$138,000–$230,000
View job →Staff-level FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies
97 jobs
ID.meDeployment team leadership
Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
Mclean, VA · Mountain View, CA · +2 moreMclean, VA +3On-site
$154,000–$275,000
View job →Scale AIDeployment team leadership
Sr. Director, (Applied AI) Forward Deployed Engineering
New York, NY
$285,200–$356,500
View job →$217,000–$248,000
View job →Form EnergyInternal deployment & tooling
Staff Forward Deployed Engineer
Somerville, MA · Weirton, WVSomerville, MA +1Hybrid
$128,660–$194,218
View job →VercelDeployment team leadership
Director of Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
$240,000–$300,000
View job →DatabricksDeployment team leadership
Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - Public Sector
Washington, DCHybrid
$211,800–$291,300
View job →Cursor (Anysphere)Deployment team leadership
Regional Director, Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CAOn-site
Pay range unavailable
View job →GoviniDeployment team leadership
Software Engineering Manager, Forward Deployed
Pittsburgh, PA · Arlington, VAPittsburgh, PA +1On-site
Pay range unavailable
View job →$190,000–$250,000
View job →$211,800–$291,300
View job →$236,000–$354,000
View job →BasetenDeployment team leadership
Engineering Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering (LLM)
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$260,000–$380,000
View job →Snorkel AIDeployment team leadership
Director, Forward Deployed Researcher - Data as a Service
New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · US remoteNew York, NY +1 · US remoteRemote
$228,000–$403,200
View job →DatabricksDeployment strategy
Lead Engagement Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - Healthcare & Life Sciences
US · city not listed
$143,000–$245,850
View job →$320,000–$405,000
View job →IntercomDeployment team leadership
Senior Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$252,000–$280,000
View job →Snorkel AIDeployment team leadership
Head of Forward Deployed Engineering
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$268,800–$403,000
View job →Snorkel AIDeployment team leadership
Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$200,000–$320,000
View job →$176,000–$224,000
View job →$190,000–$250,000
View job →$205,000–$268,000
View job →$180,000–$225,000
View job →Pay range unavailable
View job →$213,512–$223,512
View job →$208,000–$260,000
View job →BenchlingInternal deployment & tooling
Software Engineer, Tools and Automation
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$195,000–$265,000
View job →Scale AIInternal deployment & tooling
Staff Network Engineer, App Platform
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2
$1–$1
View job →CrusoeInternal deployment & tooling
Staff Software Engineer, Internal Tools & Automation
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$215,000–$260,000
View job →Applied IntuitionDeployment team leadership
Engineering Manager - Forward Deployment (Defense)
Arlington, VAOn-site
$250,000–$300,000
View job →$154,000–$213,000
View job →$250,000–$425,000
View job →$230,000–$303,000
View job →RelativityInternal deployment & tooling
Staff Software Engineer, Agentic Infrastructure
Long Beach, CAHybrid
$181,000–$271,000
View job →TatariInternal deployment & tooling
Senior Software Engineer, Internal Tools & Automation
New York, NYHybrid
$160,000–$180,000 · total compensation
View job →$240,000–$300,000
View job →$150,000–$250,000
View job →TWG GlobalInternal deployment & tooling
Staff / VP, Data Science - Marketing & Sales Focus
New York, NYHybrid
$280,000–$300,000
View job →Grow TherapyInternal deployment & tooling
Senior Software Engineer - Developer Experience & AI Enablement
San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WASan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$182,000–$250,000
View job →$100,000–$160,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies pay?
Of 97 postings, 87 list a pay range. The median posted range is $200,000–$275,000 across 52 companies.
How much experience do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies require?
Of 97 postings, 55 state a minimum number of years, from 43 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 26 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (20), 10 or more years (8) or under 3 years (1).
Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies?
These 97 postings come from 60 companies. The employers with the most postings are Scale AI (7), Databricks (5), Snorkel AI (5), Invisible Technologies (4) and OpenAI (4).
Are staff-level FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies remote?
Of 97 postings, 77 state a work arrangement, from 54 companies. Of those, 22 are remote, 36 are hybrid and 19 are on-site. Travel is mentioned in 31 of the 97 postings.
Counted over the 97 postings in this search, as read on September 17, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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