> 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 at later-stage private companies serving external customers and internal teams Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=late&management=ic&recipient=both 33 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for individual contributors at later-stage private companies serving external customers and internal teams, from 27 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $156,000 to $219,000. **33** postings · **27** companies · 28 state pay: median **$199,000**, half $156,000–$219,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Banyan Software](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/banyan-software) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Applied AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ef36dca5262629a4) US · city not listed New · Yesterday Pay not posted [6sense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/6sense) ### [Sr. ML Ops Engineer, Forward-Deployed ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/06ba4bd7675e00f2) San Francisco, CA Remote 9d ago $191,475–$260,830 [Sia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sia) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/119cfd8fc34ca0bd) Charlotte, NC · New York, NY · +6 more Hybrid 13d ago $117,000–$132,000 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [AI Engineer – Forward Deployed Engineering (AI FDE), U.S. Public Sector (Federal Focus)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9f2d056549050321) Washington, DC Remote 2mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [Brillio](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/brillio) ### [AI Builder (Forward Deployed Engineer)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/41400bf14d827fad) US Remote 3mo ago Pay not posted [Sia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sia) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/461faf331f494ee8) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +6 more Hybrid 13d ago $136,000–$155,000 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [AI Engineer – Forward Deployed Engineering (AI FDE)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/82c6cb311030be7f) US Remote 5mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [Sia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sia) ### [Manager, Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/61c1777a32f46521) New York, NY · Charlotte, NC · +8 more Hybrid 13d ago $150,000–$180,000 [Sia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sia) ### [Manager, Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/183bfa468750c967) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +8 more Hybrid 13d ago $150,000–$180,000 [CADDi](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/caddi) ### [Senior Solutions Architect Expert](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9b33b67a7df5b6dd) Chicago, IL 13d ago $150,000–$225,000 [Niantic Spatial](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/niantic-spatial) ### [Senior/Staff Product Engineer, Embodied AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/19e6cf58dd331caa) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 5w ago $207,000–$265,000 [Mistral AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/mistral-ai) ### [Research Engineer, Full Stack](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4ea0bb949b9d344c) Palo Alto, CA 1mo ago Pay not posted [EY](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ey) ### [EY-Parthenon - Strategy and Execution - Growth Platforms - Software Engineer - Sr Assoc/Consultant](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/db242f263e15ea06) New York, NY · Atlanta, GA · +12 more Hybrid 2mo ago $130,000–$185,000 [Chatham Financial](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/chatham-financial) ### [Senior Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ab690f3bd67052fd) New York, NY · Kennett Square, PA 2mo ago $100,000–$140,000 [Decagon](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/decagon) ### [Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e7808131a88984b8) San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago $200,000–$400,000 [6sense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/6sense) Integrates and configures it ### [Sr. Data Scientist, Forward-Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e0a37209c4d5ecc4) US Remote 8d ago $168,349.5–$230,912.6 [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 [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 [Shield AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/shield-ai) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Operations & Sustainment - open level (R5497)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/00652d251b47d57a) San Diego, CA Hybrid 3mo ago Pay not posted [FloQast](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/floqast) Keeps customers running after launch ### [Forward Deployed Accountant](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b108461435f40c90) New York, NY Hybrid 6mo ago $99,000–$133,000 [Labelbox](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/labelbox) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, RL Environments](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d5c67750fd6fd53a) SF Bay Area 7mo ago $140,000–$200,000 [Ramp](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ramp) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [AI Solutions Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/778823f0bba7bbd1) New York, NY Hybrid 4mo ago $170,000–$230,000 [Stripe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/stripe) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2da873ae60f23bfb) Atlanta, GA · Chicago, IL · +2 more 4w ago $172,600–$258,800 [Anthropic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anthropic) Proves it works before the sale ### [Applied AI, Research Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ad03554ab362a16c) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 2mo ago $300,000–$400,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Software Engineer, Safety Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/830735363503685c) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $207,000–$385,000 [Percepta](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/percepta) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Product Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/71dd8ba2e637e994) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago $300,000–$425,000 [Relativity Space](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/relativity-space) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Software Engineer, Agentic Infrastructure](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1cb310272b380b76) Long Beach, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $154,000–$230,000 [Flow](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/flow) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1719553ce37c3445) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Vanta](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vanta) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Sr. AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cb56ec463d0ed5cd) US Remote 5mo ago $195,000–$229,000 [Commure](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/commure) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Operations Manager, Infrastructure](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/abb91756fc6adb7b) Mountain View, CA On-site 6mo ago $120,000–$160,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Software Engineer, Cooperative AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1fe1172380592b97) San Francisco, CA 6mo ago $266,000–$445,000 [Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Software Engineer, ARC Team](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a6a93858892ae877) San Francisco, CA · Saint Louis, MO · +2 more Hybrid 7mo ago $138,000–$259,440 [Alation](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/alation) Proves it works before the sale ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/484d5a806f49b322) US Remote 7w ago $68,443–$92,398 15 of 33 build what the customer runs. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3FcompanyStage%3Dlate%26management%3Dic%26recipient%3Dboth&placement=alert) New fde and deployment jobs for individual contributors at later-stage private companies serving external customers and internal teams 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 at later-stage private companies serving external customers and internal teams pay? 28 of 33 postings state a pay range. The median is $199,000, and half of them sit between $156,000 and $219,000, from 22 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at later-stage private companies serving external customers and internal teams require? Of 33 postings, 22 state a minimum number of years, from 20 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 15 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (4) or 6 to 9 years (3). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at later-stage private companies serving external customers and internal teams? These 33 postings come from 27 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Sia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sia) (4), [6sense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/6sense) (2), [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) (2), [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) (2) and [Alation](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/alation) (1). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at later-stage private companies serving external customers and internal teams remote? 7 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 13 are hybrid and 4 are on-site. The remaining 9 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 11 of the 33 postings. Counted over the 33 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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