Scale AIProduction engineering
Senior Mission Software Engineer, Public Sector
Austin, TX · Colorado Springs, CO · +4 moreAustin, TX +5Hybrid
$186,000–$279,000
Senior FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies
425 jobs
$250,000–$330,000
$175,000–$230,000
$191,000–$253,000
Scale AIProduction engineering
Field Engineer, Public Sector
Austin, TX · Colorado Springs, CO · +3 moreAustin, TX +4
$150,400–$226,550
$197,000–$280,000
$138,000–$170,000
$191,000–$253,000
$180,000–$200,000
$197,000–$280,000
$200,000–$400,000
$191,000–$253,000
$140,000–$170,000 · total compensation
OpenAIProduction engineering
Applied AI Engineer, Enterprise
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$251,000–$278,000
Pay not posted
$191,000–$253,000
Pay not posted
$251,000–$278,000
Pay not posted
$166,000–$220,000
SpaceXProduction engineering
Mission Integration Engineer, AI (Starshield) - Top Secret Clearance
Hawthorne, CA
$100,000–$135,000
OpenAIProduction engineering
Applied AI Engineer, Digital Natives
San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WASan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$251,000–$278,000
PendoProduction engineering
Sr. Professional Services Engineer Consultant
Raleigh, NC · San Francisco, CARaleigh, NC +1Remote
$132,200–$175,000
$191,000–$253,000
$135,000–$230,000
$266,000–$362,000
Handshake (AI training)Production engineering
Applied AI Engineer, Enterprise AI
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$155,000–$300,000
$191,000–$253,000
$125,000–$220,000
$175,000–$230,000
Handshake (AI training)Production engineering
Software Engineer, Enterprise AI
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$155,000–$300,000
$166,000–$253,000
$220,000–$350,000
One BriefProduction engineering
Customer Success Engineer [Ft. Leavenworth] - Relocation Provided
Leavenworth, KSOn-site
$135,000–$170,000
Pay not posted
ION GroupProduction engineering
Senior Agentic Developer, LLM‑Native / Enterprise, NY
New York, NYHybrid
Pay not posted
$220,000–$350,000
One BriefProduction engineering
Senior Site Reliability Engineer, Colorado Springs (Top Secret Clearance Required, Relocation Provided)
Colorado Springs, COOn-site
$180,000–$220,000
Pay not posted
$166,000–$253,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do senior FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies pay?
Of 425 postings, 358 list a pay range. The median posted range is $182,000–$250,000 across 105 companies.
How much experience do senior FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies require?
Of 425 postings, 170 state a minimum number of years, from 81 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 85 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (68), under 3 years (13) or 10 or more years (4).
Which companies are hiring for senior FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies?
These 425 postings come from 137 companies. The employers with the most postings are Databricks (65), OpenAI (36), Anduril (34), Scale AI (19) and Decagon (13).
Are senior FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies remote?
Of 425 postings, 286 state a work arrangement, from 120 companies. Of those, 89 are remote, 120 are hybrid and 77 are on-site. Travel is mentioned in 208 of the 425 postings.
Counted over the 425 postings in this search, as read on September 18, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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