{"meta":{"source":"deployed.fyi","url":"https://deployed.fyi","lastUpdated":"2026-05-31","description":"FDE and SA compensation data for AI companies","contact":"business@unrealsolutions.com","license":"https://deployed.fyi","totalRecords":45},"data":[{"id":"mckinsey-ta-staff","firm":"McKinsey (QuantumBlack)","firmTier":"mbb","role":"Technical Advisory","level":"Staff/Principal","yearsExp":"10+ yrs","baseMin":400000,"baseMax":650000,"equityMin":0,"equityMax":0,"bonusMin":300000,"bonusMax":850000,"tcMin":700000,"tcMax":1500000,"equityType":"Partnership profit-share","equityNotes":"Partner: $700K–$1.5M TC (profit share varies). Senior Partner: $1.5M–$5M+. Profit-sharing, not equity — no upside beyond annual distribution. Base frozen 3 consecutive years.","liquidityPath":"Annual cash profit distribution — fully liquid each year but no appreciation. Partners receive a share of firm profits paid as cash (partly deferred). When a partner retires/leaves, they sell back their notional partnership units at book value — typically a modest sum relative to career earnings. There is no IPO, no exit, no equity appreciation curve.","liquidityRisk":"none","roleScope":"AI practice Partner; AI engagement revenue ownership; global client relationship; thought leadership","ukBase":null,"source":"Road to Offer McKinsey partner $700K–1.5M, senior partner $1.5–5M (2026)","highlight":false},{"id":"openai-fde-staff","firm":"OpenAI","firmTier":"frontier-lab","role":"FDE","level":"Staff/Principal","yearsExp":"10+ yrs","baseMin":340000,"baseMax":430000,"equityMin":250000,"equityMax":500000,"bonusMin":40000,"bonusMax":100000,"tcMin":630000,"tcMax":1030000,"equityType":"PPUs (Private Profit Units)","equityNotes":"Staff FDEs clear $630K+; Principal approaches early-employee equity levels. Highest reported SA package: $540K TC.","liquidityPath":"Same IPO / tender route as mid/senior. At Staff+ level, grant sizes are large enough that even a partial tender offer provides meaningful cash. Historically OpenAI has run ~1 tender/yr. Full value realised only at IPO — timeline unknown, speculated 2026–2028.","liquidityRisk":"high","roleScope":"Quasi-business-unit owner on multi-million-dollar accounts; shapes product roadmap; domain authority","ukBase":null,"source":"levels.fyi max $540K SA, Agile Leadership Day FDE salary 2026","highlight":false},{"id":"anthropic-fde-staff","firm":"Anthropic","firmTier":"frontier-lab","role":"FDE","level":"Staff/Principal","yearsExp":"10+ yrs","baseMin":375000,"baseMax":480000,"equityMin":200000,"equityMax":450000,"bonusMin":20000,"bonusMax":60000,"tcMin":595000,"tcMax":990000,"equityType":"Common Stock Options","equityNotes":"Staff/Principal clears $600K+ TC at Anthropic. Median SWE TC $665K (Lead SWE $785K median). Equity grants in 2024 worth 10–23x by 2026.","liquidityPath":"Same IPO / tender route. At Staff+ level, grants are large enough that even a partial secondary sale is life-changing. Anthropic's valuation trajectory ($300M→$61B in 4 yrs) makes IPO the highest-value outcome. Exercise cost for options is a real consideration — staff grants could require $500K+ to exercise in full. Negotiate an early exercise clause upfront.","liquidityRisk":"high","roleScope":"Enterprise practice lead; shapes Anthropic's enterprise deployment methodology; BD + technical authority","ukBase":null,"source":"Agile Leadership Day $600K+ staff, levels.fyi Lead SWE $785K, Business Insider equity multiples","highlight":false},{"id":"deloitte-sa-staff","firm":"Deloitte","firmTier":"big-four","role":"SA","level":"Staff/Principal","yearsExp":"12+ yrs","baseMin":280000,"baseMax":500000,"equityMin":0,"equityMax":200000,"bonusMin":80000,"bonusMax":250000,"tcMin":360000,"tcMax":950000,"equityType":"Partnership units (partners only)","equityNotes":"Partner/Principal: $420–650K TC (AI consulting tier-1 bands). Full partner: $700K–$1.5M+. Profit-sharing, not equity. No pre-IPO upside.","liquidityPath":"Partnership units are profit-sharing instruments, not equity. They pay out annually from firm profits — there is no liquidity event, no IPO, no share sale. Partners can sell back units when they leave, but at book value (not market value). Deloitte is a private partnership with no plans for public listing.","liquidityRisk":"none","roleScope":"AI practice leadership; P&L ownership; named account executive sponsorship; go-to-market authority","ukBase":null,"source":"Thomas Prommer AI consultant salary 2026 (tier-1 principal $420–650K, partner $700K–1.5M+)","highlight":false},{"id":"palantir-fdse-staff","firm":"Palantir","firmTier":"ai-scale-up","role":"FDE","level":"Staff/Principal","yearsExp":"10+ yrs","baseMin":240000,"baseMax":310000,"equityMin":180000,"equityMax":400000,"bonusMin":20000,"bonusMax":60000,"tcMin":440000,"tcMax":770000,"equityType":"RSUs (Restricted Stock Units)","equityNotes":"Staff/Principal FDSE $630K+ ceiling widely cited. Palantir is the original FDE employer (2011). Liquid public stock — no IPO risk.","liquidityPath":"Fully liquid public RSUs with quarterly vesting. At Staff level, annual RSU grants are $180–400K — each quarter you receive a tranche you can sell immediately. No lock-up, no IPO wait, no exercise cost. The trade-off vs Anthropic/OpenAI: no 10–20× multiplier potential, but guaranteed real liquidity vs paper wealth.","liquidityRisk":"low","roleScope":"Practice area leadership; methodological IP; named government programs; C-suite advisory","ukBase":null,"source":"Multiple sources: $630K+ staff FDE at Palantir (Agile Leadership Day, paraform, Exponent)","highlight":true},{"id":"sierra-fde-senior","firm":"Sierra","firmTier":"ai-scale-up","role":"FDE","level":"Senior","yearsExp":"6–10 yrs","baseMin":290000,"baseMax":390000,"equityMin":120000,"equityMax":240000,"bonusMin":30000,"bonusMax":70000,"tcMin":440000,"tcMax":700000,"equityType":"Common Stock Options","equityNotes":"Senior band estimated from posted range ($230K–$390K base spans mid-to-staff). Equity upside significant given $15.8B valuation at a relatively early stage. No tender offer data available.","liquidityPath":"IPO (Bret Taylor: 'definitely in our future') or strategic acquisition. Early-stage options could appreciate 3–5× at IPO. No public secondary market. 90-day exercise window standard — early exercise + 83(b) election strongly recommended to lock in current tax basis before valuation grows further.","liquidityRisk":"high","roleScope":"Lead FDE for strategic enterprise accounts; own architecture decisions; mentor mid-level FDEs; influence Sierra's deployment playbook","ukBase":null,"source":"Welcome to the Jungle Sierra FDIE posting $230K–$390K; Perspective AI 2026 FDE Report; CB Insights Sierra $15.8B valuation 2025","highlight":true},{"id":"scaleai-fde-senior","firm":"Scale AI","firmTier":"ai-scale-up","role":"FDE","level":"Senior","yearsExp":"6–10 yrs","baseMin":235000,"baseMax":290000,"equityMin":200000,"equityMax":350000,"bonusMin":0,"bonusMax":15000,"tcMin":435000,"tcMax":655000,"equityType":"Common Stock Options","equityNotes":"L5 SWE $499K median ($237K base + $260K equity). L6 $642K ($284K base + $350K equity). Significant equity scaling at senior levels.","liquidityPath":"IPO or tender. At L5/L6 equity is $260–350K/yr annualized — the 5-yr exercise window post-departure is the key differentiator vs Anthropic/OpenAI. You can leave after 2 yrs, keep the options, and exercise only at IPO. No forced early-exercise decision under time pressure. Reduces risk significantly.","liquidityRisk":"medium","roleScope":"Named account ownership; AI evaluation framework design; defense/enterprise scale deployment","ukBase":null,"source":"levels.fyi Scale AI L5 $499K, L6 $642K (May 2026)","highlight":true},{"id":"openai-fde-senior","firm":"OpenAI","firmTier":"frontier-lab","role":"FDE","level":"Senior","yearsExp":"6–10 yrs","baseMin":280000,"baseMax":340000,"equityMin":120000,"equityMax":250000,"bonusMin":20000,"bonusMax":60000,"tcMin":420000,"tcMax":650000,"equityType":"PPUs (Private Profit Units)","equityNotes":"Pre-IPO PPUs; equity dominates above senior. Median SA total comp at OpenAI: $418K (levels.fyi May 2026).","liquidityPath":"IPO (no confirmed date) or annual tender offer. 2024 tender was ~$10B at $157B valuation. PPUs pay out like profit units — not pure equity options, so no exercise cost. Secondary sales possible via Forge/EquityZen but illiquid and discounted. Most employees wait for IPO.","liquidityRisk":"high","roleScope":"Own full client engagements; multiple verticals; design integration architecture; customer outcome ownership","ukBase":null,"source":"levels.fyi, OpenAI FDE job postings $230K–$385K base, Hashnode 2026","highlight":true},{"id":"google-fde-senior","firm":"Google","firmTier":"ai-scale-up","role":"FDE","level":"Senior","yearsExp":"5–9 yrs","baseMin":220000,"baseMax":300000,"equityMin":80000,"equityMax":200000,"bonusMin":30000,"bonusMax":60000,"tcMin":330000,"tcMax":560000,"equityType":"RSUs (Restricted Stock Units)","equityNotes":"Publicly traded (GOOGL/GOOG). Google hired hundreds of FDEs in 2026 to compete with OpenAI/Anthropic enterprise deployments. RSUs fully liquid quarterly.","liquidityPath":"FULLY LIQUID — Google is NYSE-listed. RSUs vest quarterly after 1-yr cliff. Sell day-of vest with no exercise cost. Most liquid equity structure in the FDE market. Single-stock concentration risk only.","liquidityRisk":"low","roleScope":"Deploy Google Cloud AI (Vertex AI, Gemini APIs) at enterprise clients; compete directly with Anthropic/OpenAI FDEs; Google Cloud revenue attribution","ukBase":null,"source":"LinkedIn post Edmund Ho (May 2026) — Google hiring hundreds of FDEs; Glassdoor Google FDE salaries; Meta/Anthropic paying $250K+ for Applied AI engineers","highlight":false},{"id":"anduril-fde-senior","firm":"Anduril","firmTier":"ai-scale-up","role":"FDE","level":"Senior","yearsExp":"6–10 yrs","baseMin":200000,"baseMax":260000,"equityMin":80000,"equityMax":200000,"bonusMin":20000,"bonusMax":50000,"tcMin":300000,"tcMax":510000,"equityType":"Common Stock Options","equityNotes":"Significant equity at senior level; clearance premium adds 10–20% to TC effective value. Defense contracts provide revenue visibility.","liquidityPath":"Same IPO/M&A path as mid. Clearance holders have additional leverage — their options are harder to replicate elsewhere, reducing departure churn and giving longer runway to IPO.","liquidityRisk":"high","roleScope":"Lead FDE for strategic DoD accounts; own full deployment lifecycle; mentor junior FDEs; interface with senior government stakeholders","ukBase":null,"source":"6figr.com Anduril Engineer $250K avg (2026), Glassdoor Anduril 672 salaries, Tech Jobber FDE Salary video","highlight":false},{"id":"cohere-fde-senior","firm":"Cohere","firmTier":"ai-scale-up","role":"FDE","level":"Senior","yearsExp":"5–9 yrs","baseMin":220000,"baseMax":280000,"equityMin":90000,"equityMax":180000,"bonusMin":20000,"bonusMax":45000,"tcMin":330000,"tcMax":505000,"equityType":"Common Stock Options","equityNotes":"Senior Cohere FDE confirmed at $200–265K base (Blind self-report, 2024). Total comp $340–470K at senior level per Perspective AI 2026 benchmarks. Enterprise-deployment moat provides strong revenue visibility.","liquidityPath":"IPO or acquisition. $7B valuation with NVIDIA/Salesforce as investors signals institutional confidence. Options vest 4-yr / 1-yr cliff. Early exercise + 83(b) election recommended — at $7B valuation, cost is manageable now vs at a post-IPO price. Extended exercise window worth negotiating given IPO uncertainty.","liquidityRisk":"high","roleScope":"Own complex enterprise LLM deployments end-to-end; build evaluation frameworks; own customer NRR; on-premise and VPC deployment specialisation","ukBase":null,"source":"Blind Cohere FDE $200–265K base; Perspective AI 2026 FDE Report $340–470K senior; Crunchbase Cohere $7B valuation","highlight":true},{"id":"openai-sa-senior","firm":"OpenAI","firmTier":"frontier-lab","role":"SA","level":"Senior","yearsExp":"5–9 yrs","baseMin":220000,"baseMax":280000,"equityMin":80000,"equityMax":180000,"bonusMin":0,"bonusMax":25000,"tcMin":300000,"tcMax":485000,"equityType":"PPUs (Private Profit Units)","equityNotes":"SA role posted $220K–$280K base + equity. Median SA TC $418K per levels.fyi (May 2026).","liquidityPath":"IPO or annual tender. PPUs convert to shares at liquidity event — no strike price to pay. Secondary market exists but thin. For SA roles equity grant is smaller than FDE; primary path is IPO + vesting completion.","liquidityRisk":"high","roleScope":"Pre/post-sales technical advisory; solution design; proof-of-concepts; drive adoption at named accounts","ukBase":null,"source":"levels.fyi $418K median SA, OpenAI SA Startups posting $220–280K","highlight":false},{"id":"sierra-fde-mid","firm":"Sierra","firmTier":"ai-scale-up","role":"FDE","level":"Mid","yearsExp":"4–7 yrs","baseMin":230000,"baseMax":290000,"equityMin":60000,"equityMax":140000,"bonusMin":15000,"bonusMax":40000,"tcMin":305000,"tcMax":470000,"equityType":"Common Stock Options","equityNotes":"Pre-IPO at $15.8B valuation (2025). Founding-era role — Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer launched Apr 2026. Bret Taylor: 'IPO is definitely in our future.' Sparse public data — estimates based on comparables at equivalent-stage AI companies.","liquidityPath":"Pre-IPO — no confirmed timeline. No secondary tender observed yet. Options carry standard 90-day post-departure exercise window; negotiate early exercise clause and 83(b) election at signing. At $15.8B valuation, IPO at 2–3× would be transformative for early-stage option holders.","liquidityRisk":"high","roleScope":"Embed at enterprise AI customers; own production deployment of Sierra's AI agent platform; on-call infrastructure support; 30–40% travel","ukBase":null,"source":"Welcome to the Jungle Sierra FDIE posting $230K–$390K (Apr 2026); Perspective AI 2026 FDE Report; industry benchmarks at comparable AI scale-ups","highlight":false},{"id":"palantir-fdse-senior","firm":"Palantir","firmTier":"ai-scale-up","role":"FDE","level":"Senior","yearsExp":"6–10 yrs","baseMin":185000,"baseMax":240000,"equityMin":80000,"equityMax":180000,"bonusMin":10000,"bonusMax":30000,"tcMin":275000,"tcMax":450000,"equityType":"RSUs (Restricted Stock Units)","equityNotes":"Senior FDSE TC $300–$486K range per multiple sources. PLTR stock up >300% since 2023. Liquidity is real, unlike pre-IPO labs.","liquidityPath":"Liquid on Day 1 of each vest. Quarterly vesting post cliff means you receive real cash-equivalent shares 4× per year. PLTR stock: ~$25 (Q1 2026). No exercise cost. Can set automated sell orders at vest. Primary risk: single-stock concentration. Financial planners typically recommend diversifying 50%+ at vest.","liquidityRisk":"low","roleScope":"Multi-account ownership; methodology development; vertical specialism (defense, health, finance)","ukBase":null,"source":"Agile Leadership Day $300–486K senior, levels.fyi FDSE $171–415K","highlight":false},{"id":"anthropic-fde-mid","firm":"Anthropic","firmTier":"frontier-lab","role":"FDE","level":"Mid","yearsExp":"3–6 yrs","baseMin":250000,"baseMax":300000,"equityMin":60000,"equityMax":130000,"bonusMin":0,"bonusMax":20000,"tcMin":310000,"tcMax":450000,"equityType":"Common Stock Options","equityNotes":"4-yr vest (25% cliff yr1). Equity has compounded dramatically: $1M grant in 2024 → ~$5–10M paper value by 2026 (Business Insider). Optional 3:1 equity donation match.","liquidityPath":"IPO (most likely path) or secondary tender. Anthropic last valued at ~$61B (Mar 2025). Secondary sales possible but restricted — company approval often required. Options must be exercised (cost = strike price × shares) before sale. 90-day exercise window post-departure is standard. No confirmed IPO date.","liquidityRisk":"high","roleScope":"Integrate Claude into enterprise stacks; consulting background required; security-first deployments","ukBase":null,"source":"Anthropic FDE job posting $250K–$375K, nahc.io salary guide, Business Insider equity story","highlight":false},{"id":"mistral-sa-senior","firm":"Mistral AI","firmTier":"ai-scale-up","role":"SA","level":"Senior","yearsExp":"6–10 yrs","baseMin":200000,"baseMax":260000,"equityMin":60000,"equityMax":130000,"bonusMin":20000,"bonusMax":50000,"tcMin":280000,"tcMax":440000,"equityType":"BSPCEs (French stock warrants)","equityNotes":"Highest reported Mistral SA TC: $373,750. Equity premium if IPO event realised. Reddit: base lower than FAANG but BSPCEs are solid.","liquidityPath":"IPO or strategic acquisition. BSPCEs are exercised into shares, then sold at IPO/M&A. French tax: 30% flat rate (PFU) on the full gain at sale — better than US NQSO treatment. Senior grants are larger; a Nasdaq IPO at 3–5× current valuation would be transformative. UK employees holding BSPCEs face additional HMRC compliance.","liquidityRisk":"high","roleScope":"Lead SA for enterprise and government accounts; European sovereign AI strategy positioning","ukBase":null,"source":"levels.fyi Mistral SA $263K–$374K; Reddit cscareerquestionsEU Mistral review","highlight":false},{"id":"openai-fde-mid","firm":"OpenAI","firmTier":"frontier-lab","role":"FDE","level":"Mid","yearsExp":"3–6 yrs","baseMin":230000,"baseMax":280000,"equityMin":60000,"equityMax":120000,"bonusMin":0,"bonusMax":30000,"tcMin":290000,"tcMax":430000,"equityType":"PPUs (Private Profit Units)","equityNotes":"Pre-IPO PPUs; 4-yr vest. Annualized value volatile w/ valuation. $157B valuation (2025).","liquidityPath":"IPO or secondary sale. OpenAI has no confirmed IPO date; limited secondary market exists via platforms like Forge/EquityZen at steep discounts (10–20%). PPUs convert to shares at IPO. Tender offers have occurred annually (~$10B in 2024). 4-yr vest means first tranche liquid at cliff.","liquidityRisk":"high","roleScope":"Embed at enterprise clients post-sale; own production AI deployment & integrations; KPI = Net Revenue Retention","ukBase":null,"source":"levels.fyi, OpenAI careers, Hashnode FDE 2026 guide","highlight":false},{"id":"mckinsey-ta-senior","firm":"McKinsey (QuantumBlack)","firmTier":"mbb","role":"Technical Advisory","level":"Senior","yearsExp":"6–10 yrs","baseMin":250000,"baseMax":300000,"equityMin":0,"equityMax":0,"bonusMin":80000,"bonusMax":120000,"tcMin":330000,"tcMax":420000,"equityType":"None","equityNotes":"Associate Principal: $250–300K base + $80–120K bonus = $330–420K TC. Frozen base since 2023. UK equivalent: ~£108–117K associate base total comp.","liquidityPath":"No equity. All compensation is cash. McKinsey bases have been frozen since 2023 — the only upside is bonus growth through performance. No liquidity event, no vesting schedule. Career upside is partnership track, not financial instrument appreciation.","liquidityRisk":"none","roleScope":"Project leadership; AI Center of Excellence advisory; client C-suite AI strategy; team management","ukBase":null,"source":"Road to Offer AP $330–420K; Levels.fyi McKinsey AP median $439K","highlight":false},{"id":"scaleai-fde-mid","firm":"Scale AI","firmTier":"ai-scale-up","role":"FDE","level":"Mid","yearsExp":"3–6 yrs","baseMin":200000,"baseMax":240000,"equityMin":100000,"equityMax":160000,"bonusMin":0,"bonusMax":10000,"tcMin":300000,"tcMax":410000,"equityType":"Common Stock Options","equityNotes":"4-yr vest (25% yr1, monthly thereafter). L4 SWE median $344K TC ($209K base + $134K equity). 5-yr post-termination exercise window after 2 yrs.","liquidityPath":"IPO (most anticipated path) or tender offer. Scale AI has grown fast; valuation ~$14B (2024). The 5-yr post-termination exercise window (after 2+ yrs tenure) is unusually generous — most companies give 90 days. This means you can leave and still wait for IPO before exercising, eliminating the AMT/cashflow trap common at other pre-IPO firms.","liquidityRisk":"medium","roleScope":"RLHF data pipeline advisory; model evaluation deployment; enterprise data labeling strategy","ukBase":null,"source":"levels.fyi Scale AI L4 SWE $344K, L5 $499K; betts recruiting FDE guide","highlight":false},{"id":"anthropic-sa-senior","firm":"Anthropic","firmTier":"frontier-lab","role":"SA","level":"Senior","yearsExp":"8+","baseMin":315000,"baseMax":380000,"equityMin":0,"equityMax":0,"bonusMin":0,"bonusMax":0,"tcMin":315000,"tcMax":380000,"equityType":null,"equityNotes":"Applied AI / SA band mirrors FDE. Levels.fyi shows Anthropic SA median ~$224K (older data); 2026 applied roles post $280–320K base.","liquidityPath":"IPO or tender. SA grants are smaller than Staff FDE grants but same mechanics. Options vest 25% at 1-yr cliff then monthly. Early exercise available — file an 83(b) election within 30 days of grant to lock in low tax basis while valuation is lower.","liquidityRisk":null,"roleScope":"Lead team of Solutions Architects supporting startup adoption of Claude platform and LLM-native product development","ukBase":null,"source":"crawled · anthropic-greenhouse","highlight":false},{"id":"anthropic-technical-advisory-staff-principal","firm":"Anthropic","firmTier":"frontier-lab","role":"Technical Advisory","level":"Staff/Principal","yearsExp":"10+","baseMin":315000,"baseMax":380000,"equityMin":0,"equityMax":0,"bonusMin":0,"bonusMax":0,"tcMin":315000,"tcMax":380000,"equityType":null,"equityNotes":null,"liquidityPath":null,"liquidityRisk":null,"roleScope":"Global leader of applied AI architects guiding mission-driven organizations in responsible Claude deployment across education, health, and research.","ukBase":null,"source":"crawled · anthropic-greenhouse","highlight":false},{"id":"snowflake-se-senior","firm":"Snowflake","firmTier":"ai-scale-up","role":"SA","level":"Senior","yearsExp":"4–8 yrs","baseMin":181000,"baseMax":210000,"equityMin":45000,"equityMax":80000,"bonusMin":45000,"bonusMax":75000,"tcMin":271000,"tcMax":365000,"equityType":"RSUs (Restricted Stock Units)","equityNotes":"SNOW trades on NYSE — fully liquid RSUs. OTE structure: 75% base / 25% commission. IC3 Senior SE: $181–210K base + $45–63K variable + RSUs. IC4 Principal: $298–365K OTE. High data confidence — 100s of Levels.fyi / Blind submissions.","liquidityPath":"FULLY LIQUID — SNOW is NYSE-listed. RSUs vest quarterly after 1-yr cliff; sell immediately at vest. OTE commission component paid quarterly on pipeline attainment. Snowflake is a mature public company — no IPO risk, no lock-up beyond standard blackout windows.","liquidityRisk":"low","roleScope":"Pre/post-sales SE supporting enterprise data-cloud and AI/ML workloads; demo-to-deploy ownership; Cortex AI and Snowpark advisory; quota-carrying (OTE structure)","ukBase":null,"source":"LinkedIn pay-transparency Snowflake SE IC3 $181–210K base (2026); Levels.fyi Snowflake SE 100+ submissions; Glassdoor Snowflake SE $263K–$330K OTE","highlight":false},{"id":"databricks-fde-staff-principal","firm":"Databricks","firmTier":"ai-scale-up","role":"FDE","level":"Staff/Principal","yearsExp":null,"baseMin":262100,"baseMax":360350,"equityMin":0,"equityMax":0,"bonusMin":0,"bonusMax":0,"tcMin":262100,"tcMax":360350,"equityType":null,"equityNotes":null,"liquidityPath":null,"liquidityRisk":null,"roleScope":"Director leading customer-facing AI professional services team for GenAI engagements and driving AI transformation.","ukBase":null,"source":"crawled · databricks-greenhouse","highlight":false},{"id":"deloitte-sa-senior","firm":"Deloitte","firmTier":"big-four","role":"SA","level":"Senior","yearsExp":"8–12 yrs","baseMin":190000,"baseMax":280000,"equityMin":0,"equityMax":0,"bonusMin":30000,"bonusMax":80000,"tcMin":220000,"tcMax":360000,"equityType":"None (profit-sharing at senior levels)","equityNotes":"Senior Manager: $233–279K base + $39–59K bonus ($272–338K TC). No equity below partner. Director/Principal can access firm equity on partnership track.","liquidityPath":"No equity. Annual cash bonus only. On the partnership track, Directors gain access to deferred profit-sharing units — these are cash-settled annually, not equity. No IPO event, no appreciation potential.","liquidityRisk":"none","roleScope":"AI Institute advisory; multi-workstream AI programs; client C-suite engagement; team leadership","ukBase":null,"source":"6figr.com Deloitte SA SM $279K base + $59K bonus; levels.fyi Deloitte SA L5 $208K","highlight":false},{"id":"cohere-fde-mid","firm":"Cohere","firmTier":"ai-scale-up","role":"FDE","level":"Mid","yearsExp":"3–6 yrs","baseMin":180000,"baseMax":230000,"equityMin":50000,"equityMax":100000,"bonusMin":10000,"bonusMax":25000,"tcMin":240000,"tcMax":355000,"equityType":"Common Stock Options","equityNotes":"Pre-IPO at $7B valuation (2024). Cohere focuses on enterprise/private cloud LLM deployment — strong moat vs OpenAI's API-first model. Equity ~45–60% of TC at mid level based on industry benchmarks.","liquidityPath":"Pre-IPO — IPO signals growing but no confirmed timeline. Options standard 4-yr vest / 1-yr cliff. Cohere has raised $500M+ (NVIDIA, Salesforce, Oracle investors) providing validation. Secondary market limited. Negotiate extended exercise window (1–5 yrs) at signing.","liquidityRisk":"high","roleScope":"Deploy Cohere's Command / Embed / Rerank models at enterprise clients; own private cloud and on-premise LLM integration; strong data-security positioning vs API-only vendors","ukBase":null,"source":"Blind thread Cohere FDE senior $200K–$265K base (2024); Perspective AI 2026 FDE Report $250K–$340K mid-level; industry benchmarks","highlight":false},{"id":"databricks-fde-mid","firm":"Databricks","firmTier":"ai-scale-up","role":"FDE","level":"Mid","yearsExp":"3–6 yrs","baseMin":180000,"baseMax":248000,"equityMin":40000,"equityMax":80000,"bonusMin":10000,"bonusMax":20000,"tcMin":230000,"tcMax":348000,"equityType":"Common Stock Options","equityNotes":"Pre-IPO; Databricks valued ~$62B (2024). AI Engineer FDE role pays $180K–$248K base per posted range (Reddit/jobhuntify May 2026).","liquidityPath":"IPO anticipated 2025–2026 — Databricks is one of the most-watched pre-IPO names. 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