AnthropicBuilds what the customer runs
Staff Forward Deployed Engineer
New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2Hybrid
$280,000–$320,000
Staff-level FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies involving pre-sales
45 postings · 28 companies · 36 state pay: median $281,000, half $209,000–$296,000
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CrossCountry ConsultingBuilds what the customer runs
Forward Deployed Engineer & Agentic Workflow Engineer
US · city not listedHybrid
$150,000–$285,000
AHEADBuilds what the customer runs
Principal Technical Consultant – Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Security
USRemote
Pay not posted
$180,000–$240,000
Pay not posted
Invisible TechnologiesBuilds what the customer runs
Staff Software Engineer (Forward Deployed)
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$210,000–$300,000
$195,000–$215,000
Pay not posted
Snorkel AIBuilds what the customer runs
Staff Applied AI Engineer - Enterprise AI Solutions
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · US remoteSan Francisco, CA +1 · US remoteRemote
$230,000–$360,000
$234,000–$286,000
AHEADBuilds what the customer runs
Principal Technical Consultant - AI/ Azure Cloud Platform Engineering
USRemote
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$200,000–$400,000
$177,000–$190,000
Pay not posted
BCGBuilds what the customer runs
BCG Platinion | Lead AI Tech Architect - AI Platforms
Atlanta, GA · Austin, TX · +16 moreAtlanta, GA +17
$190,000
$200,000–$400,000
$163,100–$286,900
$189,200–$372,900
Pay not posted
$300,000–$415,000
$169,920–$315,600
HarveyPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Finance Engineer, Real Estate
New York, NYHybrid
$254,600–$350,000
DatabricksPlans what the customer deploys first
Sr. Engagement Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - Public Sector
VARemote
$130,300–$179,200
Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)
Engagement Director - Forward Deployed Engineering
Pleasanton, CA · Austin, TXPleasanton, CA +1
$170,000–$220,000
Deloitte USProves it works before the sale
ConvergeProsperity - Lead Product Forward Deployed Engineer for FSI Signals - Products & Platforms
Multiple US offices
$134,500–$265,100
$236,000–$354,000
DatabricksPlans what the customer deploys first
Lead Engagement Manager, FDE - Healthcare & Life Sciences
US · city not listed
$143,000–$245,850
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
$189,200–$372,900
$320,000–$405,000
Director, Forward Deployed Engineering
Santa Clara, CA · Mountain View, CASanta Clara, CA +1Hybrid
$300,000–$350,000 · base + variable
$189,200–$372,900
$189,200–$372,900
$189,200–$372,900
$223,700–$372,900
$189,200–$372,900
$177,000–$190,000
Pay not posted
$276,000–$315,000
18 of 45 lead deployment teams.
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Frequently asked questions
What do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies involving pre-sales pay?
36 of 45 postings state a pay range. The median is $281,000, and half of them sit between $209,000 and $296,000, from 22 companies.
How much experience do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies involving pre-sales require?
Of 45 postings, 34 state a minimum number of years, from 21 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 17 of them. The rest ask for 10 or more years (12) or 3 to 5 years (5).
Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies involving pre-sales?
These 45 postings come from 28 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (8), AHEAD (3), Celonis (3), Alation (2) and Anthropic (2).
Are staff-level FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies involving pre-sales remote?
13 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 12 are hybrid and 3 are on-site. The remaining 17 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 26 of the 45 postings.
Counted over the 45 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