> 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 serving external customers Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?level=staff&recipient=external&page=4 284 staff-level forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs serving external customers, from 174 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $205,000 to $275,000. **284** postings · **174** companies · 236 state pay: median **$230,000**, half $205,000–$275,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Robots & Pencils](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/robots-pencils) ### [Staff AI/ML Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e002aca59f28dd0d) US Remote 7w ago Pay not posted [Obin AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/obin-ai) ### [Staff AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a94d9d4c2fdbd4e9) New York, NY 7w ago $240,000–$300,000 [Accordion](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accordion) ### [Staff Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d3541d229218a784) Boston, MA · Charlotte, NC · +4 more Hybrid 1mo ago $200,000–$290,000 [Hitachi Energy](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hitachi-energy) ### [Federal Data Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f9798b9bebc97700) Washington, DC On-site 1mo ago $160,000–$205,000 [Crusoe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/crusoe) ### [Staff Applied AI Inference Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f6b6957db986de8d) San Francisco, CA On-site 1mo ago $215,000–$260,000 [AMD](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amd) ### [Principal AI Software & Systems Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/38a3621cc41f0d47) Austin, TX · Boxborough, MA 2mo ago Pay not posted [ServiceNow](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/servicenow) ### [ Senior Staff AI Agent Engineer – Moveworks | Customer Deployment](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/74173532539fbe9d) San Francisco, CA Remote 2mo ago $190,900–$334,100 [AHEAD](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ahead) ### [Principal Technical Consultant - AI/ Azure Cloud Platform Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/278fbceacb765436) US Remote 2mo ago Pay not posted [CliftonLarsonAllen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cliftonlarsonallen) ### [Lead Palantir Application Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d09af06dfff497d2) Dallas, TX · Tempe, AZ · +23 more 2mo ago Pay not posted [Capco](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/capco) ### [Principal Consultant – Semantic Data & AI Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/67092a02a2043ad9) New York, NY Hybrid 2mo ago $146,000–$183,000 [phData](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/phdata) ### [ Principal Machine Learning Solutions Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ab034e10862d5318) US Remote 3mo ago Pay not posted [Samsara](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/samsara) ### [Solutions Integration Engineer IV](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/81d21a9b115bb353) Austin, TX · Chicago, IL · +3 more Remote 3mo ago $105,910–$160,200 [Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai) ### [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 [Decagon](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/decagon) ### [Engineering Lead, Strategic Deployments](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3ff1ce35a22b105f) New York, NY On-site 3mo ago $200,000–$400,000 [Robots & Pencils](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/robots-pencils) ### [Principal AI Engineering Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9faf33c159661967) US Remote 3mo ago $180,375–$230,625 [Onos Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/onos-health) ### [Senior Product Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d2733a0bcb09996e) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 3mo ago $200,000–$250,000 [Appian](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/appian) ### [Principal Consultant](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/764c7313fac282e8) Mclean, VA On-site 3mo ago $100,000–$225,000 [Decagon](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/decagon) ### [Engineering Lead, Strategic Deployments](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/55e8a726e8f37fe4) San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago $200,000–$400,000 [Robots & Pencils](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/robots-pencils) ### [Staff AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bf50e10caf53c824) US Remote 3mo ago $177,375–$209,625 [Obin AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/obin-ai) ### [Principal Solution Architect (Multi-Cloud, Data & Agentic AI)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d9fe8130277fa32a) New York, NY 4mo ago $220,000–$300,000 [Egen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/egen) ### [Principal AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3261fbaa1764b97e) US Remote 4mo ago Pay not posted [CapTech Consulting](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/captech-consulting) ### [Lead Machine Learning / Data Science Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e2ffa46072f703d0) Richmond, VA Hybrid 4mo ago $90,000–$200,000 [Machinify](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/machinify) ### [Staff Data Engineer, Core Migrations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9726d76b0f5863ac) US Remote 4mo ago $230,000–$260,000 [Genesys](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/genesys) ### [Principal, AI Software Engineer– Agentic & Industry Solutions](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1c015bd1ff6ff862) TX, NC 4mo ago $205,200–$360,800 [Cadence Design Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cadence-design-systems) ### [Principal AI Forward Deployment Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f89e6a8ff054b0e0) Portland, OR · Cary, NC On-site 4mo ago Pay not posted [CapTech Consulting](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/captech-consulting) ### [Lead Machine Learning / Data Science Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7abde90d3b7e3b97) Reston, VA Hybrid 4mo ago $90,000–$200,000 [CoreWeave](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/coreweave) ### [Staff Specialist Field Engineer, Robotics](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bface67af6b399f9) San Francisco, CA · Sunnyvale, CA 4mo ago $177,000–$237,000 [CompassX Group](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/compassx-group) ### [Solution Architect - GenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/133ba7b7d03d87d8) Irvine, CA Hybrid 5mo ago Pay not posted [BCG](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bcg) ### [BCG Platinion | Lead AI Tech Architect - AI Platforms](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0d4252868cd1a506) Atlanta, GA · Austin, TX · +16 more 5mo ago $190,000 [Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai) ### [Senior Staff Frontier Agents Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2865522375d0ee1d) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 more 5mo ago $288,000–$360,000 [Xometry](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/xometry) ### [Staff Data Scientist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/71ff23b7571feae1) North Bethesda, MD · Waltham, MA Hybrid 5mo ago $163,000–$190,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Full Stack AI Developer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2dfcc7438da4f949) US · city not listed 6mo ago Pay not posted [Code and Theory](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/code-and-theory) ### [Lead Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure (US)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fe41a7345cc1817f) New York, NY 6mo ago $130,000–$225,000 [Appian](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/appian) ### [Principal Consultant (Public Sector)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8c1b5eb92e40777d) Mclean, VA On-site 6mo ago $100,000–$225,000 [Xometry](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/xometry) ### [Staff Data Scientist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/00fffe33bce898ca) North Bethesda, MD · Waltham, MA Hybrid 5mo ago $163,000–$190,000 [Anthropic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anthropic) ### [Staff+ Software Engineer, Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b777191a511ed82d) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 more Hybrid 6mo ago $405,000–$485,000 [Linero](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/linero) ### [Systems Integration Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/45457d6006614840) New York, NY On-site 6mo ago $160,000–$250,000 [CapTech Consulting](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/captech-consulting) ### [Lead Machine Learning / Data Science Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/329e826238fcede0) Denver, CO Hybrid 6mo ago $90,000–$200,000 [Striveworks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/striveworks) ### [Staff Machine Learning Engineer (Active Secret Clearance)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/eb7e020ff2d79ecf) Austin, TX Remote 6mo ago $210,000–$260,000 [Flip](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/flip) ### [Staff Software Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/53cf1a6fb6a947df) Marina Del Rey, CA · Williamsburg, NY On-site 8mo ago $200,000–$400,000 172 of 284 build what the customer runs. [Compare pay across US FDE roles →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary) ## Frequently asked questions ### What do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs serving external customers pay? 236 of 284 postings state a pay range. The median is $230,000, and half of them sit between $205,000 and $275,000, from 138 companies. ### How much experience do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs serving external customers require? Of 284 postings, 197 state a minimum number of years, from 130 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 96 of them. The rest ask for 10 or more years (55) or 3 to 5 years (46). ### Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE and deployment jobs serving external customers? These 284 postings come from 174 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (15), [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) (7) and [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (6). ### Are staff-level FDE and deployment jobs serving external customers remote? 60 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 91 are hybrid and 44 are on-site. The remaining 89 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 134 of the 284 postings. Counted over the 284 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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