> 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=9 349 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. **349** postings · **96** companies · 307 state pay: median **$162,000**, half $140,000–$186,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 7, 2026 [Cirrus Logic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cirrus-logic) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ab84d1b7ca93f0ac) Austin, TX Hybrid 2mo ago Pay not posted [Pagaya Investments](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pagaya-investments) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Applied AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/18e45a53bb6a559f) New York, NY 2mo ago $165,000–$205,000 [Vertex Pharmaceuticals](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vertex-pharmaceuticals) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Principal Full Stack AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3d554cffe1ee5e18) Boston, MA Hybrid 3mo ago $166,640–$250,000 [Klaviyo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/klaviyo) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Sr. AI Systems & Solutions Architect, Customer Success](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d52a8600bb610846) San Francisco, CA 2mo ago $120,000–$180,000 [SpaceX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spacex) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Application Software Engineer, Applied AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f941615166988e2d) Redmond, WA On-site 3mo ago $125,000–$200,000 [BETA Technologies](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/beta-technologies) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Software Engineer, Digital Operations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fc9605f91b1d4784) South Burlington, VT 3mo ago $120,000–$155,000 [Equinix](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/equinix) Builds for teams inside the company ### [GTM Engineer: Customer Experience & Lifecycle](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7335306ba6f00dfe) Dallas, TX · Redwood City, CA · +3 more 5mo ago $136,000–$245,000 [Klaviyo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/klaviyo) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Sr. AI Systems & Solutions Architect, Customer Success](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/274f76ab8863115b) Denver, CO 2mo ago $120,000–$180,000 [SpaceX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spacex) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Application Software Engineer, Applied AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8be8358463053ef7) Cape Canaveral, FL On-site 3mo ago Pay not posted [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Applied AI Engineer - VLSI Design](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/89d1e7f01575e622) Santa Clara, CA Hybrid 5mo ago $136,000–$264,500 [Equinix](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/equinix) Builds for teams inside the company ### [GTM Engineer: Pipeline and Revenue Generation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5030fdade8f5d9ce) Dallas, TX · Redwood City, CA · +3 more 5mo ago $131,000–$245,000 [Klaviyo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/klaviyo) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Sr. AI Systems & Solutions Architect, Global Services](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f58292f015126a1b) Denver, CO 3mo ago $120,000–$180,000 [SpaceX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spacex) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Application Software Engineer, Applied AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c708ec676c547303) Vandenberg, CA On-site 3mo ago $125,000–$195,000 [Toast](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/toast) Builds for teams inside the company ### [GTM Engineer - Sales Workflow Automation, Revenue Intelligence](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/36ff901415d4e411) US Remote 5mo ago $94,000–$192,000 [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Partner Technical Architect - Agentforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0d3316c6c5777485) Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +2 more 5mo ago $172,500–$285,800 [Klaviyo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/klaviyo) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Sr. AI Systems & Solutions Architect, Global Services](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5a30dedf4d4354d3) Boston, MA 3mo ago $120,000–$180,000 [SpaceX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spacex) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Application Software Engineer, Applied AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8c8172008f3f4518) Starbase, TX On-site 3mo ago Pay not posted [Etsy](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/etsy) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Software Engineer I, Data Storage](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2a10515b2819fbd4) Brooklyn, NY Hybrid 5mo ago $164,000–$193,000 [T-Mobile](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/t-mobile) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Sr Engineer, Enterprise AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8a27d4c2b1b4ceb1) Bellevue, WA · Frisco, TX 5mo ago $133,100–$240,100 [Apple](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/apple) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Software Engineer (Applied AI)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f561d0a23f932b54) Cupertino, CA 6mo ago $194,600–$293,900 [SpaceX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spacex) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Application Software Engineer, Applied AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e1aaf6465f77494f) Bastrop, TX On-site 3mo ago Pay not posted [General Motors](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/general-motors) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Agent Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/504f2618d29049c6) Multiple US offices Hybrid 6mo ago Pay not posted [Figma](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/figma) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Support Engineer, AI Infrastructure & Tooling](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/70b0028f6789ce57) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Remote 8mo ago $169,000–$245,000 [SpaceX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spacex) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Operations Engineer, Applied AI (Application Software) ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/52b5e77d0edc1884) Vandenberg, CA On-site 3mo ago $100,000–$160,000 [SpaceX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spacex) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Operations Engineer, Applied AI (Application Software) ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/438d84d3bcc1166b) Cape Canaveral, FL On-site 3mo ago Pay not posted [SpaceX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spacex) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Operations Engineer, Applied AI (Application Software) ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fcbbc701723d7380) Mcgregor, TX On-site 3mo ago Pay not posted [SpaceX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spacex) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Operations Engineer, Applied AI (Application Software) ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a52f0355fad92673) Starbase, TX On-site 3mo ago Pay not posted [SpaceX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spacex) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Operations Engineer, Applied AI (Application Software) ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e3cd7d7b30ed0709) Bastrop, TX On-site 3mo ago Pay not posted [F5](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/f5) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Marketing Forward Deployment Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/78f44fdd118d889a) Seattle, WA Hybrid 2mo ago $179,500–$269,300 171 of 349 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? 307 of 349 postings state a pay range. The median is $162,000, 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 349 postings, 149 state a minimum number of years, from 75 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 81 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 349 postings come from 96 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) (66), [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 62 are hybrid and 70 are on-site. The remaining 186 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 131 of the 349 postings. Counted over the 349 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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