> 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 in Los Angeles at early-stage companies Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=early®ion=greater-la 12 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs in Los Angeles at early-stage companies, from 8 employers. **12** postings · **8** companies Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [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 [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 [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 [Field AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/field-ai) ### [Robotics Autonomy Engineer (Federal)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/565e7d29aadd3966) Irvine, CA On-site 5mo ago Pay not posted [Flip](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/flip) ### [Staff Software Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0462b41550eec93d) Marina Del Rey, CA · Williamsburg, NY On-site 8mo ago $200,000–$400,000 [Field AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/field-ai) ### [Senior Autonomy Engineer (Federal)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0e60bd92643875d3) Irvine, CA On-site 7mo ago Pay not posted [Flip](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/flip) ### [Staff Software Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/53cf1a6fb6a947df) Marina Del Rey, CA · Williamsburg, NY On-site 8mo ago $200,000–$400,000 [Field AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/field-ai) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (Federal)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b0af8a7ccd1630b6) Irvine, CA On-site 5mo ago Pay not posted [Field AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/field-ai) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (Irvine, CA)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f750cf8cca420c04) Irvine, CA On-site 9mo ago Pay not posted [Gallatin AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gallatin-ai) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Applied AI Engineer, Internal Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3e731cdb1a040ac4) El Segundo, CA On-site 5w ago $80,000–$210,000 [Lightspark](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lightspark) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Software Engineer, Data & AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7899425d7a59f19c) Culver City, CA 1mo ago $200,000–$238,000 [General Matter](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/general-matter) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Applied AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/965624d2a4a5828b) Los Angeles, CA On-site 6mo ago $100,000–$200,000 7 of 12 build what the customer runs. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3FcompanyStage%3Dearly%26region%3Dgreater-la&placement=alert) New fde and deployment jobs in los angeles at early-stage companies 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 ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs in Los Angeles at early-stage companies? These 12 postings come from 8 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Field AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/field-ai) (4), [Flip](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/flip) (2), [Axle Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/axle-health) (1), [Gallatin AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gallatin-ai) (1) and [General Matter](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/general-matter) (1). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs in Los Angeles at early-stage companies remote? 0 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 1 are hybrid and 9 are on-site. The remaining 2 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 4 of the 12 postings. Counted over the 12 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey. 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