> AI agents: this is one page of Nextmove’s FDE site, in Markdown. Nextmove is a job board and free career service for forward deployed engineers (FDEs). Each posting is classified from its text, not its title: the kind of work, how much of it is production code, pre-sales weight, time at customer sites, travel, remote arrangement, level and posted base pay. The site also publishes the aggregates: median pay by level, metro, company and kind of work, and which companies started hiring FDEs each week. Every page under https://nextmove.md/fde is served this way; the index of pages is https://nextmove.md/llms.txt. # FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience in Los Angeles Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?background=software-engineering&management=ic®ion=greater-la 50 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience in Los Angeles, from 27 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $160,000 to $213,000. **50** postings · **27** companies · 45 state pay: median **$192,000**, half $160,000–$213,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Thomson Reuters](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thomson-reuters) ### [Senior Software Engineer - AI, CoCounsel FDE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4062210d6364bfec) Los Angeles, CA · Frisco, TX · +7 more Hybrid New · Today $118,400–$253,000 [Nominal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nominal) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dec8d400dcdba3a8) Los Angeles, CA · New York, NY · +3 more 4w ago Pay not posted [Swarm Aero](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/swarm-aero) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Embedded](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a31dd0c0c1d39ad1) Oxnard, CA On-site 4w ago $180,000–$240,000 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Strategic Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/496735084229ffc9) Costa Mesa, CA · Washington, DC 5w ago $191,000–$254,000 [Revel](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/revel) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3cdc82ca00e6cbe2) Los Angeles, CA · San Francisco, CA On-site 7w ago Pay not posted [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/603238d92737226e) Los Angeles, CA · Chicago, IL · +39 more 2mo ago $54,400–$235,100 [Skiffra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/skiffra) ### [Founding Forward Deployed Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e3fd47c183cc8879) Los Angeles, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $215,000–$250,000 [Sift](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sift) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ad72b237f4fa55ef) Los Angeles, CA · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 3mo ago $125,000–$175,000 [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector, Nonprofit & Education](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ae7e224e776727e8) Irvine, CA · Mclean, VA · +8 more Remote 3mo ago $88,970–$316,750 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Palantir Forward Deployed Senior Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/79e9c43db5c86c34) Los Angeles, CA · Chicago, IL · +39 more 2mo ago $80,400–$316,300 [Planhat](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/planhat) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer | Americas](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/760df506cf3445ee) Pacific Palisades, CA On-site 4mo ago $170,000–$250,000 · OTE [AnySignal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anysignal) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3304faee4301116d) Los Angeles, CA On-site 12mo ago $130,000–$200,000 [Picogrid](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/picogrid) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b986901355d74972) El Segundo, CA · Fort Bragg, NC 15mo ago $120,000–$200,000 [Chiri](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/chiri) ### [Applied AI Engineer – Document Intelligence](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d9d8e54444424712) Santa Ana, CA On-site New · Today Pay not posted [Axle Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/axle-health) ### [Senior Software Engineer, Integrations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b6b7f3cfed515e2b) Santa Monica, CA On-site New · 6d ago $170,000–$200,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Enterprise AI Transformation Consultant](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/acce46d73a6442bf) Los Angeles, CA · Chicago, IL · +40 more 10d ago $54,400–$196,000 [Sleuth Insights](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sleuth-insights) ### [Senior Software / Data Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8680836a0da5ee33) Los Angeles, CA · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 13d ago $170,000–$210,000 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Senior Software Engineer, Strategic Defense (Active Clearance)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9a6a44abf0fdde97) Costa Mesa, CA · Reston, VA · +2 more 6w ago $191,000–$254,000 [Bain](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bain) ### [Lead, AI Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/97ec36645fe8d603) Los Angeles, CA · Atlanta, GA · +8 more Hybrid 2mo ago $179,500–$203,500 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Snowflake Advanced AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bfaf5e58ec1e0a16) Los Angeles, CA · San Francisco, CA · +39 more 2mo ago $54,400–$205,800 [Sift](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sift) ### [Application Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/14809e80210a38c9) Los Angeles, CA · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 3mo ago $125,000–$175,000 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Software Engineer, Strategic Defense (Active Clearance)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3da5634c483ab359) Costa Mesa, CA · Reston, VA · +2 more 6w ago $167,000–$222,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Google Agentic AI Delivery Senior Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/849934b3c434470f) Los Angeles, CA · Albany, NY · +39 more 4mo ago $80,400–$266,300 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Senior Software Engineer, Discovery](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6ba3c64ddaf07683) Costa Mesa, CA · Huntsville, AL · +4 more 3mo ago $191,000–$292,000 [Sift](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sift) ### [Application Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5c5e0dbb4cb61e39) Marina Del Rey, CA · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 7mo ago $125,000–$175,000 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Senior Software Engineer, Air Defense, Integrations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/676fb2d31665ac31) Irvine, CA 3mo ago $191,000–$253,000 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Mission Software Engineer, EW](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3c1ebbc33939cd4e) Costa Mesa, CA 4mo ago $166,000–$220,000 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Staff Software Engineer, Active Clearance, Air Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/07fb96b46de82a44) Irvine, CA 12mo ago $220,000–$292,000 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Senior Ground Software Engineer, Space](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2dc8b654e8021d2c) Costa Mesa, CA 26mo ago $191,000–$254,000 [Crunchyroll](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/crunchyroll) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Enablement](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/86dc887cf4973f69) Los Angeles, CA Hybrid 5w ago $183,400–$229,200 [Sift](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sift) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bf15e90ac28054b0) Marina Del Rey, CA · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 7mo ago $125,000–$175,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) Integrates and configures it ### [Full Stack Engineer Manager (FDE)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3a0bc3b034736923) Los Angeles, CA · New York, NY · +39 more 2mo ago $80,400–$316,300 [Revel](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/revel) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Test Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3f822b912f9003af) Los Angeles, CA · San Francisco, CA On-site 4mo ago Pay not posted [Serve Robotics](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/serve-robotics) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Software Engineer, Operations Tools & Al Enablement](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/10526bef9d127823) Los Angeles, CA · US remote Remote New · Yesterday $180,000–$200,000 [SpaceX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spacex) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Propulsion Software Engineer (Falcon Engineering)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0a81dbd4df064dca) Hawthorne, CA New · 2d ago $125,000–$195,000 [Baker Tilly](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/baker-tilly) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Principal AI Engineer, Sr AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a8bd18ac838c9b76) Los Angeles, CA · San Jose, CA · +10 more 8d ago $205,000–$250,000 [LettrLabs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lettrlabs) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff AI Product Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ec19b292670c5264) Los Angeles, CA Remote 9d ago $200,000–$250,000 [Lockheed Martin](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lockheed-martin) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Full-Stack Software Engineer Senior - Level 3](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c0a9140adfaf2f21) Palmdale, CA 13d ago $110,300–$204,900 [SpaceX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spacex) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Sr. Software Engineer (AI Data Engineering)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ac9f75345ec7d29e) Hawthorne, CA On-site 4w ago $165,000–$265,000 [CHAOS Industries](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/chaos-industries) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Production Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9f28faf3f87076e3) El Segundo, CA On-site 4w ago $120,000–$210,000 29 of 50 build what the customer runs. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Fbackground%3Dsoftware-engineering%26management%3Dic%26region%3Dgreater-la&placement=alert) New fde and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience in los angeles go out by email once you have an account and set an alert. [Compare pay across US FDE roles →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary) ## Frequently asked questions ### What do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience in Los Angeles pay? 45 of 50 postings state a pay range. The median is $192,000, and half of them sit between $160,000 and $213,000, from 23 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience in Los Angeles require? Of 50 postings, 34 state a minimum number of years, from 24 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 21 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (9), under 3 years (3) or 10 or more years (1). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience in Los Angeles? These 50 postings come from 27 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) (9), [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (6), [Sift](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sift) (4), [SpaceX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spacex) (4) and [Relativity Space](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/relativity-space) (3). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience in Los Angeles remote? 3 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 13 are hybrid and 10 are on-site. The remaining 24 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 25 of the 50 postings. Counted over the 50 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey. Employer postings · Locations cover the metro area, not only the city. The background is what the posting asks for in the employer’s own words. 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