$170,000–$200,000
FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies
861 postings · 252 companies · 719 state pay: median $214,000, half $178,000–$242,000
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Scale AIBuilds for teams inside the company
Staff Software Engineer, Public Sector
San Francisco, CA · Saint Louis, MO · +2 moreSan Francisco, CA +3
$188,800–$362,000
KrollBuilds for teams inside the company
Lead Engineer, AI-Native Product Development
New York, NYHybrid
$150,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
$170,000–$200,000
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
$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
Redwood MaterialsBuilds for teams inside the company
Staff Software Engineer
Mccarran, NV · San Francisco, CAMccarran, NV +1Hybrid
$217,500–$287,500
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
$227,000–$325,000
$225,000–$250,000
$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
Pay not posted
$68,443–$92,398
Scale AIProves it works before the sale
Deployment Strategist, Space Systems Command
Los Angeles, CAHybrid
$203,200–$254,000
497 of 861 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies pay?
719 of 861 postings state a pay range. The median is $214,000, and half of them sit between $178,000 and $242,000, from 193 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies require?
Of 861 postings, 539 state a minimum number of years, from 194 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 275 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (184), under 3 years (44) or 10 or more years (36).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies?
These 861 postings come from 252 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (79), Databricks (73), OpenAI (45), Anduril (39) and Scale AI (23).
Are FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies remote?
173 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 217 are hybrid and 159 are on-site. The remaining 312 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 425 of the 861 postings.
Counted over the 861 postings in this search. Postings read on November 4, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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