> 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=9 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 · 927 state pay: median **$205,000**, half $173,000–$231,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 7, 2026 [Linero](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/linero) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/39897d2ff830e8ee) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago $160,000–$250,000 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer- AWS](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ddbac2a0e2e9909f) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $155,600–$306,800 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer - National Security](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1bd281fd02dd5ebf) US · city not listed Hybrid 2mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [Skiffra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/skiffra) ### [Founding Forward Deployed Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e3fd47c183cc8879) Los Angeles, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $215,000–$250,000 [Fortreum](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fortreum) ### [Cleared Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/42baa132d5ba4f8f) Fort Meade, MD Hybrid 2mo ago $180,000–$260,000 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Frontier GenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/846556254a1d0631) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $155,600–$306,800 [PVM](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pvm) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dc4e2b90516b853c) Atlanta, GA Remote 2mo ago Pay not posted [Nous Research](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nous-research) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a94551e4dd2849fd) US Remote 2mo ago Pay not posted [Inriver](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/inriver) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/def9890666b27382) Chicago, IL Hybrid 2mo ago $165,000–$185,000 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Microsoft AI&Data](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ea56143c4962635c) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $155,600–$306,800 [Transformworks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/transformworks) ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/01bf224091b6acdf) New York, NY Hybrid 2mo ago $165,000–$350,000 [Luminai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/luminai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Team Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f54c517d3cf04a24) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 2mo ago $190,000–$270,000 [Take2 AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/take2-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e0949ce27e16bca8) New York, NY Hybrid 3mo ago $150,000–$200,000 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9447fc12c6c78803) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $155,600–$306,800 [ZoomLogi](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/zoomlogi) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/de7be575ac756d49) Chicago, IL · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 3mo ago $150,000–$200,000 [Doppel](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/doppel) ### [Deployment Lead, FDE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7f9297c9e74c0d70) New York, NY Hybrid 3mo ago $250,000–$315,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Healthcare - NYC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/78e2253a446f8823) New York, NY Hybrid 3mo ago $185,000–$300,000 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Senior Google Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7ba77f13d80fe03b) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $155,600–$306,800 [BambooHR](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bamboohr) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1ba806dcdcca3075) UT Hybrid 3mo ago Pay not posted [Realm](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/realm) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Chicago](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/026c2bf8e15d9b23) Chicago, IL Remote 3mo ago $115,000–$200,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Healthcare - Seattle](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1ca5bc04c7c47781) Seattle, WA Hybrid 3mo ago $185,000–$300,000 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Senior OpenAI Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1487467ca3af20dd) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $155,600–$306,800 [Cadre AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cadre-ai) ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer | San Diego, CA](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bb21b43f6b721f75) San Diego, CA 3mo ago $100,000–$140,000 [Monaco](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/monaco) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7b17a63586ec69e2) San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago $200,000–$400,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Healthcare - SF](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a45fcd1a4989ef65) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 3mo ago $185,000–$300,000 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Senior Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4ba382de9be47e8d) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $155,600–$306,800 [Voltai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/voltai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7e0de1aebd783a58) San Francisco, CA · Atherton, CA · +1 more Hybrid 3mo ago Pay not posted [Lumbra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lumbra) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (TS/SCI Clearance Required)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3efd9b291c4509f6) Arlington, VA On-site 3mo ago $150,000–$300,000 [project44](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/project44) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6598ae7b1750d07a) Chicago, IL Hybrid 3mo ago $130,000–$190,000 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Senior Snowflake Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/630f2cec8bd0ae92) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $155,600–$306,800 [Voltai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/voltai) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/eed1d12f52d8ca93) San Francisco, CA · Atherton, CA · +1 more Hybrid 3mo ago Pay not posted [AvePoint](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/avepoint) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a7d948b7c8924017) Arlington, VA 3mo ago $180,000–$230,000 [Twenty](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/twenty) ### [Senior/Staff Forward Deployed Software Engineer - TS/SCI (Full Scope Poly)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1cca809e6f6e89c2) Chantilly, VA On-site 3mo ago $192,000–$455,000 [Shield AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/shield-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Autonomy (open level)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/29e4376987e907b0) US Remote 3mo ago $152,000–$318,000 [Sift](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sift) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ad72b237f4fa55ef) San Francisco, CA · Los Angeles, CA Hybrid 3mo ago $125,000–$175,000 [AvePoint](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/avepoint) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a8a406a47a31eb77) New York, NY 3mo ago $180,000–$230,000 [Gradial](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gradial) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f3ee1777df7cfa29) Seattle, WA 3mo ago $145,000–$215,000 [Robots & Pencils](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/robots-pencils) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/16fa9ed350e26103) US Remote 3mo ago $177,375–$209,625 [Giga](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/giga) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/86dd57f27e6947b8) San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago Pay not posted [Eliza](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eliza) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/77824c650e176a43) US Remote 3mo ago Pay not posted 967 of 1,225 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? 927 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 374 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience serving external customers require? Of 1,225 postings, 945 state a minimum number of years, from 483 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 518 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (271), under 3 years (94) 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) (28). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience serving external customers remote? 267 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 281 are hybrid and 239 are on-site. The remaining 438 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 648 of the 1,225 postings. Counted over the 1,225 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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