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ValthosProduction engineering
Member of Technical Staff - Forward Deployed Engineer
New York, NYOn-site
Pay not posted
$150,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
$160,000–$270,000
Fundamental Research LabsProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Full-Stack Engineer
San Francisco, CAHybrid
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$175,000–$290,000
$200,000–$275,000
$200,000–$225,000
$125,000–$200,000
PicogridProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer
El Segundo, CA · Fort Bragg, NCEl Segundo, CA +1
$120,000–$200,000
$175,000–$250,000
$150,000–$175,000
Pay not posted
$140,000–$200,000
$185,000–$275,000
$180,000–$400,000
$180,000–$300,000
$170,000–$280,000
$150,000–$250,000
$150,000–$175,000
$140,000–$175,000
FlipProduction engineering
Staff Software Engineer
Marina Del Rey, CA · Williamsburg, NYMarina Del Rey, CA +1On-site
$200,000–$400,000
$190,000–$265,000
Liquid AIProduction engineering
Member of Technical Staff - Embedded ML Engineer (Audio/Omni)
San Francisco, CAHybrid
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
TitanProduction engineering
Solutions Architect
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1On-site
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$140,000–$200,000
$185,000–$275,000
$150,000–$220,000
Pay not posted
SitrepsProduction engineering
Data Science Lead - Defense Accounts
Arlington, VA · Pittsburgh, PAArlington, VA +1Remote
$140,000–$175,000
$180,000–$210,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies serving external customers pay?
109 of 186 postings state a pay range. The median is $185,000, and half of them sit between $163,000 and $225,000, across 59 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies serving external customers require?
Of 186 postings, 50 state a minimum number of years, from 38 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 33 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (12), 6 to 9 years (3) or 10 or more years (2).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies serving external customers?
These 186 postings come from 93 companies. The employers with the most postings are Istari Digital (17), Sitreps (9), Retell AI (7), Fundamental Research Labs (5) and Liquid AI (5).
Are FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies serving external customers remote?
34 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 47 are hybrid and 97 are on-site. The remaining 8 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 76 of the 186 postings.
Counted over the 186 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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