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FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at later-stage private companies involving proof of concept
131 postings · 73 companies · 100 state pay: median $206,000, half $169,000–$245,000
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Forward Deployed Engineer (Implementation Engineering)
Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +1 moreChicago, IL +2Remote
$170,000–$200,000
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$185,000–$300,000
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$122,209.58–$211,317.81
$189,000–$330,000
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$145,000–$250,000
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CA$175,000–CA$385,000
$153,000–$325,000
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$140,000–$245,000
$190,400–$285,600
$153,000–$325,000
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Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Public Sector
Austin, TX · Colorado Springs, CO · +4 moreAustin, TX +5Hybrid
$138,000–$292,560
$185,000–$325,000
$145,000–$180,000
$105,400–$207,800
ConvergeHEALTH - Forward Deployed Engineer, Data Studio-Supply Chain - Products & Platforms
Multiple US offices
$105,400–$207,800
$155,600–$306,800
78 of 131 build what the customer runs.
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What do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at later-stage private companies involving proof of concept pay?
100 of 131 postings state a pay range. The median is $206,000, and half of them sit between $169,000 and $245,000, from 51 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at later-stage private companies involving proof of concept require?
Of 131 postings, 69 state a minimum number of years, from 48 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 46 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (12), under 3 years (9) or 10 or more years (2).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at later-stage private companies involving proof of concept?
These 131 postings come from 73 companies. The employers with the most postings are OpenAI (10), LMI (8), Scale AI (7), Sierra (6) and TribalScale (6).
Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at later-stage private companies involving proof of concept remote?
36 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 30 are hybrid and 23 are on-site. The remaining 42 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 53 of the 131 postings.
Counted over the 131 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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