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Layer HealthProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Data Scientist
Boston, MA · New York, NYBoston, MA +1Hybrid
$150,000–$180,000
VapiProduction engineering
Member of Technical Staff, Forward Deployed
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$200,000–$280,000
Lila SciencesProduction engineering
Staff Forward Deployed Engineer, Physical Sciences (Level Flexible)
Cambridge, MA
$192,000–$256,000
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
Lila SciencesInternal deployment & tooling
Staff Forward Deployed Engineer, Life Sciences
Cambridge, MA
$192,000–$256,000
$130,000–$180,000
Retell AIInternal deployment & tooling
Founders Initiatives, Technical Ex-Founders
Redwood City, CAOn-site
$180,000–$300,000
Generalist AIInternal deployment & tooling
Software Engineer: Product
San Mateo, CA · Somerville, MASan Mateo, CA +1On-site
$200,000–$350,000
Periodic LabsInternal deployment & tooling
Product Engineer
Menlo Park, CA · San Francisco, CAMenlo Park, CA +1On-site
$250,000–$350,000
Mariana MineralsInternal deployment & tooling
Senior Full Stack Software Engineer
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$150,000–$220,000
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What do FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies involving production implementation serving external customers and internal teams pay?
11 of 12 postings state a pay range. The median is $224,000, and half of them sit between $198,000 and $258,000, across 10 companies.
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies involving production implementation serving external customers and internal teams?
These 12 postings come from 11 companies. The employers with the most postings are Lila Sciences (2), Flip (1), Generalist AI (1), Layer Health (1) and Mariana Minerals (1).
Are FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies involving production implementation serving external customers and internal teams remote?
2 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 2 are hybrid and 6 are on-site. The remaining 2 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 2 of the 12 postings.
Counted over the 12 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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