> 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. # Staff-level FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?level=staff&management=ic 42 staff-level forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for individual contributors, from 40 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $199,000 to $255,000. **42** postings · **40** companies · 32 state pay: median **$227,000**, half $199,000–$255,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Gradial](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gradial) Builds what the customer runs ### [Staff Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0c5715c904689d35) Seattle, WA 8d ago $155,000–$225,000 [Figma](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/figma) Builds what the customer runs ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a3cc84cc99542a8d) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Remote 2mo ago $153,000–$376,000 [Sequen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sequen) Builds what the customer runs ### [Staff+ Forward Deployed Research Engineer – Ranking](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/263f46108ecd5df3) US Remote 4mo ago $300,000–$350,000 [DigitalOcean](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/digitalocean) Builds what the customer runs ### [Staff Forward Deployed Applied Scientist (Agentic AI)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4078b92dfa142527) Seattle, WA Hybrid 6mo ago $220,000–$239,000 [Liatrio](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/liatrio) Builds what the customer runs ### [Principal Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/78beee344451f69f) US Remote 7mo ago Pay not posted [Vori](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vori) Builds what the customer runs ### [Forward Deployed Data Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/10a63de25c991395) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 9mo ago Pay not posted [Microsoft](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/microsoft) Builds what the customer runs ### [Principal Data Scientist - FDE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8d348f59a7b18874) US · city not listed 2mo ago $142,800–$304,200 [Applied Computing](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/applied-computing) Builds what the customer runs ### [Time Series Researcher - Forward deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cc1f72c9c38fbc10) Houston, TX 3mo ago Pay not posted [ServiceNow](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/servicenow) Builds what the customer runs ### [Senior Staff Software Engineer_Voice AI Agent Prompting](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d423e0a0f5dccf01) Santa Clara, CA New · Yesterday $190,900–$334,100 [Mozilla](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/mozilla) Builds what the customer runs ### [Staff Product Engineer, Enterprise AI ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e9307d8ee55893ca) US Remote 5w ago $185,000–$220,000 [Red Cell Partners](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/red-cell-partners) Builds what the customer runs ### [Staff Applied ML Engineer, Federal/National Security](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d7dbd0967123dff7) Washington, DC Remote 6w ago $180,000–$240,000 [Robots & Pencils](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/robots-pencils) Builds what the customer runs ### [Staff AI/ML Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e002aca59f28dd0d) US Remote 7w ago Pay not posted [Crusoe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/crusoe) Builds what the customer runs ### [Staff Applied AI Inference Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f6b6957db986de8d) San Francisco, CA On-site 1mo ago $215,000–$260,000 [Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai) Builds what the customer runs ### [Staff Frontier Agents Engineer (Applied AI)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ce65194d3b4765e8) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 more 3mo ago $265,000–$331,000 [Zus Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/zus-health) Builds what the customer runs ### [Staff Integrations Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b63389e46f4a4275) US Remote 6mo ago Pay not posted [Flip](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/flip) Builds what the customer runs ### [Staff Software Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/53cf1a6fb6a947df) Marina Del Rey, CA · Williamsburg, NY On-site 8mo ago $200,000–$400,000 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) Builds what the customer runs ### [Staff Software Engineer, Active Clearance, Air Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/07fb96b46de82a44) Irvine, CA 12mo ago $220,000–$292,000 [Rula](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rula) ### [Staff Forward Deployed Engineer - Applied AI (Remote)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/36ef8dac08286c3b) US Remote 2w ago $192,000–$240,000 [Form Energy](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/form-energy) ### [Staff Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fe4a2176c1df3494) Somerville, MA · Weirton, WV Hybrid 3mo ago $128,660–$221,973 [Natera](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/natera) ### [Staff Forward Deployed AI Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/76d502dfd9d04422) US Remote 3mo ago $136,900–$209,100 [Hims & Hers](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hims-hers) ### [Staff Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/966bbfe54b5456db) US Remote 3mo ago $195,000–$240,000 [Hippocratic AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hippocratic-ai) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Solutions Architect, Inbound AI Deployments](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b3b850761eb23984) US Remote 3mo ago Pay not posted [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Staff Software Engineer, AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/14188cf726c60b03) Costa Mesa, CA New · 2d ago $220,000–$292,000 [Lockheed Martin](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lockheed-martin) ### [AI Research Engineer Stf - Engineering Transformation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7b01cbb0551581ee) TX Remote 8d ago $120,600–$224,000 [LettrLabs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lettrlabs) ### [Staff AI Product Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ec19b292670c5264) Los Angeles, CA Remote 9d ago $200,000–$250,000 [NTT DATA, Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ntt-data-inc) ### [Generative AI Solutions Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dc44030a40f65a70) TX Remote 13d ago $92,000–$131,000 [Pathos AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pathos-ai) ### [Staff Software / AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b3e5dec5f331c152) New York, NY Hybrid 13d ago $180,000–$200,000 [Mirion Technologies, Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/mirion-technologies-inc) ### [Staff AI Solutions Engineer - Nuclear & Safety](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/78324c76f0089b66) Meriden, CT 2w ago Pay not posted [T-Mobile](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/t-mobile) ### [Principal Engineer, Commercial AI Forward Deployment](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0d002cfe83270d07) Seattle, WA · Frisco, TX Hybrid 3w ago $164,500–$296,700 [Signature Aviation](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/signature-aviation) ### [AI Platform Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ae5db759b10973af) Orlando, FL 3w ago Pay not posted [CHAOS Industries](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/chaos-industries) ### [Production Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9f28faf3f87076e3) El Segundo, CA On-site 4w ago $120,000–$210,000 [F5](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/f5) ### [Sr. AI Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/900bed89d806a672) Seattle, WA 6w ago $198,900–$298,300 [Navan](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/navan) ### [Senior GTM Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2a1539166273430e) Austin, TX 7w ago Pay not posted [Crusoe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/crusoe) ### [Staff Software Engineer, Internal Tools & Automation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8d056ef0f4cec870) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago $215,000–$260,000 [Cirrus Logic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cirrus-logic) ### [Senior AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ab84d1b7ca93f0ac) Austin, TX Hybrid 2mo ago Pay not posted [Vertex Pharmaceuticals](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vertex-pharmaceuticals) ### [Principal Full Stack AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3d554cffe1ee5e18) Boston, MA Hybrid 3mo ago $166,640–$250,000 [Interface AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/interface-ai) ### [Applied AI Engineer, Business Automation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/414ef0024c84432a) San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago $220,000–$260,000 [SpaceX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spacex) ### [Operations Engineer, Applied AI (Application Software) ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/52b5e77d0edc1884) Vandenberg, CA On-site 3mo ago $100,000–$160,000 [Eagle](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eagle) ### [Staff Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/26753904ec10e85d) New York, NY On-site 3mo ago $150,000–$300,000 [Socure](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/socure) ### [AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6860e3f0a063fa2b) US Remote 5mo ago $220,000–$290,000 23 of 42 build for teams inside the company. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Flevel%3Dstaff%26management%3Dic&placement=alert) New staff-level fde and deployment jobs for individual contributors 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 staff-level FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors pay? 32 of 42 postings state a pay range. The median is $227,000, and half of them sit between $199,000 and $255,000, from 30 companies. ### How much experience do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors require? Of 42 postings, 25 state a minimum number of years, from 25 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 13 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (6), 10 or more years (4) or under 3 years (2). ### Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors? These 42 postings come from 40 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) (2), [Crusoe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/crusoe) (2), [Apple](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/apple) (1), [Applied Computing](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/applied-computing) (1) and [CHAOS Industries](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/chaos-industries) (1). ### Are staff-level FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors remote? 15 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 7 are hybrid and 7 are on-site. The remaining 13 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 9 of the 42 postings. Counted over the 42 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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