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FDE and deployment jobs on-site involving pre-sales serving external customers
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$120,000–$200,000
SitrepsProduction engineering
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Public Sector
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CAWashington, DC +1On-site
$167,000–$203,000
DeepgramProduction engineering
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Strategic Accounts
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1On-site
$197,000–$246,000
$222,000–$290,000
BCGProduction engineering
Forward Deployed AI Scientist, Campus, United States - BCG X
Boston, MA · Chicago, IL · +10 moreBoston, MA +11On-site
$110,000–$190,000
$130,000–$275,000
DeepgramProduction engineering
Forward-Deployed Engineer (FDE), Strategic Accounts
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$155,000–$193,000
Retell AIProduction engineering
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Spanish Fluency Required)
Redwood City, CAOn-site
$180,000–$300,000
$200,000–$400,000
$200,000–$260,000
Pay not posted
Retell AIProduction engineering
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Mandarin Fluency Required)
Redwood City, CAOn-site
$180,000–$300,000
$200,000–$300,000
$240,000–$300,000
Istari DigitalProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer (Commercial / International)
Seattle, WAOn-site
Pay not posted
PalantirProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Internship - Commercial
Chicago, ILOn-site
$120,000
Vannevar LabsProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer - Software Modernization (TS/SCI Clearance Required)
Washington, DCOn-site
Pay not posted
$100,000–$190,000
Pay not posted
PalantirProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Internship - Commercial
New York, NYOn-site
$120,000
$179,500–$224,300
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$112,700–$183,900
$150,000–$300,000
Pay not posted
ValthosProduction engineering
Member of Technical Staff - Forward Deployed Engineer
New York, NYOn-site
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$150,000–$200,000
$140,000–$245,000
PoeticProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$160,000–$225,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$200,000–$300,000
ProfoundProduction engineering
Member of Technical Staff, Forward Deployed
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1On-site
$140,000–$260,000
ModalProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer - Systems
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1On-site
$180,000–$240,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs on-site involving pre-sales serving external customers pay?
102 of 134 postings state a pay range. The median is $201,000, and half of them sit between $166,000 and $238,000, across 57 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs on-site involving pre-sales serving external customers require?
Of 134 postings, 41 state a minimum number of years, from 33 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 23 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (8), 6 to 9 years (8) or 10 or more years (2).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs on-site involving pre-sales serving external customers?
These 134 postings come from 76 companies. The employers with the most postings are Palantir (10), Istari Digital (7), Retell AI (7), LangChain (6) and Decagon (5).
Are FDE and deployment jobs on-site involving pre-sales serving external customers remote?
0 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 134 are on-site. Travel is mentioned in 59 of the 134 postings.
Counted over the 134 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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