$155,000–$225,000
Staff-level FDE and deployment jobs at growth-stage companies with ongoing operations
31 postings · 27 companies · 23 state pay: median $225,000, half $213,000–$259,000
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$199,000–$325,000
Standard BotsBuilds what the customer runs
Staff Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$215,000–$275,000
$300,000–$350,000
Pay not posted
Distyl AIBuilds what the customer runs
Infrastructure Engineer, Customer Delivery
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$200,000–$250,000
LiberateBuilds what the customer runs
Staff AI Agent Engineer
Boston, MA · San Francisco, CABoston, MA +1Hybrid
Pay not posted
LiberateBuilds what the customer runs
Staff AI Agent Engineer
Boston, MA · San Francisco, CABoston, MA +1Hybrid
Pay not posted
RulaBuilds for teams inside the company
Staff Forward Deployed Engineer - Applied AI (Remote)
USRemote
$192,000–$240,000
$210,000–$300,000
ProfoundLeads the deployment team
Manager, Forward Deployed Marketing Engineers
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1On-site
$183,000–$190,500
$241,000–$390,500
$225,000–$300,000
$150,000–$195,000
TENEX.AILeads the deployment team
Director of Forward Deployed Engineering
Scottsdale, AZ · Sarasota, FL · +1 moreScottsdale, AZ +2Hybrid
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$190,000–$240,000
$200,000–$275,000
Hippocratic AIPlans what the customer deploys first
Solutions Architect, Inbound AI Deployments
USRemote
Pay not posted
$175,000–$270,000
NscaleBuilds for teams inside the company
Foundry Engineering Lead
New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2
Pay not posted
ALSOBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Staff Deployment Strategist, Operations
Palo Alto, CAOn-site
$170,000–$225,000
Antora EnergyBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior / Staff Software Engineer, Full Stack Software Products
USRemote
$183,000–$240,000
Sprinter HealthBuilds for teams inside the company
AI Enablement Engineer (Senior / Staff)
San Francisco, CA · Menlo Park, CASan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$180,000–$260,000
Distyl AILeads the deployment team
AI Engineer, Enterprise Lead
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$200,000–$250,000
True AnomalyBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Platform Engineer, AI
Denver, CO · Long Beach, CADenver, CO +1Hybrid
$190,000–$285,000
Pay not posted
$250,000–$400,000
$200,000–$280,000
True AnomalyBuilds for teams inside the company
Staff Platform Engineer, AI
Denver, CO · Long Beach, CADenver, CO +1Hybrid
$225,000–$325,000
Vannevar LabsLeads the deployment team
Enterprise Technical Lead (Clearance Required)
Washington, DC · San Diego, CA · +1 moreWashington, DC +2Remote
$150,000–$215,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs at growth-stage companies with ongoing operations pay?
23 of 31 postings state a pay range. The median is $225,000, and half of them sit between $213,000 and $259,000, from 20 companies.
How much experience do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs at growth-stage companies with ongoing operations require?
Of 31 postings, 16 state a minimum number of years, from 12 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 13 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (2) or 10 or more years (1).
Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE and deployment jobs at growth-stage companies with ongoing operations?
These 31 postings come from 27 companies. The employers with the most postings are Distyl AI (2), Liberate (2), Lovable (2), True Anomaly (2) and ALSO (1).
Are staff-level FDE and deployment jobs at growth-stage companies with ongoing operations remote?
7 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 13 are hybrid and 8 are on-site. The remaining 3 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 11 of the 31 postings.
Counted over the 31 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
Employer postings · Responsibility levels reflect our reading of the work, not just the employer’s title. Coding scope, project stages and who the work serves are our reading of each job description. · How we read postings