$180,000–$225,000
FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies serving external customers
662 postings · 180 companies · 550 state pay: median $216,000, half $185,000–$243,000
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Backend Software Engineer, Gov
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CA · +1 moreWashington, DC +2Hybrid
$207,000–$385,000
$220,000–$292,000
$150,000–$400,000
Pay not posted
$180,000–$390,000
$191,000–$254,000
$196,000–$223,000
$152,000–$318,000
$167,000–$222,000
$129,000–$253,000
$191,000–$254,000
OpenAILeads the deployment team
Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, Financial Services
New York, NYHybrid
$302,000–$385,000
$163,100–$286,900
$90,000–$110,000
OnCorps AIIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer
Boston, MA · New York, NYBoston, MA +1Remote
Pay not posted
$110,000–$200,000
HadrianLeads the deployment team
Director of Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering
Torrance, CAOn-site
$300,000–$415,000
$230,000–$294,000
FluidstackBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Engineer, Infrastructure Development & Delivery
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$224,000–$300,000
$175,000–$225,000
Deloitte USLeads the deployment team
Lead Forward Deployed Engineer, Frontier GenAI
Multiple US offices
$189,200–$372,900
$230,000–$294,000
FluidstackBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Engineer, Compute Operations
New York, NYOn-site
$224,000–$300,000
$150,000–$225,000
$180,000–$230,000
$180,000–$240,000
$302,000–$385,000
DatabricksIntegrates and configures it
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Games
Atlanta, GA
$182,000–$250,208
$180,000–$280,000
Snorkel AIIntegrates and configures it
Senior/Staff Forward Deployed Engineer - Data as a Service
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$180,000–$320,000
$185,000–$235,000
Cognition AIKeeps customers running after launch
Forward Deployed Engineer - US
San Francisco, CAOn-site
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
AndurilPlans what the customer deploys first
Senior Product Manager, Forward Deployed
Colorado Springs, CO
$144,000–$192,000
PwC (US)Integrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Software Engineer-Palantir Foundry-Manager
Chicago, IL · Raleigh, NC · +57 moreChicago, IL +58Hybrid
$99,000–$232,000
Pay not posted
Clarity InnovationsLeads the deployment team
Platform Engineering Senior Manager - Forward Deployed Engineer
Annapolis Junction, MD
$145,900–$248,000
$180,000–$202,000
Pay not posted
452 of 662 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies serving external customers pay?
550 of 662 postings state a pay range. The median is $216,000, and half of them sit between $185,000 and $243,000, from 135 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies serving external customers require?
Of 662 postings, 406 state a minimum number of years, from 134 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 207 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (142), 10 or more years (30) or under 3 years (27).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies serving external customers?
These 662 postings come from 180 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (77), Databricks (68), OpenAI (41), Anduril (30) and Scale AI (20).
Are FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies serving external customers remote?
129 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 157 are hybrid and 121 are on-site. The remaining 255 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 388 of the 662 postings.
Counted over the 662 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