$185,000–$300,000
FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads at later-stage private companies with significant travel
152 postings · 33 companies · 139 state pay: median $213,000, half $189,000–$238,000
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Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer - Public Sector
Berkeley, CA · Kansas City, MO · +1 moreBerkeley, CA +2Remote
$182,000–$250,208
Forward Deployed Engineer - Cleared - US
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$170,000–$400,000
Pay not posted
$185,000–$300,000
$134,500–$265,100
Forward Deployed Software Engineer-Palantir Foundry-Senior Associate
Chicago, IL · Raleigh, NC · +57 moreChicago, IL +58Hybrid
$77,000–$202,000
Pay not posted
$185,000–$300,000
$180,000–$255,000
Staff Forward Deployed Engineer
New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2Hybrid
$280,000–$320,000
$105,400–$207,800
$185,000–$300,000
Forward Deployed Engineer - Cybersecurity - US
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$170,000–$400,000
Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)
Technical Architect - Forward Deployed Engineering
Pleasanton, CA · Austin, TXPleasanton, CA +1On-site
$170,000–$220,000
$105,400–$207,800
$185,000–$300,000
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector/National Security
Washington, DCHybrid
$182,000–$250,208
Forward Deployed Engineer - US
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$170,000–$400,000
$155,600–$306,800
$185,000–$300,000
$182,000–$250,208
$160,000–$270,000
ConvergeProsperity - Product Forward Deployed Engineer, BankingSuite (Manager) - Products & Platforms
Multiple US offices
$134,500–$266,100
$185,000–$300,000
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector
Chicago, IL · Columbus, OH · +1 moreChicago, IL +2Hybrid
$182,000–$250,208
$160,000–$270,000
$134,500–$265,100
$185,000–$300,000
$182,000–$250,208
$160,000–$270,000
$134,500–$265,100
$185,000–$300,000
$152,900–$210,155
$120,000–$170,000
$155,600–$306,800
$185,000–$300,000
$134,500–$265,100
Pay not posted
$134,500–$265,100
98 of 152 build what the customer runs.
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads at later-stage private companies with significant travel pay?
139 of 152 postings state a pay range. The median is $213,000, and half of them sit between $189,000 and $238,000, from 26 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads at later-stage private companies with significant travel require?
Of 152 postings, 115 state a minimum number of years, from 24 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 67 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (37), 10 or more years (10) or under 3 years (1).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads at later-stage private companies with significant travel?
These 152 postings come from 33 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (66), OpenAI (16), Databricks (10), Anduril (9) and Glean (4).
Are FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads at later-stage private companies with significant travel remote?
24 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 39 are hybrid and 7 are on-site. The remaining 82 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 152 of the 152 postings.
Counted over the 152 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
Employer postings · Travel is the share the posting states. Postings that never mention travel are left out. · How we read postings