> 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=26 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 [Second Front Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/second-front-systems) Integrates and configures it ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/609b26f4efa3e7fe) US Remote 4mo ago $160,000–$200,000 [Commure](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/commure) Integrates and configures it ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cd14e4328d349710) Mountain View, CA Remote 5mo ago $180,000–$230,000 [Field AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/field-ai) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (Federal)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b0af8a7ccd1630b6) Irvine, CA On-site 6mo ago Pay not posted [Twenty](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/twenty) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Site Reliability Engineer - TS/SCI (Full Scope Poly)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/36b593791d5e0060) Chantilly, VA On-site 6mo ago $192,000–$455,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) Leads the deployment team ### [Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering- NYC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/54e7aaf730f4f453) New York, NY Hybrid 6mo ago $302,000–$385,000 [StackAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/stackai) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Healthcare](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/04b444ebcef6e4ca) New York, NY Hybrid 7mo ago $153,000–$200,000 [Sift](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sift) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bf15e90ac28054b0) Marina Del Rey, CA · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 7mo ago $125,000–$175,000 [LiveKit](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/livekit) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bd5bbf3f791ba5d0) New York, NY Remote 7mo ago $180,000–$320,000 [Speakeasy](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/speakeasy) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ae46d65995194b89) San Francisco, CA On-site 8mo ago $180,000–$230,000 [Modal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/modal) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - ML](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/be717912a9d27a0d) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA On-site 8mo ago $180,000–$250,000 [Field AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/field-ai) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (Irvine, CA)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f750cf8cca420c04) Irvine, CA On-site 9mo ago Pay not posted [Tribe AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tribe-ai) Leads the deployment team ### [Forward Deployed AI Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4efd89487638a0dd) US Remote 9mo ago Pay not posted [Socket](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/socket) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Python](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c77c6b65540809cb) US Remote 11mo ago $125,000–$200,000 [Realm](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/realm) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7f8bb26f4c7fefb6) US Remote 11mo ago $115,000–$200,000 [Exiger](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/exiger) Leads the deployment team ### [Lead Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/042ce9c922f77a92) Huntsville, AL Hybrid 11mo ago Pay not posted [Snorkel AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/snorkel-ai) Integrates and configures it ### [Senior/Staff Forward Deployed Engineer - Data as a Service](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/87ad3c2e45737840) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA Hybrid Since 2025 $180,000–$320,000 [Cresta](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cresta) Integrates and configures it ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (AI Agent)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/23d666ea16d8ee4c) US Remote Since 2025 $185,000–$235,000 [DevRev](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/devrev) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8d78b7fd13b932d7) Austin, TX Since 2025 Pay not posted [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) Integrates and configures it ### [Salesforce Forward Deployed Engineer Lead (Agentforce)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/73e5924621161727) New York, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +39 more New · Yesterday $62,800–$218,800 [Doss](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/doss) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Senior Forward Deployed Product Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d3d88f6a394e10a0) US Remote New · 2d ago $120,000–$210,000 [OpenLoop Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openloop-health) Leads the deployment team ### [Senior Engineering Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/85e82e2b36afc90c) Des Moines, IA · US remote Remote New · 3d ago Pay not posted [Innovaccer](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/innovaccer) Leads the deployment team ### [Director Forward-Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cbeb0411bd8919ba) US Remote New · 3d ago Pay not posted [Capgemini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/capgemini) Integrates and configures it ### [Looker Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9173840655eb3be7) Austin, TX 8d ago $89,400–$166,398 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) Leads the deployment team ### [Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/54139ba3c218c1dc) East Palo Alto, CA · Irvine, CA · +4 more 10d ago $184,900–$287,700 [Doss](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/doss) Leads the deployment team ### [Manager, Forward Deployed Services - Remote](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/23e228ce01b5897e) Denver, CO Remote 11d ago $180,000–$260,000 [CertifyOS](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/certifyos) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Senior Product Manager, Forward Deployed - US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4d49834126c87c10) US Remote 11d ago Pay not posted [Citi (Citigroup Inc.)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/citi-citigroup-inc) Leads the deployment team ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Director](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/43b889b6e711d24a) Jersey City, NJ 2w ago $170,000–$300,000 [RevStar](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/revstar) Integrates and configures it ### [DevOps Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2d2f94c4bc78e604) FL Remote 2w ago Pay not posted [Atlas Technica](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/atlas-technica) Proves it works before the sale ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7b201a435cd0cb43) US Remote 2w ago Pay not posted [AssemblyAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/assemblyai) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Triage](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/035e0d59cf07de8c) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2w ago $115,000–$135,000 [Nimble Gravity](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nimble-gravity) Leads the deployment team ### [Director, Forward Deployed Engineering ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7105150c48eeeef4) US Remote 2w ago Pay not posted [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) Leads the deployment team ### [Director, Forward Deployed Engineering - Open Models](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ba48c9ede66f4ae5) Santa Clara, CA 2w ago $320,000–$488,750 [Doss](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/doss) Leads the deployment team ### [Manager, Forward Deployed Services](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1c7c45228bc8e823) San Francisco, CA On-site 3w ago $210,000–$260,000 [AssemblyAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/assemblyai) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Triage](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a42b3518f8aec2dd) New York, NY Hybrid 2w ago $115,000–$135,000 [Cisco](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cisco) Leads the deployment team ### [Director, Solutions Engineer Forward Deployed - Splunk (Remote)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/42f94fc86921f66e) New York, NY Remote 3w ago $307,600–$468,200 [NeuraFlash](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/neuraflash) Proves it works before the sale ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, AI & Agentforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cb80b88cedd676e6) US Remote 3w ago Pay not posted [Harness](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/harness) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - DevOps/SRE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fc4579e90ae3cd39) US Remote 3w ago $180,000–$202,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager (FDPM)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c1ed36a686206add) Columbus, OH · Atlanta, GA · +2 more Hybrid 3w ago $59,100–$156,800 [C3.ai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/c3-ai) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Federal (Onsite - Lexington Park, MD)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0954e72e4d981ab9) Lexington Park, MD On-site 3w ago $120,000–$158,000 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) Integrates and configures it ### [Senior Salesforce Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ce778bb4c7f443e0) Rosslyn, VA 4w ago $184,100–$306,800 968 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%3D26&placement=assist) [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Fbackground%3Dsoftware-engineering%26recipient%3Dexternal%26page%3D26&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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