> 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 serving external customers Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?background=software-engineering&management=ic&recipient=external 573 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience serving external customers, from 344 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $158,000 to $217,000. **573** postings · **344** companies · 399 state pay: median **$188,000**, half $158,000–$217,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer IV, Data Cloud, Google Cloud](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7460c510f62762db) San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX · +5 more New · Today $207,000–$300,000 [Thomson Reuters](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thomson-reuters) ### [Senior Software Engineer - AI, CoCounsel FDE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4062210d6364bfec) Frisco, TX · New York, NY · +7 more Hybrid New · Today $118,400–$253,000 [Clutch](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/clutch) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9a66d5225152e662) US Remote New · Today $158,000–$210,000 [Twenty](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/twenty) ### [Senior/Staff Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/18c2eb0f60fcfda6) Fort Meade, MD On-site New · Today $192,000–$455,000 [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer III, Data Cloud, Google Cloud](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/82606f0a46009d9d) San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX · +5 more New · Yesterday $174,000–$252,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/91438c07da633c6c) Denver, CO · Jessup, MD · +4 more New · Yesterday $143,700–$213,800 [Syntiant](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/syntiant) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e0bcf35f10ba6dd1) Redwood City, CA New · 2d ago $195,000–$225,000 [Joyful Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/joyful-health) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/22795913cd1c6605) New York, NY Hybrid New · 2d ago $150,000–$275,000 [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Higher Education, Google Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d79f8d9d3dca840c) Sunnyvale, CA New · 2d ago $207,000–$300,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ed4fe82663ea1301) Denver, CO · Jessup, MD · +3 more New · 2d ago $143,700–$194,400 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Connected Warfare (Active Clearance)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/35309f31ac8daaee) Colorado Springs, CO New · 2d ago $114,000–$192,000 [Accordion](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accordion) ### [Senior Consultant CPM (Forward Deployed Engineer)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b41f70d45f77df0a) Atlanta, GA · Chicago, IL · +1 more Hybrid New · 2d ago $95,000–$140,000 [trustlayer-inc](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/trustlayer-inc) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/34bb9aa761f0d9fc) Tampa, FL Remote New · 3d ago Pay not posted [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer III, Generative AI, Google Cloud](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f930c687b863b8e1) Pittsburgh, PA New · 6d ago $174,000–$252,000 [Provectus](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/provectus) ### [Senior Forward Deployed AI Architect (GenAI, AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fab373d68180b616) NJ Remote New · 6d ago $180,000–$200,000 [Dscout](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/dscout) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Full-Stack)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0e9c59d4c6005d1d) US Remote 7d ago $250,000–$400,000 · OTE [Creative Chaos](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/creative-chaos) ### [Forward-Deployed Full-stack Engineer (React+Node)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4dc9217f62b41dfd) Waltham, MA · Cincinnati, OH · +1 more Hybrid 7d ago Pay not posted [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer IV, Generative AI, Google Cloud](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e7df1eb35192cccd) Pittsburgh, PA New · 6d ago $207,000–$300,000 [NTT DATA, Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ntt-data-inc) ### [Intermediate Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/481c04d87a784d1c) New York, NY Hybrid 8d ago $92,000–$170,000 [Gradial](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gradial) ### [Staff Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0c5715c904689d35) Seattle, WA 8d ago $155,000–$225,000 [Provectus](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/provectus) ### [Senior Forward Deployed AI Engineer (GenAI, AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/644535b6e8af3ed6) NJ Remote 8d ago $180,000–$200,000 [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Generative AI, Geo](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/10a632380303adc5) Mountain View, CA · New York, NY · +2 more New · 6d ago $152,000–$221,000 [H Company](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/h-company) ### [Founding Forward Deployed Engineer - US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e2fc21f78f9a6a01) Austin, TX · New York, NY Hybrid 9d ago Pay not posted [Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ffbd3b08d110bff9) Arlington, VA 9d ago $77,600–$176,000 [Didero](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/didero) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f0cffa0668d774f5) New York, NY Hybrid 9d ago $180,000–$300,000 [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, State and Local Government, Google Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/07920020d186fcb3) New York, NY · Reston, VA New · 6d ago $207,000–$300,000 [NewRocket](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/newrocket) ### [Senior/Lead Forward Deployed AI Engineer/Architect-Copilot/Azure](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/384a61776ddb4eb4) US Remote 9d ago Pay not posted [CrossCountry Consulting](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/crosscountry-consulting) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer (Recent Graduate) - DC Metro](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d90bc54a20cb2e75) Mclean, VA Hybrid 9d ago $95,000–$125,000 [Didero](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/didero) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/753e8490762c7f02) New York, NY Hybrid 9d ago $180,000–$300,000 [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/d1798a89ed0fd75b) East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 more 10d ago $143,700–$223,600 [Creative Chaos](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/creative-chaos) ### [Forward-Deployed Full-stack Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c586756ad8cd001b) Waltham, MA · Cincinnati, OH · +1 more Hybrid 10d ago Pay not posted [CrossCountry Consulting](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/crosscountry-consulting) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer (Recent Graduate) - Chicago](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/41a0b6e3ff27d353) Chicago, IL Hybrid 9d ago $95,000–$125,000 [Dataminr](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/dataminr) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c55612999e1e90b8) US Remote 12d ago $165,000–$220,000 [jeffreym-consulting](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/jeffreym-consulting) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/99c63127d5fcd58e) Seattle, WA On-site 13d ago $150,000–$225,000 [Creative Chaos](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/creative-chaos) ### [Forward-Deployed Full-stack Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5ce6cf44b2e8d0cd) Waltham, MA · Cincinnati, OH · +1 more Hybrid 10d ago Pay not posted [Simple AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/simple-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/048b7691c8a2aa85) San Francisco, CA On-site 13d ago $120,000–$200,000 [LMI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lmi) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Clearance Required](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fb2abc8cb6bb62e4) Washington, DC Hybrid 13d ago $145,000–$210,000 [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 [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 [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–$220,000 478 of 573 build what the customer 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[Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Fbackground%3Dsoftware-engineering%26management%3Dic%26recipient%3Dexternal&placement=alert) New fde and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience serving external customers go out by email once you have an account and set an alert. [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 serving external customers pay? 399 of 573 postings state a pay range. The median is $188,000, and half of them sit between $158,000 and $217,000, from 225 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience serving external customers require? Of 573 postings, 422 state a minimum number of years, from 281 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 269 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (74), 6 to 9 years (68) or 10 or more years (11). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience serving external customers? These 573 postings come from 344 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (17), [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) (17), [Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) (13), [Agile Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/agile-defense) (11) and [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) (11). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience serving external customers remote? 127 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 136 are hybrid and 144 are on-site. The remaining 166 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 265 of the 573 postings. Counted over the 573 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. Postings that state no experience requirement, or ask for experience outside the five we list, are left out. 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