> 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 for individual contributors with prototype and scripting work Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=prototype&management=ic 71 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for individual contributors with prototype and scripting work, from 54 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $150,000 to $219,000. **71** postings · **54** companies · 44 state pay: median **$165,000**, half $150,000–$219,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [The Nielsen Company](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/the-nielsen-company) Builds what the customer runs ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - AI Solutions (Gracenote Division)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/31693745d4f72300) Remote, OR Remote New · 2d ago Pay not posted [Sitreps](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sitreps) Builds what the customer runs ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/15c784651bcda714) US Remote 13d ago $110,000–$180,000 [Varick-Agents](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/varick-agents) Builds what the customer runs ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c0e43d77dbd84030) San Francisco, CA On-site 6w ago $175,000–$250,000 [Crogl](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/crogl) Builds what the customer runs ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3f8883b8ecacb706) US Remote 6mo ago Pay not posted [Roe AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/roe-ai) Builds what the customer runs ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b26d84c0bb8db523) San Mateo, CA Hybrid 10mo ago $100,000–$120,000 [Unit8](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/unit8) Builds what the customer runs ### [Forward Deployed Academy 1 Week Hiring Bootcamp (on-site, Denver, USA)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ac407d19e2ba8394) Denver, CO On-site 13d ago Pay not posted [Baidu USA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/baidu-usa) Builds what the customer runs ### [Forward Deployed Engineer Intern](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1ef0d31c0a644932) Mountain View, CA On-site 7w ago Pay not posted [Canvas](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/canvas) Builds what the customer runs ### [Applied AI Engineer – Test & Evaluation (T&E)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/57fca5ae0922979d) Tullahoma, TN New · Today Pay not posted [Navaide](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/navaide) Builds what the customer runs ### [AI Data Analyst](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a1c68357c7ed2e00) San Diego, CA Hybrid New · 2d ago $120,000–$160,000 [Exiger](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/exiger) Builds what the customer runs ### [Senior AI Product Builder ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/899eadff5bb6cf7b) Richmond, VA · Mclean, VA Hybrid New · 3d ago Pay not posted [Steampunk](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/steampunk) Builds what the customer runs ### [AI Innovation Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/729f612f91d391af) Mclean, VA 13d ago $120,000–$180,000 [Performance Drone Works](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/performance-drone-works) Builds what the customer runs ### [Senior Field Software Engineer, Advanced Missions Group](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3405965391f916e4) US Remote 13d ago $140,000–$190,000 [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) Builds what the customer runs ### [Senior Software Engineer, Cloud-Native Stack – CSP Engagements](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/43f11df2b1b90b61) US · city not listed 13d ago $184,000–$356,500 [Anthropic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anthropic) Builds what the customer runs ### [Applied AI Engineer, Public Sector ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/71513f5a11931534) Washington, DC On-site 4w ago $280,000–$320,000 [Meta](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/meta) Builds what the customer runs ### [Solutions Architect, Business Agents](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/67acea4b3b24feb5) Seattle, WA · New York, NY · +1 more 2mo ago $130,000–$185,000 [Rackner](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rackner) Builds what the customer runs ### [Software/AI developer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5ef57c9c24ffb289) US Remote 5mo ago Pay not posted [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) Builds what the customer runs ### [Senior Software Engineer, Cloud-Native Stack – CSP Engagements](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/df4aff725c16c5b2) Multiple US offices 6mo ago $184,000–$356,500 [DeepTempo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deeptempo) Builds what the customer runs ### [Founding Solution Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5acdd1630379cf59) Menlo Park, CA Hybrid 7mo ago Pay not posted [Nebius](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nebius) Builds what the customer runs ### [Senior Applied AI Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/49b178f26034018f) US Remote 7mo ago $200–$350,000 [Anthropic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anthropic) Builds what the customer runs ### [Applied AI Engineer, Enterprise ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/61bf3caa773548de) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 10mo ago $200,000–$320,000 [Citigroup](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/citigroup) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Transformation -Senior Vice President](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0200e9af3953e238) Tampa, FL New · 3d ago $141,440–$212,160 [Citi (Citigroup Inc.)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/citi-citigroup-inc) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Transformation -Senior Vice President](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/83f430691490fe36) Irving, TX Hybrid New · 6d ago $156,160–$234,240 [Cyvl](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cyvl) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7f8ad900049af0f4) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA On-site 5w ago $120,000–$195,000 [Nearform](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nearform) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Strategist ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ab013f5a2ebefc5e) US · city not listed New · Today Pay not posted [IFS](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ifs) Proves it works before the sale ### [Pre-Sales Forward Deployed Engineer - IFS Loops](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/299d0f4d19ba24b2) Palo Alto, CA 9d ago $190,000–$230,000 · OTE [BlackRock](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/blackrock) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Business Analyst, Associate - BTO](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/215a18b796bead8d) New York, NY · Atlanta, GA Hybrid 10d ago $95,000–$137,500 [Thomson Reuters](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thomson-reuters) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Senior Legal Engineer, Legal Products Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ec42914b1144c712) Frisco, TX · New York, NY Hybrid 10d ago $94,900–$203,000 [Exiger](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/exiger) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Senior Forward Deployed Strategist ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/694db57f957b4020) Mclean, VA · Richmond, VA Hybrid 2w ago Pay not posted [Code and Theory](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/code-and-theory) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/41e0b6a27897f7a9) New York, NY 5w ago $70,000–$140,000 [Exa (formerly Metaphor)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/exa-formerly-metaphor) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Product Manager, Forward Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5c82ba2222265ca0) San Francisco, CA On-site 5w ago $155,000–$275,000 [zaimler](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/zaimler) Proves it works before the sale ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fcbb7df283900a11) New York, NY Hybrid 7w ago Pay not posted [Bertram Capital](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bertram-capital) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0c55020eea1396be) Foster City, CA 1mo ago $140,000–$160,000 [Goodfire AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/goodfire-ai) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Research Scientist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a9ab45854d306c11) San Francisco, CA On-site 1mo ago $220,000–$315,000 [SnapLogic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/snaplogic) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/91a7ef17e9add3f1) US Remote 2mo ago Pay not posted [Eliza](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eliza) Proves it works before the sale ### [GTM Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e846080fefa26a7a) Remote, OR Remote 3mo ago Pay not posted [Labelbox](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/labelbox) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Research Scientist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8e3a7e6aecde2b63) San Francisco, CA 6mo ago $200,000–$300,000 [FERMÀT](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ferm-t) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/71295e354cc993d7) San Francisco, CA 8mo ago From $200,000 [Synthio Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/synthio-labs) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Product](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5a324b59befbcd91) San Francisco, CA 8mo ago Pay not posted [Flow Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/flow-engineering) Proves it works before the sale ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d1af269a9dbe0e40) San Francisco, CA On-site 8mo ago $165,000–$230,000 [TikTok](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tiktok) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [AI Deployment Strategist — Ads Vertical - Global Monetization Product and Technology](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5d29c1cb6b44af5e) San Francisco, CA New · 4d ago $159,000–$272,000 [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Fcoding%3Dprototype%26management%3Dic&placement=alert) New fde and deployment jobs for individual contributors with prototype and scripting 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 and deployment jobs for individual contributors with prototype and scripting work pay? 44 of 71 postings state a pay range. The median is $165,000, and half of them sit between $150,000 and $219,000, from 34 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors with prototype and scripting work require? Of 71 postings, 34 state a minimum number of years, from 27 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 21 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (9), 6 to 9 years (2) or 10 or more years (2). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors with prototype and scripting work? These 71 postings come from 54 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Klaviyo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/klaviyo) (5), [SpaceX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spacex) (5), [Anthropic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anthropic) (4), [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) (4) and [Exiger](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/exiger) (2). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors with prototype and scripting work remote? 12 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 18 are hybrid and 17 are on-site. The remaining 24 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 38 of the 71 postings. Counted over the 71 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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