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$185,000–$300,000
SecurityScorecardProduction engineering
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
New York, NY · Austin, TXNew York, NY +1Hybrid
$200,000–$260,000
DatabricksProduction engineering
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector/National Security
Washington, DCHybrid
$182,000–$250,208
$145,000–$180,000
$185,000–$300,000
$194,400–$228,800
$182,000–$250,208
Invisible TechnologiesProduction engineering
Senior Software Engineer (Forward Deployed)
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$180,000–$264,000
$185,000–$300,000
$194,400–$228,800
DatabricksProduction engineering
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector
Washington, DCHybrid
$182,000–$250,208
AnthropicProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer
New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2Hybrid
$280,000–$320,000
$185,000–$300,000
$189,000–$330,000
DatabricksProduction engineering
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer - National Security
US · city not listedHybrid
$182,000–$250,208
$130,000–$240,000
$185,000–$300,000
Invisible TechnologiesProduction engineering
Staff Software Engineer (Forward Deployed)
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$210,000–$300,000
$182,000–$250,208
$160,000–$180,000
$185,000–$300,000
$140,000–$240,000
DatabricksProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector
US · city not listedHybrid
$152,900–$210,155
Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)Production engineering
Forward Deployed AI Engineer
Pleasanton, CAOn-site
$130,000–$180,000
$185,000–$300,000
CA$175,000–CA$385,000
Scale AIProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Public Sector
Austin, TX · Colorado Springs, CO · +4 moreAustin, TX +5Hybrid
$138,000–$292,560
$160,000–$270,000
Invisible TechnologiesProduction engineering
Principal Backend Engineer (Forward Deployed)
New York, NYHybrid
$250,000–$300,000
GoviniProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Data Scientist
Arlington, VA · Pittsburgh, PAArlington, VA +1Remote
Pay not posted
$153,000–$325,000
GoviniProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Senior Data Scientist
Arlington, VA · Pittsburgh, PAArlington, VA +1Remote
Pay not posted
$153,000–$325,000
GoviniProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineer
Arlington, VA · Pittsburgh, PAArlington, VA +1Remote
Pay not posted
$185,000–$325,000
OpenAIProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer, Gov
Washington, DC · Seattle, WA · +1 moreWashington, DC +2Hybrid
$145,800–$280,000
$191,000–$253,000
Pay not posted
Scale AIProduction engineering
Senior Mission Software Engineer, Public Sector
Austin, TX · Colorado Springs, CO · +4 moreAustin, TX +5Hybrid
$186,000–$279,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies serving external customers with significant travel pay?
86 of 95 postings state a pay range. The median is $216,000, and half of them sit between $193,000 and $235,000, across 31 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies serving external customers with significant travel require?
Of 95 postings, 41 state a minimum number of years, from 22 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 19 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (18), 10 or more years (3) or under 3 years (1).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies serving external customers with significant travel?
These 95 postings come from 36 companies. The employers with the most postings are Anduril (18), OpenAI (13), Databricks (9), Scale AI (5) and Anthropic (3).
Are FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies serving external customers with significant travel remote?
26 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 39 are hybrid and 6 are on-site. The remaining 24 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 95 of the 95 postings.
Counted over the 95 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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