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Fundamental Research LabsProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Full-Stack Engineer
San Francisco, CAHybrid
Pay not posted
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$200,000–$275,000
$200,000–$225,000
$125,000–$200,000
$140,000–$200,000
$185,000–$275,000
$150,000–$175,000
$180,000–$400,000
$170,000–$280,000
$150,000–$250,000
$150,000–$175,000
$140,000–$175,000
FlipProduction engineering
Staff Software Engineer
Marina Del Rey, CA · Williamsburg, NYMarina Del Rey, CA +1On-site
$200,000–$400,000
$190,000–$265,000
Liquid AIProduction engineering
Member of Technical Staff - Embedded ML Engineer (Audio/Omni)
San Francisco, CAHybrid
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
FlipProduction engineering
Staff Software Engineer
Marina Del Rey, CA · Williamsburg, NYMarina Del Rey, CA +1On-site
$200,000–$400,000
Trase SystemsProduction engineering
Staff Software Engineer (Product + Platform Development)
Seattle, WA · Mclean, VASeattle, WA +1Remote
$180,000–$240,000
Pay not posted
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$185,000–$275,000
$150,000–$220,000
$180,000–$210,000
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$150,000–$250,000
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$150,000–$185,000
FriendliAIProduction engineering
Solutions Architect - AI Inference Specialist
San Francisco, CAHybrid
Pay not posted
$150,000–$350,000
Brain Co.Production engineering
Early Career Machine Learning Engineer, Applied AI
San Francisco, CAHybrid
Pay not posted
$180,000–$250,000
$120,000–$200,000
NODA AIProduction engineering
Senior Solution Engineer / Solution Architect
Austin, TX · Washington, DCAustin, TX +1Hybrid
Pay not posted
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies with ongoing operations pay?
98 of 166 postings state a pay range. The median is $200,000, and half of them sit between $163,000 and $236,000, across 57 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies with ongoing operations require?
Of 166 postings, 51 state a minimum number of years, from 40 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 33 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (13), 6 to 9 years (3) or 10 or more years (2).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies with ongoing operations?
These 166 postings come from 88 companies. The employers with the most postings are Istari Digital (16), Fluidstack (7), Sitreps (6), Fundamental Research Labs (5) and Retell AI (5).
Are FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies with ongoing operations remote?
29 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 39 are hybrid and 92 are on-site. The remaining 6 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 60 of the 166 postings.
Counted over the 166 postings in this search. Postings read on September 18, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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