> 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 asking for software engineering experience in Los Angeles Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?background=software-engineering®ion=greater-la&page=3 106 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience in Los Angeles, from 48 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $169,000 to $223,000. **106** postings · **48** companies · 92 state pay: median **$198,000**, half $169,000–$223,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Crowe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/crowe) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Technical Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/09376e25483dddb4) Costa Mesa, CA · Chicago, IL · +35 more Hybrid 2w ago $102,400–$204,100 [Crunchyroll](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/crunchyroll) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2ae5141843390b19) Los Angeles, CA On-site 3w ago $183,400–$229,200 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer (Arsenal 2)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/05a034028ed7d43f) Santa Ana, CA New · 2d ago $191,000–$254,000 [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 [Sony Interactive Entertainment Global](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sony-interactive-entertainment-global) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Software Engineer - AI & Agentic Architecture](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bd7c19b2007f25b2) Aliso Viejo, CA Hybrid 4w ago $177,300–$265,900 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Full-Stack Software Engineer, Manufacturing Software (ArsenalOS Deployment)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5aae3345672f0dab) Santa Ana, CA 3w ago $220,000–$290,000 [SpaceX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spacex) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Software Engineer (AI Data Engineering)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a670e82e31ebbf31) Hawthorne, CA 4w ago $125,000–$195,000 [Castelion](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/castelion) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Applied AI Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5dff8632f3ccf496) Torrance, CA 7w ago Pay not posted [Auction.com](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/auction-com) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Application Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bd6e4e287135c6f2) Irvine, CA 7w ago Pay not posted [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer (ArsenalOS Deployment)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/523dce50ac5483f6) Santa Ana, CA 3w ago $191,000–$253,000 [Relativity Space](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/relativity-space) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Software Engineer II](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9249f14c5a558fbd) Long Beach, CA 2mo ago $130,000–$196,000 [SpaceX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spacex) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Software Engineer (Starlink)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f6ffd533a442c8b3) Hawthorne, CA 2mo ago $125,000–$175,000 [SCAN](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scan) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Staff Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b5e27bd34408f446) Long Beach, CA Hybrid 3mo ago $106,200–$182,983 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Product Engineer, Data](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bc51c0c72ca2b2eb) Costa Mesa, CA · Ashville, OH · +3 more 4w ago $183,000–$243,000 [Relativity Space](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/relativity-space) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Software Engineer, Agentic Infrastructure](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1cb310272b380b76) Long Beach, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $154,000–$230,000 [Ingram Micro](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ingram-micro) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Agentic AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f69d8e7f36f47d97) Irvine, CA 3mo ago $112,200–$190,700 [Crunchyroll](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/crunchyroll) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior AI Solutions Engineer, AI Enablement](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/21447ebbb33b8d20) Los Angeles, CA Hybrid 4mo ago $183,400–$229,200 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) Leads the deployment team ### [Lead Mission Software Engineer, EW](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/29ffba50995e18dc) Costa Mesa, CA 4mo ago $220,000–$292,000 [Relativity Space](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/relativity-space) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Software Engineer (Factory Platform)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8da7b85537e74832) Long Beach, CA On-site 3mo ago $154,000–$230,000 [Match Group](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/match-group) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Principal, Legal AI Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/df82766d1de19b1f) West Hollywood, CA Hybrid 4mo ago Pay not posted [True Anomaly](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/true-anomaly) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Platform Engineer, AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f03a35e95f49ad01) Long Beach, CA · Denver, CO Hybrid 4mo ago $190,000–$285,000 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Solutions Engineer, Talent Acquisition](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/df3d981f0840ffe5) Costa Mesa, CA 4mo ago $161,000–$212,000 [Faraday Future](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/faraday-future) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior AI & Business Operations Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/52f0d9a5d487411f) El Segundo, CA 6mo ago $130,000–$150,000 [Metropolis](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/metropolis) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5d677b6d5e0e32d6) Los Angeles, CA Hybrid 6mo ago $170,000–$200,000 [True Anomaly](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/true-anomaly) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Platform Engineer, AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/aa3d2770f20cf7fb) Long Beach, CA · Denver, CO Hybrid 4mo ago $225,000–$325,000 60 of 106 build what the customer runs. [Compare pay across US FDE roles →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary) ## Frequently asked questions ### What do FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience in Los Angeles pay? 92 of 106 postings state a pay range. The median is $198,000, and half of them sit between $169,000 and $223,000, from 39 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience in Los Angeles require? Of 106 postings, 79 state a minimum number of years, from 43 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 38 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (32), under 3 years (5) or 10 or more years (4). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience in Los Angeles? These 106 postings come from 48 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (19), [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) (17), [Sift](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sift) (4), [SpaceX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spacex) (4) and [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (3). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience in Los Angeles remote? 5 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 23 are hybrid and 21 are on-site. The remaining 57 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 51 of the 106 postings. Counted over the 106 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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