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FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies with ongoing operations serving external customers

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Frequently asked questions

What do FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies with ongoing operations serving external customers pay?

80 of 145 postings state a pay range. The median is $188,000, and half of them sit between $162,000 and $225,000, across 49 companies.

How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies with ongoing operations serving external customers require?

Of 145 postings, 43 state a minimum number of years, from 32 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 28 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (11), 6 to 9 years (2) or 10 or more years (2).

Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies with ongoing operations serving external customers?

These 145 postings come from 78 companies. The employers with the most postings are Istari Digital (16), Sitreps (6), Fundamental Research Labs (5), Brain Co. (4) and Chalk (4).

Are FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies with ongoing operations serving external customers remote?

27 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 37 are hybrid and 76 are on-site. The remaining 5 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 60 of the 145 postings.

Counted over the 145 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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