Handshake (AI training)Production engineering
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Enterprise AI
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$220,000–$300,000
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$237,150–$320,850
$130,000–$200,000
BCGProduction engineering
Forward Deployed AI Scientist, Campus, United States - BCG X
Boston, MA · Chicago, IL · +10 moreBoston, MA +11On-site
$110,000–$190,000
flexportProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer - Supply Chain Solutions
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$206,181–$252,000
$120,000–$300,000
$220,000–$240,000
$140,000–$240,000
Handshake (AI training)Production engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer, Handshake AI Enterprise
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$157,000–$175,000
BCGProduction engineering
(Senior) Forward Deployed AI Engineer, United States - BCG X
Boston, MA · New York, NY · +9 moreBoston, MA +10On-site
$110,000–$190,000
reflection.aiProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer - LLM Post-training
San Francisco, CAOn-site
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
Handshake (AI training)Production engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer, Enterprise AI
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$155,000–$300,000
$175,000–$240,000 · OTE
Pay not posted
reflection.aiProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer, Lead - LLM Post-training
New York, NYOn-site
Pay not posted
$215,000–$260,000
Agile DefenseProduction engineering
MSS Developers (Various Locations)
Colorado Springs, CO · Falls Church, VA · +7 moreColorado Springs, CO +8On-site
Pay not posted
$180,000–$210,000
Pay not posted
Scale AIProduction engineering
Frontier Agents Engineer (Applied AI)
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$180,000–$225,000
Pay not posted
$200,000–$400,000
Pay not posted
Handshake (AI training)Production engineering
Applied AI Engineer, Enterprise AI
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$155,000–$300,000
One BriefProduction engineering
Customer Success Engineer [Ft. Leavenworth] - Relocation Provided
Leavenworth, KSOn-site
$135,000–$170,000
$200,000–$400,000
$211,000–$302,000
Handshake (AI training)Production engineering
Software Engineer, Enterprise AI
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$155,000–$300,000
One BriefProduction engineering
Senior Site Reliability Engineer, Colorado Springs (Top Secret Clearance Required, Relocation Provided)
Colorado Springs, COOn-site
$180,000–$220,000
$175,000–$230,000
$180,000–$400,000
Scale AIProduction engineering
Senior Software Engineer, Public Sector
San Francisco, CA · Saint Louis, MO · +2 moreSan Francisco, CA +3On-site
$162,400–$311,000
Pay not posted
$200,000–$400,000
$200,000–$400,000
$200,000–$400,000
$200,000–$400,000
$240,000–$280,000
$175,000–$230,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs on-site at later-stage private companies with ongoing operations pay?
67 of 87 postings state a pay range. The median is $210,000, and half of them sit between $183,000 and $243,000, across 27 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs on-site at later-stage private companies with ongoing operations require?
Of 87 postings, 33 state a minimum number of years, from 23 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 21 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (7), under 3 years (4) or 10 or more years (1).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs on-site at later-stage private companies with ongoing operations?
These 87 postings come from 36 companies. The employers with the most postings are Decagon (14), EliseAI (5), Handshake (AI training) (5), SpaceX (5) and Field AI (4).
Are FDE and deployment jobs on-site at later-stage private companies with ongoing operations remote?
0 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 87 are on-site. Travel is mentioned in 27 of the 87 postings.
Counted over the 87 postings in this search. Postings read on September 18, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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