$192,010–$274,300
Staff-level FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience
34 postings · 32 companies · 27 state pay: median $233,000, half $195,000–$242,000
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SecurityScorecardBuilds what the customer runs
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
New York, NY · Austin, TXNew York, NY +1Hybrid
$200,000–$260,000
Pay not posted
FigmaBuilds what the customer runs
Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Remote
$153,000–$376,000
$192,010–$274,300
Tessera LabsBuilds what the customer runs
Forward-Deployed Engineer
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Remote
$180,000–$233,000
AMDBuilds what the customer runs
Sr. Manager Agentic AI / Data Software Development - DC GPU
San Jose, CAHybrid
Pay not posted
$200,000–$275,000
$200,000–$400,000
Pay not posted
$94,000–$152,662
Ode with AnthropicBuilds what the customer runs
Staff Software Engineer (SF/NY)
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$275,000–$400,000
AndurilBuilds what the customer runs
Staff Software Engineer, Active Clearance, Air Defense
Irvine, CA
$220,000–$292,000
Ode with AnthropicBuilds what the customer runs
Staff Software Engineer (NC)
US · city not listedHybrid
Pay not posted
$128,660–$194,218
$195,000–$245,000
$142,800–$331,200
$217,000–$248,000
Pay not posted
$163,200–$236,400
$215,000–$260,000
$181,000–$271,000
Pay not posted
Senior Software Engineer - Developer Experience & AI Enablement
San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WASan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$182,000–$250,000
$220,000–$260,000
$100,000–$160,000
$125,250–$183,700
Pay not posted
$228,960–$363,510
$160,000–$200,000
$220,000–$290,000
$103,040–$136,013
$194,600–$293,900
$159,200–$220,200
19 of 34 build for teams inside the company.
Frequently asked questions
What do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience pay?
27 of 34 postings state a pay range. The median is $233,000, and half of them sit between $195,000 and $242,000, from 26 companies.
How much experience do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience require?
Of 34 postings, 21 state a minimum number of years, from 20 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 13 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (6), under 3 years (1) or 10 or more years (1).
Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience?
These 34 postings come from 32 companies. The employers with the most postings are Kong (2), Ode with Anthropic (2), Adobe (1), AMD (1) and Anduril (1).
Are staff-level FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience remote?
9 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 10 are hybrid and 7 are on-site. The remaining 8 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 8 of the 34 postings.
Counted over the 34 postings in this search. Postings read on September 21, 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. The background is what the posting asks for in the employer’s own words. Postings that state no experience requirement, or ask for experience outside the five we list, are left out. · How we read postings