> 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 jobs that build what the customer runs on-site Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?level=mid&role=builds-for-customers&work=onsite 29 mid-level forward deployed engineer jobs that build what the customer runs on-site, from 17 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $120,000 to $163,000. **29** postings · **17** companies · 10 state pay: median **$140,000**, half $120,000–$163,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Spear AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spear-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Full-Stack Engineer (Patuxent River, MD / Mid-level)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e919b8a1a869fde3) US · city not listed On-site New · Yesterday Pay not posted [Standard Template Labs (STLabs)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/standard-template-labs-stlabs) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/aa3e9bae77b0a301) New York, NY On-site 1mo ago $140,000–$200,000 [Deepgram](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deepgram) ### [Forward-Deployed Engineer (FDE), Strategic Accounts](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/15bda554e4bf3180) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY On-site 2mo ago $155,000–$193,000 [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 [AnySignal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anysignal) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3304faee4301116d) Los Angeles, CA On-site 12mo ago $130,000–$200,000 [Baidu USA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/baidu-usa) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer Intern](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1ef0d31c0a644932) Mountain View, CA On-site 7w ago Pay not posted [Charta Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/charta-health) ### [Software Engineer (FDE / Platform) - Intern](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e25de0e0ad62dad9) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago $83,200–$124,800 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer, Internship - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5cd7717124410282) Palo Alto, CA On-site 3mo ago $120,000 [Isidor](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/isidor) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6493c976512eaa0e) San Francisco, CA On-site 12mo ago Pay not posted [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer, Internship - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3105e68cce9201aa) Washington, DC On-site 3mo ago $120,000 [Albers Aerospace](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/albers-aerospace) ### [AI Data Automation Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/96f9e04048b68e03) Evendale, OH On-site 13d ago Pay not posted [Agile Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/agile-defense) ### [MSS Developer - DC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b7b5b4df6ccb3034) Washington, DC On-site 2w ago Pay not posted [Pangram Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pangram-labs) ### [Software Engineer - Customer Solutions](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d573e50d121dc1bf) New York, NY On-site 7w ago $120,000–$150,000 [Ambral](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ambral) ### [Member of Technical Staff (New Grad)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/69c5253c0fb82d6b) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago $140,000–$175,000 [Physical Intelligence](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/physical-intelligence) ### [Deployments Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bc0180c57a5392c1) San Francisco, CA On-site 5mo ago Pay not posted [Agile Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/agile-defense) ### [MSS Developer - Omaha](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1d7b422f0e86125b) Omaha, NE On-site 2w ago Pay not posted [UnitX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/unitx) ### [Product Operations Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2e575c0e0198b540) Milpitas, CA On-site 5mo ago $100,000–$120,000 [CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cgs-federal-contact-government-services) ### [FSR Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1068ea7799bc7c05) Colorado Springs, CO On-site 8mo ago Pay not posted [Govini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/govini) ### [Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/37e698b87f44f455) Pittsburgh, PA On-site 11mo ago Pay not posted [Agile Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/agile-defense) ### [MSS Developer - St. Louis](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cce11471d7c9ef3d) O'fallon, IL · Scott Afb, IL On-site 2w ago Pay not posted [Spear AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spear-ai) ### [Mission Data Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/42f4560f29486608) Washington, DC On-site 18mo ago Pay not posted [CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cgs-federal-contact-government-services) ### [FSR Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5ff51573224e8a02) New York, NY On-site 8mo ago Pay not posted [Agile Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/agile-defense) ### [MSS Developer - Tampa](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2b976771942f0cdf) Tampa, FL On-site 2w ago Pay not posted [Agile Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/agile-defense) ### [MSS Developer - Fort Meade](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/51644564b14f0ac6) Fort Meade, MD On-site 2w ago Pay not posted [Agile Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/agile-defense) ### [MSS Developer - Falls Church](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8fd51a8c9b027c65) Falls Church, VA On-site 2w ago Pay not posted [Agile Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/agile-defense) ### [MSS Developer - Doral](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fae983a06c3a6364) Doral, FL On-site 2w ago Pay not posted [Agile Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/agile-defense) ### [MSS Developer - Arlington (VA)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/29b76736ff4d8a87) Arlington, VA On-site 2w ago Pay not posted [Agile Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/agile-defense) ### [MSS Developer - Colorado Springs](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/91cafed6822ac17c) Colorado Springs, CO On-site 2w ago Pay not posted [Agile Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/agile-defense) ### [MSS Developers (Various Locations)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1efe5878851b5957) Colorado Springs, CO · Falls Church, VA · +7 more On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted All 29 build what the customer runs. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Flevel%3Dmid%26role%3Dbuilds-for-customers%26work%3Donsite&placement=alert) New mid-level fde jobs that build what the customer runs on-site go out by email once you have an account and set an alert. [Compare pay across US FDE roles →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary) ## Frequently asked questions ### What do mid-level FDE jobs that build what the customer runs on-site pay? 10 of 29 postings state a pay range. The median is $140,000, and half of them sit between $120,000 and $163,000, from 9 companies. ### How much experience do mid-level FDE jobs that build what the customer runs on-site require? Of 29 postings, 15 state a minimum number of years, from 7 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 10 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (5). ### Which companies are hiring for mid-level FDE jobs that build what the customer runs on-site? These 29 postings come from 17 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) (2), [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) (2), [Spear AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spear-ai) (2) and [Albers Aerospace](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/albers-aerospace) (1). ### Are mid-level FDE jobs that build what the customer runs on-site remote? 0 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 29 are on-site. Travel is mentioned in 2 of the 29 postings. Counted over the 29 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey. 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