> 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. # Staff-level FDE and deployment jobs on-site at later-stage private companies Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=late&level=staff&work=onsite 17 staff-level forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs on-site at later-stage private companies, from 10 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $275,000 to $338,000. **17** postings · **10** companies · median **$296,000**, half $275,000–$338,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/avathon-formerly-sparkcognition) ### [Technical Architect - Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/024ec55baa0bac4d) Pleasanton, CA · Austin, TX On-site 6w ago $170,000–$220,000 [Sierra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sierra) ### [Software Engineer, Agent - Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7f3a7c3d43682b97) San Francisco, CA On-site 6w ago $180,000–$390,000 [Crusoe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/crusoe) ### [Senior Staff Applied AI Inference Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5d67843846305b6d) San Francisco, CA On-site 6w ago $250,000–$300,000 [Percepta](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/percepta) ### [Founding Applied AI Engineer - Data](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bd309b8539deca60) New York, NY On-site 3mo ago $150,000–$400,000 [Decagon](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/decagon) ### [Engineering Lead, Strategic Deployments](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3ff1ce35a22b105f) New York, NY On-site 3mo ago $200,000–$400,000 [Crusoe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/crusoe) ### [Staff Applied AI Inference Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f6b6957db986de8d) San Francisco, CA On-site 1mo ago $215,000–$260,000 [Decagon](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/decagon) ### [Engineering Lead, Strategic Deployments](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/55e8a726e8f37fe4) San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago $200,000–$400,000 [Hadrian](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hadrian) Leads the deployment team ### [Director of Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8c672492329748f6) Torrance, CA On-site 3w ago $300,000–$415,000 [Hadrian](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hadrian) Leads the deployment team ### [Sr. Director, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f4ea9efe32970402) SF Bay Area On-site 2w ago $300,000–$415,000 [Hadrian](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hadrian) Leads the deployment team ### [Sr. Director, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/398acf9eaf31771b) Torrance, CA On-site 3w ago $300,000–$415,000 [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 [Crusoe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/crusoe) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Software Engineer, Internal Tools & Automation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8d056ef0f4cec870) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago $215,000–$260,000 [Applied Intuition](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/applied-intuition) Leads the deployment team ### [Software Engineering Manager (Defense/PhysicalAI)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/54e611b0f8201f20) Arlington, VA On-site 2mo ago $250,000–$300,000 [Percepta](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/percepta) Leads the deployment team ### [Applied AI Engineer - Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f22c1bc1523b1cde) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago $250,000–$425,000 [Suno](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/suno) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior / Staff Software Engineer, AI Leverage](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/92a182599aacde00) Boston, MA On-site 4mo ago $228,960–$363,510 [Sierra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sierra) Leads the deployment team ### [Engineering Manager, Agent](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7aa24228c9c7e778) New York, NY On-site 6mo ago $280,000–$410,000 [Polymarket](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/polymarket) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Software Engineer, Mission Control](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d22ad56ce22c86cc) New York, NY On-site 6mo ago $250,000–$400,000 7 of 17 build what the customer runs. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3FcompanyStage%3Dlate%26level%3Dstaff%26work%3Donsite&placement=alert) New staff-level fde and deployment jobs on-site at later-stage private 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 ### What do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs on-site at later-stage private companies pay? 17 of 17 postings state a pay range. The median is $296,000, and half of them sit between $275,000 and $338,000, from 10 companies. ### Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE and deployment jobs on-site at later-stage private companies? These 17 postings come from 10 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Crusoe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/crusoe) (3), [Hadrian](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hadrian) (3), [Decagon](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/decagon) (2), [Percepta](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/percepta) (2) and [Sierra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sierra) (2). ### Are staff-level FDE and deployment jobs on-site at later-stage private companies remote? 0 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 17 are on-site. Travel is mentioned in 2 of the 17 postings. Counted over the 17 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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