> 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 and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for implementation and data engineering experience Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?background=implementation-and-data-engineering&management=ic&page=3 290 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for implementation and data engineering experience, from 189 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $150,000 to $190,000. **290** postings · **189** companies · 189 state pay: median **$168,000**, half $150,000–$190,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Focused](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/focused) ### [Data Engineer, AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4d3f4a936d54900a) Chicago, IL Hybrid New · 2d ago $145,000–$175,000 [Navaide](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/navaide) ### [AI Data Analyst](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a1c68357c7ed2e00) San Diego, CA Hybrid New · 2d ago $120,000–$160,000 [Shield AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/shield-ai) ### [Senior Applications Engineer, Maritime Autonomy (R6378)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/79f85027b9a2b9f3) US · city not listed On-site 7d ago Pay not posted [Oxbridge Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/oxbridge-health) ### [Data Integration Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d2e32ddff2ac4f57) Norwalk, CT 9d ago Pay not posted [Focused](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/focused) ### [Data Engineer, AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6943018a051bb879) Denver, CO Hybrid New · 2d ago $140,000–$170,000 [Thread AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thread-ai) ### [Senior Applied AI Engineer, Federal](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b563fb09ace6b66b) New York, NY 9d ago $180,000–$230,000 [Striveworks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/striveworks) ### [Senior Machine Learning Engineer–Field Engagement](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/01bd9fbbdf18cce5) Washington, DC · Seattle, WA Hybrid 10d ago $160,000–$200,000 [Neara](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/neara) ### [Data Scientist, Geospatial](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a2c3879cf46b3d49) Houston, TX Hybrid 10d ago $140,000–$160,000 [Steampunk](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/steampunk) ### [AI Innovation Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/729f612f91d391af) Mclean, VA 13d ago $120,000–$180,000 [Sia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sia) ### [Generative AI Consultant ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bae78baca2f05fbb) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 13d ago From $105,000 [LMI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lmi) ### [M&S Software Developer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/af4f05fd06077223) Washington, DC Remote 13d ago $111,426.84–$192,890.16 [Performance Drone Works](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/performance-drone-works) ### [Senior Field Software Engineer, Advanced Missions Group](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3405965391f916e4) US Remote 13d ago $140,000–$190,000 [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) ### [Senior MLOps Engineer - DSX Enablement](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e4aefdc2fda0cf12) US · city not listed 13d ago $184,000–$356,500 [Sleuth Insights](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sleuth-insights) ### [Senior Software / Data Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8680836a0da5ee33) San Francisco, CA · Los Angeles, CA Hybrid 13d ago $170,000–$210,000 [CADDi](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/caddi) ### [Senior Solutions Architect Expert](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9b33b67a7df5b6dd) Chicago, IL 13d ago $150,000–$225,000 [VetsEZ](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vetsez) ### [Senior AI Application Engineer (Remote Opportunity)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/68b6265a8888a342) Dallas, TX Remote 13d ago Pay not posted [Agile Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/agile-defense) ### [MSS Developer - DC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b7b5b4df6ccb3034) Washington, DC On-site 2w ago Pay not posted [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Delivery Consultant- AI/ML, Data & Machine Learning (DML)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f95a9b59f4e3f66b) Arlington, VA · Herndon, VA 2w ago $131,300–$177,600 [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) ### [Customer Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c8d0adf6eae8c09e) Austin, TX 3w ago $127,000–$183,000 [Vantor](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vantor) ### [Senior Applied AI/ML Engineer (TS/SCI)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/51a25d8d796e6817) Springfield, VA On-site 3w ago $140,000–$187,000 [Agile Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/agile-defense) ### [MSS Developer - Omaha](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1d7b422f0e86125b) Omaha, NE On-site 2w ago Pay not posted [Nimble Gravity](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nimble-gravity) ### [Data and Analytics Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/48614ae5fe10ccd7) US Remote 4w ago Pay not posted [Nightwing Intelligence Solutions, LLC](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nightwing-intelligence-solutions-llc) ### [AI/ML Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4785cd9f2f75dc39) Arlington, VA On-site 4w ago $99,000–$206,000 [Enterprise Knowledge](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/enterprise-knowledge) ### [Semantic Data and AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5ccf5311b8887ce2) Arlington, VA Remote 4w ago $135,000–$175,000 [Agile Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/agile-defense) ### [MSS Developer - St. Louis](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cce11471d7c9ef3d) O'fallon, IL · Scott Afb, IL On-site 2w ago Pay not posted [Robots & Pencils](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/robots-pencils) ### [Sr. AI Data Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5d2bb5e18927ffc5) US Remote 4w ago $119,514–$164,899 [Guidehouse](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/guidehouse) ### [Forward Deployment Agentic Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0c2f783881ee1d15) San Antonio, TX · Beavercreek, OH · +4 more 5w ago $70,000–$116,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Delivery Consultant- AI/ML, Data & Machine Learning (DML)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7d7c4d4a3ec04461) Jessup, MD · Arlington, VA · +2 more 5w ago $131,300–$177,600 [Agile Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/agile-defense) ### [MSS Developer - Tampa](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2b976771942f0cdf) Tampa, FL On-site 2w ago Pay not posted [Axon](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/axon) ### [AfroTech 2026 Mission Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/88f39f2b8e9bbcfe) Tampa, FL · Miami, FL · +18 more On-site 5w ago Pay not posted [Defense Unicorns](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/defense-unicorns) ### [Senior Data Engineer (FedD238)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f8854465e612c6d8) Springfield, VA Hybrid 5w ago $148,750–$201,250 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Sr. Delivery Consultant - AI/ML, WWPS ProServe](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bfdbb2e72b1442fa) Denver, CO · Atlanta, GA · +6 more 5w ago $153,600–$228,600 [Agile Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/agile-defense) ### [MSS Developer - Fort Meade](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/51644564b14f0ac6) Fort Meade, MD On-site 2w ago Pay not posted [Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) ### [Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Engineer, Senior](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9c8bc6ee09bdd3b8) Fort Meade, MD 6w ago $99,000–$225,000 [KBR](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/kbr) ### [Mid Level Software and Data Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ff72e0ec7c795a88) San Antonio, TX 7w ago Pay not posted [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Delivery Consultant- AI/ML, Data & Machine Learning (DML)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/93b1c07412385b87) Arlington, VA · Herndon, VA 5w ago $131,300–$177,600 [Agile Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/agile-defense) ### [MSS Developer - Falls Church](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8fd51a8c9b027c65) Falls Church, VA On-site 2w ago Pay not posted [Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) ### [Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Engineer, Senior](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/23cf3b7cedc264f7) Fort Meade, MD 6w ago $99,000–$225,000 [Exotec](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/exotec) ### [Software Integration Engineer - Automation & Robotics](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/34de6aa05f806378) Atlanta, GA 7w ago Pay not posted [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Delivery Consultant- AI/ML, Data & Machine Learning (DML)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2c41383b1f8d145b) Arlington, VA · Herndon, VA 5w ago $131,300–$177,600 163 of 290 build what the customer runs. [Compare pay across US FDE roles →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary) ## Frequently asked questions ### What do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for implementation and data engineering experience pay? 189 of 290 postings state a pay range. The median is $168,000, and half of them sit between $150,000 and $190,000, from 118 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for implementation and data engineering experience require? Of 290 postings, 219 state a minimum number of years, from 161 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 132 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (44), 6 to 9 years (38) or 10 or more years (5). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for implementation and data engineering experience? These 290 postings come from 189 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (21), [Agile Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/agile-defense) (13), [Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) (10), [NewRocket](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/newrocket) (6) and [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) (5). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for implementation and data engineering experience remote? 56 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 68 are hybrid and 64 are on-site. The remaining 102 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 116 of the 290 postings. Counted over the 290 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey. Employer postings · The background is what the posting asks for in the employer’s own words. 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