> 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=20 789 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 [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 [Cargomatic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cargomatic) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/25a1805d94969958) US Remote 6mo ago $150,000–$210,000 [SpaceX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spacex) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Operations Engineer, Applied AI (Application Software) ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a52f0355fad92673) Starbase, TX On-site 3mo ago Pay not posted [Major League Baseball](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/major-league-baseball) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Applied AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7a902c3b670e976b) New York, NY On-site 6mo ago $180,000–$200,000 [OCC](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/occ) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Lead Associate Principal, Artificial Intelligence Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4dd1208dfc2b9201) Chicago, IL Hybrid 6mo ago $159,200–$220,200 [General Motors](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/general-motors) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Agent Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/504f2618d29049c6) Multiple US offices Hybrid 6mo ago Pay not posted [SpaceX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spacex) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Operations Engineer, Applied AI (Application Software) ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e3cd7d7b30ed0709) Bastrop, TX On-site 3mo ago Pay not posted [Taktile](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/taktile) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Sr. Applied AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9a14b0e74ab61af1) New York, NY Hybrid 6mo ago $160,000–$200,000 [LangChain](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/langchain) Proves it works before the sale ### [Deployed Engineer (NYC)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a593282280776759) New York, NY On-site 6mo ago $185,000–$315,000 · OTE [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Software Engineer, Cooperative AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1fe1172380592b97) San Francisco, CA 6mo ago $266,000–$445,000 [DeepIntent](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deepintent) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Applied AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f2f900323d5293e9) New York, NY 6mo ago $105,000–$120,000 [Metropolis](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/metropolis) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/56c90fd5f76ae69a) Seattle, WA Hybrid 6mo ago $170,000–$200,000 [Anthropic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anthropic) Proves it works before the sale ### [Applied AI Architect, Commercial](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3c3610a4cc4fc4d6) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 6mo ago $240,000–$315,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Software Engineer, GTM Growth Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6f502ea2bf99de49) San Francisco, CA On-site 6mo ago $266,000–$405,000 [Dyna Robotics](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/dyna-robotics) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Software Engineer, Applications](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dd285b93f1c97717) Redwood City, CA On-site 7mo ago $170,000–$250,000 [Metropolis](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/metropolis) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5d677b6d5e0e32d6) Los Angeles, CA Hybrid 6mo ago $170,000–$200,000 [William Blair](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/william-blair) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Data Scientist – AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dfd01d9ed1d97c9c) Chicago, IL Hybrid 7mo ago $157,000–$187,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Backend Software Engineer, GTM Innovation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0f9099e5e00530f9) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 9mo ago $347,000–$445,000 [Eight Sleep](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eight-sleep) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Full Stack Engineer - Customer Experience](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e21fd296a43af528) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY On-site 9mo ago Pay not posted [Metropolis](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/metropolis) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a158c492bc4ae163) New York, NY Hybrid 6mo ago $170,000–$200,000 [Sierra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sierra) Builds for teams inside the company ### [GTM Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/55f9956bb88baeda) San Francisco, CA On-site 9mo ago $150,000–$230,000 [DRW](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/drw) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Software Engineer, Cumberland/Options Tools Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/26111f18bfb6aca9) New York, NY 12mo ago $175,000–$225,000 [Astranis](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/astranis) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Software Engineer - Enterprise Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/11d949153ca32523) San Francisco, CA Since 2025 $145,000–$210,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Software Engineer, Full Stack (People Innovation Labs)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/def83285335300f2) US Remote Since 2025 $153,000–$385,000 [Optiver](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/optiver) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3494310fedf076f0) Chicago, IL Since 2025 $200,000–$200,000 [F5](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/f5) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Marketing Forward Deployment Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/78f44fdd118d889a) Seattle, WA Hybrid 2mo ago $179,500–$269,300 [LangChain](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/langchain) Proves it works before the sale ### [Deployed Engineer (Early Career- SF)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cf677e9e9ca98360) San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago $160,000–$185,000 · OTE [TRM Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/trm-labs) Keeps customers running after launch ### [Deployment Strategist, Public Sector (Regulators)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9b7ccbd7c96f1024) US Remote 6mo ago Pay not posted [LangChain](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/langchain) Proves it works before the sale ### [Deployed Engineer (Seattle)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e03d5804545775cf) Seattle, WA 6mo ago $165,000–$380,000 · OTE 500 of these 789 jobs build what the customer runs. - 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[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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