> 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 in Los Angeles Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=ic®ion=greater-la&page=2 84 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for individual contributors in Los Angeles, from 45 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $150,000 to $212,000. **84** postings · **45** companies · 75 state pay: median **$180,000**, half $150,000–$212,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Google Agentic AI Delivery Senior Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/849934b3c434470f) Los Angeles, CA · Albany, NY · +39 more 4mo ago $80,400–$266,300 [Sift](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sift) ### [Application Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5c5e0dbb4cb61e39) Marina Del Rey, CA · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 7mo ago $125,000–$175,000 [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 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Senior Software Engineer, Air Defense, Integrations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/676fb2d31665ac31) Irvine, CA 3mo ago $191,000–$253,000 [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 [Nominal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nominal) ### [Software Engineer - Mission Dev](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/930f583e6dd485a0) Los Angeles, CA · New York, NY · +1 more 18mo ago $130,000–$230,000 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Mission Software Engineer, EW](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3c1ebbc33939cd4e) Costa Mesa, CA 4mo ago $166,000–$220,000 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Staff Software Engineer, Active Clearance, Air Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/07fb96b46de82a44) Irvine, CA 12mo ago $220,000–$292,000 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Senior Ground Software Engineer, Space](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2dc8b654e8021d2c) Costa Mesa, CA 26mo ago $191,000–$254,000 [Crunchyroll](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/crunchyroll) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Enablement](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/86dc887cf4973f69) Los Angeles, CA Hybrid 5w ago $183,400–$229,200 [Sift](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sift) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bf15e90ac28054b0) Marina Del Rey, CA · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 7mo ago $125,000–$175,000 [Healthpeak Properties, Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/healthpeak-properties-inc) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer Internship](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e700017fa4f96b31) Irvine, CA 13d ago $52,000 [Fenwick & West](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fenwick-west) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Operations Intern](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a7d0824e9479bef2) Santa Monica, CA · New York, NY · +4 more Hybrid 2mo ago $43,680–$52,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) Integrates and configures it ### [Full Stack Engineer Manager (FDE)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3a0bc3b034736923) Los Angeles, CA · New York, NY · +39 more 2mo ago $80,400–$316,300 [Revel](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/revel) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Test Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3f822b912f9003af) Los Angeles, CA · San Francisco, CA On-site 4mo ago Pay not posted [Icarus](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/icarus) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6acd81f25ecb1ad3) El Segundo, CA On-site 9mo ago $100,000–$160,000 [Nominal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nominal) Integrates and configures it ### [Baremetal Infrastructure Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/58792dc4d00351d2) Los Angeles, CA · New York, NY · +2 more 4mo ago $120,000–$230,000 [Nominal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nominal) Integrates and configures it ### [Deployment Systems Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2d651601d19bd72e) Los Angeles, CA · Austin, TX · +1 more 27mo ago $120,000–$230,000 [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 [Serve Robotics](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/serve-robotics) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Software Engineer, Operations Tools & Al Enablement](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/10526bef9d127823) Los Angeles, CA · US remote Remote New · Yesterday $180,000–$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 · 2d ago $191,000–$254,000 [SpaceX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spacex) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Propulsion Software Engineer (Falcon Engineering)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0a81dbd4df064dca) Hawthorne, CA New · 2d ago $125,000–$195,000 [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) Los Angeles, CA · San Jose, CA · +10 more 8d ago $205,000–$250,000 [LettrLabs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lettrlabs) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff AI Product Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ec19b292670c5264) Los Angeles, CA Remote 9d ago $200,000–$250,000 [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 · 2d ago $220,000–$292,000 [Lockheed Martin](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lockheed-martin) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Full-Stack Software Engineer Senior - Level 3](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c0a9140adfaf2f21) Palmdale, CA 13d ago $110,300–$204,900 [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 [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 [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 [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 [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 [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 [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 [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 [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 [True Anomaly](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/true-anomaly) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Platform Engineer, AI (Levels I, II, III)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5881541586407788) Long Beach, CA · Denver, CO Hybrid 4mo ago $120,000–$235,000 [Relativity Space](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/relativity-space) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Software Engineer I](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/574bb89d86acf160) Long Beach, CA 2mo ago $115,000–$173,000 [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 49 of 84 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 in Los Angeles pay? 75 of 84 postings state a pay range. The median is $180,000, and half of them sit between $150,000 and $212,000, from 40 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in Los Angeles require? Of 84 postings, 40 state a minimum number of years, from 29 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 22 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (10), under 3 years (7) or 10 or more years (1). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in Los Angeles? These 84 postings come from 45 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) (11), [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (6), [Sia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sia) (6), [SpaceX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spacex) (5) and [Nominal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nominal) (4). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in Los Angeles remote? 3 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 24 are hybrid and 24 are on-site. The remaining 33 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 41 of the 84 postings. Counted over the 84 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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