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$200,000–$240,000
trmlabsProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer - US National Security
US · city not listedHybrid
Pay not posted
$130,000–$275,000
$130,000–$210,000
$168,000–$252,000
$150,000–$250,000
NeticProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - New Grad - 2026-2027
San Francisco, CAOn-site
Pay not posted
$130,000–$210,000
$120,223–$180,334
CapeProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer, Federal
Arlington, VA · New York, NY · +1 moreArlington, VA +2Hybrid
$175,000–$235,000
Pay not posted
$150,000–$250,000
$200,000–$325,000
WarpProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Remote
$200,000–$250,000
$190,000–$210,000
Pay not posted
$120,000–$220,000
$180,000–$245,000
$200,000–$300,000
ProfoundProduction engineering
Member of Technical Staff, Forward Deployed
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1On-site
$140,000–$260,000
$140,000–$200,000
ModalProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer - Systems
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1On-site
$180,000–$240,000
$130,000–$275,000
Pay not posted
$160,000–$500,000
$180,000–$390,000
Pay not posted
$150,000–$250,000 · OTE
Accrete AIProduction engineering
AI Engineer, TS//SCI with Counterintelligence Polygraph Required
Alexandria, VAOn-site
$170,000–$220,000
$150,000–$180,000
Agility RoboticsProduction engineering
Senior Solutions Engineer
Pittsburgh, PA · Salem, ORPittsburgh, PA +1Hybrid
$149,000–$194,000
Pay not posted
$160,000–$175,000 · OTE
$180,000–$390,000
WriterProduction engineering
AI deployment engineer (East)
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +3 moreSan Francisco, CA +4Hybrid
$146,400–$185,000
$108,000–$170,000
$200,000–$260,000
SierraProduction engineering
Software Engineer, Agent - Tech, Media & Telecom
San Francisco, CAOn-site
Pay not posted
Distyl AIProduction engineering
Research Engineers, Agents
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$150,000–$250,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do senior FDE and deployment jobs at growth-stage companies involving proof of concept pay?
84 of 107 postings state a pay range. The median is $210,000, and half of them sit between $189,000 and $245,000, across 41 companies.
How much experience do senior FDE and deployment jobs at growth-stage companies involving proof of concept require?
Of 107 postings, 32 state a minimum number of years, from 18 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 23 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (8) or under 3 years (1).
Which companies are hiring for senior FDE and deployment jobs at growth-stage companies involving proof of concept?
These 107 postings come from 55 companies. The employers with the most postings are Sierra (18), LangChain (12), Fireworks AI (5), HappyRobot (3) and Liberate (3).
Are senior FDE and deployment jobs at growth-stage companies involving proof of concept remote?
18 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 36 are hybrid and 44 are on-site. The remaining 9 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 31 of the 107 postings.
Counted over the 107 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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