> 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. # Staff-level FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for implementation and data engineering experience Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?background=implementation-and-data-engineering&level=staff&role=builds-for-customers 54 staff-level forward deployed engineer jobs that build what the customer runs asking for implementation and data engineering experience, from 37 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $177,000 to $251,000. **54** postings · **37** companies · 44 state pay: median **$214,000**, half $177,000–$251,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Gradial](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gradial) ### [Staff Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0c5715c904689d35) Seattle, WA 8d ago $155,000–$225,000 [Extreme Networks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/extreme-networks) ### [Lead Senior Principal Forward Deployed Engineer (10566)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e9f2233e5d663d09) Seattle, WA Hybrid 3w ago Pay not posted [Aerovy](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/aerovy) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (Founding)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5ed9b7623426bad3) Seattle, WA Hybrid 3w ago $150,000–$200,000 [Uniphore](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/uniphore) ### [Principal Data Architect, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3f127121235bfadb) Palo Alto, CA 4w ago $232,900–$291,100 [Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/avathon-formerly-sparkcognition) ### [Technical Architect - Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/024ec55baa0bac4d) Pleasanton, CA · Austin, TX On-site 6w ago $170,000–$220,000 [Extreme Networks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/extreme-networks) ### [Staff Forward Deployed Engineer (10567)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/29cf05040976386c) Seattle, WA Hybrid 4w ago Pay not posted [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) ### [Expert Agent Builder, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0491722a5ab5e6bd) San Francisco, CA 7w ago $97,860–$316,750 [E Source](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/e-source) ### [Forward Deployed Data Engineer IV, Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/396ede03d220d4a3) US Remote 7w ago $175,000–$200,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [AI Engineer - FDE Software Engineering Sr. Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d71e3d95228a376e) New York, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +40 more 7w ago $112,900–$302,400 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - SF](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3654e0e90e2207e8) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 7w ago $185,000–$300,000 [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) ### [Lead Forward Deployed Engineering - Data Science & Integration](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d5934da2c82bfef9) Herndon, VA Remote 2mo ago $172,500–$260,100 [Pelico](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pelico) ### [Lead Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dfb96c4234bfc85b) Miami, FL · Austin, TX · +1 more Hybrid 2mo ago Pay not posted [Snorkel AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/snorkel-ai) ### [Senior/Staff FDE - Synthetic Data Generation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1a54d450f761a8e3) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $180,000–$320,000 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer - National Security](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1bd281fd02dd5ebf) US · city not listed Hybrid 2mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [Afresh](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/afresh) ### [Staff Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0048527666072851) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 3mo ago $168,912–$253,368 [Maybern](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/maybern) ### [Principal Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9c18002efe428515) New York, NY Hybrid 5mo ago $310,000–$350,000 [DigitalOcean](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/digitalocean) ### [Staff Forward Deployed Applied Scientist (Agentic AI)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4078b92dfa142527) Seattle, WA Hybrid 6mo ago $220,000–$239,000 [Taktile](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/taktile) ### [Lead Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c22addb5ab9c453e) New York, NY Hybrid 8mo ago $240,000–$290,000 [DigitalOcean](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/digitalocean) ### [Staff Forward Deployed Applied Scientist (Agentic AI)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5cb0666417640fff) San Francisco, CA Remote 6mo ago $220,000–$239,000 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [ServiceNow Lead Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/04042fc305bb2936) Rosslyn, VA 2mo ago $189,200–$372,900 [Microsoft](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/microsoft) ### [Principal Data Scientist - FDE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8d348f59a7b18874) US · city not listed 2mo ago $142,800–$304,200 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Sr. AI Engineer - Forward Deployed Engineer Senior Manager · Snowflake · Reinvention Centers](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bd9a583b14500d31) Dallas, TX · Columbus, OH · +3 more Hybrid 5mo ago $112,900–$338,300 [Celonis](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/celonis) ### [Lead Deployment Architect - AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/927db00cfcddf0a0) Redwood City, CA Hybrid New · Yesterday $195,000–$215,000 [Cisco](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cisco) ### [Staff Solutions Engineer - FDSE Public Sector - Splunk (Remote)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5f665de6bff21392) Reston, VA · Boulder, CO · +6 more Remote New · 6d ago $246,800–$394,300 [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) ### [Engagement Tech Lead, Agentic AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5b6892bdcfe81a2c) US · city not listed 13d ago $224,000–$431,250 [Sparq](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sparq) ### [Principal AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fdf265823c94b869) US Remote 13d ago Pay not posted [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) ### [Staff Applied AI Agent Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/16a62232639586e6) Sunnyvale, CA · Kirkland, WA 2w ago $207,000–$300,000 [Distyl AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/distyl-ai) ### [Infrastructure Engineer, Customer Delivery](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/520c15eff228e659) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 3w ago $200,000–$250,000 [Snorkel AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/snorkel-ai) ### [Staff Applied AI Engineer - Enterprise AI Solutions](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4ed7ca7a0fc3216e) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · US remote Remote 4w ago $230,000–$360,000 [Zebra Technologies](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/zebra-technologies) ### [Advanced AI Scientist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/962ba2e671b8c3ed) Austin, TX Hybrid 4w ago $138,800–$208,200 [ServiceNow](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/servicenow) ### [Staff Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ccce31439d4dfefe) Santa Clara, CA 5w ago $166,500–$291,400 [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) ### [Staff Research Engineer, Applied AI, DeepMind](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/713ebe7e74f1e4c4) Mountain View, CA 7w ago $207,000–$300,000 [Hitachi Energy](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hitachi-energy) ### [Federal Data Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f9798b9bebc97700) Washington, DC On-site 1mo ago $160,000–$205,000 [Capgemini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/capgemini) ### [Agentic AI Architect / Lead - Snowflake Cortex](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3a45bc13f7911878) Arlington, VA Hybrid 2mo ago $90,786–$120,673 [ServiceNow](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/servicenow) ### [ Senior Staff AI Agent Engineer – Moveworks | Customer Deployment](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/74173532539fbe9d) San Francisco, CA Remote 2mo ago $190,900–$334,100 [AHEAD](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ahead) ### [Principal Technical Consultant - AI/ Azure Cloud Platform Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/278fbceacb765436) US Remote 2mo ago Pay not posted [Capco](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/capco) ### [Principal Consultant – Semantic Data & AI Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/67092a02a2043ad9) New York, NY Hybrid 2mo ago $146,000–$183,000 [phData](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/phdata) ### [ Principal Machine Learning Solutions Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ab034e10862d5318) US Remote 3mo ago Pay not posted [Celonis](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/celonis) ### [Lead Deployment Architect - AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bf236dfac408a8bc) New York, NY Hybrid 3mo ago $177,000–$190,000 [Appian](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/appian) ### [Principal Consultant](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/764c7313fac282e8) Mclean, VA On-site 3mo ago $100,000–$225,000 All 54 build what the customer runs. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Fbackground%3Dimplementation-and-data-engineering%26level%3Dstaff%26role%3Dbuilds-for-customers&placement=alert) New staff-level fde jobs that build what the customer runs asking for implementation and data engineering experience go out by email once you have an account and set an alert. [Compare pay across US FDE roles →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary) ## Frequently asked questions ### What do staff-level FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for implementation and data engineering experience pay? 44 of 54 postings state a pay range. The median is $214,000, and half of them sit between $177,000 and $251,000, from 32 companies. ### How much experience do staff-level FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for implementation and data engineering experience require? Of 54 postings, 43 state a minimum number of years, from 36 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 27 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (9) or 10 or more years (7). ### Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for implementation and data engineering experience? These 54 postings come from 37 companies. The employers with the most postings are [CapTech Consulting](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/captech-consulting) (8), [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (2), [Appian](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/appian) (2), [Celonis](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/celonis) (2) and [DigitalOcean](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/digitalocean) (2). ### Are staff-level FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for implementation and data engineering experience remote? 10 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 28 are hybrid and 4 are on-site. The remaining 12 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 30 of the 54 postings. Counted over the 54 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey. Employer postings · Responsibility levels reflect our reading of the work, not just the employer’s title. The background is what the posting asks for in the employer’s own words. 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