> 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 software engineering experience Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?background=software-engineering&management=ic&page=11 785 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience, from 491 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $160,000 to $216,000. **785** postings · **491** companies · 554 state pay: median **$188,000**, half $160,000–$216,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 7, 2026 [TikTok](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tiktok) ### [Senior Solution Engineer - Global E-commerce, Seller Business](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1493b7773dc6cf77) San Jose, CA 2mo 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 [Virtualitics](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/virtualitics) ### [Data Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f03b353cd3990779) Washington, DC Hybrid 2mo ago Pay not posted [Wyetech](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/wyetech) ### [Software Engineer 3](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cf5d85e8aef36a37) Laurel, MD On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Redhorse](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/redhorse) ### [Senior Software Engineer - Mission Systems Integration](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/21a20bbb36dc98d1) US Remote 2mo ago Pay not posted [M7 Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/m7-health) ### [Software Engineer, Integrations ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a6814fe7367249b4) New York, NY Remote 2mo ago Pay not posted [Planet Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/planet-labs) ### [Senior Site Reliability Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b1b842af550d39a1) US Remote 2mo ago $142,800–$203,200 [Wyetech](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/wyetech) ### [Software Engineer 3](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7b36a38fa51b4bc6) Laurel, MD On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) ### [Palantir Foundry Ontology Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/54fd24cffb45900c) San Diego, CA · Mclean, VA 2mo ago $77,600–$176,000 [Variance](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/variance) ### [Software Engineer, Agent](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5a38ffba49062e2d) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Chatham Financial](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/chatham-financial) ### [Senior Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ab690f3bd67052fd) New York, NY · Kennett Square, PA 2mo ago $100,000–$140,000 [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 [Seekr](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/seekr) ### [AI Engineer, Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3974fa16dd83f70a) Reston, VA Hybrid 2mo ago $185,000–$225,000 [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) ### [Senior MLOps Engineer - DSX Enablement](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d111a9977bdaacbb) Santa Clara, CA · Seattle, WA · US remote Remote 2mo ago $184,000–$356,500 [Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) ### [Agentic Systems Full-Stack Software Engineer, Senior](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6ca87a7f8074a321) Fayetteville, NC 2mo ago $86,800–$198,000 [Dark Wolf Solutions](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/dark-wolf-solutions) ### [AI Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b68e811302382d5d) Chantilly, VA · Herndon, VA On-site 2mo ago $120,000–$160,000 [HavocAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/havocai) ### [Field Software Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b6617d82b06e86d3) US Remote 2mo ago $150,000–$175,000 [Sage Care Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sage-care-inc) ### [Epic Integration Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/26789ed1a05e0588) Palo Alto, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $145,000–$175,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Full Stack Software Engineer - Codex for Finance](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/719e9ed675575cbe) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $347,000–$385,000 [Zus Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/zus-health) ### [Staff Integrations Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f395eb966bbbdb02) Boston, MA Remote 2mo ago $160,000–$200,000 [Redhorse](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/redhorse) ### [Full Stack Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ffaeffcf1de7cef4) Arlington, VA On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) ### [AI Software Developer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/11239d2a0d46d6da) San Diego, CA 2mo ago $69,300–$158,000 [Bayesian Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bayesian-health) ### [Software Engineer, Application Integration](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8ae31e0a332243c3) US Remote 2mo ago Pay not posted [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Backend Software Engineer - Codex for Finance](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3b68312a1c4c0445) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $347,000–$385,000 [Lovable](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lovable) ### [Partner Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/df03085c8d553a3c) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago $199,000–$271,000 [Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) ### [AI Software Developer, Senior](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/aa3c84c432f5bd2e) San Diego, CA 2mo ago $86,900–$198,000 [Bayesian Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bayesian-health) ### [Software Engineer, Data Integration](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bccb8f30b163f7c8) US Remote 2mo ago Pay not posted [Unframe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/unframe) ### [Full Stack Software Engineer (North Carolina)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a529dd99c13de52d) NC 2mo ago Pay not posted [Ciridae](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ciridae) ### [Full Stack Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/30c386db283fe27c) San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago Pay not posted [Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) ### [AI/ML Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3d0b7cd0ca4d8261) Chantilly, VA 2mo ago $99,000–$225,000 [Voltai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/voltai) ### [Senior Software Engineer: Integrations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ef71848de0857b2d) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 3mo ago Pay not posted [Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai) ### [Staff Frontier Agents Engineer (Applied AI)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ce65194d3b4765e8) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 more 3mo ago $265,000–$331,000 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Senior Ground Software Engineer, Space](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d2667d5f64604fa9) Chantilly, VA 3mo ago $191,000–$254,000 [Squint](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/squint) ### [Deployment Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/87c003c8d36a7a5c) San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago $180,000–$220,000 [Voltai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/voltai) ### [Senior Software Engineer: Deployments](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/52537bab4fe3ef43) San Francisco, CA · Atherton, CA · +1 more Hybrid 3mo ago Pay not posted [Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai) ### [Senior Frontier Agents Engineer (Applied AI)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ad5a80e79ff38092) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 more 3mo ago $216,000–$270,000 [Sift](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sift) ### [Application Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/14809e80210a38c9) San Francisco, CA · Los Angeles, CA Hybrid 3mo ago $125,000–$175,000 [Tempo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tempo) ### [Product Engineer, Blockchain (Remote - USA)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e7c79450ac70f0fa) US Remote 3mo ago Pay not posted [Voltai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/voltai) ### [Senior Software Engineer: Solutions](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7fdc11bcdc87db34) San Francisco, CA · Atherton, CA · +1 more Hybrid 3mo ago Pay not posted [Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai) ### [Frontier Agents Engineer (Applied AI)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/63df41e380085308) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 more 3mo ago $180,000–$225,000 502 of 785 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 software engineering experience pay? 554 of 785 postings state a pay range. The median is $188,000, and half of them sit between $160,000 and $216,000, from 336 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience require? Of 785 postings, 597 state a minimum number of years, from 416 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 373 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (105), 6 to 9 years (102) or 10 or more years (17). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience? These 785 postings come from 491 companies. The employers with the most postings are [SpaceX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spacex) (20), [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) (18), [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (17), [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) (17) and [Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) (15). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience remote? 171 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 184 are hybrid and 195 are on-site. The remaining 235 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 294 of the 785 postings. Counted over the 785 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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