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FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at later-stage private companies
360 postings · 169 companies · 279 state pay: median $200,000, half $165,000–$236,000
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$115,000–$173,000
FluidstackBuilds for teams inside the company
Decision Engineer, Compute Operations
New York, NYOn-site
$224,000–$300,000
OpenAIBuilds for teams inside the company
Applied AI Software Engineer, GTM Growth Engineering
San Francisco, CA
$266,000–$405,000
PerplexityBuilds for teams inside the company
Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Enterprise AI Products)
San Francisco, CA
$220,000–$405,000
Relativity SpaceBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Software Engineer, Agentic Infrastructure
Long Beach, CAHybrid
$154,000–$230,000
FluidstackBuilds for teams inside the company
Decision Engineer, Manufacturing & Supply Chain
New York, NYOn-site
$224,000–$300,000
$130,000–$190,000
$120,000–$150,000
Relativity SpaceBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Software Engineer (Factory Platform)
Long Beach, CAOn-site
$154,000–$230,000
FluidstackBuilds for teams inside the company
Decision Engineer, Infrastructure Development & Delivery
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$224,000–$300,000
$195,000–$229,000
$220,000–$290,000
$153,200–$187,700
FluidstackBuilds for teams inside the company
Decision Engineer, Business Operations
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$224,000–$300,000
$180,000–$200,000
OCCBuilds for teams inside the company
Lead Associate Principal, Artificial Intelligence Engineering
Chicago, ILHybrid
$159,200–$220,200
Carnegie Mellon UniversityBuilds for teams inside the company
AI Solutions Architect - Computing Services
Pittsburgh, PA
Pay not posted
CommureBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Operations Manager, Infrastructure
Mountain View, CAOn-site
$120,000–$160,000
$266,000–$445,000
$170,000–$200,000
AnthropicProves it works before the sale
Applied AI Architect, Commercial
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$240,000–$315,000
Scale AIBuilds for teams inside the company
Software Engineer, ARC Team
San Francisco, CA · Saint Louis, MO · +2 moreSan Francisco, CA +3Hybrid
$138,000–$259,440
OpenAIBuilds for teams inside the company
Software Engineer, GTM Growth Engineering
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$266,000–$405,000
$170,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
$200,000–$250,000
CrestaBuilds for teams inside the company
AI Engineer, GTM
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$150,000–$230,000
$170,000–$200,000
OpenAIBuilds for teams inside the company
Backend Software Engineer, GTM Innovation
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$347,000–$445,000
Eight SleepBuilds for teams inside the company
Full Stack Engineer - Customer Experience
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
Pay not posted
$150,000–$230,000
$250,000–$400,000 · OTE
AstranisBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Software Engineer - Enterprise Systems
San Francisco, CA
$145,000–$210,000
OpenAIBuilds for teams inside the company
Software Engineer, Full Stack (People Innovation Labs)
USRemote
$153,000–$385,000
$200,000–$200,000
$68,443–$92,398
Scale AIProves it works before the sale
Deployment Strategist, Space Systems Command
Los Angeles, CAOn-site
$203,200–$254,000
207 of 360 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at later-stage private companies pay?
279 of 360 postings state a pay range. The median is $200,000, and half of them sit between $165,000 and $236,000, from 125 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at later-stage private companies require?
Of 360 postings, 195 state a minimum number of years, from 114 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 127 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (34), under 3 years (29) or 10 or more years (5).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at later-stage private companies?
These 360 postings come from 169 companies. The employers with the most postings are Anduril (23), OpenAI (21), Agile Defense (14), LMI (12) and Fluidstack (10).
Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at later-stage private companies remote?
81 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 83 are hybrid and 97 are on-site. The remaining 99 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 141 of the 360 postings.
Counted over the 360 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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