$150,000–$275,000
FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors with hybrid work at early-stage companies
52 postings · 35 companies · 23 state pay: median $175,000, half $150,000–$209,000
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Founding Forward Deployed Engineer - US
San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
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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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Senior Software / Data Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Los Angeles, CASan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$170,000–$210,000
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Senior Software Engineer: Integrations
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
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Senior Software Engineer: Deployments
San Francisco, CA · Atherton, CA · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
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Senior Software Engineer: Solutions
San Francisco, CA · Atherton, CA · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
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43 of 52 build what the customer runs.
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors with hybrid work at early-stage companies pay?
23 of 52 postings state a pay range. The median is $175,000, and half of them sit between $150,000 and $209,000, from 18 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors with hybrid work at early-stage companies require?
Of 52 postings, 27 state a minimum number of years, from 22 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 19 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (6), 6 to 9 years (1) or 10 or more years (1).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors with hybrid work at early-stage companies?
These 52 postings come from 35 companies. The employers with the most postings are H Company (6), Voltai (5), Adelphi (2), Brain Co. (2) and Cogent Security, Inc. (2).
Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors with hybrid work at early-stage companies remote?
0 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 52 are hybrid. Travel is mentioned in 27 of the 52 postings.
Counted over the 52 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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