> 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 Microsoft Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/microsoft 10 open forward deployed engineer (FDE) jobs at Microsoft across 1 US metro. Median posted base pay $207,000. 3 new in the last 30 days. Microsoft's FDE postings separate building what the customer runs from related data, program, and product work. Public · About 5,000+ people **10 postings, 3 new in the last 30 days** 1 metro median posted base $207,000 [Careers at Microsoft ↗](https://apply.careers.microsoft.com/careers) read Nov 6, 2026 ## 10 open FDE roles at Microsoft ### [Principal Software Engineer - FDE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f0c24d2a3db887b4) US · city not listed 2mo ago $142,800–$304,200 - [View job →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f0c24d2a3db887b4) ### [Senior Data Scientist - FDE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/665a0c7084875edf) US · city not listed 2mo ago $119,800–$261,000 - [View job →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/665a0c7084875edf) ### [Senior Software Engineer - FDE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7379521426b0cb11) US · city not listed 2mo ago $119,800–$261,000 - [View job →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7379521426b0cb11) ### [Data Science - Forward Deployed Engineer: PhD Internship Opportunities](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a0c06d52863f9673) Redmond, WA 2w ago $81,720–$161,760 - [View job →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a0c06d52863f9673) ### [Principal Forward Deployed Engineer - Technical Program Management](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/486daedd42bd363b) US · city not listed 2mo ago $142,800–$304,200 - [View job →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/486daedd42bd363b) 8 of 10 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%2Fmicrosoft&placement=top) Free. Upload your resume once, see why each FDE role fits, and get introduced only when you say so. ## How Microsoft describes FDE work Microsoft's FDE postings cover ownership of high-stakes customer engagements, work in customer and Microsoft codebases, production integrations, measurable adoption outcomes, and reusable assets that influence the platform roadmap. The page also includes software engineering, data science, technical program management, and product management roles, so compare the actual work rather than the title alone. Mention travel How often postings mention travel Mention travel: 70% against the US average of 42%. Well above average. Microsoft: 7 of 10 postings · all postings: 1,380 of 3,286 **70%** of postings · US 42% Well above average Senior or staff level Senior-level responsibility or above Senior or staff level: 90% against the US average of 94%. About average. Microsoft: 9 of 10 postings · all postings: 3,005 of 3,212 **90%** of postings · US 94% About average Require production code Postings that involve writing production code Require production code: 89% against the US average of 80%. Above average. Microsoft: 8 of 9 postings · all postings: 2,554 of 3,183 **89%** of postings · US 80% Above average Remote allowed Not enough postings say Work for external customers Work done for people outside the company Work for external customers: 100% against the US average of 86%. Above average. Microsoft: 10 of 10 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: 10% against the US average of 24%. Below average. Microsoft: 1 of 10 postings · all postings: 783 of 3,273 **10%** of postings · US 24% Below average 0% 50% 100% Microsoft’s postings mention travel more often than the US average (70% vs 42%) and serve external customers more often (100% vs 86%). 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 Microsoft Median posted base **$207,000** · US senior FDE median **$190,000** From 10 posted base ranges, each read at its middle. Bonus and equity are not counted. [Compare pay across all Microsoft postings →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary/microsoft) ## Compare with similar employers Employers whose postings describe the most similar work. ### [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) Atlanta, GA · Columbus, OH · Dallas, TX · +45 · $170,000 44 postings ### [SpruceID](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spruceid) Remote (US) $181,000 6 postings ### [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) Arlington, VA · Seattle, WA · New York, NY · +16 · $184,000 81 postings Other FDE employers in Seattle area - [FDE and deployment jobs in Seattle area](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?region=puget-sound) · 1 Microsoft posting · 77 companies Employer postings · [How we read postings](https://nextmove.md/fde/method) - [Hiring FDEs like Microsoft? Tell us the role →](https://nextmove.md/fde/employers?intent=hiring_discussion#hiring-form)