> 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=8 1,244 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience serving external customers, from 558 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $173,000 to $231,000. **1,244** postings · **558** companies · 943 state pay: median **$204,000**, half $173,000–$231,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [NewRocket](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/newrocket) ### [Senior/Lead Forward Deployed AI Engineer-Anthropic-US West](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4aca90995d345805) US Remote 2mo ago Pay not posted [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/492c0e6ed2f8baeb) Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +6 more 2mo ago $168,100–$261,500 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Legal-NYC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b7736da583f709f2) New York, NY Hybrid 2mo ago $185,000–$300,000 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer- Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cd14c4af807bc767) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $134,500–$265,100 [H Company](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/h-company) ### [Founding Forward Deployed Engineer - US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0fe4112f3d62e9d4) San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX · +1 more Hybrid 2mo ago Pay not posted [Microsoft](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/microsoft) ### [Principal Software Engineer - FDE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f0c24d2a3db887b4) US · city not listed 2mo ago $142,800–$304,200 [Figma](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/figma) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a3cc84cc99542a8d) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Remote 2mo ago $153,000–$376,000 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Frontier GenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e59b51c8919f8bfb) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $134,500–$265,100 [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) — Agentforce Orchestration](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/aa41a1949bc5bc55) Atlanta, GA · Chicago, IL · +9 more 2mo ago $88,970–$316,750 [Microsoft](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/microsoft) ### [Senior Software Engineer - FDE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7379521426b0cb11) US · city not listed 2mo ago $119,800–$261,000 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer - National Security](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c2623b39dd67a0fd) Boston, MA Hybrid 2mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Microsoft AI & Data](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/058842f6828047b1) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $134,500–$265,100 [Replit](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/replit) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0a8a558662ad1d32) Foster City, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $180,000–$300,000 [Condor Software](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/condor-software) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (BioPharma/Lifescience)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4bebf701823663ea) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2mo ago Pay not posted [Strix](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/strix) ### [Forward-Deployed Security Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/97911d9a42244ce4) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Google Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6e43f7020fb07d9b) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $134,500–$265,100 [Ironsite](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ironsite) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c561d7f1cc1bb1d2) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago $100,000–$160,000 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7eecbb874e645ed5) US · city not listed 2mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [Assort Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/assort-health) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/acba7fa1d6e7b519) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $190,000–$240,000 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Lead Forward Deployed Engineer - AWS](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/71c2eebd168c7375) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $189,200–$372,900 [Blockstream](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/blockstream) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8d7b4ad9eeb4e065) Menlo Park, CA Hybrid 2mo ago Pay not posted [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2be9b09d47b3a82d) San Francisco, CA 2mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [Loadsmart](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/loadsmart) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e39b13c86913a61d) Chicago, IL Remote 2mo ago Pay not posted [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Lead Forward Deployed Engineer, Microsoft AI & Data](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a4029ebbed055418) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $189,200–$372,900 [Blockstream](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/blockstream) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/27e11091f33b11c2) New York, NY Remote 2mo ago Pay not posted [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/09af16f2da57962d) US Remote 2mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [Analog Devices](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/analog-devices) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/45fca47921975204) San Jose, CA · Boston, MA 2mo ago $230,000–$316,250 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Palantir Associate Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3b197a951fc3fee5) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $91,100–$175,100 [Bilt Rewards](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bilt-rewards) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ecc1fe53de441506) New York, NY 2mo ago $200,000–$240,000 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2b46617776d067f1) New York, NY 2mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [August](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/august) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a8294291597368a7) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago $140,000–$240,000 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f6079973edead7ef) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $134,500–$265,100 [H Company](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/h-company) ### [Founding Forward Deployed Engineer - US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/de0ff307c6d67d9b) San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX · +1 more Hybrid 2mo ago Pay not posted [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8f028daeb404e428) Chicago, IL 2mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [Praxent](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/praxent) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/788be7b8306df20d) TX, CO, FL Remote 2mo ago $194,000–$224,000 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Senior Anthropic Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7cdb7efb72730ee4) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $155,600–$306,800 [Cosmic Robotics](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cosmic-robotics) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8b3490254198a1d2) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/aee74b9adc2095ad) Austin, TX 2mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [Baseten](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/baseten) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (Training)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/aff80bb0a92dd3dd) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $200,000–$400,000 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Senior Databricks Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6082950abcf81020) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $155,600–$306,800 982 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? 943 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 378 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience serving external customers require? Of 1,244 postings, 964 state a minimum number of years, from 486 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 529 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 558 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) (28). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience serving external customers remote? 271 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 288 are hybrid and 243 are on-site. The remaining 442 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 656 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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