> 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 public companies Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=public&management=ic&page=8 353 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for individual contributors at public companies, from 96 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $140,000 to $186,000. **353** postings · **96** companies · 311 state pay: median **$161,000**, half $140,000–$186,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Pearson](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pearson) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/28aded475bf05fc5) Durham, NC · Hoboken, NJ New · Yesterday $95,000–$160,000 [Serve Robotics](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/serve-robotics) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Software Engineer, Operations Tools & Al Enablement](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/10526bef9d127823) Los Angeles, CA · US remote Remote New · 2d ago $180,000–$200,000 [SpaceX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spacex) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Propulsion Software Engineer (Falcon Engineering)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0a81dbd4df064dca) Hawthorne, CA New · 3d ago $125,000–$195,000 [General Dynamics Mission Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/general-dynamics-mission-systems) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Advanced Software Engineer - AI Reliability Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d2163065f8ae093c) US Remote New · 4d ago $118,519–$131,482 [Yext](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/yext) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Transformation Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f1bbbc92ca8b5b74) New York, NY New · 4d ago $142,500–$213,500 [Walmart Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/walmart-inc) Builds for teams inside the company ### [(USA) Senior, Data Scientist - Applied AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/873412dd03cb4f8b) Sunnyvale, CA · Bentonville, AR 13d ago $90,000–$234,000 [BlackLine](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/blackline) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior AI Developer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dbe86e9feda6b778) Pleasanton, CA Hybrid 13d ago $130,000–$163,000 [Citi (Citigroup Inc.)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/citi-citigroup-inc) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Engineer – Startups & Partnerships](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fdeb8a38c9899266) Jersey City, NJ 13d ago $142,320–$213,480 [General Dynamics Mission Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/general-dynamics-mission-systems) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior AI Platform & Applications Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7773f6fd05514465) Chantilly, VA Hybrid 13d ago $132,930–$143,835 [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Software Engineer, AI Infrastructure Solutions](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8732eaa36c8f1b29) Santa Clara, CA 2w ago $152,000–$241,500 [Mirion Technologies, Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/mirion-technologies-inc) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff AI Solutions Engineer - Nuclear & Safety](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/78324c76f0089b66) Meriden, CT 2w ago Pay not posted [Citi (Citigroup Inc.)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/citi-citigroup-inc) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Software Engineer GEN AI, Assistant Vice President](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5bf1c306eb0f993d) Irving, TX 13d ago $107,120–$160,680 [T-Mobile](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/t-mobile) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployment Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/89ad813fc695599a) Bellevue, WA · Frisco, TX 2w ago $117,800–$212,500 [Eastern Bank](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eastern-bank) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Lead AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bebe1d73972c9525) Wakefield, MA 2w ago $100,890–$150,000 [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Technical Solutions Consultant, Global Security Systems and Technology Applied Data and AI Solutions](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fade74c6c6f014d8) Boulder, CO · Austin, TX · +3 more 2w ago $152,000–$221,000 [Mirion Technologies, Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/mirion-technologies-inc) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c6fda6ff6da7faa7) US Remote 3w ago Pay not posted [Sinclair, Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sinclair-inc) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/912da7f265658690) Hunt Valley, MD On-site 3w ago $140,000–$175,000 [T-Mobile](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/t-mobile) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Principal Engineer, Commercial AI Forward Deployment](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0d002cfe83270d07) Seattle, WA · Frisco, TX Hybrid 3w ago $164,500–$296,700 [Citigroup](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/citigroup) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Engineer – Startups & Partnerships](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fdacae14abfd3654) Jersey City, NJ 3w ago $142,320–$213,480 [Planet Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/planet-labs) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Infrastructure Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1ffa2294b4ad69da) US Remote 3w ago $127,000–$180,600 [Hertz Global Holdings](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hertz-global-holdings) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/098d6919516c0b20) Estero, FL 3w ago From $90,000 [Rubrik](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rubrik) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior AI Engineer, Agentic Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/75ba2b037647994d) Palo Alto, CA 3w ago $188,500–$282,700 [SpaceX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spacex) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Sr. Software Engineer (AI Data Engineering)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ac9f75345ec7d29e) Hawthorne, CA On-site 4w ago $165,000–$265,000 [Sony Interactive Entertainment Global](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sony-interactive-entertainment-global) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Software Engineer - AI & Agentic Architecture](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bd7c19b2007f25b2) Aliso Viejo, CA Hybrid 4w ago $177,300–$265,900 [SharkNinja](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sharkninja) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Founding Engineer, Unit 26](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0c90448805fb88ca) Needham, MA 5w ago $115,000–$200,000 [F5](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/f5) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Sr. AI Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/900bed89d806a672) Seattle, WA 6w ago $198,900–$298,300 [SpaceX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spacex) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Software Engineer (AI Data Engineering)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a670e82e31ebbf31) Hawthorne, CA 4w ago $125,000–$195,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Sr. Systems Development Engineer, AFSS Compliance](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/489a8003cb3d64b7) Arlington, VA 6w ago $151,200–$204,600 [Lennar Corporation](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lennar-corporation) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Agent Developer, HR](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7e9b1fdb64490e76) Miami, FL On-site 7w ago Pay not posted [Navan](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/navan) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior GTM Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2a1539166273430e) Austin, TX 7w ago Pay not posted [The Carlyle Group](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/the-carlyle-group) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Engineer, AI & Process Automation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b7b9aaff57e1f740) Washington, DC Remote 2mo ago $160,000–$180,000 [Bank of America](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bank-of-america) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Developer Level III](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/eddf1c8a40d8abaf) Charlotte, NC 2mo ago Pay not posted [Generac](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/generac) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Application Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9f733cf879f98eae) Waukesha, WI 2mo ago Pay not posted [Cerebras Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cerebras-systems) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI and Automation Engineer - Business Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/73fcbb84a84c8f78) Sunnyvale, CA Hybrid 2mo ago Pay not posted [AMD](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amd) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Applied AI Engineer, Top Hardware Priorities](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ea48377ce5bbd994) Santa Clara, CA 2mo ago Pay not posted [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Sr System Development Engineer, Amazon Leo](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9feea6d83a66666d) Bellevue, WA · Arlington, VA · +1 more 2mo ago $151,200–$204,600 [T-Mobile](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/t-mobile) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployment Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5828f01c1800ae01) Bellevue, WA · Frisco, TX 2mo ago $117,800–$212,500 [Diamondback Energy](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/diamondback-energy) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Developer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e818eef675f35531) Dallas, TX 2mo ago Pay not posted [Elsevier](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/elsevier) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Software Engineer / Senior AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f9fb6dcf46803d92) Philadelphia, PA 2mo ago $86,600–$144,400 [RELX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/relx) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Software Engineer / Senior AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f82bc7d62568a0e9) Philadelphia, PA 2mo ago $86,600–$144,400 170 of 353 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 for individual contributors at public companies pay? 311 of 353 postings state a pay range. The median is $161,000, and half of them sit between $140,000 and $186,000, from 76 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at public companies require? Of 353 postings, 148 state a minimum number of years, from 74 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 80 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (36), under 3 years (21) or 10 or more years (11). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at public companies? These 353 postings come from 96 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) (71), [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (31), [Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) (21), [SpaceX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spacex) (21) and [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (19). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at public companies remote? 31 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 61 are hybrid and 75 are on-site. The remaining 186 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 134 of the 353 postings. Counted over the 353 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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