> 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=18 789 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 [Stripe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/stripe) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2da873ae60f23bfb) Atlanta, GA · Chicago, IL · +2 more 4w ago $172,600–$258,800 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Product Engineer, Data](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bc51c0c72ca2b2eb) Ashville, OH · Baltimore, MD · +3 more 4w ago $183,000–$243,000 [Videojet Technologies](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/videojet-technologies) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6fc14f18dcf3725a) Wood Dale, IL Hybrid 4w ago $100,000–$140,000 [Wiley](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/wiley) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1322acd57575691c) Hoboken, NJ 4w ago $88,100–$123,366 [Sony Interactive Entertainment Global](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sony-interactive-entertainment-global) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Software Engineer - AI & Agentic Architecture](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bd7c19b2007f25b2) Aliso Viejo, CA Hybrid 5w ago $177,300–$265,900 [SharkNinja](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sharkninja) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Founding Engineer, Unit 26](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0c90448805fb88ca) Needham, MA 5w ago $115,000–$200,000 [Ercot](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ercot) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Applied AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8cab7d1c3519b6e3) Taylor, TX Hybrid 5w ago $145,000–$200,000 [Simpson Thacher & Bartlett](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/simpson-thacher-bartlett) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b6baf55b3e41696e) New York, NY Hybrid 5w ago $175,000–$200,000 [Kraken](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/kraken) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Software Engineer – Agent Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/278515fa9207fdb3) US Remote 5w ago $127,200–$254,400 [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 [Havenpark Communities](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/havenpark-communities) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0af757e44cd42626) Orem, UT Remote 6w ago Pay not posted [Impiricus](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/impiricus) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Solutions Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e5e876b1fc7064bb) Atlanta, GA · New York, NY Remote 6w ago $165,000–$210,000 [Vitol](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vitol) Builds for teams inside the company ### [GenAI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4c357ee88efba928) Houston, TX 6w ago Pay not posted [Justworks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/justworks) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior AI Enablement Engineer, People](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d1984c92ffd85468) New York, NY 6w ago $166,000–$214,000 [Bluevine](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bluevine) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Lead AI Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/be2f5f606513704a) Jersey City, NJ Hybrid 6w ago $153,200–$187,700 [Faire](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/faire) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Growth Platform, Marketing Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/34f186eb88425bdf) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 7w ago $176,000–$242,000 [Lennar Corporation](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lennar-corporation) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Agent Developer, HR](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7e9b1fdb64490e76) Miami, FL On-site 7w ago Pay not posted [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 [TLDR](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tldr) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Software Engineer, Applied AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1d5258b38ff3b08c) US Remote 7w ago $298,000–$358,000 [Auction.com](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/auction-com) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Application Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bd6e4e287135c6f2) Irvine, CA 7w ago Pay not posted [Baseten](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/baseten) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/738b7098fab36184) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 1mo ago $175,000–$190,000 [Kaizen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/kaizen) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Applied AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3e6d386ef21efa91) New York, NY Hybrid 2mo ago $150,000–$200,000 [The Carlyle Group](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/the-carlyle-group) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Engineer, AI & Process Automation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b7b9aaff57e1f740) Washington, DC Remote 2mo ago $160,000–$180,000 [Rogo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rogo) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Software Engineer: Factory Team](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ce1dc9de989bef87) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago $200,000–$275,000 [Coalition](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/coalition) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Software Engineer, AI Automation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4c49853f884c504f) US Remote 2mo ago $115,000–$168,000 [Anthropic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anthropic) Proves it works before the sale ### [Applied AI, Research Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ad03554ab362a16c) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 2mo ago $300,000–$400,000 [Antithesis](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/antithesis) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Applied AI Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/82c7576e3ad4cabe) Vienna, VA On-site 2mo ago $155,000–$185,000 [ePayPolicy](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/epaypolicy) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Sr Customer Experience AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2758c5420f8c25c2) Austin, TX Hybrid 2mo ago Pay not posted [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 [Cerebras Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cerebras-systems) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI and Automation Engineer - Business Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/73fcbb84a84c8f78) Sunnyvale, CA Hybrid 2mo ago Pay not posted [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Software Engineer, Safety Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/830735363503685c) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $207,000–$385,000 [T-Mobile](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/t-mobile) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployment Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5828f01c1800ae01) Bellevue, WA · Frisco, TX 2mo ago $117,800–$212,500 [AssemblyAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/assemblyai) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior GTM AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f11b9f241b74e158) San Francisco, CA 2mo ago $160,000–$220,000 [Diamondback Energy](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/diamondback-energy) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Developer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e818eef675f35531) Dallas, TX 2mo ago Pay not posted [Percepta](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/percepta) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Product Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/71dd8ba2e637e994) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago $300,000–$425,000 [Elsevier](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/elsevier) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Software Engineer / Senior AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f9fb6dcf46803d92) Philadelphia, PA 2mo ago $86,600–$144,400 [RELX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/relx) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Software Engineer / Senior AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f82bc7d62568a0e9) Philadelphia, PA 2mo ago $86,600–$144,400 [X-energy](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/x-energy) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Engineer IV, AI & Digital Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/164f027b20ddaee5) Rockville, MD · Gaithersburg, MD Hybrid 2mo ago $180,000–$205,000 [Shield AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/shield-ai) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer (R5750)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5488ef576d40dffa) Dallas, TX On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Chariot](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/chariot) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Software Engineer, Agentic Infrastructure](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/73b296b5cc7deede) New York, NY Hybrid 2mo ago Pay not posted 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%3D18&placement=assist) [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Fbackground%3Dsoftware-engineering%26management%3Dic%26page%3D18&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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