$185,000–$300,000
FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies with ongoing operations and significant travel
139 postings · 43 companies · 119 state pay: median $214,000, half $181,000–$235,000
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Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer - Public Sector
Berkeley, CA · Kansas City, MO · +1 moreBerkeley, CA +2Remote
$182,000–$250,208
$114,000–$192,000
$165,000–$220,000
$185,000–$300,000
$145,000–$250,000
$160,000–$180,000
Pay not posted
$180,000–$255,000
Pay not posted
Staff Forward Deployed Engineer
New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2Hybrid
$280,000–$320,000
Pay not posted
$180,000–$225,000
Forward Deployed Engineer & Agentic Workflow Engineer
US · city not listedHybrid
$150,000–$285,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (Implementation Engineering)
Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +1 moreChicago, IL +2Remote
$170,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
Senior Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Strategic Defense
Costa Mesa, CA · Washington, DCCosta Mesa, CA +1
$191,000–$254,000
Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)
Technical Architect - Forward Deployed Engineering
Pleasanton, CA · Austin, TXPleasanton, CA +1On-site
$170,000–$220,000
$185,000–$300,000
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector/National Security
Washington, DCHybrid
$182,000–$250,208
ConvergeHEALTH - Forward Deployed Engineer, Data Studio Revenue Cycle - Products & Platforms
Multiple US offices
$105,400–$207,800
$152,000–$318,000
$185,000–$300,000
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector
Chicago, IL · Columbus, OH · +1 moreChicago, IL +2Hybrid
$182,000–$250,208
$155,600–$306,800
$189,000–$330,000
$185,000–$300,000
$182,000–$250,208
$134,500–$265,100
$166,000–$253,000
$185,000–$300,000
Pay not posted
$155,600–$306,800
$120,000–$170,000
$185,000–$300,000
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Public Sector
Austin, TX · Colorado Springs, CO · +4 moreAustin, TX +5Hybrid
$138,000–$292,560
$155,600–$306,800
$166,000–$253,000
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Gov
Washington, DC · Seattle, WA · +1 moreWashington, DC +2Hybrid
$145,800–$280,000
$155,600–$306,800
85 of 139 build what the customer runs.
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies with ongoing operations and significant travel pay?
119 of 139 postings state a pay range. The median is $214,000, and half of them sit between $181,000 and $235,000, from 34 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies with ongoing operations and significant travel require?
Of 139 postings, 98 state a minimum number of years, from 34 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 53 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (29), 10 or more years (12) or under 3 years (4).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies with ongoing operations and significant travel?
These 139 postings come from 43 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (28), Anduril (23), OpenAI (13), Databricks (6) and Avathon (formerly SparkCognition) (4).
Are FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies with ongoing operations and significant travel remote?
27 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 41 are hybrid and 11 are on-site. The remaining 60 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 139 of the 139 postings.
Counted over the 139 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
Employer postings · Coding scope, project stages and who the work serves are our reading of each job description. Travel is the share the posting states. Postings that never mention travel are left out. · How we read postings