> 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. # Find forward deployed engineers who have done the work before Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/employers A free brief on the companies hiring the same people, what those roles pay by level and metro, and where the candidates are. Nextmove then sources and introduces people who match your role. See which companies are hiring the same people, what they pay and where the candidates are. Nextmove then sources and introduces people who match your role. Free while we build the first partnerships. The brief, sourcing and introductions carry no fee today. Every candidate agrees before we share their profile. ## How it works 1. ### Define the work Nextmove turns the work you need done into clear hiring requirements and a search plan. [Write an FDE job description →](https://nextmove.md/fde/resources/fde-job-description) 2. ### Find relevant people Nextmove searches every background an FDE role hires from to find people with the experience your role needs. [Where to find FDE candidates →](https://nextmove.md/fde/resources/where-to-find-fde-candidates) 3. ### Make introductions Meet candidates whose interest, goals and constraints have been checked against your role. [How to interview FDE candidates →](https://nextmove.md/fde/resources/interview-fde-candidates) ## An example brief Built for Amazon (incl AWS), from its 81 postings open that build what the customer runs. Your own brief answers the same four questions about your roles. ### Who Amazon (incl AWS) competes with for the same people 851 other employers have 1,806 postings of this kind open now. ### [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) Later private · About 5,000+ people · Professional services / Consulting Rosslyn, VA · Huntsville, AL $200,000 60 postings ### [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) Later private · About 5,000+ people · Data / AI Platform San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · Boston, MA · +17 · $216,000 59 postings ### [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) Public · About 1,001–5,000 people · AI Deployment / FDE New York, NY · Washington, DC · Chicago, IL · +7 · $140,000 40 postings ### [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) Public · About 5,000+ people · Professional services / IT consulting Atlanta, GA · Columbus, OH · Dallas, TX · +45 · $171,000 39 postings ### What those roles pay Posted base pay across other employers hiring this work has a median of **$200,000**, from 1,267 postings that state a range. Amazon (incl AWS) posts a median of **$184,000** across 81. - [Plan FDE compensation →](https://nextmove.md/fde/resources/fde-compensation-for-employers) ### Where those employers are hiring - [SF Bay Area](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?region=sf-bay-area) 543 postings - [New York metro](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?region=nyc-metro) 443 postings - [Washington, DC area](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?region=dmv) 257 postings - [Chicago](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?region=chicagoland) 124 postings The metros with the most of these postings. One posting open in two metros counts in both. City links show jobs from all employers. ### How Amazon (incl AWS) describes the work Mention travel How often postings mention travel Mention travel: 54% against other employers hiring this work of 48%. Above average. Amazon (incl AWS): 43 of 80 postings · their postings: 857 of 1,788 **54%** of postings · others 48% Above average Senior or staff level Senior-level responsibility or above Senior or staff level: 95% against other employers hiring this work of 94%. About average. Amazon (incl AWS): 76 of 80 postings · their postings: 1,651 of 1,753 **95%** of postings · others 94% About average Require production code Postings that involve writing production code Require production code: 94% against other employers hiring this work of 96%. About average. Amazon (incl AWS): 74 of 79 postings · their postings: 1,702 of 1,780 **94%** of postings · others 96% About average Remote allowed Not enough postings say Work for external customers Work done for people outside the company Work for external customers: 94% against other employers hiring this work of 100%. Below average. Amazon (incl AWS): 75 of 80 postings · their postings: 1,778 of 1,781 **94%** of postings · others 100% Below average Include pre-sales work Evaluation or proposal work before a deal Include pre-sales work: 10% against other employers hiring this work of 23%. Below average. Amazon (incl AWS): 8 of 80 postings · their postings: 405 of 1,782 **10%** of postings · others 23% Below average 0% 50% 100% Amazon (incl AWS)’s postings involve pre-sales less often than other employers hiring this work (10% vs 23%) and mention travel more often (54% vs 48%). Read from current US postings, not from company policy or from anyone we have spoken to. Shares leave out postings that say nothing about a measure. Travel counts silence as no mention. [See Amazon (incl AWS)’s postings →](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) Employer postings · Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 7, 2026 · [How we read postings](https://nextmove.md/fde/method) ## See the roles your candidates are comparing Browse current US openings by company, location and type of work. [View companies hiring →](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies) [Read the public posting data and download the counts →](https://nextmove.md/fde/research)