> 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 asking for software engineering experience Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?background=software-engineering&role=builds-for-customers&page=13 1,047 forward deployed engineer jobs that build what the customer runs asking for software engineering experience, from 509 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $173,000 to $230,000. **1,047** postings · **509** companies · 782 state pay: median **$205,000**, half $173,000–$230,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 7, 2026 [GovWell](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/govwell) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9cccf9d549260e4c) New York, NY Hybrid 6mo ago $200,000–$300,000 [Context](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/context) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/62bcc95380e1ffcc) San Francisco, CA On-site 6mo ago Pay not posted [Lumbra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lumbra) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Oahu (TS/SCI Clearance Required)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9ef1b644051eba72) HI On-site 7mo ago Pay not posted [iboss](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/iboss) ### [Federal Forward Deployed Software Engineer (Active Secret Clearance Required)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3e367567719a0ccf) US · city not listed 7mo ago Pay not posted [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Digital Native Business ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/95420126850f392b) San Francisco, CA 7mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [Coral](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/coral) ### [Senior Engineer - Forward Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9e2beb065e955fcb) New York, NY On-site 7mo ago Pay not posted [Nebius](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nebius) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Ecosystem - Tavily](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6c84d725e3bcef33) New York, NY On-site 7mo ago $112,700–$183,900 [Hebbia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hebbia) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a8ab6464dd0927f2) New York, NY On-site 7mo ago $180,000–$300,000 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Manufacturing](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9bc592561200f48c) Seattle, WA 7mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/avathon-formerly-sparkcognition) ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cf031a0099eba727) Pleasanton, CA 7mo ago $110,000–$180,000 [Eliza](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eliza) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/12727fbacc9865ac) Remote, OR Remote 7mo ago Pay not posted [The Better Money Company](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/the-better-money-company) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2bcb2e4ef4a0a6f2) New York, NY On-site 7mo ago Pay not posted [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Manufacturing](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/46c78f968e3fc7c2) Philadelphia, PA 7mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [Recidiviz](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/recidiviz) ### [Forward-Deployed Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/25657c42eaacbc3f) New York, NY · Oakland, CA Remote 7mo ago $139,050–$159,650 [Liatrio](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/liatrio) ### [Principal Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/78beee344451f69f) US Remote 7mo ago Pay not posted [Bretton AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bretton-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dcbc0ab1c673dea1) San Francisco, CA On-site 8mo ago $150,000–$200,000 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Manufacturing](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8e4d676d2dfc0169) Boston, MA 7mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [Synthio Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/synthio-labs) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Tech](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7fb4974455ba6a30) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY 8mo ago Pay not posted [Telnyx](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/telnyx) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (Remote)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4b1805ac4dba0f6b) New York, NY · Dallas, TX Remote 8mo ago Pay not posted [Deepgram](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deepgram) ### [Senior Forward-Deployed Engineer, Federal](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/92abff21b2d86629) Washington, DC Remote 8mo ago $180,000–$245,000 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Games](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/704d1659bf81f03b) Philadelphia, PA 7mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Seattle](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b115960eacb20c3f) Seattle, WA Hybrid 8mo ago $153,000–$325,000 [Workhelix](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/workhelix) ### [Forward-Deployed Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/555cb2b99c910aa3) US · city not listed 8mo ago $145,000–$200,000 [Rowspace](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rowspace) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1802bf55e51c3165) San Francisco, CA On-site 8mo ago $150,000–$275,000 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Healthcare & Life Sciences](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/338459390880942d) Philadelphia, PA 7mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [Tavily](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tavily) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/370b27a2ed0eb887) New York, NY On-site 8mo ago Pay not posted [Clarion](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/clarion) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/518778ab88c2b41c) New York, NY On-site 8mo ago $150,000–$200,000 [Photon](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/photon) ### [Agentic AI FDE | USA | FTE Only](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/205bc649246b6f0c) US · city not listed 8mo ago $80,000–$280,000 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Healthcare & Life Sciences](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/748f506f13b157a9) Atlanta, GA 7mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [Taktile](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/taktile) ### [Lead Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c22addb5ab9c453e) New York, NY Hybrid 8mo ago $240,000–$290,000 [depthfirst](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/depthfirst) ### [Forward-Deployed Security Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5e88fe1e2afe6239) San Francisco, CA On-site 8mo ago Pay not posted [Glean](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/glean) ### [Founding Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/810a83a439150568) New York, NY Hybrid 9mo ago $160,000–$270,000 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Healthcare & Life Sciences](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5c91e1150396e11a) Austin, TX 7mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [Taktile](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/taktile) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3291e298a1e16490) New York, NY Hybrid 8mo ago $175,000–$265,000 [Govini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/govini) ### [Forward Deployed Data Scientist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f0e0946c30c6a0e2) Arlington, VA · Pittsburgh, PA Remote 9mo ago Pay not posted [Scaled Cognition](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scaled-cognition) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/de081d160e018d3a) Mountain View, CA On-site 9mo ago Pay not posted [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Healthcare & Life Sciences](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/aa322acb6534a1d5) Dallas, TX 7mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [Tribe AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tribe-ai) ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/814f702899aee46e) US Remote 9mo ago Pay not posted [Poetic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/poetic) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/27199df9c93f0a8e) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY On-site 9mo ago $160,000–$275,000 [Factory](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/factory) ### [Member of Deployed Staff, Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4d0cc60298a71dcf) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 more On-site 9mo ago Pay not posted All 1,047 build what the customer runs. [Compare pay across US FDE roles →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary) ## Frequently asked questions ### What do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for software engineering experience pay? 782 of 1,047 postings state a pay range. The median is $205,000, and half of them sit between $173,000 and $230,000, from 338 companies. ### How much experience do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for software engineering experience require? Of 1,047 postings, 830 state a minimum number of years, from 447 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 470 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (239), under 3 years (80) or 10 or more years (41). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for software engineering experience? These 1,047 postings come from 509 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) (57), [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) (51), [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (34), [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (25) and [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) (25). ### Are FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for software engineering experience remote? 231 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 244 are hybrid and 195 are on-site. The remaining 377 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 551 of the 1,047 postings. Counted over the 1,047 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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