ZipProduction engineering
Software Engineer, Forward Deployed (Mid - Senior Level)
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$150,000–$250,000
FDE and deployment jobs with hybrid work at later-stage private companies involving production implementation
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$206,600–$229,000
$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
IntercomProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, ILSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$160,000–$200,000
$185,000–$300,000
$189,000–$330,000
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
$180,000–$300,000
Pay not posted
$200,000–$400,000
DatabricksProduction engineering
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector
Washington, DCHybrid
$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
AnthropicProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer
New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2Hybrid
$280,000–$320,000
Pay not posted
DatabricksProduction engineering
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer - National Security
US · city not listedHybrid
$182,000–$250,208
$185,000–$300,000
$130,000–$190,000
$189,000–$330,000
$182,000–$250,208
$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
$156,060–$211,140
DatabricksProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector
US · city not listedHybrid
$152,900–$210,155
$185,000–$300,000
Pay not posted
$168,912–$253,368
Judi HealthProduction engineering
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
Charlotte, NC · Denver, CO · +1 moreCharlotte, NC +2Hybrid
$116,400–$200,000
OpenAIProduction engineering
Physical Design Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$260,000–$302,000
Scale AIProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer, GenAI
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$179,400–$224,250
VercelProduction engineering
Forward-Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
$137,000–$207,000
Invisible TechnologiesProduction engineering
Principal Backend Engineer (Forward Deployed)
New York, NYHybrid
$250,000–$300,000
$153,000–$325,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs with hybrid work at later-stage private companies involving production implementation pay?
140 of 153 postings state a pay range. The median is $233,000, and half of them sit between $198,000 and $260,000, across 52 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs with hybrid work at later-stage private companies involving production implementation require?
Of 153 postings, 85 state a minimum number of years, from 43 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 43 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (31), under 3 years (6) or 10 or more years (5).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs with hybrid work at later-stage private companies involving production implementation?
These 153 postings come from 62 companies. The employers with the most postings are OpenAI (33), Anthropic (11), Databricks (8), Baseten (6) and Invisible Technologies (6).
Are FDE and deployment jobs with hybrid work at later-stage private companies involving production implementation remote?
0 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 153 are hybrid. Travel is mentioned in 69 of the 153 postings.
Counted over the 153 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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