> 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 with ongoing operations Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?level=staff&stage=operations&page=8 357 staff-level forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs with ongoing operations, from 232 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $197,000 to $255,000. **357** postings · **232** companies · 292 state pay: median **$225,000**, half $197,000–$255,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [AllianceBernstein](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/alliancebernstein) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Research Scientist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/de0f6fab92de97ef) Nashville, TN 4w ago Pay not posted [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Software Development Engineer, Frontier AI Tools](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/595786cb37da4bed) Austin, TX · Seattle, WA · +1 more 5w ago $168,100–$227,400 [Thomson Reuters](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thomson-reuters) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Lead AI Forward Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/66607c43c85e4fad) Eagan, MN · Frisco, TX Hybrid 5w ago $127,400–$236,600 [Headstart AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/headstart-ai) Leads the deployment team ### [Engineering Manager, Applied AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7fcca81372b018ea) New York, NY Hybrid 5w ago $285,000–$285,000 [Jobber](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/jobber) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Principal Engineer (AI, Office of the CEO)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/651e2d3ed92d79e5) US Remote 6w ago Pay not posted [F5](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/f5) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Sr. AI Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/900bed89d806a672) Seattle, WA 6w ago $198,900–$298,300 [Cisco](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cisco) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Operations Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/549acbc1bfe7d7ca) Raleigh, NC Hybrid 6w ago $169,800–$297,400 [QuEra Computing](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/quera-computing) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Applied AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3763fb48f2ad9512) Boston, MA 7w ago $175,000–$210,000 [Jobber](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/jobber) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Principal Engineer (AI, Office of the CEO)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e08be08e37b72012) Boston, MA Remote 6w ago $229,300–$310,200 [Navan](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/navan) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior GTM Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2a1539166273430e) Austin, TX 7w ago Pay not posted [T. Rowe Price](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/t-rowe-price) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Lead AI Software Engineer - T. Rowe Price Labs (MD or NYC)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/09ab6c87f9e7478c) Baltimore, MD · New York, NY Hybrid 7w ago $145,000–$309,000 [Forus](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/forus) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Platform & Enablement Lead ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8ca540d0fb6c11ed) New York, NY On-site 1mo ago $175,000–$270,000 [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 1mo 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 1mo 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 1mo ago $95,000–$130,000 [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 [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 [Oscar Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/oscar-health) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2c220abe3806ddde) New York, NY Hybrid 2mo ago $198,720–$260,820 [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 [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–$300,000 151 of 357 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 with ongoing operations pay? 292 of 357 postings state a pay range. The median is $225,000, and half of them sit between $197,000 and $255,000, from 188 companies. ### How much experience do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs with ongoing operations require? Of 357 postings, 260 state a minimum number of years, from 177 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 140 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (61), 10 or more years (54) or under 3 years (5). ### Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE and deployment jobs with ongoing operations? These 357 postings come from 232 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (22), [ServiceNow](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/servicenow) (7), [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) (6), [CapTech Consulting](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/captech-consulting) (6) and [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) (6). ### Are staff-level FDE and deployment jobs with ongoing operations remote? 76 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 113 are hybrid and 52 are on-site. The remaining 116 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 127 of the 357 postings. Counted over the 357 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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