> 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 Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?level=staff&page=11 476 staff-level forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs, from 288 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $197,000 to $262,000. **476** postings · **288** companies · **388** with pay · median **$225,000** · middle half $197,000–$262,000 · read Nov 9, 2026 [Benchling](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/benchling) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Software Engineer, Tools and Automation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c4a1efdff7ee042a) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $195,000–$265,000 [Nscale](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nscale) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Foundry Engineering Lead ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/60e937813c4272ad) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · +1 more 2mo ago Pay not posted [Cadwell](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cadwell) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Strategy & Enterprise Enablement Analyst ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/475531881bdecf66) US · city not listed Hybrid 2mo ago $95,000–$130,000 [Talkiatry](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/talkiatry) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff AI Enablement Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7db1d5bf3e6947f3) US Remote 2mo ago $190,000–$230,000 [Camunda](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/camunda) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior GTM Systems AI and Automation Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d9bc4ad1b3531c9b) US Remote 2mo ago $143,800–$231,900 [Apple](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/apple) Builds for teams inside the company ### [People AI Enablement Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f0c5b453899f1a6c) Austin, TX 2mo ago $149,200–$249,000 [Kraft Heinz](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/kraft-heinz) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Computer Vision Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c2712eac428a6313) Chicago, IL Hybrid 2mo ago $120,800–$151,000 [Ironsite](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ironsite) Leads the deployment team ### [Head of Field Applications](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2b1a0715b67f2087) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago $200,000–$300,000 [Crusoe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/crusoe) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Software Engineer, Internal Tools & Automation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8d056ef0f4cec870) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago $215,000–$260,000 [Applied Intuition](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/applied-intuition) Leads the deployment team ### [Software Engineering Manager (Defense/PhysicalAI)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/54e611b0f8201f20) Arlington, VA On-site 2mo ago $250,000–$300,000 [Ciridae](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ciridae) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Platform Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/63b9ca33c41caa45) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Block (Square)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/block-square) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Software Engineer, Go-to-Market Systems & AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1fccdd3845d24f01) New York, NY 2mo ago $263,600–$395,400 [Carnival Corporation Ltd.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/carnival-corporation-ltd) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Principal, AI Forward Deployment Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4e8dfa4802b12811) Miami, FL On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Everlaw](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/everlaw) Builds for teams inside the company ### [GTM AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c57efd57ebb31902) Oakland, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $154,000–$213,000 [ALSO](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/also) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Staff Deployment Strategist, Operations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1181054e08ce3e65) Palo Alto, CA On-site 2mo ago $170,000–$225,000 [Block (Square)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/block-square) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Software Engineer, Go-to-Market Systems & AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2308348edd15ae53) SF Bay Area 2mo ago $263,600–$395,400 [Percepta](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/percepta) Leads the deployment team ### [Applied AI Engineer - Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f22c1bc1523b1cde) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago $250,000–$425,000 [Antora Energy](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/antora-energy) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior / Staff Software Engineer, Full Stack Software Products](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7622a0062e0d5853) US Remote 2mo ago $183,000–$240,000 [Lyra Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lyra-health) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Software Engineer - Internal Efficiency](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bbbb71f56e658c7b) South San Francisco, CA Remote 2mo ago Pay not posted [Samsara](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/samsara) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Finance & Strategy AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/39573757c75aa176) San Francisco, CA Remote 2mo ago $146,370–$246,000 [Cirrus Logic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cirrus-logic) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ab84d1b7ca93f0ac) Austin, TX Hybrid 3mo ago Pay not posted [Royal Bank of Canada](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/royal-bank-of-canada) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Lead Agentic AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3ed1b14b4e560709) Minneapolis, MN 3mo ago $100,000–$170,000 [Reframe Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/reframe-systems) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Full Stack Software Engineer - Platform Software](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c261e6cd8068b5a6) Billerica, MA On-site 3mo ago $140,000–$180,000 [Elastic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/elastic) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Principal, Agentic Engineering Platform](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e925b52ee6d8bc67) US · city not listed 3mo ago Pay not posted [Vertex Pharmaceuticals](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vertex-pharmaceuticals) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Principal Full Stack AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3d554cffe1ee5e18) Boston, MA Hybrid 3mo ago $166,640–$250,000 [Photon](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/photon) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Deployment Lead – Devin AI | Onsite](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8396d908dcb6be17) US · city not listed On-site 3mo ago $44,000–$154,000 [SCAN](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scan) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Staff Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b5e27bd34408f446) Long Beach, CA Hybrid 3mo ago $106,200–$182,983 [Elastic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/elastic) Builds for teams inside the company ### [ Principal, Agentic Engineering Platform](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6bb9240dec6e078f) US · city not listed 3mo ago $159,800–$252,800 [Interface AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/interface-ai) Builds for teams inside the company ### [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) Builds for teams inside the company ### [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) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/26753904ec10e85d) New York, NY On-site 3mo ago $150,000–$300,000 [Ingram Micro](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ingram-micro) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Agentic AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f69d8e7f36f47d97) Irvine, CA 3mo ago $112,200–$190,700 [Prologis](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/prologis) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Lead AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/974be3a4d3d388f5) Denver, CO · San Francisco, CA · +3 more On-site 3mo ago $147,000–$202,000 [Block (Square)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/block-square) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Legal Systems Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4ea311520d8d39a6) San Francisco, CA 3mo ago $145,400–$257,600 [DDN](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ddn) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Software Engineer - Internal Apps](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8d499c7bfcb350c0) New York, NY Hybrid 3mo ago $150,000–$185,000 [Sprinter Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sprinter-health) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Enablement Engineer (Senior / Staff)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9f6e765ba0277c1d) San Francisco, CA · Menlo Park, CA Hybrid 3mo ago $180,000–$260,000 [Waymo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/waymo) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Enablement Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c882a164e9bc6d53) Mountain View, CA Hybrid 3mo ago $200,000–$247,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) Leads the deployment team ### [Manager, Applied AI Engineering (Enterprise)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9b612508e6525cc3) New York, NY Hybrid 4mo ago $251,000–$335,000 [Danaher Corporation](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/danaher-corporation) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior AI Engineer, Legal - USA Remote](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b8fb07c64cea4d79) US Remote 4mo ago $185,000–$200,000 [Suno](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/suno) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior / Staff Software Engineer, AI Leverage](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/92a182599aacde00) Boston, MA On-site 4mo ago $228,960–$363,510 204 of these 476 jobs build what the customer runs. - 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[Compare pay across US FDE roles →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary) ## Frequently asked questions ### What do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs pay? 388 of 476 postings state a pay range. The median is $225,000, and half of them sit between $197,000 and $262,000, from 225 companies. ### How much experience do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs require? Of 476 postings, 348 state a minimum number of years, from 221 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 175 of them. The rest ask for 10 or more years (87), 3 to 5 years (80) or under 3 years (6). ### Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE and deployment jobs? These 476 postings come from 288 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (22), [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) (9), [CapTech Consulting](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/captech-consulting) (8), [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) (8) and [ServiceNow](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/servicenow) (8). ### Are staff-level FDE and deployment jobs remote? 106 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 147 are hybrid and 66 are on-site. The remaining 157 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 181 of the 476 postings. Counted over the 476 postings in this search. 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