$166,000–$214,000
FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at later-stage private companies
376 postings · 175 companies · 293 with pay · median $198,000 · middle half $163,000–$233,000 · read
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$153,200–$187,700
FluidstackBuilds for teams inside the company
Product Engineer, Business Operations
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$224,000–$300,000
FaireBuilds for teams inside the company
Growth Platform, Marketing Engineer
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$176,000–$242,000
Pay not posted
$175,000–$190,000
$200,000–$275,000
$115,000–$168,000
AnthropicProves it works before the sale
Applied AI, Research Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$300,000–$400,000
Pay not posted
CrusoeBuilds for teams inside the company
Staff Software Engineer, Internal Tools & Automation
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$215,000–$260,000
$165,000–$300,000
OpenAIBuilds for teams inside the company
Software Engineer, Safety Engineering
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$207,000–$385,000
$300,000–$425,000
Shield AIBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer (R5750)
Dallas, TXOn-site
Pay not posted
$130,000–$196,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$115,000–$173,000
FluidstackBuilds for teams inside the company
Decision Engineer, Compute Operations
New York, NYOn-site
$224,000–$300,000
OpenAIBuilds for teams inside the company
Applied AI Software Engineer, GTM Growth Engineering
San Francisco, CA
$266,000–$405,000
PerplexityBuilds for teams inside the company
Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Enterprise AI Products)
San Francisco, CA
$220,000–$405,000
Relativity SpaceBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Software Engineer, Agentic Infrastructure
Long Beach, CAHybrid
$154,000–$230,000
FluidstackBuilds for teams inside the company
Decision Engineer, Manufacturing & Supply Chain
New York, NYOn-site
$224,000–$300,000
$130,000–$190,000
$120,000–$150,000
Relativity SpaceBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Software Engineer (Factory Platform)
Long Beach, CAOn-site
$154,000–$230,000
FluidstackBuilds for teams inside the company
Decision Engineer, Infrastructure Development & Delivery
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$224,000–$300,000
$195,000–$229,000
$220,000–$290,000
$153,200–$187,700
FluidstackBuilds for teams inside the company
Decision Engineer, Business Operations
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$224,000–$300,000
$180,000–$200,000
OCCBuilds for teams inside the company
Lead Associate Principal, Artificial Intelligence Engineering
Chicago, ILHybrid
$159,200–$220,200
Carnegie Mellon UniversityBuilds for teams inside the company
AI Solutions Architect - Computing Services
Pittsburgh, PA
Pay not posted
CommureBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Operations Manager, Infrastructure
Mountain View, CAOn-site
$120,000–$160,000
$266,000–$445,000
$170,000–$200,000
AnthropicProves it works before the sale
Applied AI Architect, Commercial
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$240,000–$315,000
218 of these 376 jobs build what the customer runs.
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at later-stage private companies pay?
293 of 376 postings state a pay range. The median is $198,000, and half of them sit between $163,000 and $233,000, from 130 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at later-stage private companies require?
Of 376 postings, 203 state a minimum number of years, from 120 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 133 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (34), under 3 years (31) or 10 or more years (5).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at later-stage private companies?
These 376 postings come from 175 companies. The employers with the most postings are Anduril (23), OpenAI (19), Agile Defense (14), LMI (12) and Fluidstack (10).
Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at later-stage private companies remote?
83 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 87 are hybrid and 99 are on-site. The remaining 107 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 149 of the 376 postings.
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