> 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 TikTok Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tiktok 6 open forward deployed engineer (FDE) jobs at TikTok across 4 US metros. Median posted base pay $216,000. 3 new in the last 30 days. Global short-form video platform that combines creator-led entertainment, advertising, live streaming, and in-app commerce for consumers, creators, and businesses. Later private · About 5,000+ people **6 postings, 3 new in the last 30 days** 4 metros median posted base $216,000 [Careers at TikTok ↗](https://lifeattiktok.com) read Nov 6, 2026 ## 6 open FDE roles at TikTok Builds what the customer runs ### [Senior Solution Engineer - Global E-commerce, Seller Business](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1493b7773dc6cf77) San Jose, CA 2mo ago Pay not posted - [View job →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1493b7773dc6cf77) Builds what the customer runs ### [Solution Engineer - Global E-commerce, Seller Business](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1bfa2acc00187497) San Jose, CA 2mo ago Pay not posted - [View job →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1bfa2acc00187497) Integrates and configures it ### [TikTok Shop - Forward Deployed Engineer, Apps and API](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/def41bc53fd7587e) Seattle, WA 7w ago $115,520–$198,360 - [View job →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/def41bc53fd7587e) ### [AI Deployment Strategist — Ads Vertical - Global Monetization Product and Technology](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0d1cedb76bc66115) San Jose, CA 6d ago $159,000–$272,000 - [View job →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0d1cedb76bc66115) ### [AI Deployment Strategist — Ads Vertical - Global Monetization Product and Technology](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5d29c1cb6b44af5e) San Francisco, CA 6d ago $159,000–$272,000 - [View job →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5d29c1cb6b44af5e) 3 of 6 postings plan what the customer deploys first. 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%2Ftiktok&placement=top) Free. Upload your resume once, see why each FDE role fits, and get introduced only when you say so. ## How TikTok describes FDE work Mention travel How often postings mention travel Mention travel: 0% against the US average of 42%. Well below average. TikTok: 0 of 6 postings · all postings: 1,380 of 3,286 **0%** of postings · US 42% Well below average Senior or staff level Senior-level responsibility or above Senior or staff level: 100% against the US average of 94%. Above average. TikTok: 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: 33% against the US average of 80%. Well below average. TikTok: 2 of 6 postings · all postings: 2,554 of 3,183 **33%** of postings · US 80% Well below 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. TikTok: 6 of 6 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: 17% against the US average of 24%. Below average. TikTok: 1 of 6 postings · all postings: 783 of 3,273 **17%** of postings · US 24% Below average 0% 50% 100% TikTok’s postings describe production code far less often than the US average (33% vs 80%) and mention travel far less often (0% vs 42%). 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. ### [Hightouch](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hightouch) Remote (US) · Remote (New York, NY) · Remote (San Francisco, CA) · $188,000 5 postings ### [HappyRobot](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/happyrobot) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · $170,000 5 postings ### [Kaizen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/kaizen) New York, NY · Washington, DC $195,000 5 postings Other FDE employers in SF Bay Area, New York metro and Seattle area - [FDE and deployment jobs in SF Bay Area](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?region=sf-bay-area) · 4 TikTok postings · 482 companies - [FDE and deployment jobs in New York metro](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?region=nyc-metro) · 1 TikTok posting · 436 companies - [FDE and deployment jobs in Seattle area](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?region=puget-sound) · 1 TikTok posting · 77 companies Employer postings · [How we read postings](https://nextmove.md/fde/method) - [Hiring FDEs like TikTok? 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