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FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors
1,700 postings · 920 companies · 1,173 state pay: median $180,000, half $151,000–$215,000
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$165,000–$300,000
Cerebras SystemsBuilds for teams inside the company
AI and Automation Engineer - Business Systems
Sunnyvale, CAHybrid
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Amazon (incl AWS)Builds for teams inside the company
Sr System Development Engineer, Amazon Leo
Bellevue, WA · Arlington, VA · +1 moreBellevue, WA +2
$151,200–$204,600
OpenAIBuilds for teams inside the company
Software Engineer, Safety Engineering
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$207,000–$385,000
T-MobileBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployment Engineer
Bellevue, WA · Frisco, TXBellevue, WA +1
$117,800–$212,500
$160,000–$220,000
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$300,000–$425,000
ElsevierBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Software Engineer / Senior AI Engineer
Philadelphia, PA
$86,600–$144,400
RELXBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Software Engineer / Senior AI Engineer
Philadelphia, PA
$86,600–$144,400
X-energyBuilds for teams inside the company
Engineer IV, AI & Digital Engineering
Rockville, MD · Gaithersburg, MDRockville, MD +1Hybrid
$180,000–$205,000
Shield AIBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer (R5750)
Dallas, TXOn-site
Pay not posted
ChariotBuilds for teams inside the company
Software Engineer, Agentic Infrastructure
New York, NYHybrid
Pay not posted
JPMorganChaseBuilds for teams inside the company
AI Prototyping & Transformation Senior Associate
Columbus, OH
Pay not posted
$130,000–$196,000
$182,000–$242,000
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$125,000–$175,000
$115,000–$173,000
KlaviyoBuilds for teams inside the company
Sr. AI Systems & Solutions Architect, Global Services
San Francisco, CA
$120,000–$180,000
Pay not posted
xAIBuilds for teams inside the company
Software Engineer, Data Center - Memphis
Memphis, TN · Southaven, MSMemphis, TN +1On-site
Pay not posted
Relativity SpaceBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Software Engineer, Agentic Infrastructure
Long Beach, CAHybrid
$154,000–$230,000
KlaviyoBuilds for teams inside the company
Sr. AI Systems & Solutions Architect, Customer Success
San Francisco, CA
$120,000–$180,000
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$165,000–$205,000
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KlaviyoBuilds for teams inside the company
Sr. AI Systems & Solutions Architect, Customer Success
Denver, CO
$120,000–$180,000
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$153,200–$183,800
$209,000–$265,000
KlaviyoBuilds for teams inside the company
Sr. AI Systems & Solutions Architect, Global Services
Denver, CO
$120,000–$180,000
$250,000–$400,000
Vertex PharmaceuticalsBuilds for teams inside the company
Principal Full Stack AI Engineer
Boston, MAHybrid
$166,640–$250,000
SpaceXBuilds for teams inside the company
Application Software Engineer, Applied AI
Redmond, WAOn-site
$125,000–$200,000
KlaviyoBuilds for teams inside the company
Sr. AI Systems & Solutions Architect, Global Services
Boston, MA
$120,000–$180,000
Interface AIBuilds for teams inside the company
Applied AI Engineer, Business Automation
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$220,000–$260,000
$150,000–$300,000
1,006 of 1,700 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors pay?
1,173 of 1,700 postings state a pay range. The median is $180,000, and half of them sit between $151,000 and $215,000, from 598 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors require?
Of 1,700 postings, 857 state a minimum number of years, from 567 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 508 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (174), 6 to 9 years (151) or 10 or more years (24).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors?
These 1,700 postings come from 920 companies. The employers with the most postings are Palantir (71), Amazon (incl AWS) (30), Anduril (22), SpaceX (21) and Booz Allen (20).
Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors remote?
347 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 384 are hybrid and 538 are on-site. The remaining 431 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 638 of the 1,700 postings.
Counted over the 1,700 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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