> 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=28 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 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) Leads the deployment team ### [Lead Forward Deployed Engineer - Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d3f734bc4a0cffd5) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $189,200–$372,900 [Chef Robotics](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/chef-robotics) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c90e03bbf2ef439a) San Francisco, CA 3mo ago $130,000–$180,000 [BRINC Drones](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/brinc-drones) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4ed42c135afe30a8) Seattle, WA On-site 3mo ago $85,000–$150,000 [Verdigris](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/verdigris) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer — Strategic Solutions, Integration & Delivery](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7f5bf16048b606fc) US · city not listed Hybrid 3mo ago Pay not posted [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) Leads the deployment team ### [Lead Forward Deployed Engineer, Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7f5a9025f13cb35a) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $189,200–$372,900 [Accordion](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accordion) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Data & Analytics](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e5a928ae59b6f49c) Atlanta, GA · Boston, MA · +6 more On-site 4mo ago $145,000–$240,000 [Revel](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/revel) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Test Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3f822b912f9003af) Los Angeles, CA · San Francisco, CA On-site 4mo ago Pay not posted [Datadog](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/datadog) Leads the deployment team ### [Forward Deployed Engineering Manager - Datadog for Startups](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f370cd488dde1342) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 4mo ago $200,000–$250,000 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) Leads the deployment team ### [Lead Forward Deployed Engineer, ServiceNow](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ad40088d72b9cb75) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $223,700–$372,900 [TrueFoundry](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/truefoundry) Proves it works before the sale ### [Forward Deployed Engineer GTM](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/24be4f894f4801ed) US · city not listed Hybrid 4mo ago Pay not posted [Govini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/govini) Leads the deployment team ### [Software Engineering Manager, Forward Deployed ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0641047a62f4e7c6) Arlington, VA · Pittsburgh, PA · +1 more Remote 5mo ago Pay not posted [TENEX.AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tenex-ai) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Security Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/499465841d236fd2) Kansas City, MO Hybrid 5mo ago Pay not posted [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) Leads the deployment team ### [Lead Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9c0c7073bd8cab59) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $189,200–$372,900 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Security Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dcff69fd10c25847) Washington, DC Hybrid 5mo ago $266,000–$445,000 [Instrumental](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/instrumental) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward-Deployed Manufacturing Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/931f888b70f3be2e) Dallas, TX Remote 5mo ago $116,500–$158,000 [TENEX.AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tenex-ai) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Data Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8726a57ca6fed923) Overland Park, KS Hybrid 5mo ago Pay not posted [StackAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/stackai) Proves it works before the sale ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5225873c20a5c99f) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 6mo ago $153,000–$200,000 [Doss](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/doss) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/23ac7c632f5cc670) San Francisco, CA On-site 6mo ago $120,000–$210,000 [Context](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/context) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5ff0c83dd2242853) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY On-site 6mo ago $180,000–$350,000 [TENEX.AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tenex-ai) Leads the deployment team ### [Director of Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9b08ca8859bab9aa) Scottsdale, AZ · Sarasota, FL · +1 more Hybrid 5mo ago Pay not posted [Caylent](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/caylent) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed AI Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/65b7596bf5106261) US Remote 6mo ago $210,000–$232,500 [Snorkel AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/snorkel-ai) Leads the deployment team ### [VP, Head of Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/faa1eb0081473b5e) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 7mo ago $268,800–$403,000 [Flow Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/flow-engineering) Proves it works before the sale ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d1af269a9dbe0e40) San Francisco, CA On-site 9mo ago $165,000–$230,000 [TENEX.AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tenex-ai) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Implementation Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fc7fdc30ae9fdb55) Sarasota, FL · Kansas City, MO Hybrid 5mo ago Pay not posted [Anthropic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anthropic) Leads the deployment team ### [Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1ae92eb53e1e9c1f) New York, NY Hybrid 9mo ago $320,000–$405,000 [Govini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/govini) Leads the deployment team ### [Data Science Manager, Forward Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/829665336014fc63) Pittsburgh, PA · Arlington, VA On-site 9mo ago Pay not posted [HackerRank](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hackerrank) Leads the deployment team ### [Director, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/12ef8eb1592b65b1) Santa Clara, CA · Mountain View, CA Hybrid 10mo ago $300,000–$350,000 · base + variable [PromptQL](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/promptql) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Analyst, US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4bd8f2d5e795100e) San Francisco, CA · US remote Remote 11mo ago $175,000–$205,000 [Focused](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/focused) Integrates and configures it ### [Senior Site Reliability Engineer, AI Platforms](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5598fd62ad462af3) Chicago, IL Hybrid New · 4d ago $165,000–$200,000 [Red Cell Partners](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/red-cell-partners) Integrates and configures it ### [Senior/Staff DevOps Engineer, Federal](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f869ffd42e3c9846) Seattle, WA · Mclean, VA Remote 8d ago $180,000–$240,000 [SingleStore](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/singlestore) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployment Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c2b678c4406d057f) US · city not listed 11d ago $120,000–$200,000 [Procore](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/procore) Integrates and configures it ### [AI Deployment Specialist (Remote)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/226ae3ac83b9f986) Austin, TX Remote 2w ago $154,224–$212,058 [LMI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lmi) Integrates and configures it ### [Data Engineer – Army Vantage / Palantir Foundry - Clearance Required](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/afb75b180918359f) US Remote 2w ago $120,000–$155,000 [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) Integrates and configures it ### [Senior Solutions Architect, Agentic AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a644ee44870f4419) US · city not listed 2w ago $184,000–$287,500 [SingleStore](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/singlestore) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployment Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c3a4c4a240d504e5) US · city not listed 11d ago $120,000–$200,000 [pensar](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pensar) Integrates and configures it ### [Autonomous Security Engineer, Customer Solutions](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8cc68649979b751b) New York, NY 2w ago Pay not posted [Destro AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/destro-ai) Integrates and configures it ### [Robotics Systems Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/249d6da1896d1941) Savannah, GA 2w ago Pay not posted [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) Integrates and configures it ### [Solutions Architect, Inference Deployments](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ee2fe300c19a3dc3) Santa Clara, CA 2w ago $152,000–$287,500 [SingleStore](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/singlestore) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployment Engineer- Greater NYC ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/18f3fa69352ac76b) New York, NY 11d ago $120,000–$200,000 [Starburst](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/starburst) Integrates and configures it ### [Sr Resident Solution Architect ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6d745691084eee73) US · city not listed 2w ago $150,000–$185,000 968 of these 1,225 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 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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