$136,948–$167,380
Senior FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies involving proof of concept
278 postings · 104 companies · 223 state pay: median $216,000, half $190,000–$246,000
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$200,000–$250,000
Forward Deployed Engineer - Cleared - US
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$170,000–$400,000
$185,000–$300,000
$160,000–$180,000
$145,000–$250,000
$130,600–$147,000
$145,000–$165,000
$134,500–$265,100
$145,000–$250,000
$160,000–$180,000
Pay not posted
$170,000–$200,000
$145,000–$210,000
$225,000–$270,000
Pay not posted
$190,000–$238,000
$145,000–$250,000
$105,400–$207,800
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$145,000–$250,000
$105,400–$207,800
Pay not posted
Forward Deployed Engineer - Cybersecurity - US
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$170,000–$400,000
$122,209.58–$211,317.81
Forward Deployed Engineer (Implementation Engineering)
Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +1 moreChicago, IL +2Remote
$170,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
$155,600–$306,800
$145,000–$250,000
$137,160–$228,480
Pay not posted
ConvergeProsperity - Product Forward Deployed Engineer, BankingSuite (Manager) - Products & Platforms
Multiple US offices
$134,500–$266,100
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$185,000–$300,000
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector/National Security
Washington, DCHybrid
$182,000–$250,208
181 of 278 build what the customer runs.
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Frequently asked questions
What do senior FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies involving proof of concept pay?
223 of 278 postings state a pay range. The median is $216,000, and half of them sit between $190,000 and $246,000, from 72 companies.
How much experience do senior FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies involving proof of concept require?
Of 278 postings, 180 state a minimum number of years, from 82 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 111 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (55), under 3 years (11) or 10 or more years (3).
Which companies are hiring for senior FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies involving proof of concept?
These 278 postings come from 104 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (54), OpenAI (27), Databricks (13), Sierra (13) and Scale AI (10).
Are senior FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies involving proof of concept remote?
49 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 73 are hybrid and 39 are on-site. The remaining 117 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 152 of the 278 postings.
Counted over the 278 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