$220,000–$245,000
View job →FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies with significant travel
112 jobs
$185,000–$300,000
View job →$200,000–$240,000 · total compensation
View job →DatabricksProduction engineering
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector/National Security
Washington, DCHybrid
$182,000–$250,208
View job →$145,000–$180,000
View job →$185,000–$300,000
View job →$225,000–$260,000 · total compensation
View job →$182,000–$250,208
View job →$194,400–$228,800
View job →$185,000–$300,000
View job →Invisible TechnologiesProduction engineering
Senior Software Engineer (Forward Deployed)
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$180,000–$264,000
View job →DatabricksProduction engineering
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector
Washington, DCHybrid
$182,000–$250,208
View job →$194,400–$228,800
View job →$185,000–$300,000
View job →AnthropicProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer
New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2Hybrid
$280,000–$320,000
View job →DatabricksProduction engineering
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer - National Security
US · city not listedHybrid
$182,000–$250,208
View job →flexportProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer - Supply Chain Solutions
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$206,181–$252,000
View job →$185,000–$300,000
View job →$189,000–$330,000
View job →$182,000–$250,208
View job →$130,000–$240,000
View job →$185,000–$300,000
View job →Invisible TechnologiesProduction engineering
Staff Software Engineer (Forward Deployed)
New York, NYHybrid
$210,000–$300,000
View job →DatabricksProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector
US · city not listedHybrid
$152,900–$210,155
View job →$160,000–$180,000
View job →$185,000–$300,000
View job →$140,000–$240,000
View job →Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)Production engineering
Forward Deployed AI Engineer
Pleasanton, CAOn-site
$130,000–$180,000
View job →$118,400–$222,000
View job →$185,000–$300,000
View job →CA$175,000–CA$385,000
View job →Scale AIProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Public Sector
Austin, TX · Colorado Springs, CO · +4 moreAustin, TX +5Hybrid
$138,000–$292,560
View job →$160,000–$270,000
View job →Invisible TechnologiesProduction engineering
Principal Backend Engineer (Forward Deployed)
New York, NYHybrid
$250,000–$300,000
View job →CohereProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer, Agentic Platform (West Coast)
San Francisco, CARemote
CA$175,000–CA$385,000
View job →GoviniProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Data Scientist
Arlington, VA · Pittsburgh, PAArlington, VA +1Remote
Pay range unavailable
View job →$153,000–$325,000
View job →GoviniProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Senior Data Scientist
Arlington, VA · Pittsburgh, PAArlington, VA +1Remote
Pay range unavailable
View job →$153,000–$325,000
View job →GoviniProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineer
Arlington, VA · Pittsburgh, PAArlington, VA +1Remote
Pay range unavailable
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies with significant travel pay?
Of 112 postings, 98 list a pay range. The median posted range is $182,000–$253,000 across 35 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies with significant travel require?
Of 112 postings, 46 state a minimum number of years, from 23 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 20 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (19), under 3 years (4) or 10 or more years (3).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies with significant travel?
These 112 postings come from 40 companies. The employers with the most postings are Anduril (20), OpenAI (14), Databricks (9), Scale AI (5) and SpaceX (5).
Are FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies with significant travel remote?
Of 112 postings, 87 state a work arrangement, from 40 companies. Of those, 31 are remote, 40 are hybrid and 16 are on-site. Travel is mentioned in 112 of the 112 postings.
Counted over the 112 postings in this search, as read on September 17, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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