> 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 and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?background=software-engineering&level=staff&page=7 312 staff-level forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience, from 204 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $198,000 to $256,000. **312** postings · **204** companies · 255 state pay: median **$226,000**, half $198,000–$256,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Signature Aviation](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/signature-aviation) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Platform Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ae5db759b10973af) Orlando, FL 3w ago Pay not posted [Bristol Myers Squibb](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bristol-myers-squibb) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Manager, Research Intelligence Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/613a32893c980710) Princeton, NJ · Tampa, FL · +3 more 3w ago $134,980–$179,920 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer (ArsenalOS Deployment)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/523dce50ac5483f6) Santa Ana, CA 3w ago $191,000–$253,000 [Scout AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scout-ai) Leads the deployment team ### [GTM Customer Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d07a2a79ab832de6) US Remote 4w ago $150,000–$180,000 [CHAOS Industries](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/chaos-industries) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Production Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9f28faf3f87076e3) El Segundo, CA On-site 4w ago $120,000–$210,000 [AllianceBernstein](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/alliancebernstein) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Research Scientist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/de0f6fab92de97ef) Nashville, TN 4w ago Pay not posted [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Software Development Engineer, Frontier AI Tools](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/595786cb37da4bed) Austin, TX · Seattle, WA · +1 more 5w ago $168,100–$227,400 [Thomson Reuters](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thomson-reuters) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Lead AI Forward Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/66607c43c85e4fad) Eagan, MN · Frisco, TX Hybrid 5w ago $127,400–$236,600 [Headstart AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/headstart-ai) Leads the deployment team ### [Engineering Manager, Applied AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7fcca81372b018ea) New York, NY Hybrid 5w ago $285,000–$285,000 [Western Digital](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/western-digital) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Principal Full Stack Developer & Solutions Architect – AI, Data & Cloud](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/79ac2742bc6d23d5) San Jose, CA On-site 5w ago Pay not posted [F5](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/f5) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Sr. AI Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/900bed89d806a672) Seattle, WA 6w ago $198,900–$298,300 [Zoox](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/zoox) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Lead AI Engineer – Enterprise, Data & AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3a875421dc2b7697) Foster City, CA Hybrid 6w ago Pay not posted [Cisco](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cisco) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Operations Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/549acbc1bfe7d7ca) Raleigh, NC Hybrid 6w ago $169,800–$297,400 [Navan](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/navan) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior GTM Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2a1539166273430e) Austin, TX 7w ago Pay not posted [Castelion](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/castelion) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Applied AI Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5dff8632f3ccf496) Torrance, CA 7w ago Pay not posted [T. Rowe Price](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/t-rowe-price) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Lead AI Software Engineer - T. Rowe Price Labs (MD or NYC)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/09ab6c87f9e7478c) Baltimore, MD · New York, NY Hybrid 7w ago $145,000–$309,000 [Benchling](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/benchling) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Software Engineer, Tools and Automation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c4a1efdff7ee042a) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 1mo ago $195,000–$265,000 [Cadwell](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cadwell) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Strategy & Enterprise Enablement Analyst ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/475531881bdecf66) US · city not listed Hybrid 1mo ago $95,000–$130,000 [Camunda](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/camunda) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior GTM Systems AI and Automation Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d9bc4ad1b3531c9b) US Remote 2mo ago $143,800–$231,900 [Ironsite](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ironsite) Leads the deployment team ### [Head of Field Applications](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2b1a0715b67f2087) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago $200,000–$300,000 [Crusoe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/crusoe) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Software Engineer, Internal Tools & Automation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8d056ef0f4cec870) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago $215,000–$260,000 [Ciridae](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ciridae) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Platform Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/63b9ca33c41caa45) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Carnival Corporation Ltd.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/carnival-corporation-ltd) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Principal, AI Forward Deployment Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4e8dfa4802b12811) Miami, FL On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Everlaw](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/everlaw) Builds for teams inside the company ### [GTM AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c57efd57ebb31902) Oakland, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $154,000–$213,000 [ALSO](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/also) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Staff Deployment Strategist, Operations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1181054e08ce3e65) Palo Alto, CA On-site 2mo ago $170,000–$225,000 [Percepta](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/percepta) Leads the deployment team ### [Applied AI Engineer - Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f22c1bc1523b1cde) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago $250,000–$425,000 [Samsara](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/samsara) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Finance & Strategy AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/39573757c75aa176) San Francisco, CA Remote 2mo ago $146,370–$246,000 [Cirrus Logic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cirrus-logic) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ab84d1b7ca93f0ac) Austin, TX Hybrid 2mo ago Pay not posted [Oscar Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/oscar-health) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2c220abe3806ddde) New York, NY Hybrid 2mo ago $198,720–$260,820 [Royal Bank of Canada](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/royal-bank-of-canada) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Lead Agentic AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3ed1b14b4e560709) Minneapolis, MN 3mo ago $100,000–$170,000 [Reframe Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/reframe-systems) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Full Stack Software Engineer - Platform Software](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c261e6cd8068b5a6) Billerica, MA On-site 3mo ago $140,000–$180,000 [Elastic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/elastic) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Principal, Agentic Engineering Platform](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e925b52ee6d8bc67) US · city not listed 3mo ago Pay not posted [Photon](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/photon) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Deployment Lead – Devin AI | Onsite](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8396d908dcb6be17) US · city not listed On-site 3mo ago $44,000–$154,000 [SCAN](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scan) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Staff Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b5e27bd34408f446) Long Beach, CA Hybrid 3mo ago $106,200–$182,983 [Interface AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/interface-ai) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Applied AI Engineer, Business Automation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/414ef0024c84432a) San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago $220,000–$260,000 [Elastic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/elastic) Builds for teams inside the company ### [ Principal, Agentic Engineering Platform](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6bb9240dec6e078f) US · city not listed 3mo ago $159,800–$252,800 [SpaceX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spacex) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Operations Engineer, Applied AI (Application Software) ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/52b5e77d0edc1884) Vandenberg, CA On-site 3mo ago $100,000–$160,000 [Eagle](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eagle) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/26753904ec10e85d) New York, NY On-site 3mo ago $150,000–$300,000 [Ingram Micro](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ingram-micro) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Agentic AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f69d8e7f36f47d97) Irvine, CA 3mo ago $112,200–$190,700 [Prologis](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/prologis) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Lead AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/974be3a4d3d388f5) Denver, CO · San Francisco, CA · +3 more On-site 3mo ago $147,000–$202,000 135 of 312 build what the customer runs. [Compare pay across US FDE roles →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary) ## Frequently asked questions ### What do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience pay? 255 of 312 postings state a pay range. The median is $226,000, and half of them sit between $198,000 and $256,000, from 156 companies. ### How much experience do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience require? Of 312 postings, 280 state a minimum number of years, from 186 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 143 of them. The rest ask for 10 or more years (71), 3 to 5 years (63) or under 3 years (3). ### Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience? These 312 postings come from 204 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (21), [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) (8), [ServiceNow](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/servicenow) (6), [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (5) and [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) (5). ### Are staff-level FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience remote? 67 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 90 are hybrid and 41 are on-site. The remaining 114 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 122 of the 312 postings. Counted over the 312 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. Postings that state no experience requirement, or ask for experience outside the five we list, are left out. · [How we read postings](https://nextmove.md/fde/method) ## Related pages - [FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?background=software-engineering) · 1,710 jobs - [Senior FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?background=software-engineering&level=senior) · 1,290 jobs - [Staff-level FDE and deployment jobs asking for implementation and data engineering experience](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?background=implementation-and-data-engineering&level=staff) · 121 jobs - [Mid-level FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?background=software-engineering&level=mid) · 82 jobs - [Every FDE job search](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/browse)