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DeepgramProduction engineering
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Strategic Accounts
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1On-site
$197,000–$246,000
Pay not posted
$130,000–$210,000
Qualified HealthProduction engineering
Senior Forward Deployed Data Engineer, Data Modernizaton
USRemote
$180,000–$230,000
Vannevar LabsProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer - Software Modernization (TS/SCI Clearance Required)
Washington, DCOn-site
Pay not posted
$155,000–$190,000
$130,000–$210,000
Pay not posted
$148,000–$255,000
$150,000–$300,000
WarpProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Remote
$200,000–$250,000
$190,000–$210,000
$160,000–$190,000
Pay not posted
$180,000–$245,000
ProfoundProduction engineering
Member of Technical Staff, Forward Deployed
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1On-site
$140,000–$260,000
$190,000–$280,000
$160,000–$500,000
$180,000–$390,000
LangChainProduction engineering
Deployed Engineer, Professional Services (San Francisco)
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$150,000–$215,000
$190,000–$212,000
ForterraProduction engineering
Lead Autonomy Software Engineer
Clarksburg, MD · Arlington, VAClarksburg, MD +1
$150,000–$250,000
Agility RoboticsProduction engineering
Senior Solutions Engineer
Pittsburgh, PA · Salem, ORPittsburgh, PA +1Hybrid
$149,000–$194,000
$150,000–$250,000 · OTE
$150,000–$290,000
Distyl AIProduction engineering
AI Engineer, Lead
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$200,000–$250,000
$108,000–$170,000
$200,000–$260,000
$150,000–$190,000
$120,000–$200,000
$120,000–$190,000
$140,000–$240,000
$150,000–$190,000
$160,000–$210,000 · OTE
$180,000–$245,000
NominalProduction engineering
Software Engineer, Mission Dev - U.S. Government
New York, NY · Washington, DCNew York, NY +1
$150,000–$215,000
$200,000–$250,000
Pay not posted
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Frequently asked questions
What do senior FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads at growth-stage companies pay?
84 of 109 postings state a pay range. The median is $198,000, and half of them sit between $170,000 and $220,000, across 53 companies.
How much experience do senior FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads at growth-stage companies require?
Of 109 postings, 44 state a minimum number of years, from 33 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 24 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (14) or under 3 years (6).
Which companies are hiring for senior FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads at growth-stage companies?
These 109 postings come from 68 companies. The employers with the most postings are Sierra (8), Cognition AI (4), Doss (4), LangChain (4) and Peregrine (4).
Are senior FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads at growth-stage companies remote?
28 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 35 are hybrid and 33 are on-site. The remaining 13 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 46 of the 109 postings.
Counted over the 109 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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