> 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 in Los Angeles Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?background=software-engineering®ion=greater-la&role=builds-for-customers 60 forward deployed engineer jobs that build what the customer runs asking for software engineering experience in Los Angeles, from 28 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $173,000 to $222,000. **60** postings · **28** companies · 52 state pay: median **$196,000**, half $173,000–$222,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Ingram Micro](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ingram-micro) ### [Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, Google Cloud](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2fdc34e1d9832ea5) Irvine, CA New · Today $133,400–$226,800 [Thomson Reuters](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thomson-reuters) ### [Senior Software Engineer - AI, CoCounsel FDE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4062210d6364bfec) Los Angeles, CA · Frisco, TX · +7 more Hybrid New · Today $118,400–$253,000 [Turing](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/turing) ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9b4e3e1ddbd6438d) Los Angeles, CA Hybrid 8d ago $200,000–$250,000 [PVM](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pvm) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/21c5069a6e0eb394) Los Angeles, CA Remote 13d ago Pay not posted [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/780f6825731d9f9e) Santa Monica, CA · Boston, MA · +4 more 2w ago $168,100–$261,500 [Ingram Micro](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ingram-micro) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Microsoft AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3539eaceeef29b37) Irvine, CA 4w ago $133,400–$226,800 [Nominal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nominal) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dec8d400dcdba3a8) Los Angeles, CA · New York, NY · +3 more 4w ago Pay not posted [PVM](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pvm) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6fd723b169f16726) Rosemead, CA On-site 2w ago Pay not posted [Swarm Aero](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/swarm-aero) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Embedded](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a31dd0c0c1d39ad1) Oxnard, CA On-site 4w ago $180,000–$240,000 [First Resonance](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/first-resonance) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Integrations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1dda61a93727c155) Los Angeles, CA On-site 5w ago $150,000–$190,000 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Strategic Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/496735084229ffc9) Costa Mesa, CA · Washington, DC 5w ago $191,000–$254,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [AI Forward Deployed Engineering Manager | Sales ReInvention](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0894ccabb46b62eb) Irvine, CA · Chicago, IL · +41 more On-site 6w ago $80,400–$316,300 [Thomson Reuters](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thomson-reuters) ### [Principal Software Engineer / Architect – AI, CoCounsel FDE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8c6d98a56ed501dd) Los Angeles, CA · New York, NY · +7 more Hybrid 6w ago $158,900–$340,000 [First Resonance](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/first-resonance) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Data](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/87a14bba45a0bd5d) Los Angeles, CA On-site 5w ago $150,000–$190,000 [Revel](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/revel) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3cdc82ca00e6cbe2) Los Angeles, CA · San Francisco, CA On-site 7w ago Pay not posted [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [AI Forward Deployed Engineering Senior Manager | Sales ReInvention](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/16bca3048d7b55d6) Irvine, CA · Chicago, IL · +41 more 6w ago $112,900–$366,300 [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 [Sift](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sift) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ad72b237f4fa55ef) Los Angeles, CA · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 3mo ago $125,000–$175,000 [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector, Nonprofit & Education](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ae7e224e776727e8) Irvine, CA · Mclean, VA · +8 more Remote 3mo ago $88,970–$316,750 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [AI Engineer - FDE Software Engineering Sr. Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d71e3d95228a376e) Los Angeles, CA · New York, NY · +40 more 7w ago $112,900–$302,400 [Planhat](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/planhat) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer | Americas](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/760df506cf3445ee) Pacific Palisades, CA On-site 4mo ago $170,000–$250,000 · OTE [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Games](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6327fdd943f538b8) Los Angeles, CA 7mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [AnySignal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anysignal) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3304faee4301116d) Los Angeles, CA On-site 12mo ago $130,000–$200,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Full Stack Forward Deployed Engineering Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/22c678035fc1bf46) Los Angeles, CA · Arlington, VA · +35 more 2mo ago $80,400–$316,300 [Picogrid](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/picogrid) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b986901355d74972) El Segundo, CA · Fort Bragg, NC 15mo ago $120,000–$200,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer Sr Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2ef22c72ece768b6) Los Angeles, CA · Chicago, IL · +38 more 2mo ago $112,900–$366,300 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/603238d92737226e) Los Angeles, CA · Chicago, IL · +39 more 2mo ago $54,400–$235,100 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Palantir Forward Deployed Senior Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/79e9c43db5c86c34) Los Angeles, CA · Chicago, IL · +39 more 2mo ago $80,400–$316,300 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/139f128284087904) Los Angeles, CA · Chicago, IL · +38 more 2mo ago $80,400–$316,300 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer -Assoc Director](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/eed6abce4ec9270a) Los Angeles, CA · Chicago, IL · +39 more 2mo ago $138,800–$434,000 [Chiri](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/chiri) ### [Applied AI Engineer – Document Intelligence](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d9d8e54444424712) Santa Ana, CA On-site New · Today Pay not posted [Axle Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/axle-health) ### [Senior Software Engineer, Integrations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b6b7f3cfed515e2b) Santa Monica, CA On-site New · 6d ago $170,000–$200,000 [Sleuth Insights](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sleuth-insights) ### [Senior Software / Data Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8680836a0da5ee33) Los Angeles, CA · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 13d ago $170,000–$210,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Enterprise AI Transformation Consultant](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/acce46d73a6442bf) Los Angeles, CA · Chicago, IL · +40 more 10d ago $54,400–$196,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Senior Software Engineer, Security Services and Observability, Amazon Web Services](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b5703d11db556846) Irvine, CA · Herndon, VA · +1 more On-site 4w ago $168,100–$227,400 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Senior Software Engineer, Strategic Defense (Active Clearance)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9a6a44abf0fdde97) Costa Mesa, CA · Reston, VA · +2 more 6w ago $191,000–$254,000 [Bain](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bain) ### [Lead, AI Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/97ec36645fe8d603) Los Angeles, CA · Atlanta, GA · +8 more Hybrid 2mo ago $179,500–$203,500 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Enterprise AI Transformation Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2d3876bc2df23d99) Los Angeles, CA · Chicago, IL · +40 more 10d ago $80,400–$266,300 [Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) ### [Artificial Intelligence Engineer, Senior](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/53fce1fa02d2e6c3) El Segundo, CA 2mo ago $99,000–$225,000 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Software Engineer, Strategic Defense (Active Clearance)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3da5634c483ab359) Costa Mesa, CA · Reston, VA · +2 more 6w ago $167,000–$222,000 All 60 build what the customer runs. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Fbackground%3Dsoftware-engineering%26region%3Dgreater-la%26role%3Dbuilds-for-customers&placement=alert) New fde jobs that build what the customer runs asking for software engineering experience in los angeles go out by email once you have an account and set an alert. [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 in Los Angeles pay? 52 of 60 postings state a pay range. The median is $196,000, and half of them sit between $173,000 and $222,000, from 22 companies. ### How much experience do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for software engineering experience in Los Angeles require? Of 60 postings, 42 state a minimum number of years, from 25 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 18 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (16), under 3 years (4) or 10 or more years (4). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for software engineering experience in Los Angeles? These 60 postings come from 28 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (16), [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) (9), [Sift](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sift) (3), [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (2) and [Bain](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bain) (2). ### Are FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for software engineering experience in Los Angeles remote? 3 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 12 are hybrid and 12 are on-site. The remaining 33 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 40 of the 60 postings. Counted over the 60 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey. Employer postings · Locations cover the metro area, not only the city. The background is what the posting asks for in the employer’s own words. 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