> 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 that build what the customer runs asking for implementation and data engineering experience on-site Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?background=implementation-and-data-engineering&role=builds-for-customers&work=onsite 58 forward deployed engineer jobs that build what the customer runs asking for implementation and data engineering experience on-site, from 40 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $169,000 to $208,000. **58** postings · **40** companies · 31 state pay: median **$188,000**, half $169,000–$208,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Twenty](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/twenty) ### [Senior/Staff Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/18c2eb0f60fcfda6) Fort Meade, MD On-site New · Today $192,000–$455,000 [Minerva](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/minerva) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2e4a93b1a8147acd) New York, NY On-site 9d ago $215,000–$241,000 [jeffreym-consulting](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/jeffreym-consulting) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/99c63127d5fcd58e) Seattle, WA On-site 13d ago $150,000–$225,000 [Caylent](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/caylent) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer | New York or San Francisco (Onsite)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ac5fd29248cce193) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA On-site 2w ago $136,000–$216,000 [PVM](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pvm) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6fd723b169f16726) Rosemead, CA On-site 2w ago Pay not posted [Titan](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/titan) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/96694cce5cd5c7c7) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY On-site 3w ago $180,000–$480,000 [Ascend](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ascend) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/31b6c47f72c5d05c) San Francisco, CA On-site 4w ago $170,000–$210,000 [First Resonance](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/first-resonance) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Integrations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1dda61a93727c155) Los Angeles, CA On-site 5w ago $150,000–$190,000 [Twenty](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/twenty) ### [Forward Deployed Data Engineer – TS/SCI (Full Scope Poly)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cb373221e61f8757) Chantilly, VA On-site 5w ago $192,000–$455,000 [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 [Linero](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/linero) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/39897d2ff830e8ee) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago $160,000–$250,000 [First Resonance](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/first-resonance) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Data](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/87a14bba45a0bd5d) Los Angeles, CA On-site 5w ago $150,000–$190,000 [Twenty](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/twenty) ### [Senior/Staff Forward Deployed Software Engineer - TS/SCI (Full Scope Poly)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1cca809e6f6e89c2) Chantilly, VA On-site 3mo ago $192,000–$455,000 [RXO](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rxo) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f697d9be83af9f44) Southfield, MI On-site 4mo ago Pay not posted [Traversal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/traversal) ### [AI Engineer - Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a2b64acf2b49f19c) New York, NY On-site 4mo ago $200,000–$275,000 [Planhat](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/planhat) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer | Americas](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/760df506cf3445ee) Pacific Palisades, CA On-site 4mo ago $170,000–$250,000 · OTE [Neuroscale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/neuroscale-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/96062865293dcd19) Reston, VA On-site 5mo ago $125,000–$180,000 [Cursor (Anysphere)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cursor-anysphere) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ad782c7903fff57b) San Francisco, CA On-site 6mo ago Pay not posted [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Mixed Reality](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fb1ec88ff7760695) Washington, DC On-site 21mo ago $135,000–$200,000 [GripFusion](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gripfusion) ### [Forward-deployed Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b73577b94cd8839c) Ann Arbor, MI On-site 13d ago $110,000–$145,000 [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 [Luminary](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/luminary) ### [Senior/Principal Lead Delivery Engineer — Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/44f0de2ca4442dd8) San Mateo, CA On-site 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 [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 [Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/avathon-formerly-sparkcognition) ### [Engineering Lead, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/134ddbfeed5b6395) Pleasanton, CA On-site 3w ago $160,000–$220,000 [Barbaricum](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/barbaricum) ### [Senior Palantir Foundry Engineer — Fort Bragg, NC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/880c0ba4c83ef14b) Fort Bragg, NC On-site 4w ago Pay not posted [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 [Two Six Technologies](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/two-six-technologies) ### [Senior Data Scientist (Onsite)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/326561de34f2aa71) Arlington, VA · Laurel, MD On-site 4w ago $150,000–$200,000 [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 [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 [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 [Altana](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/altana) ### [Senior Staff Implementation Delivery Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/28306742057e7321) Washington, DC On-site 6w ago Pay not posted [Maxima](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/maxima) ### [Deployment Engineer - San Mateo](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3321c5afac6894e6) San Mateo, CA On-site 1mo ago Pay not posted [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 [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 Enterprise](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/axon-enterprise) ### [Mission Engineer II - Memphis](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c117dd7c43157fd4) Memphis, TN On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Applied Intuition](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/applied-intuition) ### [Robotics Integration Engineer, Tech Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6fb93c7f671aa958) Sunnyvale, CA On-site 2mo ago $180,000–$210,000 [Helios](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/helios) ### [Applied Intelligence Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5981309e6f071152) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago $165,000–$225,000 [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 [Sierra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sierra) ### [Healthcare Integrations Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f70a270105c7febe) San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago $150,000–$290,000 All 58 build what the customer runs. 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The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 35 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (12), under 3 years (5) or 10 or more years (2). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for implementation and data engineering experience on-site? These 58 postings come from 40 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Agile Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/agile-defense) (13), [Twenty](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/twenty) (3), [Appian](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/appian) (2), [Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/avathon-formerly-sparkcognition) (2) and [First Resonance](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/first-resonance) (2). ### Are FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for implementation and data engineering experience on-site remote? 0 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 58 are on-site. Travel is mentioned in 26 of the 58 postings. Counted over the 58 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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