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FDE and deployment jobs at growth-stage companies with ongoing operations
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$180,000–$245,000
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ProfoundProduction engineering
Member of Technical Staff, Forward Deployed
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1On-site
$140,000–$260,000
$130,000–$275,000
$120,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
$160,000–$500,000
$180,000–$390,000
$150,000–$215,000
StriveworksProduction engineering
Machine Learning Engineer (Active TS/SCI Clearance)
Fort Belvoir, VAHybrid
$140,000–$190,000
ForterraProduction engineering
Lead Autonomy Software Engineer
Clarksburg, MD · Arlington, VAClarksburg, MD +1
$150,000–$250,000
$150,000–$180,000
$150,000–$250,000 · OTE
StriveworksProduction engineering
Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Active TS/SCI Clearance)
Fort Belvoir, VAHybrid
$185,000–$230,000
$120,000–$200,000
$180,000–$390,000
Accrete AIProduction engineering
AI Engineer, TS//SCI with Counterintelligence Polygraph Required
Alexandria, VAOn-site
$170,000–$220,000
Agility RoboticsProduction engineering
Senior Solutions Engineer
Pittsburgh, PA · Salem, ORPittsburgh, PA +1Hybrid
$149,000–$194,000
$108,000–$170,000
SierraProduction engineering
Software Engineer, Agent - Tech, Media & Telecom
San Francisco, CAOn-site
Pay not posted
$160,000–$175,000 · OTE
StriveworksProduction engineering
Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Active Secret Clearance)
Austin, TXHybrid
$185,000–$230,000
WriterProduction engineering
AI deployment engineer (West)
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +3 moreSan Francisco, CA +4Hybrid
$131,800–$185,000
Pay not posted
SiftProduction engineering
Application Software Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Los Angeles, CASan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$125,000–$175,000
$185,000–$230,000
WriterProduction engineering
AI deployment engineer (UK)
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +3 moreSan Francisco, CA +4Hybrid
Pay not posted
$150,000–$290,000
Pay not posted
StriveworksProduction engineering
Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Active Secret Clearance)
Tacoma, WAHybrid
$185,000–$230,000
WriterProduction engineering
AI deployment engineer (East)
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +3 moreSan Francisco, CA +4Hybrid
$146,400–$185,000
$180,000–$390,000
Pay not posted
$185,000–$230,000
WriterProduction engineering
AI deployment engineer (Central)
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +3 moreSan Francisco, CA +4Hybrid
$131,800–$166,000
$180,000–$390,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs at growth-stage companies with ongoing operations pay?
224 of 295 postings state a pay range. The median is $200,000, and half of them sit between $170,000 and $236,000, across 96 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs at growth-stage companies with ongoing operations require?
Of 295 postings, 109 state a minimum number of years, from 60 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 57 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (32), under 3 years (16) or 10 or more years (4).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs at growth-stage companies with ongoing operations?
These 295 postings come from 126 companies. The employers with the most postings are LangChain (23), Sierra (22), Striveworks (10), Distyl AI (7) and Doss (7).
Are FDE and deployment jobs at growth-stage companies with ongoing operations remote?
63 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 108 are hybrid and 104 are on-site. The remaining 20 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 112 of the 295 postings.
Counted over the 295 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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