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FDE and deployment jobs on-site at early-stage companies involving production implementation
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$180,000–$350,000
SitrepsProduction engineering
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Public Sector
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CAWashington, DC +1On-site
$167,000–$203,000
$222,000–$290,000
$150,000–$180,000
Retell AIProduction engineering
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Spanish Fluency Required)
Redwood City, CAOn-site
$180,000–$300,000
$200,000–$400,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
Retell AIProduction engineering
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Mandarin Fluency Required)
Redwood City, CAOn-site
$180,000–$300,000
Periodic LabsProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer, Physics & Simulation
Menlo Park, CA · San Francisco, CAMenlo Park, CA +1On-site
$200,000–$275,000
$100,000–$190,000
Istari DigitalProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer (Commercial / International)
Seattle, WAOn-site
Pay not posted
$130,000–$165,000
$150,000–$350,000
$140,000–$225,000
Pay not posted
$150,000–$300,000
$140,000–$220,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
ValthosProduction engineering
Member of Technical Staff - Forward Deployed Engineer
New York, NYOn-site
Pay not posted
$150,000–$200,000
$175,000–$290,000
Pay not posted
$175,000–$250,000
Pay not posted
$140,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
$180,000–$400,000
$180,000–$300,000
$170,000–$280,000
Pay not posted
$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
Pay not posted
TitanProduction engineering
Solutions Architect
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1On-site
Pay not posted
FlipProduction engineering
Staff Software Engineer
Marina Del Rey, CA · Williamsburg, NYMarina Del Rey, CA +1On-site
$200,000–$400,000
Pay not posted
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs on-site at early-stage companies involving production implementation pay?
82 of 112 postings state a pay range. The median is $208,000, and half of them sit between $170,000 and $240,000, across 42 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs on-site at early-stage companies involving production implementation require?
Of 112 postings, 27 state a minimum number of years, from 24 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 17 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (8), 6 to 9 years (1) or 10 or more years (1).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs on-site at early-stage companies involving production implementation?
These 112 postings come from 56 companies. The employers with the most postings are Istari Digital (11), Retell AI (9), Fluidstack (7), Sitreps (6) and Antithesis (4).
Are FDE and deployment jobs on-site at early-stage companies involving production implementation remote?
0 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 112 are on-site. Travel is mentioned in 34 of the 112 postings.
Counted over the 112 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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