> AI agents: this is one page of Nextmove’s FDE site, in Markdown. Nextmove is a job board and free career service for forward deployed engineers (FDEs). Each posting is classified from its text, not its title: the kind of work, how much of it is production code, pre-sales weight, time at customer sites, travel, remote arrangement, level and posted base pay. The site also publishes the aggregates: median pay by level, metro, company and kind of work, and which companies started hiring FDEs each week. Every page under https://nextmove.md/fde is served this way; the index of pages is https://nextmove.md/llms.txt. # FDE jobs at LMI Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lmi 17 open forward deployed engineer (FDE) jobs at LMI across 7 US metros. Median posted base pay $172,000. 17 new in the last 30 days. LMI delivers consulting, technology platforms, and mission systems to U.S. federal agencies across defense, space, homeland security, healthcare, and intelligence. Later private · About 1,001–5,000 people **17 postings, 17 new in the last 30 days** 7 metros median posted base $172,000 [Careers at LMI ↗](https://careers-lmi.icims.com/jobs) read Nov 6, 2026 Published Oct 25, 2026 ## 17 open FDE roles at LMI ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cc9a1edf72389424) Washington, DC 2w ago $145,000–$250,000 - [View job →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cc9a1edf72389424) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Clearance Required](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/068870f28c40572a) Washington, DC · Tacoma, WA · US +2 2w ago $128,000–$253,000 ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (SPECTR) - Clearance Required](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/83ba82a4c5ede4f6) US Remote 2w ago $122,209.58–$211,317.81 - [View job →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/83ba82a4c5ede4f6) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer/Solution Architect - Clearance Required](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/efe4092f9087ff38) Washington, DC 2w ago $145,000–$250,000 - [View job →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/efe4092f9087ff38) ### [Data Platform Engineer (Army Vantage) - Clearance Required](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/92620a352831811d) Pittsburgh, PA · US remote Remote 5d ago $130,000–$170,000 - [View job →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/92620a352831811d) 16 of 17 postings are hands-on engineering in the customer’s own systems. Rows that do other work name it. Compare these roles with [pay ranges at other US FDE employers](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary). - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fcompanies%2Flmi&placement=top) Free. Upload your resume once, see why each FDE role fits, and get introduced only when you say so. ## How LMI describes FDE work Mention travel How often postings mention travel Mention travel: 82% against the US average of 42%. Well above average. LMI: 14 of 17 postings · all postings: 1,380 of 3,286 **82%** of postings · US 42% Well above average Senior or staff level Senior-level responsibility or above Senior or staff level: 93% against the US average of 94%. About average. LMI: 14 of 15 postings · all postings: 3,005 of 3,212 **93%** of postings · US 94% About average Require production code Postings that involve writing production code Require production code: 100% against the US average of 80%. Well above average. LMI: 17 of 17 postings · all postings: 2,554 of 3,183 **100%** of postings · US 80% Well above average Remote allowed Postings that allow remote work Remote allowed: 58% against the US average of 30%. Well above average. LMI: 7 of 12 postings · all postings: 696 of 2,331 **58%** of postings · US 30% Well above average Work for external customers Work done for people outside the company Work for external customers: 100% against the US average of 86%. Above average. LMI: 17 of 17 postings · all postings: 2,808 of 3,276 **100%** of postings · US 86% Above average Include pre-sales work Evaluation or proposal work before a deal Include pre-sales work: 35% against the US average of 24%. Above average. LMI: 6 of 17 postings · all postings: 783 of 3,273 **35%** of postings · US 24% Above average 0% 50% 100% LMI’s postings mention travel far more often than the US average (82% vs 42%) and allow remote work more often (58% vs 30%). Shares leave out postings that say nothing about a measure. Travel counts silence as no mention. [Compare with all US FDE postings and read the method →](https://nextmove.md/fde/research) ## Pay at LMI Median posted base **$172,000** · US senior FDE median **$190,000** From 16 posted base ranges, each read at its middle. Bonus and equity are not counted. [See how posted pay differs by level, location and travel →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary#pay-level) ## Compare with similar employers Employers whose postings describe the most similar work. ### [Glean](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/glean) Remote (US) · Mountain View, CA · New York, NY · +1 · $215,000 5 postings ### [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · Boston, MA · +18 · $216,000 73 postings ### [STR](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/str) Arlington, VA · Boston, MA · Denver, CO · +7 · $208,000 10 postings Other FDE employers in Washington, DC area and Seattle area - [FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?region=dmv) · 7 LMI postings · 130 companies - [FDE and deployment jobs in Seattle area](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?region=puget-sound) · 1 LMI posting · 77 companies Employer postings · [How we read postings](https://nextmove.md/fde/method) - [Hiring FDEs like LMI? 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