> 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. # Mid-level FDE and deployment jobs serving external customers Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?level=mid&recipient=external&page=4 127 mid-level forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs serving external customers, from 95 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $125,000 to $169,000. **127** postings · **95** companies · 76 state pay: median **$150,000**, half $125,000–$169,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 [CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cgs-federal-contact-government-services) Integrates and configures it ### [FSR Analyst](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/00c7d53350cadce9) New York, NY On-site 8mo ago Pay not posted [Standard Template Labs (STLabs)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/standard-template-labs-stlabs) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/00f172290eaf0d86) New York, NY On-site New · 2d ago $120,000–$160,000 [Vantor](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vantor) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist (Secret)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/361f25424cfd6a08) Herndon, VA 7w ago $137,000–$182,000 [Lumbra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lumbra) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist (TS/SCI Clearance Required)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ad89b186e784f610) Arlington, VA On-site 3mo ago $90,000–$250,000 [Apex Technology](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/apex-technology) Integrates and configures it ### [Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/46cfd19366cf02e9) Los Angeles, CA On-site 3mo ago $120,000–$160,000 [Mosaic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/mosaic) Keeps customers running after launch ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f63bddc7aa08c0ac) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [TRM Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/trm-labs) Keeps customers running after launch ### [Deployment Strategist, Public Sector (Law Enforcement)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a0e154f800384352) US Remote 4mo ago Pay not posted 79 of 127 build what the customer runs. [Compare pay across US FDE roles →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary) ## Frequently asked questions ### What do mid-level FDE and deployment jobs serving external customers pay? 76 of 127 postings state a pay range. The median is $150,000, and half of them sit between $125,000 and $169,000, from 64 companies. ### How much experience do mid-level FDE and deployment jobs serving external customers require? Of 127 postings, 70 state a minimum number of years, from 55 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 39 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (28) or 6 to 9 years (3). ### Which companies are hiring for mid-level FDE and deployment jobs serving external customers? These 127 postings come from 95 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Agile Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/agile-defense) (10), [CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cgs-federal-contact-government-services) (5), [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) (3), [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) (3) and [PVM](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pvm) (3). ### Are mid-level FDE and deployment jobs serving external customers remote? 25 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 24 are hybrid and 47 are on-site. The remaining 31 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 40 of the 127 postings. Counted over the 127 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey. Employer postings · Responsibility levels reflect our reading of the work, not just the employer’s title. 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