$182,000–$250,208
FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads at later-stage private companies
457 postings · 149 companies · 403 state pay: median $216,000, half $188,000–$241,000
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$185,000–$300,000
$237,150–$369,150
$131,100–$211,400
$182,000–$250,208
$185,000–$300,000
$134,500–$265,100
Senior/Staff FDE - Synthetic Data Generation
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$180,000–$320,000
$182,000–$250,208
$185,000–$300,000
$134,500–$265,100
Senior/Staff Forward Deployed Engineer - Computer Use Agents
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$180,000–$320,000
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector/National Security
Washington, DCHybrid
$182,000–$250,208
$185,000–$300,000
$155,600–$306,800
$180,000–$300,000
$182,000–$250,208
$194,000–$224,000
$134,500–$265,100
$200,000–$400,000
$182,000–$250,208
$250,000–$280,000
$134,500–$265,100
$185,000–$300,000
$182,000–$250,208
Pay not posted
$134,500–$265,100
$185,000–$300,000
$182,000–$250,208
$180,000–$240,000
$134,500–$265,100
$168,912–$253,368
$182,000–$250,208
$180,000–$240,000
$134,500–$265,100
$156,060–$211,140
$182,000–$250,208
Forward Deployed Engineer - US
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$170,000–$400,000
$134,500–$265,100
Pay not posted
283 of 457 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads at later-stage private companies pay?
403 of 457 postings state a pay range. The median is $216,000, and half of them sit between $188,000 and $241,000, from 118 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads at later-stage private companies require?
Of 457 postings, 325 state a minimum number of years, from 118 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 145 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (141), 10 or more years (26) or under 3 years (13).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads at later-stage private companies?
These 457 postings come from 149 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (72), Databricks (66), OpenAI (27), Anduril (18) and EY (10).
Are FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads at later-stage private companies remote?
85 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 126 are hybrid and 54 are on-site. The remaining 192 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 267 of the 457 postings.
Counted over the 457 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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