> 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 jobs · Individual contributor

Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?disclosed=1&management=ic&page=11

1,184 forward deployed engineer jobs and related deployment roles from 598 employers. Compare posted pay, locations and work arrangements, then read the employer’s posting.

Nextmove is a job board and free career service for forward deployed engineers (FDEs).

**1,184** postings · **598** companies · median **$180,000** · middle half $152,000–$215,000 · read Nov 8, 2026

[Leidos](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/leidos)

### [Senior Full Stack Developer - Combat Coder](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c3da88b24b0d6e11)

Beale Afb, CA On-site Yesterday

$131,300–$237,350

[Kraken](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/kraken)

### [Client Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5b305b6f74a0c0d5)

New York, NY Hybrid 2d ago

$140,000–$220,000

[TetraScience](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tetrascience)

### [Scientific Data Architect - Central US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ddb4941bb2ea82c0)

Saint Louis, MO 3d ago

$140,000–$240,000

[Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen)

### [AI/ML Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/00ce9bae32e49a7a)

Washington, DC 2d ago

$99,000–$225,000

[Deepgram](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deepgram)

### [Software Engineer - Applied AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/62ba0cdc84fdffe7)

San Francisco, CA On-site 4d ago

$173,800–$212,400

[Kraken](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/kraken)

### [Client Enablement Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/55b704ef591df4c8)

New York, NY Hybrid 2d ago

$140,000–$220,000

[ServiceNow](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/servicenow)

### [Senior Staff Software Engineer_Voice AI Agent Prompting](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d423e0a0f5dccf01)

Santa Clara, CA 4d ago

$190,900–$334,100

[Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen)

### [Implementation Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/da50776860a88653)

Arlington, VA 2d ago

$112,800–$257,000

[ChipAgents](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/chipagents)

### [Software Engineer, ML for EDA](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5b4582d6cf8deb16)

San Jose, CA On-site 4d ago

$150,000–$350,000

[Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril)

### [Mission Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cc4b231a5945a37b)

Waltham, MA 4d ago

$132,000–$175,000

[Writer](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/writer)

### [AI deployment engineer (East)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/eabde487202a4488)

San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +3 more Hybrid 5d ago

$146,000–$204,000

[Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen)

### [Applied AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b643e1c49063069f)

Mclean, VA · Fort Belvoir, VA 4d ago

$77,600–$176,000

[Focused](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/focused)

### [Senior Site Reliability Engineer, AI Platforms](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ee79a029387546d9)

Denver, CO Hybrid 5d ago

$160,000–$195,000

[Provectus](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/provectus)

### [Senior AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a0f5c5ba5b3f6656)

New York, NY Hybrid 5d ago

$180,000–$200,000

[Writer](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/writer)

### [AI deployment engineer (West)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ba1a9664d6547bbb)

San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +3 more Hybrid 5d ago

$146,000–$204,000

[GeoYeti](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/geoyeti)

### [Full Stack Deployment Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/488a95f00d0eae79)

Chantilly, VA 5d ago

$165,000–$220,000

[Focused](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/focused)

### [Platform Engineer, AI Infrastructure](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7feb3482fb151d04)

Chicago, IL Hybrid 5d ago

$145,000–$175,000

[Kunai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/kunai)

### [AI Delivery Engineer - AWS Bedrock](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ee6f9ac6d1dfe3c3)

US Remote 5d ago

$135,000–$220,000

[Writer](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/writer)

### [AI deployment engineer (Central)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f106a3ca48ce33ec)

San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +3 more Hybrid 5d ago

$132,000–$184,000

[Navaide](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/navaide)

### [AI Data Analyst](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a1c68357c7ed2e00)

San Diego, CA Hybrid 5d ago

$120,000–$160,000

[Focused](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/focused)

### [Platform Engineer, AI Infrastructure](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0e81a1388ff9cfc6)

Denver, CO Hybrid 5d ago

$140,000–$170,000

[Rescale](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rescale)

### [Applications Engineers, Agentic Workflows](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/29721b38a4e55f8e)

US Remote 5d ago

$156,000–$180,000

[Pyyne](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pyyne)

### [Senior Backend Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0f2fdf113ac10f7a)

New York, NY Hybrid 6d ago

$180,000–$195,000

[Guru](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/guru)

### [Solutions Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fed1598802d35f69)

Philadelphia, PA · US remote Remote 6d ago

$132,000–$193,000

[Focused](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/focused)

### [Data Engineer, AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4d3f4a936d54900a)

Chicago, IL Hybrid 5d ago

$145,000–$175,000

[Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril)

### [Senior Mission Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c1488b7ebe96fae2)

Waltham, MA 6d ago

$191,000–$254,000

[Traba](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/traba)

### [Senior Software Engineer (AI Agents)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/38341ca6668dcc65)

New York, NY 6d ago

$200,000–$240,000

[Virtru](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/virtru)

### [Senior Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/11f4ac2fb7e424ab)

Washington, DC Hybrid 6d ago

$190,000–$250,000

[Focused](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/focused)

### [Data Engineer, AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6943018a051bb879)

Denver, CO Hybrid 5d ago

$140,000–$170,000

[Elorian](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/elorian)

### [Software Engineer - Applications](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0686c28278c3efd2)

Palo Alto, CA On-site 8d ago

$250,000–$400,000

[Axle Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/axle-health)

### [Senior Software Engineer, Integrations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b6b7f3cfed515e2b)

Santa Monica, CA On-site 9d ago

$170,000–$200,000

[Sage Care Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sage-care-inc)

### [Partner Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/be0852dffd48b96f)

Palo Alto, CA Hybrid 9d ago

$145,000–$160,000

[Procore](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/procore)

### [Staff Forward Deployment Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6cd7c47ee1a1a108)

Austin, TX Remote 9d ago

$140,960–$193,820

[Neo.Tax](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/neo-tax)

### [Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b0d8ad66629a1f15)

Palo Alto, CA Remote 10d ago

$170,000–$190,000

[One Brief](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/one-brief)

### [Customer Success Engineer, AtomEngine](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e334cb38d3da0467)

Fort Belvoir, VA On-site 10d ago

$135,000–$180,000

[Distyl AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/distyl-ai)

### [AI Engineer (French Speaking) ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/26015012246c689a)

New York, NY Hybrid 10d ago

$180,000–$250,000

[Black Forest Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/black-forest-labs)

### [Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5280b837122a6a78)

San Francisco, CA Hybrid 10d ago

$180,000–$285,000

[Thread AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thread-ai)

### [Senior Applied AI Engineer, Federal](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b563fb09ace6b66b)

New York, NY 12d ago

$180,000–$230,000

[Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture)

### [Enterprise AI Transformation Consultant](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/acce46d73a6442bf)

Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +40 more 12d ago

$54,400–$196,000

[Friday Harbor](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/friday-harbor)

### [Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2dbcfc10986543c2)

US Remote 12d ago

$135,000–$165,000

691 of these 1,184 jobs build what the customer runs.

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## Frequently asked questions

### What do FDE jobs pay?

1,184 of 1,184 postings state a pay range. The median is $180,000, and half of them sit between $152,000 and $215,000, from 598 companies.

### How much experience do FDE jobs require?

Of 1,184 postings, 607 state a minimum number of years, from 387 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 359 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (119), 6 to 9 years (111) or 10 or more years (18).

### Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?

These 1,184 postings come from 598 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) (61), [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (32), [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) (23), [Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) (22) and [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) (19).

### Are FDE jobs remote?

192 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 299 are hybrid and 351 are on-site. The remaining 342 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 461 of the 1,184 postings.

Counted over the 1,184 postings in this search.

Employer postings · [How we read postings](https://nextmove.md/fde/method)

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