> 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=26 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 [Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai) ### [Infrastructure Software Engineer, Enterprise GenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0ffd9374ddf8014f) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 more 8mo ago $180,000–$225,000 [LMArena](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lmarena) ### [Product Solutions Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8b108d507d0ca7b9) US · city not listed On-site 8mo ago $150,000–$250,000 [Clarion](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/clarion) ### [Senior Software Engineer (Fullstack)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/412486fb61d902dd) New York, NY On-site 8mo ago $185,000–$225,000 [Arya Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/arya-health) ### [Senior Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2d8a868110f1495b) New York, NY On-site 8mo ago $160,000–$200,000 [Cognition AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cognition-ai) ### [Devops Engineer, Federal](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7a74eccb7dfb40b9) Washington, DC Hybrid 8mo ago Pay not posted [Liberate](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/liberate) ### [Staff AI Agent Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1127b8adf0ceaf11) Boston, MA · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 8mo ago Pay not posted [Obin AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/obin-ai) ### [Full-Stack Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ccaee4a81f6a91b5) New York, NY 9mo ago $170,000–$300,000 [Innovative Solutions](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/innovative-solutions) ### [Cloud Engineer- Data/AI Focused](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6f96f97954142b20) US Remote 9mo ago Pay not posted [Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai) ### [Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/23dd7fc1237c48d9) Denver, CO · Washington, DC 9mo ago $274,400–$343,000 [Liberate](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/liberate) ### [Staff AI Agent Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fbce678de1afc7c6) Boston, MA · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 8mo ago Pay not posted [Obin AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/obin-ai) ### [Agentic AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/616c98386b96972b) New York, NY 9mo ago $150,000–$180,000 [Headstart AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/headstart-ai) ### [Staff Engineer, Applied AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/76a2f242cb8848a1) New York, NY Hybrid 9mo ago $265,000–$265,000 [Reply](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/reply) ### [Senior AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/228263ef4ba73d0f) Seattle, WA Hybrid 10mo ago $140,000–$180,000 [Anthropic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anthropic) ### [Applied AI Engineer, Enterprise ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/61bf3caa773548de) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 10mo ago $200,000–$320,000 [SpruceID](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spruceid) ### [Full-Stack Software Engineer – Remote](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/eaecef80f28d9b04) US Remote 10mo ago $120,000–$200,000 [Govini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/govini) ### [Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/37e698b87f44f455) Pittsburgh, PA On-site 11mo ago Pay not posted [Reply](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/reply) ### [Senior AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/87aa4d82142fa09a) Chicago, IL Hybrid 11mo ago $140,000–$180,000 [West Monroe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/west-monroe) ### [Principal AI Software Engineer, TechEx (US)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1a4fa989247e7868) Boston, MA · Chicago, IL · +7 more 11mo ago $152,200–$205,900 [Cognition AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cognition-ai) ### [Applied AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/94e4c37ab2250de2) San Francisco, CA On-site Since 2025 $180,000–$225,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Backend Software Engineer, Gov](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/36c1a30a9341507f) Washington, DC · San Francisco, CA · +1 more Hybrid Since 2025 $207,000–$385,000 [Reply](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/reply) ### [Senior AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5e4e6425a106f87a) Atlanta, GA · Kansas City, MO · +1 more Hybrid 11mo ago Pay not posted [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Staff Software Engineer, Active Clearance, Air Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/07fb96b46de82a44) Irvine, CA Since 2025 $220,000–$292,000 [Commerce Architects](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/commerce-architects) ### [Senior Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/04ee8bec5fcd3c50) Spokane, WA Remote Since 2025 Pay not posted [Bluenote](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bluenote) ### [Software Engineer, Agent](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2968caaa1a27ff8a) San Francisco, CA On-site Since 2025 Pay not posted [Eudia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eudia) ### [Member of Technical Staff](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/01a82ae1893d794f) Palo Alto, CA Since 2025 $180,000–$210,000 [Canvas Medical](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/canvas-medical) ### [Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/53dfbacde8578f09) San Francisco, CA · Washington, DC Remote Since 2025 Pay not posted [Eloquent AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eloquent-ai) ### [AI Engineer, Agent](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5e6b93d389bf36ca) San Francisco, CA On-site Since 2025 Pay not posted [Atolio](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/atolio) ### [Senior Deployment Engineer -USA](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0ae605d9d682d89e) US Remote Since 2025 Pay not posted [TrueFoundry](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/truefoundry) ### [Senior AI/ML Engineer — LLM & Agent Stack (Customer Facing)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/245ead0bc1b975e3) San Francisco, CA Hybrid Since 2025 Pay not posted [Thread AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thread-ai) ### [Applied AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e482392c6a3ac014) New York, NY On-site Since 2025 $145,000–$200,000 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Senior Ground Software Engineer, Space](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/33f26e7ec9153f1d) Washington, DC Since 2025 $191,000–$254,000 [Zencore](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/zencore) ### [Software Engineer (Short Term Contract)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0e5d4a710b46e4c5) US Remote Since 2025 Pay not posted [Fireworks AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fireworks-ai) ### [Member of Technical Staff, Applied Machine Learning Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/991b159eed68c984) San Mateo, CA Hybrid Since 2025 $170,000–$240,000 [Rise8](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rise8) ### [Senior Software Engineer (Cleared)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6d316eb9aa08e46f) Colorado Springs, CO · Aurora, CO · +1 more Hybrid Since 2025 $143,824–$179,780 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Ground Software Engineer, Space](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7a22af88501440ae) Washington, DC Since 2025 $167,000–$222,000 [Two Dots](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/two-dots) ### [Member of the Technical Staff - Product Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/df3f0d46445696a0) San Francisco, CA Since 2025 $175,000–$225,000 [Shield AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/shield-ai) ### [Applications Engineer, Autonomy (open level)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/428fb983eb69a54d) San Diego, CA Hybrid Since 2024 $152,000–$318,000 [Rise8](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rise8) ### [Senior Software Engineer (Cleared)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b64d596a70473e51) US Remote Since 2024 $143,824–$179,780 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Software Engineer, Connected Warfare](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1b365e775127b47d) Washington, DC Since 2024 $129,000–$253,000 [Qvest US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/qvest-us) ### [Senior Engineer (Applied AI / ML)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/70128a2831842945) Austin, TX Remote Since 2024 Pay not posted All 1,046 of these jobs build what the 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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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