> 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=13 789 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience, from 494 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $160,000 to $215,000. **789** postings · **494** companies · **558** with pay · median **$187,000** · middle half $160,000–$215,000 · read Nov 6, 2026 Updated Nov 7, 2026 [Obin AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/obin-ai) ### [Full-Stack Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ccaee4a81f6a91b5) New York, NY 9mo ago $170,000–$300,000 [Innovative Solutions](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/innovative-solutions) ### [Cloud Engineer- Data/AI Focused](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6f96f97954142b20) US Remote 9mo ago Pay not posted [Govini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/govini) ### [Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/37e698b87f44f455) Pittsburgh, PA On-site 11mo ago Pay not posted [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Backend Software Engineer, Gov](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/36c1a30a9341507f) Washington, DC · San Francisco, CA · +1 more Hybrid Since 2025 $207,000–$385,000 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Staff Software Engineer, Active Clearance, Air Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/07fb96b46de82a44) Irvine, CA Since 2025 $220,000–$292,000 [Bluenote](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bluenote) ### [Software Engineer, Agent](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2968caaa1a27ff8a) San Francisco, CA On-site Since 2025 Pay not posted [Eudia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eudia) ### [Member of Technical Staff](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/01a82ae1893d794f) Palo Alto, CA Since 2025 $180,000–$210,000 [Eloquent AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eloquent-ai) ### [AI Engineer, Agent](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5e6b93d389bf36ca) San Francisco, CA On-site Since 2025 Pay not posted [Thread AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thread-ai) ### [Applied AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e482392c6a3ac014) New York, NY On-site Since 2025 $145,000–$200,000 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Senior Ground Software Engineer, Space](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/33f26e7ec9153f1d) Washington, DC Since 2025 $191,000–$254,000 [Fireworks AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fireworks-ai) ### [Member of Technical Staff, Applied Machine Learning Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/991b159eed68c984) San Mateo, CA Hybrid Since 2025 $170,000–$240,000 [Two Dots](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/two-dots) ### [Member of the Technical Staff - Product Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/df3f0d46445696a0) San Francisco, CA Since 2025 $175,000–$225,000 [Shield AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/shield-ai) ### [Applications Engineer, Autonomy (open level)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/428fb983eb69a54d) San Diego, CA Hybrid Since 2024 $152,000–$318,000 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Ground Software Engineer, Space](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7a22af88501440ae) Washington, DC Since 2025 $167,000–$222,000 [Mactores Innovations](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/mactores-innovations) ### [AWS Data Engineer (Senior)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2a5d8f94e6ff054a) Seattle, WA Remote Since 2022 Pay not posted [N1 Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/n1-health) ### [Associate Data Ops Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/596275016a8bf32c) Boston, MA On-site Since 2022 Pay not posted [Peregrine](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/peregrine) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6a6cea813225066d) San Francisco, CA On-site Since 2022 $120,000–$190,000 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Software Engineer, Connected Warfare](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1b365e775127b47d) Washington, DC Since 2024 $129,000–$253,000 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Senior Ground Software Engineer, Space](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2dc8b654e8021d2c) Costa Mesa, CA Since 2024 $191,000–$254,000 [Hippocratic AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hippocratic-ai) ### [Forward Deployment Engineer (Residency Program)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/53f2b52abf645413) Menlo Park, CA On-site 7w ago Pay not posted [8am (formerly AffiniPay)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/8am-formerly-affinipay) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/853014bed20aee04) Austin, TX New · Yesterday $170,000–$200,000 [Citigroup](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/citigroup) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Transformation -Senior Vice President](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0200e9af3953e238) Tampa, FL New · 5d ago $141,440–$212,160 [Citi (Citigroup Inc.)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/citi-citigroup-inc) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Transformation -Senior Vice President](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/83f430691490fe36) Irving, TX Hybrid 7d ago $156,160–$234,240 [Kong](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/kong) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, GTM](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ecab7d1d7ea99436) Sacramento, CA Remote 8d ago $125,370–$179,100 [Millennium](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/millennium) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Equities Technology](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/710efa7e567d47c4) Miami, FL 10d ago $175,000–$250,000 [Locus Robotics](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/locus-robotics) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5ebf0de96a397eda) Wilmington, MA Hybrid 11d ago $150,000–$200,000 [Ford Motor Company](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ford-motor-company) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer Advanced Manufacturing, Ford Energy](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3c01d9fd1cc9655e) Dearborn, MI Hybrid 2w ago $115,000–$192,900 [Datasite](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/datasite) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer, Commercial Operations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/112f3ffe89f73e34) New York, NY · Minneapolis, MN Hybrid 2w ago $118,800–$207,200 [PGA TOUR](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pga-tour) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c0d5092ff0bdfea8) Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 2w ago Pay not posted [Citi (Citigroup Inc.)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/citi-citigroup-inc) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer - Assistant Vice President](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f88cccc7095f5797) New York, NY 2w ago $121,200–$181,800 [Coursedog](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/coursedog) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Integrations Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/62b916070de3dc94) US Remote 2w ago $90,000–$110,000 [Sermo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sermo) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer, Delivery and Operations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ab86f4af9aabf74d) US · city not listed 2w ago Pay not posted [Rula](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rula) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Forward Deployed Engineer - Applied AI (Remote)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/36ef8dac08286c3b) US Remote 2w ago $192,000–$240,000 [Citi (Citigroup Inc.)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/citi-citigroup-inc) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Forward Deployed AI Engineer - Vice President](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/de400dc5dc2efd28) New York, NY 2w ago $142,320–$213,480 [Atoms](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/atoms) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fb3ba7936bd655e8) Mountain View, CA · San Francisco, CA On-site 2w ago $176,000–$242,000 [Reddit](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/reddit) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (AI Enablement)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1e7f6935ac87b7fc) US Remote 2w ago $180,200–$252,300 [Citigroup](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/citigroup) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer - Assistant Vice President](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c8d670296e8a1f11) New York, NY 3w ago $121,200–$181,800 [CLEAR](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/clear) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer I](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/243f4b1b0871222a) New York, NY On-site 4w ago $129,500–$150,500 [Atoms](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/atoms) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a86b824cc033e512) Mountain View, CA · San Francisco, CA On-site 2w ago $176,000–$242,000 [Adobe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/adobe) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer, Marketing Intelligence & Consumer Insights](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/569b12c0da64025b) San Jose, CA · Seattle, WA · +1 more 4w ago $109,000–$200,700 500 of these 789 jobs build what the customer runs. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Fbackground%3Dsoftware-engineering%26management%3Dic%26page%3D13&placement=assist) [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Fbackground%3Dsoftware-engineering%26management%3Dic%26page%3D13&placement=alert) Alerts for “FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience” go out once you have an account. [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? 558 of 789 postings state a pay range. The median is $187,000, and half of them sit between $160,000 and $215,000, from 341 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience require? Of 789 postings, 604 state a minimum number of years, from 421 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 377 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (107), 6 to 9 years (103) or 10 or more years (17). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience? These 789 postings come from 494 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) (16) and [Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) (12). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience remote? 173 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 188 are hybrid and 196 are on-site. The remaining 232 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 296 of the 789 postings. Counted over the 789 postings in this search. Employer postings · The background is what the posting asks for in the employer’s own words. 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