> 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 asking for software engineering experience serving external customers Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?background=software-engineering&recipient=external&page=18 1,225 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience serving external customers, from 554 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $173,000 to $231,000. **1,225** postings · **554** companies · **928** with pay · median **$205,000** · middle half $173,000–$231,000 · read Nov 6, 2026 Updated Nov 7, 2026 [Microsoft](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/microsoft) ### [Senior Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bc0579bcfbc6e81b) US · city not listed 2w ago $119,800–$261,000 [Cisco](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cisco) ### [Staff Solutions Engineer - FDSE - Splunk (Remote)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e1cb0caf02412898) US Remote 2w ago $246,800–$394,300 [Unframe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/unframe) ### [Full Stack Software Engineer (Remote)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/61b84eea432414d1) Atlanta, GA · Boston, MA · +3 more Remote 2w ago Pay not posted [Agile Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/agile-defense) ### [MSS Developer - Falls Church](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8fd51a8c9b027c65) Falls Church, VA On-site 2w ago Pay not posted [Justworks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/justworks) ### [Senior Software Engineer, Solutions Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/706116a8d38052da) New York, NY Hybrid 3w ago $188,000–$242,000 [eClerx](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eclerx) ### [Senior Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a88680972b8c9543) New York, NY Hybrid 3w ago $150,000–$200,000 [Unframe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/unframe) ### [Full Stack Software Engineer (Remote)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ca15f260073a63ee) Austin, TX Remote 2w ago Pay not posted [Agile Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/agile-defense) ### [MSS Developer - Doral](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fae983a06c3a6364) Doral, FL On-site 2w ago Pay not posted [Addepar](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/addepar) ### [Software Engineer - Customer Facing Applied AI ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3105d462bda5f594) US Remote 3w ago $163,000–$203,500 [ServiceNow](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/servicenow) ### [Senior Staff Software Engineer-Voice AI Agent Prompting](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/58fd89c54573cb0f) Santa Clara, CA 3w ago $190,900–$334,100 [Innodata Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/innodata-inc) ### [Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/763910a63a58b8b4) Washington, DC Remote 3w ago Pay not posted [Agile Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/agile-defense) ### [MSS Developer - Arlington (VA)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/29b76736ff4d8a87) Arlington, VA On-site 2w ago Pay not posted [Addepar](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/addepar) ### [Sr. Software Engineer - Customer Facing Applied AI ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/454c7f03082c6b84) US Remote 3w ago $188,000–$235,000 [ServiceNow](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/servicenow) ### [Staff Software Engineer-Voice Connectivity](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d190e9541ee470eb) Santa Clara, CA 3w ago $166,500–$291,400 [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) ### [Senior AI/ML Engineer, Cloud AI Research](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/37629b31ce74e34c) Mountain View, CA 3w ago $174,000–$252,000 [Agile Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/agile-defense) ### [MSS Developer - Honolulu](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6b5a59ca41c97813) Honolulu, HI On-site 2w ago Pay not posted [Woongjin](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/woongjin) ### [Sr. AI DevOps Developer- Bilingual (Korean/ English)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d476941af9d63e9d) Plano, TX 3w ago Pay not posted [Amentum](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amentum) ### [AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3ae7d168252e69b1) Hanover, MD Hybrid 3w ago $195,000–$250,000 [Vantor](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vantor) ### [Senior Applied AI/ML Engineer (TS/SCI)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/51a25d8d796e6817) Springfield, VA On-site 3w ago $140,000–$187,000 [Agile Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/agile-defense) ### [MSS Developer - Colorado Springs](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/91cafed6822ac17c) Colorado Springs, CO On-site 2w ago Pay not posted [Titan](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/titan) ### [Software Engineer - Applied AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d60dbdf9f047bc4f) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY On-site 3w ago $180,000–$480,000 [Amentum](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amentum) ### [AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b6d575b70c7b8f4d) Hanover, MD Hybrid 3w ago $195,000–$250,000 [Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/avathon-formerly-sparkcognition) ### [Engineering Lead, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/134ddbfeed5b6395) Pleasanton, CA On-site 4w ago $160,000–$220,000 [Clockwork Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/clockwork-systems) ### [Senior Software Engineer, TorchPass Product Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/15c23388a215b20d) Palo Alto, CA On-site 4w ago $150,000–$230,000 [Zipline](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/zipline) ### [Staff Software Engineer – Integrations Platform](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/707396a854796719) South San Francisco, CA 4w ago $180,000–$270,000 [Capgemini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/capgemini) ### [Data Scientist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/56cf95c297fd3055) New York, NY 4w ago $76,730–$150,800 [Barbaricum](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/barbaricum) ### [Senior Palantir Foundry Engineer — Fort Bragg, NC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/880c0ba4c83ef14b) Fort Bragg, NC On-site 4w ago Pay not posted [Sand Technologies](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sand-technologies) ### [Technical Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f7a3bd5628efadfc) US · city not listed On-site 4w ago Pay not posted [CodeRoad](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/coderoad) ### [Lead Agentic AI Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2bcfbbd723e92771) US · city not listed 4w ago $190,000–$250,000 [ServiceNow](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/servicenow) ### [Senior Staff Applications Development Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8ba62f1e444d9ce7) Santa Clara, CA 4w ago $190,900–$334,100 [Anthropic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anthropic) ### [Applied AI Engineer, Public Sector ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/71513f5a11931534) Washington, DC On-site 4w ago $280,000–$320,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Senior Software Engineer, Security Services and Observability, Amazon Web Services](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b5703d11db556846) Irvine, CA · Herndon, VA · +1 more On-site 4w ago $168,100–$227,400 [Nimble Gravity](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nimble-gravity) ### [Data and Analytics Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/48614ae5fe10ccd7) US Remote 4w ago Pay not posted [ServiceNow](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/servicenow) ### [Staff Software Engineer_Voice Connectivity ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ccba487c4361b81a) Santa Clara, CA 4w ago $166,500–$291,400 [Zebra Technologies](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/zebra-technologies) ### [Advanced AI Scientist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/962ba2e671b8c3ed) Austin, TX Hybrid 4w ago $138,800–$208,200 [Nightwing Intelligence Solutions, LLC](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nightwing-intelligence-solutions-llc) ### [AI/ML Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4785cd9f2f75dc39) Arlington, VA On-site 4w ago $99,000–$206,000 [Enterprise Knowledge](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/enterprise-knowledge) ### [Full Stack Developer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ede11dfb63833962) Arlington, VA Hybrid 4w ago $95,000–$115,000 [Trinity Life Sciences](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/trinity-life-sciences) ### [Manager, AI Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2cf90d00f404007a) New York, NY · Princeton, NJ 4w ago $148,000–$222,000 [Aimpoint Digital](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/aimpoint-digital) ### [Lead AI Engineer 2026 - US, COL, UK](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/de28a71f59f2c456) Atlanta, GA Remote 4w ago Pay not posted [Dynamo AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/dynamo-ai) ### [Lead/Staff Software Engineer - AI Platform](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/afd6c2049c23d747) San Francisco, CA 4w ago Pay not posted 968 of these 1,225 jobs build what the customer runs. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Fbackground%3Dsoftware-engineering%26recipient%3Dexternal%26page%3D18&placement=assist) [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Fbackground%3Dsoftware-engineering%26recipient%3Dexternal%26page%3D18&placement=alert) Alerts for “FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience serving external customers” go out once you have an account. [Compare pay across US FDE roles →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary) ## Frequently asked questions ### What do FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience serving external customers pay? 928 of 1,225 postings state a pay range. The median is $205,000, and half of them sit between $173,000 and $231,000, from 377 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience serving external customers require? Of 1,225 postings, 950 state a minimum number of years, from 484 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 521 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (271), under 3 years (96) or 10 or more years (62). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience serving external customers? These 1,225 postings come from 554 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) (64), [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) (63), [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (47), [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (30) and [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) (29). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience serving external customers remote? 267 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 288 are hybrid and 238 are on-site. The remaining 432 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 650 of the 1,225 postings. Counted over the 1,225 postings in this search. 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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