$120,000–$150,000
FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies
849 postings · 248 companies · 706 state pay: median $215,000, half $181,000–$243,000
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$101,144–$174,591
From $105,000
Senior AI Integration Developer
Red Bank, NJ · Basking Ridge, NJ · +1 moreRed Bank, NJ +2On-site
$112,000–$179,000
$155,000–$200,000
$111,426.84–$192,890.16
$150,000–$225,000
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$180,000–$220,000
$115,000–$135,000
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$230,000–$390,000
$160,000–$180,000
$126,500–$176,000
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$141,200–$278,300
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$126,500–$176,000
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$239,900–$359,900
$188,000–$242,000
$163,000–$203,500
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Senior Software Engineer, Strategic Defense
Costa Mesa, CA · Reston, VA · +2 moreCosta Mesa, CA +3
$191,000–$254,000
Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)
Engineering Lead, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
Pleasanton, CAOn-site
$160,000–$220,000
$188,000–$235,000
Pay not posted
$150,000–$230,000
$126,500–$176,000
$180,000–$270,000
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$165,000–$209,000
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489 of 849 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies pay?
706 of 849 postings state a pay range. The median is $215,000, and half of them sit between $181,000 and $243,000, from 189 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies require?
Of 849 postings, 528 state a minimum number of years, from 192 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 267 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (180), under 3 years (45) or 10 or more years (36).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies?
These 849 postings come from 248 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (79), Databricks (73), OpenAI (45), Anduril (33) and Scale AI (23).
Are FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies remote?
172 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 213 are hybrid and 160 are on-site. The remaining 304 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 417 of the 849 postings.
Counted over the 849 postings in this search. Postings read on November 3, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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