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FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at later-stage private companies serving external customers and internal teams
33 postings · 27 companies · 28 state pay: median $199,000, half $156,000–$219,000
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$191,475–$260,830
$117,000–$132,000
AI Engineer – Forward Deployed Engineering (AI FDE), U.S. Public Sector (Federal Focus)
Washington, DCRemote
$182,000–$250,208
Pay not posted
$136,000–$155,000
$182,000–$250,208
$150,000–$180,000
Manager, Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +8 moreSan Francisco, CA +9Hybrid
$150,000–$180,000
$150,000–$225,000
$207,000–$265,000
Pay not posted
EY-Parthenon - Strategy and Execution - Growth Platforms - Software Engineer - Sr Assoc/Consultant
New York, NY · Atlanta, GA · +12 moreNew York, NY +13Hybrid
$130,000–$185,000
$100,000–$140,000
$200,000–$400,000
$168,349.5–$230,912.6
$190,000–$230,000 · OTE
$140,000–$160,000
Shield AIIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer, Operations & Sustainment - open level (R5497)
San Diego, CAHybrid
Pay not posted
$99,000–$133,000
$140,000–$200,000
$170,000–$230,000
StripeBuilds for teams inside the company
AI Engineer
Atlanta, GA · Chicago, IL · +2 moreAtlanta, GA +3
$172,600–$258,800
AnthropicProves it works before the sale
Applied AI, Research Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$300,000–$400,000
OpenAIBuilds for teams inside the company
Software Engineer, Safety Engineering
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$207,000–$385,000
$300,000–$425,000
Relativity SpaceBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Software Engineer, Agentic Infrastructure
Long Beach, CAHybrid
$154,000–$230,000
Pay not posted
$195,000–$229,000
CommureBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Operations Manager, Infrastructure
Mountain View, CAOn-site
$120,000–$160,000
$266,000–$445,000
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
$68,443–$92,398
15 of 33 build what the customer runs.
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at later-stage private companies serving external customers and internal teams pay?
28 of 33 postings state a pay range. The median is $199,000, and half of them sit between $156,000 and $219,000, from 22 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at later-stage private companies serving external customers and internal teams require?
Of 33 postings, 22 state a minimum number of years, from 20 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 15 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (4) or 6 to 9 years (3).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at later-stage private companies serving external customers and internal teams?
These 33 postings come from 27 companies. The employers with the most postings are Sia (4), 6sense (2), Databricks (2), OpenAI (2) and Alation (1).
Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at later-stage private companies serving external customers and internal teams remote?
7 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 13 are hybrid and 4 are on-site. The remaining 9 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 11 of the 33 postings.
Counted over the 33 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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