> 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 jobs that build what the customer runs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?background=software-engineering&management=ic&role=builds-for-customers 516 forward deployed engineer jobs that build what the customer runs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience, from 326 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $160,000 to $221,000. **516** postings · **326** companies · 352 state pay: median **$190,000**, half $160,000–$221,000 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 · Yesterday $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 · Yesterday $192,000–$455,000 [Banyan Software](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/banyan-software) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Applied AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ef36dca5262629a4) US · city not listed New · Yesterday Pay not posted [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 7d 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 9d 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 [6sense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/6sense) ### [Sr. ML Ops Engineer, Forward-Deployed ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/06ba4bd7675e00f2) San Francisco, CA Remote 9d ago $191,475–$260,830 [NewRocket](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/newrocket) ### [Senior/Lead Forward Deployed AI Engineer/Architect-Copilot/Azure](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/384a61776ddb4eb4) US Remote 10d ago Pay not posted [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 [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 10d ago $95,000–$125,000 [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 11d ago Pay not posted [Dataminr](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/dataminr) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c55612999e1e90b8) US Remote 13d ago $165,000–$220,000 [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 10d ago $95,000–$125,000 [Ford Motor Company](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ford-motor-company) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Ford Energy](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1662dcb9b9e62543) Dearborn, MI Hybrid 13d ago $115,000–$192,900 [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 11d ago Pay not posted [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 [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 All 516 build what the customer runs. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Fbackground%3Dsoftware-engineering%26management%3Dic%26role%3Dbuilds-for-customers&placement=alert) New fde jobs that build what the customer runs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience 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 jobs that build what the customer runs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience pay? 352 of 516 postings state a pay range. The median is $190,000, and half of them sit between $160,000 and $221,000, from 213 companies. ### How much experience do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience require? Of 516 postings, 400 state a minimum number of years, from 269 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 255 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (72), under 3 years (64) or 10 or more years (9). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience? These 516 postings come from 326 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) (17), [Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) (14), [Agile Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/agile-defense) (11), [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) (10) and [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) (10). ### Are FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience remote? 118 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 122 are hybrid and 127 are on-site. The remaining 149 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 244 of the 516 postings. Counted over the 516 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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