> 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 1,065 forward deployed engineer jobs that build what the customer runs asking for software engineering experience, from 517 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $171,000 to $230,000. **1,065** postings · **517** companies · 797 state pay: median **$205,000**, half $171,000–$230,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer IV, Data Cloud, Google Cloud](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7460c510f62762db) San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX · +5 more Today $207,000–$300,000 [Ingram Micro](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ingram-micro) ### [Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, Google Cloud](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2fdc34e1d9832ea5) Irvine, CA 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) Frisco, TX · New York, NY · +7 more Hybrid Today $118,400–$253,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Cyber - SF](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5a5eb13cea3121c0) San Francisco, CA Hybrid Today $185,000–$300,000 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer - Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/440870dea6def209) Berkeley, CA · Kansas City, MO · +1 more Remote Today $182,000–$250,208 [SAS Institute Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sas-institute-inc) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Solutions Architect, Large Pharma](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4c789e2f61e7b01f) NJ · US remote Remote Today $136,948–$167,380 [Clutch](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/clutch) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9a66d5225152e662) US Remote Yesterday $158,000–$210,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Cyber - NYC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c5efd2cc66aab827) New York, NY Hybrid Today $185,000–$300,000 [Twenty](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/twenty) ### [Senior/Staff Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/18c2eb0f60fcfda6) Fort Meade, MD On-site Yesterday $192,000–$455,000 [Banyan Software](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/banyan-software) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Applied AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ef36dca5262629a4) US · city not listed Yesterday Pay not posted [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer III, Data Cloud, Google Cloud](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/82606f0a46009d9d) San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX · +5 more Yesterday $174,000–$252,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Financial Services- NYC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ed060b61e687230f) New York, NY Hybrid Today $185,000–$300,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/91438c07da633c6c) Denver, CO · Jessup, MD · +4 more Yesterday $143,700–$213,800 [Syntiant](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/syntiant) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e0bcf35f10ba6dd1) Redwood City, CA 2d ago $195,000–$225,000 [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Higher Education, Google Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d79f8d9d3dca840c) Sunnyvale, CA 2d ago $207,000–$300,000 [Joyful Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/joyful-health) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/22795913cd1c6605) New York, NY Hybrid 2d ago $150,000–$275,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9f1c2b67db2daf1a) Denver, CO · Jessup, MD · +4 more Yesterday $168,100–$250,200 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Connected Warfare (Active Clearance)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/35309f31ac8daaee) Colorado Springs, CO 2d ago $114,000–$192,000 [Accordion](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accordion) ### [Senior Consultant CPM (Forward Deployed Engineer)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b41f70d45f77df0a) Atlanta, GA · Chicago, IL · +1 more Hybrid 2d ago $95,000–$140,000 [monday.com](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/monday-com) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/864fb4ccff3c2067) Denver, CO Hybrid 2d ago $140,000–$170,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f7f7ea70cdde41e8) Denver, CO · Jessup, MD · +4 more Yesterday $168,100–$250,200 [Posh AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/posh-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b047149afdefb954) Boston, MA Hybrid 2d ago $185,000–$215,000 [Red Cell Partners](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/red-cell-partners) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/531129e17d951cad) Seattle, WA · Mclean, VA Remote 2d ago $180,000–$240,000 [Clarasight](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/clarasight) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2111cdfde3fc14b6) US Remote 2d ago Pay not posted [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ed4fe82663ea1301) Denver, CO · Jessup, MD · +3 more 2d ago $143,700–$194,400 [Endeavor](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/endeavor) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d9b832dd64d37c26) Chicago, IL On-site 3d ago $150,000–$180,000 [trustlayer-inc](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/trustlayer-inc) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/34bb9aa761f0d9fc) Tampa, FL Remote 3d ago Pay not posted [SpruceID](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spruceid) ### [Staff Forward Deployed Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c02a7615ae059b6d) US Remote 3d ago Pay not posted [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9416c1655108075d) Denver, CO · Jessup, MD · +4 more 3d ago $143,700–$213,800 [Thomson Reuters](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thomson-reuters) ### [Senior Software Engineer – AI, Tax and Audit, FDE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/26b28a71dc2fb484) Brooklyn, NY · Frisco, TX · +2 more Hybrid 4d ago $118,400–$253,000 [Capgemini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/capgemini) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a35ecfbfba75460a) Hartford, CT Hybrid 6d ago $85,000–$95,000 [SpruceID](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spruceid) ### [Senior/Staff Forward-Deployed Engineer (Mobile)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b0485f9df07b99d3) US Remote 3d 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/0ebf30b12510c57d) East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 more 3d ago $168,100–$261,500 [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer III, Generative AI, Google Cloud](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f930c687b863b8e1) Pittsburgh, PA 6d ago $174,000–$252,000 [convr](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/convr) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f0b03fbe00958c62) Chicago, IL Remote 6d ago Pay not posted [Clera](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/clera) ### [Founding Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8cbb1c7347a2bc6d) New York, NY On-site 6d ago $180,000–$250,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/146d6ad38b32164b) Denver, CO · Jessup, MD · +3 more 3d ago $168,100–$227,400 [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer IV, Generative AI, Google Cloud](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e7df1eb35192cccd) Pittsburgh, PA 6d ago $207,000–$300,000 [Provectus](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/provectus) ### [Senior Forward Deployed AI Architect (GenAI, AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fab373d68180b616) NJ Remote 7d ago $180,000–$200,000 [Analog Devices](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/analog-devices) ### [Staff Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/55ab1cb03c40426b) San Jose, CA · Boston, MA 7d ago $197,800–$271,975 All 1,065 build what the customer runs. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Fbackground%3Dsoftware-engineering%26role%3Dbuilds-for-customers&placement=alert) New fde jobs that build what the customer runs asking for software engineering experience 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 pay? 797 of 1,065 postings state a pay range. The median is $205,000, and half of them sit between $171,000 and $230,000, from 343 companies. ### How much experience do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for software engineering experience require? Of 1,065 postings, 845 state a minimum number of years, from 452 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 480 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (241), 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 1,065 postings come from 517 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), [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (25) and [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) (25). ### Are FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for software engineering experience remote? 233 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 252 are hybrid and 198 are on-site. The remaining 382 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 558 of the 1,065 postings. Counted over the 1,065 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. 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