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webAIProduction engineering
Senior Forward Deployed AI Engineer
Austin, TX · Washington, DCAustin, TX +1Hybrid
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$200,000–$300,000
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ValthosProduction engineering
Member of Technical Staff - Forward Deployed Engineer
New York, NYOn-site
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$150,000–$200,000
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$160,000–$270,000
Fundamental Research LabsProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Full-Stack Engineer
San Francisco, CAHybrid
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$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
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$140,000–$200,000
$185,000–$275,000
$180,000–$400,000
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$170,000–$280,000
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$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
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FlipProduction engineering
Staff Software Engineer
Marina Del Rey, CA · Williamsburg, NYMarina Del Rey, CA +1On-site
$200,000–$400,000
Trase SystemsProduction engineering
Staff Software Engineer (Product + Platform Development)
Seattle, WA · Mclean, VASeattle, WA +1Remote
$180,000–$240,000
TitanProduction engineering
Solutions Architect
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1On-site
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies involving production implementation pay?
128 of 205 postings state a pay range. The median is $195,000, and half of them sit between $166,000 and $231,000, across 69 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies involving production implementation require?
Of 205 postings, 55 state a minimum number of years, from 43 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 35 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (14), 6 to 9 years (4) or 10 or more years (2).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies involving production implementation?
These 205 postings come from 102 companies. The employers with the most postings are Istari Digital (17), Retell AI (9), Sitreps (9), Fluidstack (7) and Fundamental Research Labs (5).
Are FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies involving production implementation remote?
34 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 48 are hybrid and 112 are on-site. The remaining 11 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 76 of the 205 postings.
Counted over the 205 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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