$191,000–$253,000
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271 jobs
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View job →OpenAIProduction engineering
Applied AI Engineer, Digital Natives
San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WASan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$251,000–$278,000
View job →$166,000–$220,000
View job →SpaceXProduction engineering
Mission Integration Engineer, AI (Starshield) - Top Secret Clearance
Hawthorne, CA
$100,000–$135,000
View job →Handshake (AI training)Production engineering
Applied AI Engineer, Enterprise AI
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$155,000–$300,000
View job →BCGProduction engineering
BCG Platinion | Senior AI Tech Architect - AI Platforms
Atlanta, GA · Austin, TX · +16 moreAtlanta, GA +17
$150,000
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View job →Handshake (AI training)Production engineering
Software Engineer, Enterprise AI
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$155,000–$300,000
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View job →$125,000–$220,000
View job →One BriefProduction engineering
Customer Success Engineer [Ft. Leavenworth] - Relocation Provided
Leavenworth, KSOn-site
$135,000–$170,000
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View job →AnthropicProduction engineering
Applied AI Engineer, Enterprise Tech
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
$200,000–$320,000
View job →$166,000–$220,000
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View job →Snorkel AIProduction engineering
Applied AI Engineer, Federal - Top Secret Clearance
New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · US remoteNew York, NY +1 · US remoteRemote
$170,000–$300,000 · OTE
View job →OpenAIProduction engineering
Applied AI Engineer, Startups
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$211,000–$278,000
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View job →Scale AIProduction engineering
Field Engineer, Data Engine
Colorado Springs, CO · Omaha, NE · +2 moreColorado Springs, CO +3
$140,000–$290,000
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View job →Scale AIProduction engineering
Infrastructure Software Engineer, Enterprise GenAI
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1
$179,400–$224,250
View job →OpenAIProduction engineering
Full Stack Software Engineer, Gov
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CA · +1 moreWashington, DC +2Hybrid
$207,000–$385,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at later-stage private companies pay?
Of 271 postings, 215 list a pay range. The median posted range is $175,000–$240,000 across 83 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at later-stage private companies require?
Of 271 postings, 99 state a minimum number of years, from 59 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 57 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (27) or under 3 years (15).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at later-stage private companies?
These 271 postings come from 114 companies. The employers with the most postings are Anduril (24), OpenAI (22), SpaceX (16), Scale AI (11) and Decagon (10).
Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at later-stage private companies remote?
Of 271 postings, 194 state a work arrangement, from 99 companies. Of those, 61 are remote, 69 are hybrid and 64 are on-site. Travel is mentioned in 113 of the 271 postings.
Counted over the 271 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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