> 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=8 312 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 [Block (Square)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/block-square) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Legal Systems Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4ea311520d8d39a6) San Francisco, CA 3mo ago $145,400–$257,600 [DDN](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ddn) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Software Engineer - Internal Apps](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8d499c7bfcb350c0) New York, NY Hybrid 3mo ago $150,000–$185,000 [Waymo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/waymo) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Enablement Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c882a164e9bc6d53) Mountain View, CA Hybrid 3mo ago $200,000–$247,000 [Danaher Corporation](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/danaher-corporation) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior AI Engineer, Legal - USA Remote](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b8fb07c64cea4d79) US Remote 4mo ago $185,000–$200,000 [Suno](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/suno) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior / Staff Software Engineer, AI Leverage](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/92a182599aacde00) Boston, MA On-site 4mo ago $228,960–$363,510 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) Leads the deployment team ### [Lead Mission Software Engineer, EW](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/29ffba50995e18dc) Costa Mesa, CA 4mo ago $220,000–$292,000 [Distyl AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/distyl-ai) Leads the deployment team ### [AI Engineer, Enterprise Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a777a2e143cc194d) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 4mo ago $200,000–$250,000 [Match Group](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/match-group) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Principal, Legal AI Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/df82766d1de19b1f) West Hollywood, CA Hybrid 4mo ago Pay not posted [Grafana Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/grafana-labs) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff AI Engineer | USA | Remote](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3eb0248bcffa8e9a) US Remote 4mo ago $154,445–$185,334 [Tubi](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tubi) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Software Engineer, Internal Tools](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0e6f7ef76098e1cc) New York, NY Hybrid 4mo ago $227,200–$324,500 [True Anomaly](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/true-anomaly) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Platform Engineer, AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f03a35e95f49ad01) Denver, CO · Long Beach, CA Hybrid 4mo ago $190,000–$285,000 [CrowdStrike](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/crowdstrike) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Sr. AI Growth Engineer (Remote)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d5dd9d302731f8a0) US Remote 4mo ago $140,000–$215,000 [RoboForce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/roboforce) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Lead AI Native Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/268ed77b436ada01) Milpitas, CA On-site 4mo ago Pay not posted [Texas Instruments](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/texas-instruments) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Workflow Automation Engineer | GenAI Focused](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3925b51b7e60cc66) Dallas, TX 4mo ago Pay not posted [True Anomaly](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/true-anomaly) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Platform Engineer, AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/aa3d2770f20cf7fb) Denver, CO · Long Beach, CA Hybrid 4mo ago $225,000–$325,000 [Samsara](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/samsara) Builds for teams inside the company ### [People Analytics AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/19be1687d131fa0b) US Remote 5mo ago $146,370–$221,400 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Fullstack Engineer, Agentic Applications](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9a39079ea2904fe9) Mountain View, CA 5mo ago $192,000–$260,000 [Socure](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/socure) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9278b0f5eb6e8bd6) New York, NY Hybrid 5mo ago $200,000–$230,000 [Serval](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/serval) Leads the deployment team ### [Deployment Leadership](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2cf4f2be614e9158) San Francisco, CA On-site 5mo ago $250,000–$400,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Capacity Systems Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/35326025ecb53c24) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 5mo ago $347,000–$445,000 [ONE Finance](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/one-finance) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Platform Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e7566bd277b8652e) US Remote 5mo ago $150,000–$190,000 [Socure](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/socure) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6860e3f0a063fa2b) US Remote 5mo ago $220,000–$290,000 [webAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/webai) Leads the deployment team ### [Director of Applied AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/80efef3cae855049) Austin, TX Hybrid 5mo ago Pay not posted [Apple](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/apple) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Software Engineer (Applied AI)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f561d0a23f932b54) Cupertino, CA 6mo ago $194,600–$293,900 [Indicium AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/indicium-ai) Leads the deployment team ### [Vice President of Agentic AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e428b809047fab6d) New York, NY 6mo ago $220,000–$350,000 [Faraday Future](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/faraday-future) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior AI & Business Operations Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/52f0d9a5d487411f) El Segundo, CA 6mo ago $130,000–$150,000 [Polymarket](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/polymarket) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Software Engineer, Mission Control](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d22ad56ce22c86cc) New York, NY On-site 6mo ago $250,000–$400,000 [William Blair](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/william-blair) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Lead Data Scientist – AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/38e590bfcbf12fdf) Chicago, IL Hybrid 7mo ago $186,000–$222,000 [Apple](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/apple) Builds for teams inside the company ### [GenAI Solutions Architect, Customer Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c464568d0c188bee) Sunnyvale, CA 8mo ago Pay not posted [Redwood Materials](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/redwood-materials) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b9310795131be37e) Mccarran, NV · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 8mo ago $217,500–$287,500 [Vannevar Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vannevar-labs) Leads the deployment team ### [Enterprise Technical Lead (Clearance Required)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f690faf1f1a405cd) Washington, DC · San Diego, CA · +1 more Remote 19mo ago $150,000–$215,000 [T-Mobile](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/t-mobile) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Principal Forward Deployment Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/11ace3a67769cea9) Bellevue, WA 3mo ago $164,500–$296,700 135 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. 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