> 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=2 805 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience, from 500 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $158,000 to $216,000. **805** postings · **500** companies · 573 state pay: median **$187,000**, half $158,000–$216,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Creative Chaos](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/creative-chaos) ### [Forward-Deployed Full-stack Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c7038c2ebded9ec5) Waltham, MA · Cincinnati, OH · +1 more Hybrid 10d ago Pay not posted [NetImpact Strategies](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/netimpact-strategies) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (Technical Architect)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/433a4d78b0341f4b) US Remote 13d ago $170,000–$210,000 [Unit8](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/unit8) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Hybrid, USA)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b4a5cc72e7e9d855) Denver, CO · Charlotte, NC · +1 more Hybrid 13d ago $140,000–$220,000 [LMI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lmi) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (SPECTR) - Clearance Required](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/83ba82a4c5ede4f6) US Remote 13d ago $122,209.58–$211,317.81 [Arthur D. Little](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/arthur-d-little) ### [Consultant - Forward Deployed AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1a953b347571852a) Boston, MA · New York, NY 13d ago Pay not posted [AI Technology Partners](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ai-technology-partners) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bed156cfcd9537f1) US Remote 13d ago Pay not posted [Dura Digital](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/dura-digital) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/07c60e16507cc905) US Remote 13d ago Pay not posted [szns](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/szns) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/eb1c82f1e00e0d1c) Reston, VA Hybrid 13d ago Pay not posted [Tiger Analytics](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tiger-analytics) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - GenAI / Agentic AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/07a5266a80234819) Dallas, TX 13d ago Pay not posted [PVM](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pvm) ### [Mid Level Forward Deployed Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/493da664226f22cd) Arlington, VA Remote 13d ago Pay not posted [Titan](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/titan) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Managed AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/715dbfa9069ee13e) US Remote 13d ago $150,000–$200,000 [TribalScale](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tribalscale) ### [Forward Deployed Full Stack Engineer (Active Secret Clearance)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/785e9f9d067d852d) US · city not listed Hybrid 2w ago Pay not posted [Perseus Group](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/perseus-group) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f7bf9fa743ef8b82) US Remote 2w ago $117,000–$143,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/26e06cc5e8aaa519) Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +3 more 2w ago $143,700–$213,800 [Red Cell Partners](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/red-cell-partners) ### [Member of Technical Staff, Forward Deployed Engineer (New Stealth Startup)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/76021eafcfaa48a6) US Remote 2w ago $150,000–$300,000 [Ramp](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ramp) ### [Software Engineer, Forward Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/21f743fd2edf89c3) New York, NY Hybrid 2w ago $168,000–$285,000 [Provectus](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/provectus) ### [Forward Deployed AI Architect (GenAI, AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/64106aefa5d5e594) New York, NY Hybrid 2w ago $180,000–$200,000 [Redpanda](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/redpanda) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - US Remote](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c1f52a1c3dc65b07) US Remote 2w ago $157,500–$185,000 [Uare.ai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/uare-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (U.S. Government / IL5)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b4730e997dcec701) San Francisco, CA · Los Altos, CA On-site 2w ago $130,000–$170,000 [Fastino Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fastino-labs) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/da8fc44ab966dc80) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2w ago Pay not posted [PartsBase Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/partsbase-inc) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bc24679d23946324) US Remote 2w ago Pay not posted [Hive](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hive) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d280fa23305a2516) San Francisco, CA On-site 3w ago $120,000–$200,000 [Base Power](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/base-power) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d3793125c1576b59) Austin, TX On-site 3w ago Pay not posted [Provectus](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/provectus) ### [Senior Forward Deployed AI Engineer (GenAI, AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2189dec9d311d2f8) NJ Remote 3w ago $180,000–$250,000 [Innodata Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/innodata-inc) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cd71d775227f57f9) Washington, DC Remote 3w ago Pay not posted [Nango](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nango) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (Founding)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/928f53873deb8071) US Remote 3w ago $120,000–$200,000 [Manifest OS](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/manifest-os) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/32fe49ebe3886798) New York, NY On-site 3w ago $170,000–$230,000 [Quindar](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/quindar) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/85856f8d0e25bc44) Arvada, CO Hybrid 3w ago $155,000–$175,000 [Alpharun](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/alpharun) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8d79c46a563b1cd2) San Francisco, CA On-site 3w ago Pay not posted [Perfect Venue](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/perfect-venue) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/06b7cbfa8e3707d4) San Francisco, CA On-site 3w ago $110,000–$140,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/68680c17f0761c20) Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +2 more 3w ago $143,700–$213,800 [Legora](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/legora) ### [Junior/Mid-level Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/81b4f3c6b03815e4) New York, NY On-site 3w ago $175,100–$245,000 [Fal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fal) ### [Principal/Senior Forward Deployed Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/571d390c3c52ec95) San Francisco, CA 3w ago $180,000–$250,000 [Learning Commons](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/learning-commons) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/612fe92b05bea7dd) Redwood City, CA Hybrid 3w ago $190,000–$238,000 [Capgemini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/capgemini) ### [Capgemini Invent, Consultant, Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/83b64f877d666913) Atlanta, GA · Chicago, IL · +4 more 4w ago $110,000–$137,500 [EY](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ey) ### [Financial Services - Forward Deployed Engineer - Technology Consulting - Senior - NYC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/430bad422cb6beff) New York, NY 4w ago $134,700–$202,200 [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Kaggle, DeepMind (Fixed-Term Contract)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6d6f76669f791f27) Mountain View, CA · New York, NY 4w ago $174,000–$232,000 [Seekr](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/seekr) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/46808066546c242c) Austin, TX · Menlo Park, CA · +1 more Hybrid 4w ago $170,000–$225,000 [FriendliAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/friendliai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - AI Inference](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2b8a281a5eedea88) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 4w ago Pay not posted [Nominal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nominal) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dec8d400dcdba3a8) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · +3 more 4w ago Pay not posted 516 of 805 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? 573 of 805 postings state a pay range. The median is $187,000, and half of them sit between $158,000 and $216,000, from 344 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience require? Of 805 postings, 614 state a minimum number of years, from 425 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 385 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (107), 6 to 9 years (105) or 10 or more years (17). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience? These 805 postings come from 500 companies. The employers with the most postings are [SpaceX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spacex) (20), [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (18), [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) (18), [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) (17) and [Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) (14). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience remote? 173 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 191 are hybrid and 199 are on-site. The remaining 242 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 302 of the 805 postings. Counted over the 805 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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