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Scale AIProduction engineering
Infrastructure Software Engineer, Enterprise GenAI
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1
$179,400–$224,250
$191,000–$253,000
$200,000–$400,000
OpenAIProduction engineering
Full Stack Software Engineer, Gov
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CA · +1 moreWashington, DC +2Hybrid
$207,000–$385,000
Scale AIProduction engineering
Senior Software Engineer, Public Sector
San Francisco, CA · Saint Louis, MO · +2 moreSan Francisco, CA +3On-site
$162,400–$311,000
$191,000–$253,000
$200,000–$400,000
$191,000–$253,000
$240,000–$280,000
$166,000–$253,000
$175,000–$230,000
$166,000–$253,000
$166,000–$253,000
$220,000–$292,000
$115,520–$198,360
DatabricksDeployment strategy
Sr. Engagement Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - Financial Services
US · city not listed
$115,800–$199,100
$199,800–$222,000
$190,000–$230,000 · OTE
Pay not posted
DatabricksDeployment team leadership
Sr. Manager, AI Forward Deployed Engineering (AI FDE)
US · city not listed
$232,900–$320,200
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
NotionDeployment strategy
Forward Deployed Architect
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$165,000–$205,000 · OTE
DatabricksDeployment strategy
Sr. Field Technical Program Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - Healthcare & Life Sciences
US · city not listed
$124,800–$214,500
$138,000–$230,000
ID.meDeployment team leadership
Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
Mclean, VA · Mountain View, CA · +2 moreMclean, VA +3On-site
$154,000–$275,000
EpicorDeployment team leadership
Manager of Product Development | Forward Deployed
Lehi, UT · Austin, TX · +1 moreLehi, UT +2Hybrid
$138,000–$235,000
Scale AIDeployment team leadership
Sr. Director, (Applied AI) Forward Deployed Engineering
New York, NY
$285,200–$356,500
flexportDeployment strategy
Forward Deployed Consultant- Supply Chain Solutions
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$174,000–$213,000
$160,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
IntercomImplementation & delivery
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, ILSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$190,000–$237,000
$210,000–$250,000
Pay not posted
VercelDeployment team leadership
Director of Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
$240,000–$300,000
$160,000–$180,000
Scale AIDeployment strategy
Forward Deployed Product Manager, Public Sector
New York, NY · Washington, DCNew York, NY +1
$200,000–$345,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies serving external customers pay?
337 of 396 postings state a pay range. The median is $216,000, and half of them sit between $195,000 and $243,000, across 86 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies serving external customers require?
Of 396 postings, 159 state a minimum number of years, from 64 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 74 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (67), under 3 years (9) or 10 or more years (9).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies serving external customers?
These 396 postings come from 112 companies. The employers with the most postings are Databricks (68), OpenAI (32), Anduril (29), Scale AI (25) and Decagon (13).
Are FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies serving external customers remote?
91 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 108 are hybrid and 65 are on-site. The remaining 132 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 220 of the 396 postings.
Counted over the 396 postings in this search. Postings read on September 18, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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