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# Staff-level FDE jobs that build for teams inside the company for individual contributors

Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?level=staff&management=ic&role=internal-deployment

23 staff-level forward deployed engineer jobs that build for teams inside the company for individual contributors, from 23 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $174,000 to $239,000.

**23** postings · **23** companies · 19 state pay: median **$218,000**, half $174,000–$239,000

Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026

[Rula](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rula)

### [Staff Forward Deployed Engineer - Applied AI (Remote)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/36ef8dac08286c3b)

US Remote 2w ago

$192,000–$240,000

[Form Energy](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/form-energy)

### [Staff Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fe4a2176c1df3494)

Somerville, MA · Weirton, WV Hybrid 3mo ago

$128,660–$221,973

[Natera](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/natera)

### [Staff Forward Deployed AI Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/76d502dfd9d04422)

US Remote 3mo ago

$136,900–$209,100

[Hims & Hers](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hims-hers)

### [Staff Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/966bbfe54b5456db)

US Remote 3mo ago

$195,000–$240,000

[Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril)

### [Staff Software Engineer, AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/14188cf726c60b03)

Costa Mesa, CA New · 2d ago

$220,000–$292,000

[Lockheed Martin](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lockheed-martin)

### [AI Research Engineer Stf - Engineering Transformation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7b01cbb0551581ee)

TX Remote 8d ago

$120,600–$224,000

[LettrLabs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lettrlabs)

### [Staff AI Product Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ec19b292670c5264)

Los Angeles, CA Remote 9d ago

$200,000–$250,000

[NTT DATA, Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ntt-data-inc)

### [Generative AI Solutions Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dc44030a40f65a70)

TX Remote 13d ago

$92,000–$131,000

[Pathos AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pathos-ai)

### [Staff Software / AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b3e5dec5f331c152)

New York, NY Hybrid 13d ago

$180,000–$200,000

[Mirion Technologies, Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/mirion-technologies-inc)

### [Staff AI Solutions Engineer - Nuclear & Safety](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/78324c76f0089b66)

Meriden, CT 2w ago

Pay not posted

[T-Mobile](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/t-mobile)

### [Principal Engineer, Commercial AI Forward Deployment](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0d002cfe83270d07)

Seattle, WA · Frisco, TX Hybrid 3w ago

$164,500–$296,700

[Signature Aviation](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/signature-aviation)

### [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)

### [Production Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9f28faf3f87076e3)

El Segundo, CA On-site 4w ago

$120,000–$210,000

[F5](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/f5)

### [Sr. AI Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/900bed89d806a672)

Seattle, WA 6w ago

$198,900–$298,300

[Navan](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/navan)

### [Senior GTM Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2a1539166273430e)

Austin, TX 7w ago

Pay not posted

[Crusoe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/crusoe)

### [Staff Software Engineer, Internal Tools & Automation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8d056ef0f4cec870)

San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago

$215,000–$260,000

[Cirrus Logic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cirrus-logic)

### [Senior AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ab84d1b7ca93f0ac)

Austin, TX Hybrid 2mo ago

Pay not posted

[Vertex Pharmaceuticals](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vertex-pharmaceuticals)

### [Principal Full Stack AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3d554cffe1ee5e18)

Boston, MA Hybrid 3mo ago

$166,640–$250,000

[Interface AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/interface-ai)

### [Applied AI Engineer, Business Automation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/414ef0024c84432a)

San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago

$220,000–$260,000

[SpaceX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spacex)

### [Operations Engineer, Applied AI (Application Software) ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/52b5e77d0edc1884)

Vandenberg, CA On-site 3mo ago

$100,000–$160,000

[Eagle](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eagle)

### [Staff Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/26753904ec10e85d)

New York, NY On-site 3mo ago

$150,000–$300,000

[Socure](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/socure)

### [AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6860e3f0a063fa2b)

US Remote 5mo ago

$220,000–$290,000

[Apple](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/apple)

### [Staff Software Engineer (Applied AI)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f561d0a23f932b54)

Cupertino, CA 6mo ago

$194,600–$293,900

All 23 build for teams inside the company.

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## Frequently asked questions

### What do staff-level FDE jobs that build for teams inside the company for individual contributors pay?

19 of 23 postings state a pay range. The median is $218,000, and half of them sit between $174,000 and $239,000, from 19 companies.

### How much experience do staff-level FDE jobs that build for teams inside the company for individual contributors require?

Of 23 postings, 15 state a minimum number of years, from 15 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 8 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (3), under 3 years (2) or 10 or more years (2).

### Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE jobs that build for teams inside the company for individual contributors?

These 23 postings come from 23 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) (1), [Apple](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/apple) (1), [CHAOS Industries](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/chaos-industries) (1), [Cirrus Logic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cirrus-logic) (1) and [Crusoe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/crusoe) (1).

### Are staff-level FDE jobs that build for teams inside the company for individual contributors remote?

7 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 5 are hybrid and 5 are on-site. The remaining 6 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 2 of the 23 postings.

Counted over the 23 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.

Employer postings · Responsibility levels reflect our reading of the work, not just the employer’s title. · [How we read postings](https://nextmove.md/fde/method)

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