> 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=19 1,046 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. **1,046** postings · **509** companies · **780** with pay · median **$205,000** · middle half $173,000–$230,000 · read Nov 6, 2026 Updated Nov 7, 2026 [Agile Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/agile-defense) ### [MSS Developer - Tampa](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2b976771942f0cdf) Tampa, FL On-site 2w ago Pay not posted [Provectus](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/provectus) ### [AI Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/59558f34a1fc5add) New York, NY Remote 2w ago $180,000–$200,000 [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) ### [AI Customer and Partner Solutions Engineer, Cloud Applied AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7c6b3d59186ae60b) Kirkland, WA · Sunnyvale, CA 2w ago $183,000–$265,000 [ServiceNow](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/servicenow) ### [Senior Staff Product Success Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dcb388279b6f552e) San Diego, CA Remote 2w ago $171,900–$300,800 [Agile Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/agile-defense) ### [MSS Developer - Fort Meade](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/51644564b14f0ac6) Fort Meade, MD On-site 2w ago Pay not posted [ASI Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/asi-government) ### [Agentic AI Developer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cc32b57599a5f372) Washington, DC 2w ago Pay not posted [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) ### [Lead Software Engineer, AI Labs (Product and Customer Facing)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2d1c287890786103) San Francisco, CA · Washington, DC · +1 more 2w ago $148,500–$344,700 [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 [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 [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 [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 [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 [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 [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 [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 [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 [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 [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 [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 [Distyl AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/distyl-ai) ### [Infrastructure Engineer, Customer Delivery](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/520c15eff228e659) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 3w ago $200,000–$250,000 [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 [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 [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 [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 [Amentum](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amentum) ### [AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b6d575b70c7b8f4d) Hanover, MD Hybrid 3w ago $195,000–$250,000 [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 [Via](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/via) ### [Staff AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7dc58c321850f605) New York, NY 4w ago $250,000–$300,000 All 1,046 of these jobs build what the customer runs. - 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[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? 780 of 1,046 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 1,046 postings, 832 state a minimum number of years, from 448 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 469 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (239), under 3 years (82) or 10 or more years (42). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for software engineering experience? These 1,046 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), [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) (26) and [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (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 250 are hybrid and 193 are on-site. The remaining 372 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 552 of the 1,046 postings. Counted over the 1,046 postings in this search. Employer postings · The background is what the posting asks for in the employer’s own words. 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