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PalantirProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Internship - Defense Tech
Washington, DCOn-site
$120,000
$179,500–$224,300
Periodic LabsProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer, Physics & Simulation
Menlo Park, CA · San Francisco, CAMenlo Park, CA +1On-site
$200,000–$275,000
$130,000–$165,000
PalantirProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Internship - US Government
New York, NYOn-site
$120,000
Inception LabsProduction engineering
Member of Technical Staff, Forward Deployed AI Engineer
San Mateo, CAOn-site
$175,000–$275,000
$112,700–$183,900
$100,000–$150,000
PalantirProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Internship - US Government
Washington, DCOn-site
$120,000
Handshake (AI training)Production engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer, Handshake AI Enterprise
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$157,000–$175,000
Pay not posted
$150,000–$300,000
PalantirProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, New Grad - US Government
Washington, DCOn-site
$135,000–$145,000
Handshake (AI training)Production engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer, Enterprise AI
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$155,000–$300,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
PalantirProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, New Grad - US Government
New York, NYOn-site
$135,000–$145,000
BCGProduction engineering
(Senior) Forward Deployed AI Engineer, United States - BCG X
Boston, MA · New York, NY · +9 moreBoston, MA +10On-site
$110,000–$190,000
$200,000–$325,000
$140,000–$220,000
$135,000–$200,000
reflection.aiProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer - LLM Post-training
San Francisco, CAOn-site
Pay not posted
$150,000–$275,000
Pay not posted
PalantirProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Korea Forward Deployed
Washington, DCOn-site
$135,000–$200,000
ValthosProduction engineering
Member of Technical Staff - Forward Deployed Engineer
New York, NYOn-site
Pay not posted
$180,000–$300,000
Pay not posted
PalantirProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Tactical Edge
Washington, DCOn-site
$135,000–$200,000
$150,000–$200,000
$150,000–$275,000
Pay not posted
PalantirProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineer - US Government
Washington, DCOn-site
$135,000–$200,000
$150,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
$140,000–$245,000
PalantirProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineer - US Government
San Diego, CAOn-site
$135,000–$200,000
PoeticProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$160,000–$225,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs on-site with ongoing operations pay?
290 of 420 postings state a pay range. The median is $200,000, and half of them sit between $165,000 and $245,000, across 138 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs on-site with ongoing operations require?
Of 420 postings, 131 state a minimum number of years, from 93 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 74 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (27), under 3 years (26) or 10 or more years (4).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs on-site with ongoing operations?
These 420 postings come from 199 companies. The employers with the most postings are Palantir (35), Sierra (22), Decagon (14), Istari Digital (10) and LangChain (10).
Are FDE and deployment jobs on-site with ongoing operations remote?
0 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 420 are on-site. Travel is mentioned in 150 of the 420 postings.
Counted over the 420 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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