> 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 on-site with configuration work Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=configuration&role=builds-for-customers&work=onsite 16 forward deployed engineer jobs that build what the customer runs on-site with configuration work, from 15 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $159,000 to $206,000. **16** postings · **15** companies · 10 state pay: median **$195,000**, half $159,000–$206,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Published October 24, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Aurelian](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/aurelian) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4261eb924e4d3dcb) Seattle, WA On-site New · 3d ago $100,000–$120,000 [FlowGen Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/flowgen-labs) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9fa7ffc811510f1d) San Francisco, CA On-site 12d ago $200,000–$375,000 [Uare.ai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/uare-ai) ### [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 [Forgepoint](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/forgepoint) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ebb6432e308a038a) New York, NY On-site 3w ago $175,000–$215,000 [Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/avathon-formerly-sparkcognition) ### [Technical Architect - Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/024ec55baa0bac4d) Pleasanton, CA · Austin, TX On-site 6w ago $170,000–$220,000 [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 [Clera](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/clera) ### [Founding Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7d45a70feeb21283) San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago Pay not posted [Lumbra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lumbra) ### [Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer (TS/SCI Clearance Required)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ff67fdc057ed9c55) Arlington, VA On-site 4mo ago $200,000–$300,000 [SalesPatriot](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salespatriot) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/82c1c50f87111b84) San Francisco, CA · Miami, FL · +1 more On-site 5mo ago $150,000–$220,000 [NODA AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/noda-ai) ### [Forward-Deployed Solution Engineer - International](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e5fdf8cde7a8eb3a) Austin, TX On-site 6mo ago Pay not posted [Modal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/modal) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c0acbfff78099976) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA On-site 13mo ago $180,000–$240,000 [Composio](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/composio) ### [Forward Deployed Engineering Internship (Fall 2026 & Winter 2027)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/105b08281f5082cd) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Forgepoint](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/forgepoint) ### [Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d7fcbb2574928afa) New York, NY On-site New · 2d ago $175,000–$215,000 [Cadence Design Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cadence-design-systems) ### [Principal AI Forward Deployment Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f89e6a8ff054b0e0) Portland, OR · Cary, NC On-site 4mo ago Pay not posted [Field AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/field-ai) ### [Robotics Autonomy Engineer (Federal)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/565e7d29aadd3966) Irvine, CA On-site 5mo ago Pay not posted [UnitX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/unitx) ### [Product Operations Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2e575c0e0198b540) Milpitas, CA On-site 5mo ago $100,000–$120,000 All 16 build what the customer runs. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Fcoding%3Dconfiguration%26role%3Dbuilds-for-customers%26work%3Donsite&placement=alert) New fde jobs that build what the customer runs on-site 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 FDE jobs that build what the customer runs on-site with configuration work pay? 10 of 16 postings state a pay range. The median is $195,000, and half of them sit between $159,000 and $206,000, from 9 companies. ### Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that build what the customer runs on-site with configuration work? These 16 postings come from 15 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Forgepoint](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/forgepoint) (2), [Aurelian](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/aurelian) (1), [Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/avathon-formerly-sparkcognition) (1), [Cadence Design Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cadence-design-systems) (1) and [Clera](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/clera) (1). ### Are FDE jobs that build what the customer runs on-site with configuration work remote? 0 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 16 are on-site. Travel is mentioned in 9 of the 16 postings. Counted over the 16 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey. 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