> 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 at later-stage private companies Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=late&management=ic&page=8 360 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for individual contributors at later-stage private companies, from 169 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $165,000 to $236,000. **360** postings · **169** companies · 279 state pay: median **$200,000**, half $165,000–$236,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 7, 2026 [Persona](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/persona) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Product Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4826db2a1ad629f7) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2w ago $90,000–$100,000 [EliseAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eliseai) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist, Ecosystem Partnerships](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/da5f8e73543721b0) New York, NY On-site 7w ago $140,000–$180,000 [Apex Technology](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/apex-technology) Integrates and configures it ### [Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/46cfd19366cf02e9) Los Angeles, CA On-site 3mo ago $120,000–$160,000 [EliseAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eliseai) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist, Future Platforms | Housing](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/13f207d3cca6dd30) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago $160,000–$200,000 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Software Engineer, AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/508dcdb38d2509f2) Costa Mesa, CA New · 3d ago $191,000–$254,000 [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) San Jose, CA · Pasadena, CA · +10 more 9d ago $205,000–$250,000 [Ultra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ultra) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Product Engineer, AI Enablement](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/80467aecc7af1594) New York, NY On-site 11d ago $150,000–$225,000 [Seeq Corporation](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/seeq-corporation) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Customer Support Operations Intelligence Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/38017da4d0a6b017) US Remote 13d ago $110,000–$155,000 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Software Engineer, AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/14188cf726c60b03) Costa Mesa, CA New · 3d ago $220,000–$292,000 [Pathos AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pathos-ai) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Software / AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b3e5dec5f331c152) New York, NY Hybrid 13d ago $180,000–$200,000 [Coalition](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/coalition) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Software Engineer, AI Automation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6256c836dc6a70fa) US Remote 2w ago $130,000–$195,000 [Atoms](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/atoms) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Software Engineer – Bionic Enterprise Platform](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3d16f7029b02f9ac) Mountain View, CA · San Francisco, CA On-site 2w ago $176,000–$242,000 [Anthropic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anthropic) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Applied AI Demo Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/81f1836b1275c22b) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 2w ago $240,000–$315,000 [Fanatics](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fanatics) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Applied AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e9efeb50afa5cf93) New York, NY On-site 2w ago $150,000–$200,000 [Vercel](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vercel) Builds for teams inside the company ### [GTM Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/401fc6c07a57d5ac) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 more Hybrid 3w ago $180,000–$295,000 [Atoms](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/atoms) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Software Engineer – Bionic Enterprise Platform](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7bc72683e244121f) Mountain View, CA · San Francisco, CA On-site 2w ago $176,000–$242,000 [Kairos Power](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/kairos-power) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Applications Integration Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/67dcb52baa360aa2) Oak Ridge, TN On-site 3w ago Pay not posted [Signature Aviation](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/signature-aviation) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Platform Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ae5db759b10973af) Orlando, FL 3w ago Pay not posted [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 [Stripe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/stripe) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2da873ae60f23bfb) Atlanta, GA · Chicago, IL · +2 more 4w ago $172,600–$258,800 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Product Engineer, Data](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bc51c0c72ca2b2eb) Ashville, OH · Baltimore, MD · +3 more 4w ago $183,000–$243,000 [Signature Aviation](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/signature-aviation) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior AI Application Developer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/185133bfb3c68c0b) Orlando, FL 3w ago Pay not posted [Fluidstack](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fluidstack) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Product Engineer, Infrastructure Development & Delivery](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/472338056d765117) San Francisco, CA On-site 4w ago $224,000–$300,000 [Kraken](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/kraken) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Software Engineer – Agent Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/278515fa9207fdb3) US Remote 5w ago $127,200–$254,400 [Justworks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/justworks) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior AI Enablement Engineer, People](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d1984c92ffd85468) New York, NY 6w ago $166,000–$214,000 [Bluevine](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bluevine) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Lead AI Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/be2f5f606513704a) Jersey City, NJ Hybrid 6w ago $153,200–$187,700 [Fluidstack](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fluidstack) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Product Engineer, Business Operations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/66aa5da1110d47bb) San Francisco, CA On-site 4w ago $224,000–$300,000 [Faire](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/faire) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Growth Platform, Marketing Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/34f186eb88425bdf) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 7w ago $176,000–$242,000 [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 [Baseten](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/baseten) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/738b7098fab36184) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 1mo ago $175,000–$190,000 [Talkiatry](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/talkiatry) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff AI Enablement Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7db1d5bf3e6947f3) US Remote 1mo ago $190,000–$230,000 [Rogo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rogo) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Software Engineer: Factory Team](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ce1dc9de989bef87) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago $200,000–$275,000 [Coalition](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/coalition) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Software Engineer, AI Automation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4c49853f884c504f) US Remote 2mo ago $115,000–$168,000 [ePayPolicy](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/epaypolicy) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Sr Customer Experience AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2758c5420f8c25c2) Austin, TX Hybrid 2mo ago Pay not posted [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 [Two Sigma](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/two-sigma) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Solutions Developer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e826d7586f5fd05e) New York, NY Hybrid 2mo ago $165,000–$300,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Software Engineer, Safety Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/830735363503685c) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $207,000–$385,000 [Percepta](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/percepta) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Product Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/71dd8ba2e637e994) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago $300,000–$425,000 [Shield AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/shield-ai) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer (R5750)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5488ef576d40dffa) Dallas, TX On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [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–$196,000 207 of 360 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 for individual contributors at later-stage private companies pay? 279 of 360 postings state a pay range. The median is $200,000, and half of them sit between $165,000 and $236,000, from 125 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at later-stage private companies require? Of 360 postings, 195 state a minimum number of years, from 114 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 127 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (34), under 3 years (29) or 10 or more years (5). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at later-stage private companies? These 360 postings come from 169 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) (23), [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) (21), [Agile Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/agile-defense) (14), [LMI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lmi) (12) and [Fluidstack](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fluidstack) (10). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at later-stage private companies remote? 81 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 83 are hybrid and 97 are on-site. The remaining 99 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 141 of the 360 postings. Counted over the 360 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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