Of 109 postings, 24 state a minimum number of years, from 21 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 13 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (9) or 6 to 9 years (2).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at early-stage companies serving external customers?
These 109 postings come from 65 companies. The employers with the most postings are Istari Digital (10), Sitreps (6), Northslope Technologies (5), Antithesis (3) and Brain Co. (3).
Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at early-stage companies serving external customers remote?
19 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 31 are hybrid and 54 are on-site. The remaining 5 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 42 of the 109 postings.
Counted over the 109 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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