TikTok
Later private · About 5,000+ people · Consumer internet / Social video / Commerce
Writes less production code than mostLess travel than most
San Jose, CA · New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · +1 ·
$216,000
6 postings
Companies hiring forward deployed engineers
3,315 postings · 1,376 companies · 2,434 with pay · median $193,000 · middle half $160,000–$225,000 · read
Trait
Production code
Postings that involve writing production code
Customer contact
Work done for people outside the company
Pre-sales
Evaluation or proposal work before a deal
Seniority
Senior-level responsibility or above
Remote
Postings that allow remote work
Travel
How often postings mention travel
Stage
Size
Twenty
More travel than mostFewer remote roles than most
Chantilly, VA · Fort Meade, MD
$324,000
6 postings
Alation
Later private · About 201–1,000 people · Data Intelligence / Enterprise Software
More remote roles than mostMore pre-sales than most
Remote (US)
$157,000
5 postings
Boston, MA · Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +19 ·
$178,000
5 postings
Caylent
More travel than mostMore pre-sales than most
Remote (US) · New York, NY · San Francisco, CA ·
$176,000
5 postings
Celonis
Later private · About 1,001–5,000 people · Enterprise SaaS — Process Intelligence / Process Mining
More pre-sales than mostFewer remote roles than most
New York, NY · Raleigh, NC · Redwood City, CA ·
$184,000
5 postings
Cisco
Public · About 5,000+ people · Networking / Security / Enterprise infrastructure
Writes less production code than mostMore remote roles than most
Remote (Austin, TX) · Remote (Boulder, CO) · Remote (Reston, VA) · +8 ·
$321,000
5 postings
Clera
Writes less production code than mostFewer remote roles than most
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY
$173,000
5 postings
Code and Theory
Less travel than mostWrites less production code than most
New York, NY
$165,000
5 postings
Code Metal
Writes less production code than mostMore travel than most
Boston, MA · Honolulu, HI · Remote (Miami, FL) · +2 ·
—
5 postings
San Francisco, CA · Washington, DC
—
5 postings
Composio
Less travel than mostMore junior roles than most
San Francisco, CA
—
5 postings
CoreWeave
Public · About 1,001–5,000 people · AI Cloud / GPU Infrastructure
Less travel than mostWrites less production code than most
San Francisco, CA · Sunnyvale, CA · Austin, TX ·
$212,000
5 postings
Cursor (Anysphere)
Subsidiary · About 1,001–5,000 people · AI / Dev Tools
Less travel than mostMore pre-sales than most
Remote (US) · San Francisco, CA · Washington, DC ·
—
5 postings
Deepgram
Growth · About 51–200 people · Voice AI infrastructure
More pre-sales than mostWrites more production code than most
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · Remote (Washington, DC) ·
$213,000
5 postings
Doppel
Less travel than mostLess pre-sales than most
New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · Remote (US) ·
$170,000
5 postings
eClerx
Public · About 5,000+ people · Business process management, digital operations, analytics, and technology services
Less travel than mostWrites more production code than most
Austin, TX · New York, NY
—
5 postings
Fireworks AI
Growth · About 51–200 people · AI Infra
More pre-sales than mostFewer remote roles than most
San Mateo, CA
$230,000
5 postings
Glean
Later private · About 1,001–5,000 people · AI / Enterprise Search & Work AI
More travel than mostWrites more production code than most
Remote (US) · Mountain View, CA · New York, NY · +1 ·
$215,000
5 postings
Govini
Later private · About 201–1,000 people · Defense software / acquisition analytics
More travel than mostMore remote roles than most
Pittsburgh, PA · Arlington, VA · Remote (San Francisco, CA) ·
—
5 postings
Hadrian
Later private · About 201–1,000 people · Advanced manufacturing / defense-tech
Fewer remote roles than mostLess travel than most
Torrance, CA · SF Bay Area
$358,000
5 postings
HappyRobot
Growth · About 51–200 people · Enterprise AI Agents (Voice, Operations, Logistics)
Less travel than mostFewer remote roles than most
New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL ·
$170,000
5 postings
Hightouch
Later private · About 201–1,000 people · Customer data infrastructure + agentic marketing software
More remote roles than mostLess travel than most
Remote (US) · Remote (New York, NY) · Remote (San Francisco, CA) ·
$188,000
5 postings
Kaizen
Less travel than mostFewer remote roles than most
New York, NY · Washington, DC
$195,000
5 postings
Leidos
Public · About 5,000+ people · Defense, intelligence, civil, health, and government technology services
Beale Afb, CA · Chantilly, VA · Columbus, OH · +3 ·
$122,000
5 postings
Liberate
Growth · About 51–200 people · Insurance voice agents
Writes less production code than mostMore pre-sales than most
Boston, MA · San Francisco, CA · Berkeley, CA ·
$165,000
5 postings
Nimble Gravity
More remote roles than mostLess travel than most
Remote (US)
—
5 postings
Obin AI
Early · About 1–50 people · AI / financial services
Less travel than mostLess pre-sales than most
New York, NY
$240,000
5 postings
OpenAI Deployment Company
Later private · About 201–1,000 people · AI / Enterprise Deployment
More travel than mostFewer remote roles than most
New York, NY · San Francisco, CA
$285,000
5 postings
Pace
Growth · About 1–50 people · AI operations software for insurance
Less travel than mostFewer remote roles than most
New York, NY
—
5 postings
Pear-VC
Writes less production code than most
New York, NY · Remote (Palo Alto, CA)
—
5 postings
Percepta
Later private · About 51–200 people · AI / Industrials / FinServ / Healthcare
Fewer remote roles than mostLess pre-sales than most
New York, NY
$290,000
5 postings
Re:Build Manufacturing
Later private · About 1,001–5,000 people · Industrial holdco / advanced manufacturing (aerospace, defense, life sciences, energy)
Works with outside customers less than mostMore travel than most
Kalamazoo, MI · Remote (US)
—
5 postings
Realm
Early · About 1–50 people · AI / Mining technology
Writes less production code than mostMore pre-sales than most
Remote (US) · Remote (Chicago, IL) · Remote (New York, NY) · +1 ·
$158,000
5 postings
Red Cell Partners
Later private · About 51–200 people · Defense Tech / Venture Studio
More remote roles than mostMore travel than most
Remote (Mclean, VA) · Remote (Seattle, WA) · Remote (US) · +1 ·
$210,000
5 postings
RevStar
Digital transformation consulting and software product development
More remote roles than mostLess travel than most
Remote (AZ, DC, FL) · Remote (AZ, FL, TX) · Remote (FL) ·
—
5 postings
Serval
Growth · About 51–200 people · Enterprise AI software (ITSM and workflow automation)
Fewer remote roles than mostLess pre-sales than most
San Francisco, CA · Santa Clara, CA
$215,000
5 postings
TENEX.AI
Growth · About 51–200 people · AI-native managed detection and response (MDR) / cybersecurity
Less travel than mostWrites less production code than most
Kansas City, MO · Sarasota, FL · Overland Park, KS · +1 ·
—
5 postings
The Carlyle Group
Public · About 1,001–5,000 people · Alternative asset management / private markets
Works with outside customers less than mostLess travel than most
Washington, DC · New York, NY
$175,000
5 postings
TrueFoundry
Early · About 51–200 people · AI infrastructure / MLOps / developer tools
Less travel than mostMore pre-sales than most
New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · San Mateo, CA ·
—
5 postings
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