$180,000–$250,000
FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies with ongoing operations
346 postings · 238 companies · 202 state pay: median $185,000, half $160,000–$222,000
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Safety RadarIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer | AI Implementation & Customer Success
Denver, CO · Tulsa, OKDenver, CO +1Hybrid
$95,000–$125,000
CyvlIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1On-site
$120,000–$195,000
$180,000–$250,000
$90,000–$160,000
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EudiaPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Engineer - Eudia for Government
Washington, DCRemote
$160,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
$115,000–$200,000
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$180,000–$230,000
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$115,000–$200,000
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NilusPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) (NYC or Remote)
New York, NYRemote
Pay not posted
$150,000–$250,000
LorikeetPlans what the customer deploys first
Senior Forward Deployed Product Manager
New York, NYHybrid
Pay not posted
215 of 346 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies with ongoing operations pay?
202 of 346 postings state a pay range. The median is $185,000, and half of them sit between $160,000 and $222,000, from 140 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies with ongoing operations require?
Of 346 postings, 186 state a minimum number of years, from 138 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 104 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (57), 6 to 9 years (22) or 10 or more years (3).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies with ongoing operations?
These 346 postings come from 238 companies. The employers with the most postings are SpruceID (6), Fundamental Research Labs (5), Realm (5), Voltai (5) and Brain Co. (4).
Are FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies with ongoing operations remote?
73 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 59 are hybrid and 177 are on-site. The remaining 37 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 140 of the 346 postings.
Counted over the 346 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
Employer postings · Coding scope, project stages and who the work serves are our reading of each job description. · How we read postings