> 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 Shield AI Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/shield-ai 6 open forward deployed engineer (FDE) jobs at Shield AI across 3 US metros. 1 new in the last 30 days. Builds AI pilot software, aircraft, and vision systems that let militaries and OEMs develop, deploy, and operate mission autonomy in contested environments. Later private · About 1,001–5,000 people **6 postings, 1 new in the last 30 days** 3 metros [Careers at Shield AI ↗](https://jobs.lever.co/shieldai) read Nov 6, 2026 ## 6 open FDE roles at Shield AI ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Autonomy (open level)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/29e4376987e907b0) US Remote 3mo ago $152,000–$318,000 - [View job →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/29e4376987e907b0) ### [Senior Applications Engineer, Maritime Autonomy (R6378)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/79f85027b9a2b9f3) US · city not listed On-site 9d ago Pay not posted - [View job →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/79f85027b9a2b9f3) ### [Senior Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Expeditionary (R5208)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cffaf17fd03b9d30) Washington, DC On-site 3mo ago Pay not posted - [View job →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cffaf17fd03b9d30) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Operations & Sustainment - open level (R5497)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/00652d251b47d57a) San Diego, CA Hybrid 3mo ago Pay not posted - [View job →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/00652d251b47d57a) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer (R5750)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5488ef576d40dffa) Dallas, TX On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted - [View job →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5488ef576d40dffa) 4 of 6 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%2Fshield-ai&placement=top) Free. Upload your resume once, see why each FDE role fits, and get introduced only when you say so. ## How Shield AI describes FDE work Mention travel How often postings mention travel Mention travel: 83% against the US average of 42%. Well above average. Shield AI: 5 of 6 postings · all postings: 1,380 of 3,286 **83%** of postings · US 42% Well above average Senior or staff level Senior-level responsibility or above Senior or staff level: 100% against the US average of 94%. Above average. Shield AI: 6 of 6 postings · all postings: 3,005 of 3,212 **100%** of postings · US 94% Above average Require production code Postings that involve writing production code Require production code: 83% against the US average of 80%. About average. Shield AI: 5 of 6 postings · all postings: 2,554 of 3,183 **83%** of postings · US 80% About average Remote allowed Postings that allow remote work Remote allowed: 17% against the US average of 30%. Below average. Shield AI: 1 of 6 postings · all postings: 696 of 2,331 **17%** of postings · US 30% Below average Work for external customers Work done for people outside the company Work for external customers: 83% against the US average of 86%. About average. Shield AI: 5 of 6 postings · all postings: 2,808 of 3,276 **83%** of postings · US 86% About average Include pre-sales work Evaluation or proposal work before a deal Include pre-sales work: 50% against the US average of 24%. Well above average. Shield AI: 3 of 6 postings · all postings: 783 of 3,273 **50%** of postings · US 24% Well above average 0% 50% 100% Shield AI’s postings mention travel far more often than the US average (83% vs 42%) and involve pre-sales more often (50% vs 24%). 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) ## Compare with similar employers Employers whose postings describe the most similar work. ### [Nominal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nominal) Los Angeles, CA · New York, NY · Austin, TX · +3 · $180,000 6 postings ### [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · Seattle, WA · +2 · $253,000 53 postings ### [Luminary](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/luminary) San Mateo, CA 7 postings Other FDE employers in San Diego, Dallas–Fort Worth and Washington, DC area - [FDE and deployment jobs in San Diego](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?region=san-diego) · 2 Shield AI postings · 19 companies - [FDE and deployment jobs in Dallas–Fort Worth](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?region=dfw) · 1 Shield AI posting · 59 companies - [FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?region=dmv) · 1 Shield AI posting · 130 companies Employer postings · [How we read postings](https://nextmove.md/fde/method) - [Started hiring forward deployed engineers Jun 2–5, 2026 →](https://nextmove.md/fde/new-employers/2026-06-05) - [Hiring FDEs like Shield AI? 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