$200,000–$300,000
FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at later-stage private companies
271 jobs
Pay not posted
DatabricksImplementation & delivery
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Games
Atlanta, GA
$182,000–$250,208
$210,000–$220,000
$179,982–$224,978
LambdaImplementation & delivery
Technical Success Engineer
San Francisco, CA · San Jose, CASan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$214,000–$285,000
EliseAIDeployment strategy
Deployment Strategist, Future Platforms (Accounting) | Housing
New York, NYOn-site
$160,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
$179,982–$224,978
$132,600–$174,037
$200,000–$285,000
Pay not posted
$120,000–$140,000
$132,600–$174,037
$135,000–$193,600
$200,000
Pay not posted
$176,000–$240,000
AirtableImplementation & delivery
Senior Delivery Consultant- West Coast
San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX · US remoteSan Francisco, CA +1 · US remoteRemote
$165,000–$237,900
$140,000–$190,000
GuidePoint SecurityImplementation & delivery
Senior Automation Engineer (SOAR) - Mid-Atlantic region (Remote)
USRemote
Pay not posted
EliseAIImplementation & delivery
Solutions Engineer, Implementation & Delivery | Housing
New York, NYHybrid
$135,000–$200,000
PostmanImplementation & delivery
Customer Success Engineer/Devops
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1On-site
$150,000–$200,000
$156,000–$178,000
$175,000–$206,000
$105,000–$170,000
$211,000–$278,000
$200,000–$285,000
Pay not posted
$115,000–$135,000
$175,000–$190,000
TaniumInternal deployment & tooling
Corporate AI Engineer
Addison, TX · Bellevue, WA · +3 moreAddison, TX +4Hybrid
$154,000–$200,000
$115,000–$168,000
CrusoeInternal deployment & tooling
Staff Software Engineer, Internal Tools & Automation
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$215,000–$260,000
Pay not posted
$165,000–$300,000
AnthropicTechnical pre-sales
Applied AI Architect, Cyber
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$240,000–$315,000
$207,000–$385,000
$191,000–$253,000
GuidePoint SecurityInternal deployment & tooling
Innovation Engineer- Remote (Anywhere in the U.S.)
USRemote
Pay not posted
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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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