SpaceX
Later private · Aerospace / Space / Connectivity
Works with outside customers less than mostFewer remote roles than most
Major job locations: Bastrop, TX · CA · Cape Canaveral, FL · +6 ·
Posted pay: $163,000
16 jobs
Companies hiring forward deployed engineers
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Traits compare an employer’s postings against all US FDE postings. Chips mark employers with 5 or more postings whose share differs clearly from the average.
Trait · More junior roles than most
Production code
Postings that involve writing production code
Customer contact
Work done for people outside the company
Pre-sales
Evaluation or proposal work before a deal
Seniority
Senior-level responsibility or above
Remote
Postings that allow remote work
Travel
How often postings mention travel
Size
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Govini
Later private · About 201–1,000 people · Defense software / acquisition analytics
More travel than mostMore remote roles than most
Major job locations: Pittsburgh, PA · Arlington, VA
Posted pay: —
6 jobs
BCG
Later private · About 1,001–5,000 people · Consulting / AI
More travel than mostMore junior roles than most
Major job locations: Boston, MA · Brooklyn, NY · Chicago, IL · +19 ·
Posted pay: $150,000
5 jobs
Major job locations: Remote (US) · New York, NY · San Francisco, CA ·
Posted pay: $200,000
5 jobs
Relativity Space
Later private · About 1,001–5,000 people · Space / Launch
Works with outside customers less than mostLess travel than most
Major job locations: Long Beach, CA
Posted pay: $192,000
5 jobs
Relativity
Later private · About 1,001–5,000 people · Legal Tech / eDiscovery AI
Major job locations: Long Beach, CA
Posted pay: $192,000
4 jobs
Commure
Later private · About 1,001–5,000 people · Healthcare AI platform (ambient documentation, RCM, and clinical workflow automation)
Major job locations: Mountain View, CA
Posted pay: $160,000
3 jobs
Agile Defense
Later private · About 1,001–5,000 people · Federal IT and digital services
Major job locations: Arlington, VA · Colorado Springs, CO · Doral, FL · +6 ·
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Juniper Square
Later private · About 201–1,000 people · private markets fund operations software, data, and administration
Major job locations: Remote (US)
Posted pay: —
2 jobs
Neo4j
Later private · About 201–1,000 people · Graph database and AI data infrastructure
Major job locations: Remote (San Mateo, CA)
Posted pay: —
1 job
xAI
Later private · AI / Foundation Models
Major job locations: Memphis, TN · Southaven, MS
Posted pay: —
1 job
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