$175,000–$250,000
Senior FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors with prototype and scripting work
40 postings · 34 companies · 26 state pay: median $186,000, half $150,000–$249,000
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$100,000–$120,000
ExigerBuilds what the customer runs
Senior AI Product Builder
Richmond, VA · Mclean, VARichmond, VA +1Hybrid
Pay not posted
Performance Drone WorksBuilds what the customer runs
Senior Field Software Engineer, Advanced Missions Group
USRemote
$140,000–$190,000
$280,000–$320,000
MetaBuilds what the customer runs
Solutions Architect, Business Agents
Seattle, WA · New York, NY · +1 moreSeattle, WA +2
$130,000–$185,000
Pay not posted
NVIDIABuilds what the customer runs
Senior Software Engineer, Cloud-Native Stack – CSP Engagements
Multiple US offices
$184,000–$356,500
Pay not posted
$200–$350,000
AnthropicBuilds what the customer runs
Applied AI Engineer, Enterprise
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$200,000–$320,000
CyvlIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1On-site
$120,000–$195,000
Pay not posted
BlackRockPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Business Analyst, Associate - BTO
New York, NY · Atlanta, GANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$95,000–$137,500
Thomson ReutersPlans what the customer deploys first
Senior Legal Engineer, Legal Products Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE)
Frisco, TX · New York, NYFrisco, TX +1Hybrid
$94,900–$203,000
Pay not posted
$220,000–$315,000
Pay not posted
$200,000–$300,000
From $200,000
$165,000–$230,000
TikTokPlans what the customer deploys first
AI Deployment Strategist — Ads Vertical - Global Monetization Product and Technology
San Francisco, CA
$159,000–$272,000
Pay not posted
LiberateIntegrates and configures it
Senior AI Agent Engineer
Boston, MA · San Francisco, CABoston, MA +1Hybrid
$120,000–$210,000
ElevenLabsPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist - North America
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Remote
Pay not posted
$120,000–$160,000
$211,000–$278,000
$110,000–$170,000
$110,000–$170,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
AnthropicProves it works before the sale
Applied AI, Research Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$300,000–$400,000
JPMorganChaseBuilds for teams inside the company
AI Prototyping & Transformation Senior Associate
Columbus, OH
Pay not posted
$182,000–$242,000
KlaviyoBuilds for teams inside the company
Sr. AI Systems & Solutions Architect, Customer Success
Denver, CO
$120,000–$180,000
SpaceXBuilds for teams inside the company
Operations Engineer, Applied AI (Application Software)
Starbase, TXOn-site
Pay not posted
Carnegie Mellon UniversityBuilds for teams inside the company
AI Solutions Architect - Computing Services
Pittsburgh, PA
Pay not posted
AnthropicProves it works before the sale
Applied AI Architect, Commercial
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$240,000–$315,000
KlaviyoBuilds for teams inside the company
Sr. AI Systems & Solutions Architect, Global Services
Denver, CO
$120,000–$180,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do senior FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors with prototype and scripting work pay?
26 of 40 postings state a pay range. The median is $186,000, and half of them sit between $150,000 and $249,000, from 21 companies.
How much experience do senior FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors with prototype and scripting work require?
Of 40 postings, 19 state a minimum number of years, from 16 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 15 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (2), under 3 years (1) or 10 or more years (1).
Which companies are hiring for senior FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors with prototype and scripting work?
These 40 postings come from 34 companies. The employers with the most postings are Anthropic (4), Palantir (3), Klaviyo (2), BlackRock (1) and Carnegie Mellon University (1).
Are senior FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors with prototype and scripting work remote?
7 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 13 are hybrid and 8 are on-site. The remaining 12 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 20 of the 40 postings.
Counted over the 40 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. Coding scope, project stages and who the work serves are our reading of each job description. · How we read postings