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Staff-level FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies
27 postings · 22 companies · 18 state pay: median $228,000, half $207,000–$268,000
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CiridaeBuilds for teams inside the company
Staff Platform Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
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Reframe SystemsBuilds for teams inside the company
Full Stack Software Engineer - Platform Software
Billerica, MAOn-site
$140,000–$180,000
Interface AIBuilds for teams inside the company
Applied AI Engineer, Business Automation
San Francisco, CAOn-site
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14 of 27 build what the customer runs.
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What do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies pay?
18 of 27 postings state a pay range. The median is $228,000, and half of them sit between $207,000 and $268,000, from 15 companies.
How much experience do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies require?
Of 27 postings, 17 state a minimum number of years, from 16 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 9 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (7) or 10 or more years (1).
Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies?
These 27 postings come from 22 companies. The employers with the most postings are Chalk (2), Flip (2), Obin AI (2), SpruceID (2) and webAI (2).
Are staff-level FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies remote?
6 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 5 are hybrid and 11 are on-site. The remaining 5 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 8 of the 27 postings.
Counted over the 27 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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