> 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=7

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

[Edison Scientific](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/edison-scientific)

### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d999f8040fbafe9a)

San Francisco, CA On-site 4mo ago

$200,000–$300,000

[Didero](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/didero)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/454e242a7bc19993)

New York, NY Hybrid 4mo ago

$180,000–$300,000

[YOOBIC](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/yoobic)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer - New York](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e8252e9d426c0243)

New York, NY Hybrid 4mo ago

$250,000

[Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) (Mid/Senior Level)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2a5e1855e6916121)

San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WA · +8 more Remote 4mo ago

$88,970–$198,170

[Quadrillion](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/quadrillion)

### [Member of Technical Staff, Forward-Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8ffe9f048f08a5d8)

New York, NY On-site 4mo ago

$175,000–$350,000

[Alloy](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/alloy)

### [Founding Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0965e7891fc2216d)

New York, NY Hybrid 4mo ago

$141,000–$250,000

[Blue Orange Digital](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/blue-orange-digital)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/76e69c282a7ac2d3)

New York, NY · Atlanta, GA · +8 more 4mo ago

$150,000–$185,000

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

### [Forward Deployed Data Engineer - Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5f823a8e9114d7ce)

Arlington, VA · Washington, DC 4mo ago

$100,200–$243,100

[Lumbra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lumbra)

### [Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer (TS/SCI Clearance Required)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ff67fdc057ed9c55)

Arlington, VA On-site 4mo ago

$200,000–$300,000

[Rune Technologies](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rune-technologies)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bddbcbbe4ac91eed)

Honolulu, HI On-site 4mo ago

$190,000–$210,000

[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

[Defense Unicorns](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/defense-unicorns)

### [FDE Data Engineer- Space (FedD147)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e13eb4f161fbadf3)

US Remote 4mo ago

$123,250–$166,750

[Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir)

### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cb748842cab6f816)

Chicago, IL Hybrid 4mo ago

$135,000–$200,000

[Planhat](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/planhat)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer | Americas](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/760df506cf3445ee)

Pacific Palisades, CA On-site 4mo ago

$170,000–$250,000 · OTE

[Rerun](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rerun)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ef2cb86b176e12ff)

US Remote 4mo ago

$175,000–$300,000

[Giga](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/giga)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer I/II](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a8c1bc68a76e5ecc)

San Francisco, CA On-site 4mo ago

$100,000–$190,000

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

### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Connected Warfare (Active Clearance)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a69647c047737502)

Honolulu, HI 5mo ago

$166,000–$253,000

[Cape](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cape)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Federal](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/728a84b27825028c)

Arlington, VA · New York, NY · +1 more Hybrid 5mo ago

$175,000–$235,000

[ZoomLogi](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/zoomlogi)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7df80409b98e8caa)

San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL Hybrid 5mo ago

$150,000–$200,000

[C3.ai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/c3-ai)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Federal](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a248738321410e0b)

Tysons, VA 5mo ago

$120,000–$158,000

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

### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Enterprise - Tavily](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3b1bb863d0950d0d)

New York, NY On-site 5mo ago

$179,500–$224,300

[Periodic Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/periodic-labs)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Physics & Simulation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f51097ef995e7154)

Menlo Park, CA On-site 5mo ago

$250,000–$350,000

[Caylent](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/caylent)

### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4075d9a766090a27)

US Remote 5mo ago

$136,000–$216,000

[Neuroscale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/neuroscale-ai)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/96062865293dcd19)

Reston, VA On-site 5mo ago

$125,000–$180,000

[Eagle](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eagle)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/071d3883589bb277)

New York, NY On-site 5mo ago

$150,000–$300,000

[Bobyard](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bobyard)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5e4b3736d20917a6)

San Francisco, CA On-site 5mo ago

$130,000–$165,000

[Titan Banking AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/titan-banking-ai)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer – Applied AI Focus](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/45bfe7a4691c2221)

US Remote 5mo ago

$140,000–$200,000

[SalesPatriot](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salespatriot)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/82c1c50f87111b84)

San Francisco, CA · Miami, FL · +1 more On-site 5mo ago

$150,000–$220,000

[Sandstone](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sandstone)

### [Founding Forward-Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/df980172afee8afc)

New York, NY On-site 5mo ago

$170,000–$250,000

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

### [AI Engineer - Forward Deployed Engineer Associate Manager · Databricks · Reinvention Centers](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5f588a8622808f3b)

Dallas, TX · Columbus, OH · +3 more Hybrid 5mo ago

$62,800–$261,500

[Pryzm](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pryzm)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/26f2742fc2a8b30c)

Boston, MA · New York, NY · +1 more On-site 5mo ago

$110,000–$160,000

[Reducto](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/reducto)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5c86f9b878bf4784)

San Francisco, CA On-site 5mo ago

$200,000–$300,000

[Faros](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/faros)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/db18836cbb99a2a1)

Redwood City, CA Hybrid 5mo ago

$100,000–$150,000

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

### [AI/ML Architect - Forward Deployed Engineer Associate Manager · Reinvention Centers](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9b7ea1ac450a0b56)

Dallas, TX · Columbus, OH · +3 more Hybrid 5mo ago

$62,800–$220,400

[Handshake (AI training)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/handshake-ai-training)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Enterprise AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/013bd98bc4409620)

San Francisco, CA On-site 5mo ago

$155,000–$170,000

[Sieve](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sieve)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Physical AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c01d9e4502e1f4bf)

San Francisco, CA On-site 5mo ago

$150,000–$350,000

[Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks)

### [AI Engineer – Forward Deployed Engineering (AI FDE)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/82c6cb311030be7f)

US Remote 5mo ago

$182,000–$250,208

[HappyRobot](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/happyrobot)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dee21326d0c06028)

New York, NY Hybrid 5mo ago

$120,000–$200,000

[Risely AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/risely-ai)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/26541051b96604cb)

San Francisco, CA On-site 6mo ago

$120,000–$180,000

[DigitalOcean](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/digitalocean)

### [Staff Forward Deployed Applied Scientist (Agentic AI)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4078b92dfa142527)

Seattle, WA Hybrid 6mo ago

$220,000–$239,000

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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