$165,000–$210,000
Senior FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies
650 postings · 214 companies · 548 state pay: median $213,000, half $181,000–$233,000
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Later private
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$251,000–$278,000
$191,000–$253,000
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$180,000–$390,000
$251,000–$278,000
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Applied AI Engineer, API Platform, Digital Natives
San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WASan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$251,000–$278,000
$143,000–$185,000
$200,000–$250,000
Pay not posted
$295,000–$345,000
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$211,000–$278,000
Infrastructure Software Engineer, Enterprise GenAI
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2
$180,000–$225,000
Pay not posted
$200,000–$240,000
$200,000–$320,000
Pay not posted
$180,000–$225,000
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Backend Software Engineer, Gov
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CA · +1 moreWashington, DC +2Hybrid
$207,000–$385,000
$150,000–$400,000
$191,000–$254,000
Pay not posted
$180,000–$390,000
$196,000–$223,000
$167,000–$222,000
$152,000–$318,000
$129,000–$253,000
$191,000–$254,000
Fanatics CollectiblesBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Forward Deployed AI Engineer— Strategic Finance
New York, NY
$145,000–$181,250
399 of 650 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do senior FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies pay?
548 of 650 postings state a pay range. The median is $213,000, and half of them sit between $181,000 and $233,000, from 159 companies.
How much experience do senior FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies require?
Of 650 postings, 403 state a minimum number of years, from 162 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 238 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (131), under 3 years (24) or 10 or more years (10).
Which companies are hiring for senior FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies?
These 650 postings come from 214 companies. The employers with the most postings are Databricks (68), Deloitte US (66), OpenAI (41), Anduril (34) and Scale AI (16).
Are senior FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies remote?
125 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 156 are hybrid and 121 are on-site. The remaining 248 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 345 of the 650 postings.
Counted over the 650 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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