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FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience in Los Angeles
48 postings · 25 companies · 44 state pay: median $192,000, half $160,000–$214,000
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$180,000–$240,000
Senior Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Strategic Defense
Costa Mesa, CA · Washington, DCCosta Mesa, CA +1
$191,000–$254,000
Pay not posted
Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer
Los Angeles, CA · Chicago, IL · +39 moreLos Angeles, CA +40
$54,400–$235,100
$215,000–$250,000
$125,000–$175,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector, Nonprofit & Education
Irvine, CA · Mclean, VA · +8 moreIrvine, CA +9Remote
$88,970–$316,750
Palantir Forward Deployed Senior Engineer
Los Angeles, CA · Chicago, IL · +39 moreLos Angeles, CA +40
$80,400–$316,300
$170,000–$250,000 · OTE
$130,000–$200,000
$120,000–$200,000
$170,000–$200,000
Enterprise AI Transformation Consultant
Los Angeles, CA · Chicago, IL · +40 moreLos Angeles, CA +41
$54,400–$196,000
Senior Software / Data Engineer
Los Angeles, CA · San Francisco, CALos Angeles, CA +1Hybrid
$170,000–$210,000
Senior Software Engineer, Strategic Defense (Active Clearance)
Costa Mesa, CA · Reston, VA · +2 moreCosta Mesa, CA +3
$191,000–$254,000
$179,500–$203,500
Snowflake Advanced AI Engineer
Los Angeles, CA · San Francisco, CA · +39 moreLos Angeles, CA +40
$54,400–$205,800
$125,000–$175,000
Software Engineer, Strategic Defense (Active Clearance)
Costa Mesa, CA · Reston, VA · +2 moreCosta Mesa, CA +3
$167,000–$222,000
Google Agentic AI Delivery Senior Engineer
Los Angeles, CA · Albany, NY · +39 moreLos Angeles, CA +40
$80,400–$266,300
Senior Software Engineer, Discovery
Costa Mesa, CA · Huntsville, AL · +4 moreCosta Mesa, CA +5
$191,000–$292,000
$125,000–$175,000
$191,000–$253,000
$166,000–$220,000
$220,000–$292,000
$191,000–$254,000
CrunchyrollBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Enablement
Los Angeles, CAHybrid
$183,400–$229,200
SiftIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer
Marina Del Rey, CA · San Francisco, CAMarina Del Rey, CA +1Hybrid
$125,000–$175,000
AccentureIntegrates and configures it
Full Stack Engineer Manager (FDE)
Los Angeles, CA · New York, NY · +39 moreLos Angeles, CA +40
$80,400–$316,300
RevelIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Test Engineer
Los Angeles, CA · San Francisco, CALos Angeles, CA +1On-site
Pay not posted
Serve RoboticsBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Software Engineer, Operations Tools & Al Enablement
Los Angeles, CA · US remoteRemote
$180,000–$200,000
SpaceXBuilds for teams inside the company
Propulsion Software Engineer (Falcon Engineering)
Hawthorne, CA
$125,000–$195,000
Baker TillyBuilds for teams inside the company
Principal AI Engineer, Sr AI Engineer
Los Angeles, CA · San Jose, CA · +10 moreLos Angeles, CA +11
$205,000–$250,000
$200,000–$250,000
Lockheed MartinBuilds for teams inside the company
Full-Stack Software Engineer Senior - Level 3
Palmdale, CA
$110,300–$204,900
SpaceXBuilds for teams inside the company
Sr. Software Engineer (AI Data Engineering)
Hawthorne, CAOn-site
$165,000–$265,000
CHAOS IndustriesBuilds for teams inside the company
Production Software Engineer
El Segundo, CAOn-site
$120,000–$210,000
AndurilBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Product Engineer, Data
Costa Mesa, CA · Ashville, OH · +3 moreCosta Mesa, CA +4
$183,000–$243,000
Sony Interactive Entertainment GlobalBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Software Engineer - AI & Agentic Architecture
Aliso Viejo, CAHybrid
$177,300–$265,900
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience in Los Angeles pay?
44 of 48 postings state a pay range. The median is $192,000, and half of them sit between $160,000 and $214,000, from 22 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience in Los Angeles require?
Of 48 postings, 32 state a minimum number of years, from 22 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 19 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (9), under 3 years (3) or 10 or more years (1).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience in Los Angeles?
These 48 postings come from 25 companies. The employers with the most postings are Anduril (9), Accenture (6), Sift (4), SpaceX (4) and Relativity Space (3).
Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience in Los Angeles remote?
3 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 12 are hybrid and 9 are on-site. The remaining 24 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 25 of the 48 postings.
Counted over the 48 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
Employer postings · Locations cover the metro area, not only the city. 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