> 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. # Senior FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors with configuration work Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=configuration&level=senior&management=ic 167 senior forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for individual contributors with configuration work, from 131 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $140,000 to $200,000. **167** postings · **131** companies · 109 state pay: median **$168,000**, half $140,000–$200,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Published October 24, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Syntiant](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/syntiant) Builds what the customer runs ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e0bcf35f10ba6dd1) Redwood City, CA New · 2d ago $195,000–$225,000 [Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) Builds what the customer runs ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ffbd3b08d110bff9) Arlington, VA 9d ago $77,600–$176,000 [FlowGen Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/flowgen-labs) Builds what the customer runs ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9fa7ffc811510f1d) San Francisco, CA On-site 12d ago $200,000–$375,000 [Bluprintx](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bluprintx) Builds what the customer runs ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4c3d9f83beb8b1ff) New York Remote 13d ago $280,000–$320,000 [Uare.ai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/uare-ai) Builds what the customer runs ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (U.S. Government / IL5)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b4730e997dcec701) San Francisco, CA · Los Altos, CA On-site 2w ago $130,000–$170,000 [Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) Builds what the customer runs ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f9cdbef53b9f816c) Mclean, VA 3w ago $62,000–$141,000 [Thought Machine](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thought-machine) Builds what the customer runs ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Infrastructure](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/22b777fc009a76d3) New York, NY Hybrid 4w ago $140,000–$220,000 [Silkline](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/silkline) Builds what the customer runs ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0b66251f9fb73a9b) Seattle, WA · Chicago, IL 6w ago $150,000–$225,000 [Strix](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/strix) Builds what the customer runs ### [Forward-Deployed Security Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/97911d9a42244ce4) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Skiffra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/skiffra) Builds what the customer runs ### [Founding Forward Deployed Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e3fd47c183cc8879) Los Angeles, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $215,000–$250,000 [Clera](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/clera) Builds what the customer runs ### [Founding Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7d45a70feeb21283) San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago Pay not posted [YOOBIC](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/yoobic) Builds what the customer runs ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - New York](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e8252e9d426c0243) New York, NY Hybrid 4mo ago $250,000 [Lumbra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lumbra) Builds what the customer runs ### [Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer (TS/SCI Clearance Required)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ff67fdc057ed9c55) Arlington, VA On-site 4mo ago $200,000–$300,000 [Modal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/modal) Builds what the customer runs ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c0acbfff78099976) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA On-site 13mo ago $180,000–$240,000 [Focused](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/focused) Builds what the customer runs ### [Senior Site Reliability Engineer, AI Platforms](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ee79a029387546d9) Denver, CO Hybrid New · 2d ago $160,000–$195,000 [Aliz](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/aliz) Builds what the customer runs ### [Rabbit - Customer Engineer, BigQuery](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dbdc7ec293832e13) US Remote 13d ago Pay not posted [Evolver](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/evolver) Builds what the customer runs ### [Product Solutions Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6782189f5fa9fb07) Palo Alto, CA 3mo ago Pay not posted [Stagwell](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/stagwell) ### [AI Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/84b31c17f92d9269) New York, NY 13d ago $160,000–$200,000 [Safety Radar](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/safety-radar) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer | AI Implementation & Customer Success](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7b4c7df0f7872579) Denver, CO · Tulsa, OK Hybrid 13d ago $95,000–$125,000 [Coursedog](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/coursedog) ### [Forward Deployed Integrations Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/62b916070de3dc94) US Remote 13d ago $90,000–$110,000 [OnCorps AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/oncorps-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/df49fd1848a1e668) Boston, MA · New York, NY Remote 13d ago Pay not posted [Raft](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/raft) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4815449361d21322) Huntsville, AL On-site 2w ago $110,000–$200,000 [Dropzone AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/dropzone-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a0ae3c094608eb44) US Remote 3w ago $170,000–$190,000 [Certa](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/certa) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b7e4890186d0fdc0) Wilmington, DE Remote 4w ago Pay not posted [Nevis](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nevis) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b83ab4910defd022) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [OpenRouter](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openrouter) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/59b5f31af1c66ee9) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 5mo ago $220,000–$260,000 [Regal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/regal) ### [AI Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/963a6df16d295e92) New York, NY Hybrid 6mo ago Pay not posted [Hyperbolic Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hyperbolic-labs) ### [Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer - Eastern US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b0716827391b5228) US Remote 6mo ago Pay not posted [Doss](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/doss) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d3d88f6a394e10a0) US Remote New · Today $120,000–$210,000 [NTT DATA, Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ntt-data-inc) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c9bdc5762864eaae) Southfield, MI Hybrid New · 6d ago $118,000–$218,000 [Etched](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/etched) ### [Forward Deployed Systems Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/02421ed5d2a72ab8) San Jose, CA On-site 8d ago $150,000–$240,000 [Epiq](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/epiq) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward-Deployed Legal Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a2ece0b2e6705fc2) New York, NY On-site 10d ago $175,000–$260,000 [SketchPro](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sketchpro) Keeps customers running after launch ### [Forward Deployed Architect: Customer Success](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2bc06a332ea19712) San Francisco, CA 13d ago $100,000–$140,000 [Enzo Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/enzo-health) Keeps customers running after launch ### [Forward Deployed Clinician](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8f3de76591d30915) Lehi, UT 13d ago Pay not posted [Atlas Technica](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/atlas-technica) Proves it works before the sale ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7b201a435cd0cb43) US Remote 13d ago Pay not posted [Rely Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rely-health) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0ade2f0274246fb2) San Francisco, CA 13d ago Pay not posted [Latica](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/latica) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager, Data & Insights](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/96b4fc6d155e343e) Palo Alto, CA 13d ago Pay not posted [Knightscope](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/knightscope) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4bc5e23e28388fe0) Sunnyvale, CA On-site 13d ago $130,000–$170,000 [Sitreps](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sitreps) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Mission Engagement Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/05dd92dbb4a39b34) Minneapolis, MN 13d ago $165,000–$185,000 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist - Germany Forward Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/26bc4e3929332779) Washington, DC Hybrid 2w ago $110,000–$170,000 71 of 167 integrate and configure the product. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Fcoding%3Dconfiguration%26level%3Dsenior%26management%3Dic&placement=alert) New senior fde and deployment jobs for individual contributors with configuration work 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 senior FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors with configuration work pay? 109 of 167 postings state a pay range. The median is $168,000, and half of them sit between $140,000 and $200,000, from 83 companies. ### How much experience do senior FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors with configuration work require? Of 167 postings, 86 state a minimum number of years, from 79 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 58 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (15), 6 to 9 years (11) or 10 or more years (2). ### Which companies are hiring for senior FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors with configuration work? These 167 postings come from 131 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) (18), [Code Metal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/code-metal) (3), [TikTok](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tiktok) (3), [TRM Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/trm-labs) (3) and [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (2). ### Are senior FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors with configuration work remote? 36 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 37 are hybrid and 67 are on-site. The remaining 27 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 80 of the 167 postings. Counted over the 167 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey. Employer postings · Responsibility levels reflect our reading of the work, not just the employer’s title. Coding scope, project stages and who the work serves are our reading of each job description. · [How we read postings](https://nextmove.md/fde/method) ## Related pages - [FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors with configuration work](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=configuration&management=ic) · 211 jobs - [Senior FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors with prototype and scripting work](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=prototype&level=senior&management=ic) · 40 jobs - [Every FDE job search](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/browse)