> 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 at later-stage private companies serving external customers Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=late&recipient=external&page=12 662 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies serving external customers, from 180 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $185,000 to $243,000. **662** postings · **180** companies · 550 state pay: median **$216,000**, half $185,000–$243,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 7, 2026 [Cognition AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cognition-ai) ### [Applied AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/94e4c37ab2250de2) San Francisco, CA On-site 12mo ago $180,000–$225,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Backend Software Engineer, Gov](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/36c1a30a9341507f) Washington, DC · San Francisco, CA · +1 more Hybrid 12mo ago $207,000–$385,000 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Staff Software Engineer, Active Clearance, Air Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/07fb96b46de82a44) Irvine, CA 12mo ago $220,000–$292,000 [Percepta](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/percepta) ### [Applied AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cc60b7334e6d79fe) New York, NY On-site 13mo ago $150,000–$400,000 [Zencore](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/zencore) ### [Software Engineer (Short Term Contract)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0e5d4a710b46e4c5) US Remote 17mo ago Pay not posted [Sierra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sierra) ### [Software Engineer, Agent](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/031c2bf24e0ed556) San Francisco, CA On-site 18mo ago $180,000–$390,000 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Senior Ground Software Engineer, Space](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/33f26e7ec9153f1d) Washington, DC 16mo ago $191,000–$254,000 [Parloa](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/parloa) ### [Lead Agent Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1556bc4fdeaa7891) New York, NY 19mo ago $196,000–$223,000 [Shield AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/shield-ai) ### [Applications Engineer, Autonomy (open level)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/428fb983eb69a54d) San Diego, CA Hybrid 28mo ago $152,000–$318,000 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Ground Software Engineer, Space](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7a22af88501440ae) Washington, DC 16mo ago $167,000–$222,000 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Software Engineer, Connected Warfare](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1b365e775127b47d) Washington, DC 23mo ago $129,000–$253,000 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Senior Ground Software Engineer, Space](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2dc8b654e8021d2c) Costa Mesa, CA 26mo ago $191,000–$254,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) Leads the deployment team ### [Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, Financial Services](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1da2d6eeed3a8943) New York, NY Hybrid New · Yesterday $302,000–$385,000 [Genesys](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/genesys) Leads the deployment team ### [Director, North America AI Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b0deed3f2347a903) TX, CO, NC New · 4d ago $163,100–$286,900 [Coursedog](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/coursedog) Integrates and configures it ### [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) Integrates and configures it ### [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) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4815449361d21322) Huntsville, AL On-site 2w ago $110,000–$200,000 [Hadrian](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hadrian) Leads the deployment team ### [Director of Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8c672492329748f6) Torrance, CA On-site 4w ago $300,000–$415,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Lead, FDE - SF](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8b6529416243e8a5) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 4w ago $230,000–$294,000 [Fluidstack](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fluidstack) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Infrastructure Development & Delivery](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/63088fdb73337a6a) San Francisco, CA On-site 5w ago $224,000–$300,000 [Hightouch](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hightouch) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8979914bd0cccf85) US Remote 6w ago $175,000–$225,000 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) Leads the deployment team ### [Lead Forward Deployed Engineer, Frontier GenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5e815b51f4031224) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $189,200–$372,900 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Lead, FDE- NYC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e0edcda2c3365d2e) New York, NY Hybrid 6w ago $230,000–$294,000 [Fluidstack](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fluidstack) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Compute Operations ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f4f6e29d5c5a0b3d) New York, NY On-site 5w ago $224,000–$300,000 [Hightouch](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hightouch) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/469a7aea747910fc) US Remote 6w ago $150,000–$225,000 [Commure](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/commure) Integrates and configures it ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cd14e4328d349710) Mountain View, CA Remote 5mo ago $180,000–$230,000 [PromptQL](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/promptql) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3edc4a8258f99c29) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 6mo ago $180,000–$240,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) Leads the deployment team ### [Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering- NYC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/54e7aaf730f4f453) New York, NY Hybrid 6mo ago $302,000–$385,000 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) Integrates and configures it ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Games](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/875ecc8fbf5f1093) Atlanta, GA 7mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [Cognition AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cognition-ai) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Federal](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bb59f3278f02fb0c) Washington, DC Hybrid 9mo ago $180,000–$280,000 [Snorkel AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/snorkel-ai) Integrates and configures it ### [Senior/Staff Forward Deployed Engineer - Data as a Service](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/87ad3c2e45737840) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 12mo ago $180,000–$320,000 [Cresta](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cresta) Integrates and configures it ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (AI Agent)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/23d666ea16d8ee4c) US Remote 17mo ago $185,000–$235,000 [Cognition AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cognition-ai) Keeps customers running after launch ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/75ede2de094f8912) San Francisco, CA On-site 16mo ago Pay not posted [Innovaccer](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/innovaccer) Leads the deployment team ### [Director Forward-Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cbeb0411bd8919ba) US Remote New · 2d ago Pay not posted [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Senior Product Manager, Forward Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c76081294a7a7eb3) Colorado Springs, CO 8d ago $144,000–$192,000 [PwC (US)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pwc-us) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer-Palantir Foundry-Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5c609381e348c6d6) Chicago, IL · Raleigh, NC · +57 more Hybrid 2w ago $99,000–$232,000 [Rogo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rogo) Proves it works before the sale ### [Forward Deployed, Asset Management (EMEA)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/87e9434c0679bbb5) New York, NY On-site 2w ago Pay not posted [Clarity Innovations](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/clarity-innovations) Leads the deployment team ### [Platform Engineering Senior Manager - Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ed2eb21ca248737d) Annapolis Junction, MD 2w ago $145,900–$248,000 [Harness](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/harness) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - DevOps/SRE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fc4579e90ae3cd39) US Remote 3w ago $180,000–$202,000 [phData](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/phdata) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Strategist ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2c9035a01b5c91f2) US Remote 3w ago Pay not posted 452 of 662 build what the customer runs. [Compare pay across US FDE roles →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary) ## Frequently asked questions ### What do FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies serving external customers pay? 550 of 662 postings state a pay range. The median is $216,000, and half of them sit between $185,000 and $243,000, from 135 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies serving external customers require? Of 662 postings, 406 state a minimum number of years, from 134 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 207 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (142), 10 or more years (30) or under 3 years (27). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies serving external customers? These 662 postings come from 180 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) (77), [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) (68), [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) (41), [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) (30) and [Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai) (20). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies serving external customers remote? 129 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 157 are hybrid and 121 are on-site. The remaining 255 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 388 of the 662 postings. Counted over the 662 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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