> 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=3 805 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 [Casca](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/casca) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/927bef3af6c8393d) San Francisco, CA On-site 4w ago $160,000–$265,000 [Swarm Aero](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/swarm-aero) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Embedded](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a31dd0c0c1d39ad1) Oxnard, CA On-site 4w ago $180,000–$240,000 [Dyania Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/dyania-health) ### [Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b4da555c0bda03f8) Jersey City, NJ Hybrid 4w ago $160,000–$225,000 [ConductorAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/conductorai) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c90a59a727564bd5) Washington, DC Hybrid 4w ago $150,000–$220,000 [Trinity Life Sciences](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/trinity-life-sciences) ### [Sr. Engineer, Forward Deployed GenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/eaa8d35c0833acd6) New York, NY 4w ago $128,000–$192,000 [Dynamo AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/dynamo-ai) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8ccde3e4186d1e0f) Washington, DC · San Francisco, CA 4w ago Pay not posted [Materialize](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/materialize) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ebeaed3047349cbb) New York, NY Hybrid 5w ago $180,000–$225,000 [Hippocratic AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hippocratic-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (Mid/Senior) - Remote w/Travel](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2c23d4b18d7ee833) US Remote 5w ago Pay not posted [Twenty](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/twenty) ### [Forward Deployed Data Engineer – TS/SCI (Full Scope Poly)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cb373221e61f8757) Chantilly, VA On-site 5w ago $192,000–$455,000 [EY](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ey) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Applied AI - Senior - Financial Services - Consulting](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/52315df1c5c075f5) Charlotte, NC · Dallas, TX · +2 more Hybrid 5w ago $106,900–$176,500 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Strategic Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/496735084229ffc9) Costa Mesa, CA · Washington, DC 6w ago $191,000–$254,000 [Silkline](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/silkline) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0b66251f9fb73a9b) Seattle, WA · Chicago, IL 6w ago $150,000–$225,000 [HealthLeap](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/healthleap) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dd1c68c037e1d288) San Francisco, CA On-site 6w ago $200,000–$275,000 [NewRocket](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/newrocket) ### [Senior Forward Deployed AI Engineer-Banking/Financial Services](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d6d639ec98407a5d) US Remote 6w ago Pay not posted [Kalepa](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/kalepa) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Kalepa for IT](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/82b8f7f0699c42d2) New York, NY 6w ago $213,000–$314,000 [Laurel](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/laurel) ### [Senior/Staff Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/303b3bfbfb7335e6) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 6w ago $221,000–$275,000 [Quindar](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/quindar) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/47ad0a1dd7caa956) Arvada, CO Hybrid 6w ago $155,000–$175,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Full Stack Forward Deployed Engineer - Reinvention Center](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/de67c2273f5764ae) Columbus, OH · Tampa, FL · +3 more Hybrid 6w ago Pay not posted [Groq](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/groq) ### [Sr./Staff Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/16d9ba28146fcaf4) Dallas, TX · San Francisco, CA · +1 more Remote 6w ago $270,400–$401,600 [Praxent](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/praxent) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/95345096208cf153) TX, CO, FL Remote 6w ago $156,000–$186,000 [Numeral](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/numeral) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/10122127c5e741a8) US Remote 6w ago Pay not posted [Higharc](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/higharc) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fcb3f10d2463e0d4) New York, NY Remote 7w ago Pay not posted [Handshake (AI training)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/handshake-ai-training) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Enterprise AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c364266bec560fc4) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY On-site 7w ago $220,000–$300,000 [Kong](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/kong) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/29169792a5c87d0f) Phoenix, AZ Remote 7w ago $192,010–$274,300 [Tagup](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tagup) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2fb4a70613f3135a) VA Hybrid 7w ago $120,000–$150,000 [Sand Technologies](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sand-technologies) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9f90a39e76fa325c) US · city not listed 7w ago Pay not posted [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Digital Native Business ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cdb35a0964ff28e9) San Francisco, CA 7w ago $182,000–$250,208 [Cogent Security, Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cogent-security-inc) ### [Forward Deployed Agent Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8b2ffedbcbde8090) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 7w ago $100,000–$300,000 [Climb](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/climb) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4ec1cff5107da101) US Remote 7w ago Pay not posted [Revel](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/revel) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3cdc82ca00e6cbe2) Los Angeles, CA · San Francisco, CA On-site 7w ago Pay not posted [AZX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/azx) ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer (Senior)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/236f7a913003e604) US Remote 7w ago $140,000–$230,000 [Applied Intuition](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/applied-intuition) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/052b3216757ba0ba) Sunnyvale, CA On-site 1mo ago $130,000–$200,000 [NewRocket](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/newrocket) ### [Senior/Lead Forward Deployed AI Engineer-Anthropic-US East](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/10c8de27e6f89970) US Remote 1mo ago Pay not posted [Petra Security](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/petra-security) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ac67d87a1e5c0c2c) San Francisco, CA On-site 1mo ago Pay not posted [Ease Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ease-health) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/842ca074a51200c6) New York, NY Hybrid 1mo ago Pay not posted [AiPrise](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/aiprise) ### [Bilingual Forward Deployed Engineer (English/Spanish)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7ea1eef0aa28380f) San Jose, CA On-site 1mo ago $115,000–$130,000 [NewRocket](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/newrocket) ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer-Anthropic-US West](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1b1d8f6214ffc95c) US Remote 1mo ago Pay not posted [Ascertain](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ascertain) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3407b4ba18b5e77c) US Remote 1mo ago $130,000–$175,000 [Gold & Aron](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gold-aron) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6373532f2ca419a3) Menlo Park, CA Hybrid 1mo ago Pay not posted [Standard Template Labs (STLabs)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/standard-template-labs-stlabs) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/aa3e9bae77b0a301) New York, NY On-site 1mo ago $140,000–$200,000 516 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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