> 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=5 671 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies serving external customers, from 181 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $183,000 to $243,000. **671** postings · **181** companies · 559 state pay: median **$216,000**, half $183,000–$243,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai) ### [Frontier Agents Engineer (Forward Deployed Engineering)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/aa082644713e92d5) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 more 5mo ago $180,000–$225,000 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Retail](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f8a1279fcdf62df7) Chicago, IL 3mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Senior Databricks Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6082950abcf81020) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $155,600–$306,800 [SBI Growth Advisory](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sbi-growth-advisory) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7acab237f4f74ef2) US Remote 6mo ago Pay not posted [AI Fund](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ai-fund) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2f06993ec835e0eb) Mountain View, CA On-site 6mo ago Pay not posted [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Retail](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bff9fbc31fa9479f) Austin, TX 3mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer - Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ae6f63460c2b912e) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $155,600–$306,800 [Judi Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/judi-health) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f1ba903f1849a2d2) Charlotte, NC · Denver, CO · +1 more Hybrid 6mo ago $116,400–$200,000 [Reflection AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/reflection-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c318a17794050b62) New York, NY On-site 6mo ago Pay not posted [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Retail](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/966e1fb142bddcf9) US · city not listed 3mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer- AWS](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ddbac2a0e2e9909f) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $155,600–$306,800 [Sentry](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sentry) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/541bacaa6aead6e0) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 6mo ago $190,000–$230,000 [Cohere](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cohere) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Agentic Platform](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/718afc10364c8e3c) San Francisco, CA Remote 6mo ago CA$175,000–CA$385,000 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Retail](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/912a5ce598ea1e1d) US · city not listed 3mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Frontier GenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/846556254a1d0631) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $155,600–$306,800 [ElevenLabs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/elevenlabs) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Software Engineer - USA](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ffa044ec4d447df4) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA Remote 6mo ago Pay not posted [Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/avathon-formerly-sparkcognition) ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cf031a0099eba727) Pleasanton, CA 7mo ago $110,000–$180,000 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Financial Services](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7dc9350c0cfc8694) Washington, DC 4mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Microsoft AI&Data](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ea56143c4962635c) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $155,600–$306,800 [Liatrio](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/liatrio) ### [Principal Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/78beee344451f69f) US Remote 7mo ago Pay not posted [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Seattle](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b115960eacb20c3f) Seattle, WA Hybrid 8mo ago $153,000–$325,000 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Financial Services](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/aad725b30182593c) Charlotte, NC 4mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9447fc12c6c78803) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $155,600–$306,800 [Snorkel AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/snorkel-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Researcher - Data as a Service ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e5f41ce33de88dfc) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · US remote Remote 8mo ago $160,000–$400,000 · OTE [Glean](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/glean) ### [Founding Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/810a83a439150568) New York, NY Hybrid 9mo ago $160,000–$270,000 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Financial Services](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7929c2970db74fe0) New York, NY 4mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Senior Google Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7ba77f13d80fe03b) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $155,600–$306,800 [Govini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/govini) ### [Forward Deployed Data Scientist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f0e0946c30c6a0e2) Arlington, VA · Pittsburgh, PA Remote 9mo ago Pay not posted [Gecko Robotics](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gecko-robotics) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fea34c721efe528e) New York, NY On-site 9mo ago $140,000–$245,000 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Financial Services](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2a7f7c3e44eaf061) Philadelphia, PA 4mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Senior OpenAI Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1487467ca3af20dd) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $155,600–$306,800 [Glean](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/glean) ### [Founding Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8fa837be33ce43d6) US Remote 9mo ago $160,000–$270,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer - NYC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6ea3d05e36a0bacf) New York, NY Hybrid 11mo ago $153,000–$325,000 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Financial Services](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8072eb275f892758) Chicago, IL 4mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Senior Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4ba382de9be47e8d) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $155,600–$306,800 [Glean](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/glean) ### [Founding Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1c77cf92a5eebfe8) Mountain View, CA Hybrid 9mo ago $160,000–$270,000 [Govini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/govini) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f342478d5f8e8533) Arlington, VA · Pittsburgh, PA Remote 11mo ago Pay not posted [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Financial Services](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ef5c120f3c7827c0) Boston, MA 4mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Senior Snowflake Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/630f2cec8bd0ae92) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $155,600–$306,800 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer - SF](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1b7ff350800722d8) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 11mo ago $185,000–$325,000 461 of 671 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? 559 of 671 postings state a pay range. The median is $216,000, and half of them sit between $183,000 and $243,000, from 136 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies serving external customers require? Of 671 postings, 417 state a minimum number of years, from 135 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 213 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (144), 10 or more years (31) or under 3 years (29). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies serving external customers? These 671 postings come from 181 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 162 are hybrid and 120 are on-site. The remaining 260 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 392 of the 671 postings. Counted over the 671 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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