> 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=2 1,244 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience serving external customers, from 560 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $173,000 to $231,000. **1,244** postings · **560** companies · 944 state pay: median **$204,000**, half $173,000–$231,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [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 [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 [Pylon](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pylon) ### [Lead Forward Deployed Product Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/95e70e5ddcd3a698) New York, NY · Palo Alto, CA On-site 8d ago Pay not posted [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 [Cohere](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cohere) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Inference ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/23716a9ac7c3670f) San Francisco, CA Remote 8d ago $240,000–$415,000 [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 [Zuora, Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/zuora-inc) ### [Sr Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1783cedf51d0c8c8) Foster City, CA 8d ago $208,600–$312,900 [Snowflake](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/snowflake) ### [Staff Forward Deployed Engineer, Applied AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0fe67c4c90ee64d6) Menlo Park, CA 8d ago $200,000–$287,500 [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 [Turing](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/turing) ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9b4e3e1ddbd6438d) Los Angeles, CA Hybrid 8d ago $200,000–$250,000 [CloudFactory](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cloudfactory) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a02ce81981aede4a) Dallas, TX · Boston, MA · +3 more 8d ago Pay not posted [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Google Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4d1c7448b8630fd7) Mountain View, CA · New York, NY 9d ago $174,000–$252,000 [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 [Zebra Technologies](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/zebra-technologies) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Customer Facing](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4d7625b7fb387e81) Holtsville, NY · Lincolnshire, IL Hybrid 9d ago $96,800–$145,200 [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 [6sense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/6sense) ### [Staff Data Scientist, Forward Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/858a50fe32ba1077) San Francisco, CA Remote 9d ago $194,736.75–$265,613.9 [OpenAI Deployment Company](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai-deployment-company) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Cleared - US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c19d1fdb2baf1e9b) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 9d ago $170,000–$400,000 [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 [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 [6sense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/6sense) ### [Sr. Data Scientist, Forward-Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8eac81fe1ac3dfde) San Francisco, CA Remote 9d ago $168,349.5–$230,912.6 [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 [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Open Models](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e29d3d2ea75f914e) Santa Clara, CA 10d ago $184,000–$356,500 [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 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - AI Infra - SF](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c7485e204e45fc68) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 10d ago $185,000–$300,000 [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 [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 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/110f7227e28583f5) East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 more 10d ago $168,100–$261,500 [Sayari](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sayari) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer II (Remote, US) ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9f4bb795c063c4e6) US Remote 10d ago $160,000–$180,000 [Palo Alto Networks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palo-alto-networks) ### [Distinguished Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Security](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3e0f76a5b93bf30e) Charlotte, NC Remote 13d ago $248,700–$341,250 [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 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f5bf574259f324a9) Jessup, MD · Arlington, VA · +4 more 10d ago $168,100–$250,200 [Dataminr](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/dataminr) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c55612999e1e90b8) US Remote 13d ago $165,000–$220,000 [Palo Alto Networks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palo-alto-networks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (Customer Engineering, Prisma AIRS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7962c42156b29600) CA, TX, NY On-site 13d ago $156,400–$253,000 [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 [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 [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 [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–$220,000 982 of 1,244 build what the customer runs. [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? 944 of 1,244 postings state a pay range. The median is $204,000, and half of them sit between $173,000 and $231,000, from 379 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience serving external customers require? Of 1,244 postings, 961 state a minimum number of years, from 487 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 526 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (275), under 3 years (96) or 10 or more years (64). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience serving external customers? These 1,244 postings come from 560 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) (29) and [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) (28). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience serving external customers remote? 271 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 287 are hybrid and 245 are on-site. The remaining 441 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 655 of the 1,244 postings. Counted over the 1,244 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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