Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)
Technical Architect - Forward Deployed Engineering
Pleasanton, CA · Austin, TXPleasanton, CA +1On-site
$170,000–$220,000
Staff-level FDE and deployment jobs on-site at later-stage private companies
17 postings · 10 companies · median $296,000, half $275,000–$338,000
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$180,000–$390,000
$250,000–$300,000
$150,000–$400,000
$200,000–$400,000
$215,000–$260,000
$200,000–$400,000
HadrianLeads the deployment team
Director of Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering
Torrance, CAOn-site
$300,000–$415,000
$300,000–$415,000
$300,000–$415,000
CHAOS IndustriesBuilds for teams inside the company
Production Software Engineer
El Segundo, CAOn-site
$120,000–$210,000
CrusoeBuilds for teams inside the company
Staff Software Engineer, Internal Tools & Automation
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$215,000–$260,000
Applied IntuitionLeads the deployment team
Software Engineering Manager (Defense/PhysicalAI)
Arlington, VAOn-site
$250,000–$300,000
$250,000–$425,000
SunoBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior / Staff Software Engineer, AI Leverage
Boston, MAOn-site
$228,960–$363,510
$280,000–$410,000
PolymarketBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Software Engineer, Mission Control
New York, NYOn-site
$250,000–$400,000
7 of 17 build what the customer runs.
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What do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs on-site at later-stage private companies pay?
17 of 17 postings state a pay range. The median is $296,000, and half of them sit between $275,000 and $338,000, from 10 companies.
Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE and deployment jobs on-site at later-stage private companies?
These 17 postings come from 10 companies. The employers with the most postings are Crusoe (3), Hadrian (3), Decagon (2), Percepta (2) and Sierra (2).
Are staff-level FDE and deployment jobs on-site at later-stage private companies remote?
0 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 17 are on-site. Travel is mentioned in 2 of the 17 postings.
Counted over the 17 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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