Handshake (AI training)Production engineering
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Enterprise AI
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$220,000–$300,000
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$130,000–$200,000
MicrosoftProduction engineering
Member of Technical Staff - Forward Deployed AI Engineer, Health
New York, NYOn-site
$142,800–$331,200
Pay not posted
reflection.aiProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer, Lead - LLM Post-training
New York, NYOn-site
Pay not posted
$180,000–$400,000
$215,000–$260,000
$180,000–$210,000
FlipProduction engineering
Staff Software Engineer
Marina Del Rey, CA · Williamsburg, NYMarina Del Rey, CA +1On-site
$200,000–$400,000
Scale AIProduction engineering
Frontier Agents Engineer (Applied AI)
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$180,000–$225,000
$200,000–$400,000
Cadence Design SystemsProduction engineering
Principal AI Forward Deployment Engineer
Portland, OR · Cary, NCPortland, OR +1On-site
Pay not posted
FlipProduction engineering
Staff Software Engineer
Marina Del Rey, CA · Williamsburg, NYMarina Del Rey, CA +1On-site
$200,000–$400,000
$185,000–$225,000
$200,000–$400,000
C3.aiDeployment team leadership
Senior Director, Forward Deployed Engineering, Americas
Redwood City, CAOn-site
$250,000–$350,000
$180,000–$250,000
84.51 DegreesInternal deployment & tooling
Lead Forward Deployed Engineer (P4570)
Cincinnati, OH · Chicago, ILCincinnati, OH +1On-site
$125,000–$207,000
ID.meDeployment team leadership
Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
Mclean, VA · Mountain View, CA · +2 moreMclean, VA +3On-site
$154,000–$275,000
$300,000–$500,000
ChalkDeployment team leadership
Director, Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$300,000–$350,000
Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)Internal deployment & tooling
Staff Forward Deployed Engineer
Chicago, IL · Los Angeles, CA · +3 moreChicago, IL +4On-site
$150,000–$280,000
GoviniDeployment team leadership
Software Engineering Manager, Forward Deployed
Pittsburgh, PA · Arlington, VAPittsburgh, PA +1On-site
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$190,000–$250,000
$100,000–$160,000
Pay not posted
$160,000–$200,000
$200,000–$300,000
CrusoeInternal deployment & tooling
Staff Software Engineer, Internal Tools & Automation
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$215,000–$260,000
$170,000–$225,000
$250,000–$425,000
AppleInternal deployment & tooling
Lead Developer, AI Workflows & Media Supply Chain
Culver City, CAOn-site
Pay not posted
FluidstackDeployment team leadership
Decision Engineering Team Lead, Business Operations
New York, NYOn-site
$269,000–$335,000
$240,000–$300,000
MercorDeployment team leadership
Enterprise Applied AI Leader
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$300,000–$520,000
$228,960–$363,510
FluidstackDeployment team leadership
Decision Engineering Team Lead, Infrastructure Development & Delivery
New York, NYOn-site
$269,000–$335,000
Pay not posted
Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)Internal deployment & tooling
Staff Data Engineer
Chicago, IL · Westmont, ILChicago, IL +1On-site
$160,000–$200,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs on-site with ongoing operations pay?
38 of 46 postings state a pay range. The median is $238,000, and half of them sit between $199,000 and $300,000, across 30 companies.
How much experience do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs on-site with ongoing operations require?
Of 46 postings, 19 state a minimum number of years, from 18 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 10 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (7) or 10 or more years (2).
Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE and deployment jobs on-site with ongoing operations?
These 46 postings come from 37 companies. The employers with the most postings are Fluidstack (3), Applied Intuition (2), Chalk (2), Crusoe (2) and Decagon (2).
Are staff-level FDE and deployment jobs on-site with ongoing operations remote?
0 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 46 are on-site. Travel is mentioned in 13 of the 46 postings.
Counted over the 46 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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