OpenAIPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Lead, Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) - Platform
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$207,000–$294,000
FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies with significant travel
237 postings · 53 companies · 207 state pay: median $210,000, half $181,000–$235,000
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Cognition AIKeeps customers running after launch
Forward Deployed Engineer - US
San Francisco, CAOn-site
Pay not posted
$230,000–$294,000
$230,000–$294,000
$302,000–$385,000
AndurilPlans what the customer deploys first
Senior Product Manager, Forward Deployed
Colorado Springs, CO
$144,000–$192,000
$190,000–$230,000 · OTE
Pay not posted
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
$184,100–$306,800
$166,000–$220,000
DatabricksPlans what the customer deploys first
Sr. Engagement Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - Public Sector
VARemote
$130,300–$179,200
Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)Leads the deployment team
Engagement Director - Forward Deployed Engineering
Pleasanton, CA · Austin, TXPleasanton, CA +1
$170,000–$220,000
Deloitte USPlans what the customer deploys first
Signals for FSI - Product Forward Deployed Engineer - Innovation_
Multiple US offices
$105,400–$207,800
$166,000–$220,000
AfreshLeads the deployment team
Founding Senior Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$203,745–$275,655
Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)Plans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Design Lead — Product Lifecycle Management
Austin, TX · Pleasanton, CAAustin, TX +1Hybrid
$170,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
$166,000–$220,000
Deloitte USProves it works before the sale
ConvergeHEALTH Life Sciences - Product Forward Deployed Engineer - Products & Platforms
Multiple US offices
$105,400–$207,800
Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)Plans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Design Lead — Asset Performance Management
Austin, TX · Pleasanton, CAAustin, TX +1Hybrid
$130,000–$155,000
PwC (US)Leads the deployment team
Forward Deployed Data Engineering - Manager
New York, NY · Boston, MA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2
$99,000–$266,000
Pay not posted
Deloitte USProves it works before the sale
ConvergeHEALTH Life Sciences - Product Forward Deployed Engineer - Products & Platforms
Multiple US offices
$105,400–$207,800
Pay not posted
PwC (US)Leads the deployment team
Forward Deployed Data Engineering - Senior Manager
New York, NY · Boston, MA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2
$124,000–$335,000
Shield AIIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer, Operations & Sustainment - open level (R5497)
San Diego, CAHybrid
Pay not posted
Deloitte USProves it works before the sale
ConvergeProsperity - Lead Product Forward Deployed Engineer for FSI Signals - Products & Platforms
Multiple US offices
$134,500–$265,100
GoviniLeads the deployment team
Software Engineering Manager, Forward Deployed
Arlington, VA · Pittsburgh, PA · +1 moreArlington, VA +2Remote
Pay not posted
PwC (US)Leads the deployment team
Forward Deployed Software Engineering - Manager
New York, NY · Boston, MA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2
$99,000–$266,000
$150,000–$190,000
Deloitte USLeads the deployment team
Cyber Senior Manager - Technology Resilience FDE
Multiple US offices
$189,200–$372,900
DatabricksPlans what the customer deploys first
Lead Engagement Manager, FDE - Healthcare & Life Sciences
US · city not listed
$143,000–$245,850
PwC (US)Leads the deployment team
Forward Deployed Software Engineering - Senior Manager
New York, NY · Boston, MA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2
$124,000–$335,000
$99,000–$133,000
$134,500–$265,100
$320,000–$405,000
GoviniLeads the deployment team
Data Science Manager, Forward Deployed
Pittsburgh, PA · Arlington, VAPittsburgh, PA +1On-site
Pay not posted
$150,000–$190,000
Deloitte USLeads the deployment team
Lead Anthropic Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS
Multiple US offices
$189,200–$372,900
156 of 237 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies with significant travel pay?
207 of 237 postings state a pay range. The median is $210,000, and half of them sit between $181,000 and $235,000, from 42 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies with significant travel require?
Of 237 postings, 168 state a minimum number of years, from 39 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 93 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (49), 10 or more years (17) or under 3 years (9).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies with significant travel?
These 237 postings come from 53 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (73), Anduril (23), OpenAI (23), PwC (US) (11) and Databricks (10).
Are FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies with significant travel remote?
45 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 63 are hybrid and 14 are on-site. The remaining 115 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 237 of the 237 postings.
Counted over the 237 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