> 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 · Pre-sales / evaluation

Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?disclosed=1&stage=presales&page=4

575 forward deployed engineer jobs and related deployment roles from 273 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).

**575** postings · **273** companies · median **$198,000** · middle half $167,000–$231,000 · 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

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

### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Financial Services](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8072eb275f892758)

Chicago, IL 4mo ago

$182,000–$250,208

[Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us)

### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Frontier GenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/846556254a1d0631)

Multiple US offices 2mo ago

$155,600–$306,800

[Adobe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/adobe)

### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/26223d70879c2f80)

San Jose, CA 4mo ago

$159,200–$301,600

[Footprint](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/footprint)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/88950f32b81cc138)

New York, NY On-site 4mo ago

$170,000–$205,000

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

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

US Remote 4mo ago

$175,000–$300,000

[Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us)

### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Microsoft AI&Data](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ea56143c4962635c)

Multiple US offices 2mo ago

$155,600–$306,800

[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

[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

[Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us)

### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9447fc12c6c78803)

Multiple US offices 2mo ago

$155,600–$306,800

[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

[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

[Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us)

### [Senior Google Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7ba77f13d80fe03b)

Multiple US offices 2mo ago

$155,600–$306,800

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

### [AI Engineer - Forward Deployed Engineer · Snowflake · Reinvention Centers Associate Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a2699b7543b21aad)

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

$62,800–$220,400

[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

[Maybern](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/maybern)

### [Principal Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9c18002efe428515)

New York, NY Hybrid 5mo ago

$310,000–$350,000

[Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us)

### [Senior OpenAI Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1487467ca3af20dd)

Multiple US offices 2mo ago

$155,600–$306,800

[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

[Growth Protocol](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/growth-protocol)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/414b8dec06b2f641)

New York, NY Remote 6mo ago

$150,000–$180,000

[Amplitude](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amplitude)

### [Engineering: Senior Customer Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/368d0d89b82f7b7f)

San Francisco, CA 6mo ago

$183,000–$276,000

[Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us)

### [Senior Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4ba382de9be47e8d)

Multiple US offices 2mo ago

$155,600–$306,800

[Tessera Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tessera-labs)

### [Forward-Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/478f6651d1af72b7)

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

$180,000–$233,000

[Sphere](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sphere)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1a5ab4958d57cacb)

San Francisco, CA On-site 6mo ago

$200,000–$260,000

[GovWell](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/govwell)

### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9cccf9d549260e4c)

New York, NY Hybrid 6mo ago

$200,000–$300,000

[Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us)

### [Senior Snowflake Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/630f2cec8bd0ae92)

Multiple US offices 2mo ago

$155,600–$306,800

[Assort Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/assort-health)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/984a22f8e99aa3cc)

San Francisco, CA Hybrid 6mo ago

$155,000–$210,000

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

### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Healthcare & Life Sciences](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/748f506f13b157a9)

Atlanta, GA 7mo ago

$182,000–$250,208

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

### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Ecosystem - Tavily](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6c84d725e3bcef33)

New York, NY On-site 7mo ago

$112,700–$183,900

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

### [Senior Forward-Deployed Engineer, Federal](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/92abff21b2d86629)

Washington, DC Remote 8mo ago

$180,000–$245,000

[Snorkel AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/snorkel-ai)

### [Forward Deployed Researcher - Data as a Service ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e5f41ce33de88dfc)

New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · US remote Remote 8mo ago

$160,000–$400,000 · OTE

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

### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Healthcare & Life Sciences](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5c91e1150396e11a)

Austin, TX 7mo ago

$182,000–$250,208

[Clarion](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/clarion)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/518778ab88c2b41c)

New York, NY On-site 8mo ago

$150,000–$200,000

[Gecko Robotics](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gecko-robotics)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fea34c721efe528e)

New York, NY On-site 9mo ago

$140,000–$245,000

[Poetic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/poetic)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/27199df9c93f0a8e)

San Francisco, CA · New York, NY On-site 9mo ago

$160,000–$275,000

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

### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Healthcare & Life Sciences](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f897a21c36966bab)

Chicago, IL Remote 7mo ago

$182,000–$250,208

[Roe AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/roe-ai)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b26d84c0bb8db523)

San Mateo, CA Hybrid 10mo ago

$100,000–$120,000

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

### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer - SF](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1b7ff350800722d8)

San Francisco, CA Hybrid 11mo ago

$185,000–$325,000

[Arini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/arini)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/14092de3c283aff7)

San Francisco, CA On-site Since 2025

$120,000–$300,000

299 of these 575 jobs build what the customer runs.

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## Frequently asked questions

### What do FDE jobs pay?

575 of 575 postings state a pay range. The median is $198,000, and half of them sit between $167,000 and $231,000, from 273 companies.

### How much experience do FDE jobs require?

Of 575 postings, 333 state a minimum number of years, from 190 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 179 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (95), under 3 years (34) or 10 or more years (25).

### Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?

These 575 postings come from 273 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) (44), [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) (21), [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) (20), [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) (19) and [Provectus](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/provectus) (11).

### Are FDE jobs remote?

117 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 165 are hybrid and 138 are on-site. The remaining 155 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 317 of the 575 postings.

Counted over the 575 postings in this search.

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

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