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FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies with ongoing operations

598 postings · 212 companies · 496 state pay: median $214,000, half $183,000–$243,000

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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

327 of 598 build what the customer runs.

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Frequently asked questions

What do FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies with ongoing operations pay?

496 of 598 postings state a pay range. The median is $214,000, and half of them sit between $183,000 and $243,000, from 167 companies.

How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies with ongoing operations require?

Of 598 postings, 394 state a minimum number of years, from 174 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 207 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (125), 10 or more years (32) or under 3 years (30).

Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies with ongoing operations?

These 598 postings come from 212 companies. The employers with the most postings are Anduril (41), OpenAI (34), Deloitte US (31), Databricks (30) and Scale AI (20).

Are FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies with ongoing operations remote?

119 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 157 are hybrid and 129 are on-site. The remaining 193 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 262 of the 598 postings.

Counted over the 598 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.

Employer postings · Coding scope, project stages and who the work serves are our reading of each job description. · How we read postings

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