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Senior FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies
650 postings · 214 companies · 548 state pay: median $213,000, half $181,000–$233,000
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$150,000–$200,000
DatasiteBuilds for teams inside the company
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer, Commercial Operations
New York, NY · Minneapolis, MNNew York, NY +1Hybrid
$118,800–$207,200
$90,000–$110,000
OnCorps AIIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer
Boston, MA · New York, NYBoston, MA +1Remote
Pay not posted
HadrianLeads the deployment team
Director of Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering
SF Bay AreaOn-site
$300,000–$415,000
AtomsBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
Mountain View, CA · San Francisco, CAMountain View, CA +1On-site
$176,000–$242,000
OpenAIPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Lead, Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) - Platform
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$207,000–$294,000
$110,000–$200,000
FluidstackBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Engineer, Manufacturing & Supply Chain
New York, NYOn-site
$224,000–$300,000
AtomsBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
Mountain View, CA · San Francisco, CAMountain View, CA +1On-site
$176,000–$242,000
$150,000–$225,000
Schonfeld Strategic AdvisorsBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Engineer
New York, NY
$200,000–$250,000
FluidstackBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Engineer, Infrastructure Development & Delivery
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$224,000–$300,000
Red VenturesBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Engineer | Bankrate
New York, NY · Charlotte, NCNew York, NY +1Remote
$100,000–$195,000
StripeBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed AI Accelerator, Sales Development
Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +1 more · US remoteChicago, IL +2 · US remoteRemote
$112,000–$168,000
Re:Build ManufacturingBuilds for teams inside the company
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer
US · city not listed
$120,223–$180,334
FluidstackBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Engineer, Compute Operations
New York, NYOn-site
$224,000–$300,000
Pay not posted
$180,000–$230,000
$180,000–$240,000
FluidstackBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Engineer, Business Operations
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$224,000–$300,000
StripeBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed AI Accelerator, Marketing
Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +1 more · US remoteChicago, IL +2 · US remoteRemote
$145,200–$217,800
DatabricksIntegrates and configures it
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Games
Atlanta, GA
$182,000–$250,208
$180,000–$280,000
Snorkel AIIntegrates and configures it
Senior/Staff Forward Deployed Engineer - Data as a Service
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$180,000–$320,000
$185,000–$235,000
Cognition AIKeeps customers running after launch
Forward Deployed Engineer - US
San Francisco, CAOn-site
Pay not posted
AndurilPlans what the customer deploys first
Senior Product Manager, Forward Deployed
Colorado Springs, CO
$144,000–$192,000
$168,349.5–$230,912.6
Pay not posted
PwC (US)Integrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Software Engineer-Palantir Foundry-Manager
Chicago, IL · Raleigh, NC · +57 moreChicago, IL +58Hybrid
$99,000–$232,000
Pay not posted
$180,000–$202,000
Re:Build ManufacturingBuilds for teams inside the company
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer
Kalamazoo, MIHybrid
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$184,100–$306,800
$166,000–$220,000
HarveyPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Finance Engineer, Buyout
New York, NYHybrid
$254,600–$350,000
BrillioPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Strategist - R01572124
Minneapolis, MN · Chicago, IL · +2 moreMinneapolis, MN +3Remote
Pay not posted
399 of 650 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do senior FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies pay?
548 of 650 postings state a pay range. The median is $213,000, and half of them sit between $181,000 and $233,000, from 159 companies.
How much experience do senior FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies require?
Of 650 postings, 403 state a minimum number of years, from 162 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 238 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (131), under 3 years (24) or 10 or more years (10).
Which companies are hiring for senior FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies?
These 650 postings come from 214 companies. The employers with the most postings are Databricks (68), Deloitte US (66), OpenAI (41), Anduril (34) and Scale AI (16).
Are senior FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies remote?
125 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 156 are hybrid and 121 are on-site. The remaining 248 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 345 of the 650 postings.
Counted over the 650 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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