> 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 Spear AI Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spear-ai 7 open forward deployed engineer (FDE) jobs at Spear AI across 4 US metros. 2 new in the last 30 days. Builds maritime AI software and sensors and provides engineering services for defense and national security missions. Early (pre-seed–Series A) · About 51–200 people **7 postings, 2 new in the last 30 days** 4 metros [Careers at Spear AI ↗](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/spear-ai) read Nov 6, 2026 ## 7 open FDE roles at Spear AI ### [Forward Deployed Full-Stack Engineer (Patuxent River, MD / Mid-level)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e919b8a1a869fde3) US · city not listed On-site 4d ago Pay not posted - [View job →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e919b8a1a869fde3) ### [Meridian: Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer (Senior / Washington, D.C. / Hybrid) [TS/SCI with CI poly]](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8162fc89c26ff1ff) Washington, DC Hybrid 10d ago Pay not posted - [View job →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8162fc89c26ff1ff) ### [Meridian: Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer (Senior / Suitland, MD / Hybrid) [TS/SCI]](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ce761e092a128a61) Suitland, MD Hybrid 6w ago Pay not posted - [View job →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ce761e092a128a61) ### [Forward Deployed Data Engineer (Manassas, VA / Senior) [Secret]](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ed81546bf84a1f2d) Manassas, VA On-site 3mo ago Pay not posted - [View job →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ed81546bf84a1f2d) ### [TorpNet: Forward Deployed Full-Stack Engineer (Hybrid / Keyport, WA / Senior) [S]](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/edbcc545ea8fbb5a) Keyport, WA Hybrid 6mo ago Pay not posted - [View job →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/edbcc545ea8fbb5a) All 7 postings are hands-on engineering in the customer’s own systems. 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%2Fspear-ai&placement=top) Free. Upload your resume once, see why each FDE role fits, and get introduced only when you say so. ## How Spear AI describes FDE work Mention travel How often postings mention travel Mention travel: 43% against the US average of 42%. About average. Spear AI: 3 of 7 postings · all postings: 1,380 of 3,286 **43%** of postings · US 42% About average Senior or staff level Senior-level responsibility or above Senior or staff level: 71% against the US average of 94%. Well below average. Spear AI: 5 of 7 postings · all postings: 3,005 of 3,212 **71%** of postings · US 94% Well below average Require production code Postings that involve writing production code Require production code: 100% against the US average of 80%. Well above average. Spear AI: 7 of 7 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: 0% against the US average of 30%. Well below average. Spear AI: 0 of 7 postings · all postings: 696 of 2,331 **0%** of postings · US 30% Well below 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. Spear AI: 7 of 7 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: 0% against the US average of 24%. Well below average. Spear AI: 0 of 7 postings · all postings: 783 of 3,273 **0%** of postings · US 24% Well below average 0% 50% 100% Spear AI’s postings allow remote work far less often than the US average (0% vs 30%) and involve pre-sales less often (0% 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. ### [Percepta](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/percepta) New York, NY $290,000 5 postings ### [Serval](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/serval) San Francisco, CA · Santa Clara, CA $215,000 5 postings ### [EY](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ey) New York, NY · Dallas, TX · Atlanta, GA · +14 · $161,000 14 postings Other FDE employers in Washington, DC area - [FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?region=dmv) · 5 Spear AI postings · 130 companies Employer postings · [How we read postings](https://nextmove.md/fde/method) - [Hiring FDEs like Spear AI? Tell us the role →](https://nextmove.md/fde/employers?intent=hiring_discussion#hiring-form)