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FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads at later-stage private companies

458 postings · 150 companies · 404 state pay: median $216,000, half $188,000–$240,000

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NotionPlans what the customer deploys first

Forward Deployed Architect

San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid

$165,000–$205,000 · OTE

AndurilIntegrates and configures it

Deployment Engineer

Broomfield, CO · Fort Collins, COBroomfield, CO +1

$127,000–$170,000

284 of 458 build what the customer runs.

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What do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads at later-stage private companies pay?

404 of 458 postings state a pay range. The median is $216,000, and half of them sit between $188,000 and $240,000, from 119 companies.

How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads at later-stage private companies require?

Of 458 postings, 326 state a minimum number of years, from 119 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 146 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 458 postings come from 150 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?

86 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 458 postings.

Counted over the 458 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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