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Handshake (AI training)Production engineering
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Enterprise AI
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$220,000–$300,000
$192,010–$274,300
Pay not posted
ZipProduction engineering
Software Engineer, Forward Deployed (Mid - Senior Level)
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$150,000–$250,000
$206,600–$229,000
$192,010–$274,300
DatabricksProduction engineering
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Digital Native Business
San Francisco, CARemote
$182,000–$250,208
$185,000–$300,000
IntercomProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, ILSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$160,000–$200,000
$192,010–$274,300
DatabricksProduction engineering
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Digital Native Business
San Francisco, CARemote
$182,000–$250,208
$185,000–$300,000
$237,150–$320,850
$130,000–$200,000
DatabricksProduction engineering
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Digital Native Business
San Francisco, CA
$182,000–$250,208
$192,010–$274,300
SecurityScorecardProduction engineering
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
New York, NY · Austin, TXNew York, NY +1Hybrid
$200,000–$260,000
$140,000–$190,000
DatabricksProduction engineering
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Digital Native Business
San Francisco, CA
$182,000–$250,208
$192,010–$274,300
$189,000–$330,000
$145,000–$180,000
DatabricksProduction engineering
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector/National Security
Washington, DCHybrid
$182,000–$250,208
$130,000–$160,000
Applied IntuitionProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer - New Grad (December 2026)
Sunnyvale, CAOn-site
Pay not posted
$190,000–$220,000
Pay not posted
$165,000–$200,000
DatabricksProduction engineering
AI Engineer - FDE (Forward Deployed Engineer) - U.S. Federal Sector
Washington, DCHybrid
$182,000–$250,208
Snorkel AIProduction engineering
Senior/Staff FDE - CUA
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$180,000–$320,000
$185,000–$300,000
$194,400–$228,800
$182,000–$250,208
Snorkel AIProduction engineering
Senior/Staff FDE - Synthetic Data Generation
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$180,000–$320,000
$185,000–$300,000
$194,400–$228,800
$180,000–$300,000
$182,000–$250,208
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies involving production implementation serving external customers pay?
332 of 390 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 involving production implementation serving external customers require?
Of 390 postings, 158 state a minimum number of years, from 64 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 73 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 involving production implementation serving external customers?
These 390 postings come from 112 companies. The employers with the most postings are Databricks (67), OpenAI (32), Anduril (29), Scale AI (25) and Decagon (13).
Are FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies involving production implementation serving external customers remote?
88 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 108 are hybrid and 65 are on-site. The remaining 129 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 216 of the 390 postings.
Counted over the 390 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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