> 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=17

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

[Unstructured](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/unstructured)

### [AI Engineer - Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/714325e0c7b85e01)

US Remote 6mo ago

$205,000–$365,000

[Transluce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/transluce)

### [AI Behavior Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/064476c718d3c08f)

San Francisco, CA On-site 6mo ago

$310,000–$500,000

[Striveworks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/striveworks)

### [Machine Learning Engineer (Active Secret Clearance)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/262623f7a4db59ba)

Austin, TX Hybrid 6mo ago

$140,000–$165,000

[OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai)

### [Applied AI Engineer, Cyber, Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f6eae965b2b6f816)

Washington, DC On-site 6mo ago

$211,000–$335,000

[Percepta](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/percepta)

### [Embedded Research Scientist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0e4d344cb1e89185)

New York, NY On-site 6mo ago

$180,000–$400,000

[NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia)

### [Senior Software Engineer, Cloud-Native Stack – CSP Engagements](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/df4aff725c16c5b2)

Multiple US offices 6mo ago

$184,000–$356,500

[LangChain](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/langchain)

### [Deployed Engineer (Charlotte)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8f57c3361b2838d7)

Charlotte, NC Remote 6mo ago

$150,000–$250,000 · OTE

[OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai)

### [Applied AI Engineer, Startups](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/298ca66f9910d7a0)

San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 6mo ago

$211,000–$278,000

[Serval](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/serval)

### [Software Engineer, Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bc1b1d67206405ae)

San Francisco, CA On-site 7mo ago

$200,000–$325,000

[NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia)

### [Senior Solutions Architect, Retail](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4a3e5e5e5bdcfec8)

US Remote 6mo ago

$184,000–$356,500

[General Robotics](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/general-robotics)

### [Robotics Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3fff92fe270d1557)

Redmond, WA 7mo ago

$155,000–$205,000

[Sift](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sift)

### [Application Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5c5e0dbb4cb61e39)

Marina Del Rey, CA · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 7mo ago

$125,000–$175,000

[Nebius](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nebius)

### [Senior Applied AI Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/49b178f26034018f)

US Remote 7mo ago

$200–$350,000

[Flip](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/flip)

### [Staff Software Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/53cf1a6fb6a947df)

Marina Del Rey, CA · Williamsburg, NY On-site 8mo ago

$200,000–$400,000

[Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai)

### [Infrastructure Software Engineer, Enterprise GenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0ffd9374ddf8014f)

San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 more 8mo ago

$180,000–$225,000

[LMArena](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lmarena)

### [Product Solutions Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8b108d507d0ca7b9)

US · city not listed On-site 8mo ago

$150,000–$250,000

[HavocAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/havocai)

### [Mission Software Engineer - San Diego ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9c87c9e0c4f0cc49)

San Diego, CA On-site 8mo ago

$150,000–$185,000

[Obin AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/obin-ai)

### [Full-Stack Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ccaee4a81f6a91b5)

New York, NY 9mo ago

$170,000–$300,000

[Sapien](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sapien)

### [Customer Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c4efa27350a08c1f)

New York, NY On-site 9mo ago

$175,000–$250,000

[Nearform](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nearform)

### [Senior Software Engineer - Python & AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/15ea64f7a6a5b407)

US Remote 9mo ago

$150,000–$180,000

[Modus](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/modus)

### [Member of Technical Staff](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a38bade6988c3a33)

New York, NY On-site 9mo ago

$150,000–$350,000

[Decagon](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/decagon)

### [Field Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8035440dea35abbb)

New York, NY On-site 9mo ago

$200,000–$240,000

[Cartesia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cartesia)

### [Enterprise Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/18c1909e6d2fb8f0)

San Francisco, CA On-site 10mo ago

$180,000–$250,000

[Mithrl](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/mithrl)

### [Member of Technical Staff, Solutions](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/50bb73d71dec3142)

San Francisco, CA On-site 10mo ago

$180,000–$220,000

[Tavus](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tavus)

### [Customer Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8ee31e5e457753a2)

San Francisco, CA Hybrid 11mo ago

$180,000–$230,000 · total compensation

[Decagon](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/decagon)

### [Agent Deployment Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3254a9d27b739979)

San Francisco, CA On-site 9mo ago

$175,000–$230,000

[Applied Compute](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/applied-compute)

### [Applied Research Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ec99a6997bc027a9)

San Francisco, CA On-site Since 2025

$200,000–$320,000

[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 Since 2025

$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 Since 2025

$220,000–$292,000

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

### [Cleared GenAI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c6ee9d149976dd2a)

Washington, DC Since 2025

$98,500–$184,900

[Percepta](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/percepta)

### [Applied AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cc60b7334e6d79fe)

New York, NY On-site Since 2025

$150,000–$400,000

[HavocAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/havocai)

### [Mission Software Engineer - Honolulu, HI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/31f4048356648863)

Honolulu, HI On-site Since 2025

$150,000–$185,000

[Eudia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eudia)

### [Member of Technical Staff](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/01a82ae1893d794f)

Palo Alto, CA Since 2025

$180,000–$210,000

[PhysicsX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/physicsx)

### [Data Scientist ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6c3bf2e5c01fc540)

New York, NY Hybrid Since 2025

$120,000–$240,000

[Brain Co.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/brain-co)

### [Machine Learning Engineer, Applied AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d6f1187acbf90f7c)

San Francisco, CA Hybrid Since 2025

$190,000–$325,000

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

### [Applied AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e482392c6a3ac014)

New York, NY On-site Since 2025

$145,000–$200,000

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

### [Senior Ground Software Engineer, Space](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/33f26e7ec9153f1d)

Washington, DC Since 2025

$191,000–$254,000

[Peregrine](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/peregrine)

### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/180628124ecc500d)

New York, NY On-site Since 2025

$120,000–$190,000

[Brain Co.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/brain-co)

### [AI Product Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/64816e82a771004e)

San Francisco, CA Hybrid Since 2025

$180,000–$325,000

[Uncountable](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/uncountable)

### [Software Engineer, Implementations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/291c8fd7db235c8c)

New York, NY · San Francisco, CA Remote Since 2025

$90,000–$110,000

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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