> 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=22 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 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Early Access Deployment Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0443856f84cf3e77) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 3mo ago $250,000–$330,000 [Flow Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/flow-engineering) ### [Senior Software Engineer - Integrations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/82b6f49d675334f9) San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago $190,000–$250,000 [Tenex Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tenex-labs) ### [Applied AI, Engineer & Creator](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/65c558c08c970234) New York, NY On-site 3mo ago $240,000–$320,000 · OTE [Appian](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/appian) ### [Senior Consultant](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2243f0574c29efc8) Madison, WI 3mo ago $100,000–$200,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Applied AI Engineer, Sign in with ChatGPT](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/13ce38a01a32be33) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 3mo ago $197,000–$280,000 [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) ### [Senior Solutions Architect, Agentic AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bbc4e0e7b7f53b69) Santa Clara, CA · US remote Remote 3mo ago $184,000–$287,500 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Senior Software Engineer, Discovery](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6ba3c64ddaf07683) Costa Mesa, CA · Huntsville, AL · +4 more 3mo ago $191,000–$292,000 [Appian](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/appian) ### [Principal Consultant](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/764c7313fac282e8) Mclean, VA On-site 3mo ago $100,000–$225,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Applied AI Engineer, Plugins](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b8424d0e52850251) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 3mo ago $197,000–$280,000 [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) ### [Engagement Tech Lead, Agentic AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/035a4a88c75a4907) Santa Clara, CA · US remote Remote 3mo ago $224,000–$431,250 [SambaNova Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sambanova-systems) ### [Forward Deployment Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e5314bff9caf421c) US Remote 3mo ago $138,000–$170,000 [Robots & Pencils](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/robots-pencils) ### [Staff AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bf50e10caf53c824) US Remote 3mo ago $177,375–$209,625 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Senior Software Engineer, Air Defense, Integrations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/676fb2d31665ac31) Irvine, CA 4mo ago $191,000–$253,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Google Agentic AI Delivery Specialist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/05234902c7615380) Albany, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +39 more 4mo ago $54,400–$196,000 [Cake](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cake) ### [Solutions Engineer, AI/ML](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1997c828c301a92b) US Remote 4mo ago Pay not posted [Lirvana Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lirvana-labs) ### [Solutions Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4186dd5e45b5ba65) Menlo Park, CA On-site 4mo ago Pay not posted [GRVTY](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/grvty) ### [Software Engineer, Senior](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b6405c948282a7c3) Dayton, OH On-site 4mo ago $165,000–$210,000 [Egen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/egen) ### [Principal AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3261fbaa1764b97e) US Remote 4mo ago Pay not posted [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Senior Mission Software Engineer, EW](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b23934a9118f9eca) Costa Mesa, CA 4mo ago $191,000–$253,000 [Radiance Technologies](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/radiance-technologies) ### [Palantir Foundry Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/16665fc1517ee290) Springfield, VA Hybrid 4mo ago Pay not posted [Digital Asset](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/digital-asset) ### [Senior CX Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fcee02348bab8ec6) New York, NY Hybrid 4mo ago $180,000–$220,000 [Machinify](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/machinify) ### [Staff Data Engineer, Core Migrations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9726d76b0f5863ac) US Remote 4mo ago $230,000–$260,000 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Mission Software Engineer, EW](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3c1ebbc33939cd4e) Costa Mesa, CA 4mo ago $166,000–$220,000 [Genesys](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/genesys) ### [Principal, AI Software Engineer– Agentic & Industry Solutions](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1c015bd1ff6ff862) TX, NC 4mo ago $205,200–$360,800 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Applied AI Architect, Cyber](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b06e9ce264f77358) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 4mo ago $295,000–$345,000 [Outmarket AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/outmarket-ai) ### [Full Stack AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/85ffed49ebc64e53) US Remote 4mo ago Pay not posted [Apperture Solutions](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/apperture-solutions) ### [Senior AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9ea26713e99d0038) Charlotte, NC 4mo ago Pay not posted [Distyl AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/distyl-ai) ### [AI Engineer, Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7385f7a8daf147a4) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 4mo ago $200,000–$250,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Google Agentic AI Delivery Senior Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/849934b3c434470f) Albany, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +39 more 4mo ago $80,400–$266,300 [Nexxa.ai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nexxa-ai) ### [Applied AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/43259435117e1837) Sunnyvale, CA On-site 4mo ago Pay not posted [InstaLILY](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/instalily) ### [Software Engineer, Full Stack](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/69133966645ebb04) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA 4mo ago $150,000–$190,000 [Distyl AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/distyl-ai) ### [AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2625d8a6aa23c2b2) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 4mo ago $180,000–$250,000 [Observe.AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/observe-ai) ### [AI Agent Engineer, Client Facing](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fcdedb65d7c5b453) Redwood City, CA Hybrid 4mo ago $108,000–$170,000 [Fireworks AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fireworks-ai) ### [AI Field Engineer - Enterprise](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/546672abcb710ae7) San Mateo, CA Hybrid 4mo ago $200,000–$260,000 [forgd](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/forgd) ### [Applied AI Architect : North America](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b7ed89a03efc9c3b) Denver, CO · US remote Remote 4mo ago Pay not posted [Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) ### [Systems Integration Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b78efe24d2ab1d52) Fort Meade, MD 5mo ago $77,600–$176,000 [PhysicsX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/physicsx) ### [Machine Learning Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/57f18e0ae9d2cebe) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 5mo ago $150,000–$190,000 [Fireworks AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fireworks-ai) ### [AI Field Engineer - Strategic Partnerships](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/586637615ffab02a) San Mateo, CA Hybrid 4mo ago $200,000–$260,000 [Field AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/field-ai) ### [Robotics Autonomy Engineer (Federal)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/565e7d29aadd3966) Irvine, CA On-site 5mo ago Pay not posted [Alterion](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/alterion) ### [Forward Deployment Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7da78175c2d77611) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 5mo ago Pay not posted 968 of these 1,225 jobs build what the customer runs. - [See 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[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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