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# FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors serving external customers

Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=ic&recipient=external&page=14

1,271 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for individual contributors serving external customers, from 692 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $154,000 to $215,000.

**1,271** postings · **692** companies · **859** with pay · median **$181,000** · middle half $154,000–$215,000 · read Nov 6, 2026

Updated Nov 7, 2026

[Netic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/netic)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Intern - 2026-2027](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b6e1dc647e4936bf)

San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago

$138,000–$160,000

[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 4mo ago

$120,000

[Phylo, Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/phylo-inc)

### [Member of Technical Staff - Forward Deployed Scientist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/03585b42d1ef8a14)

South San Francisco, CA On-site 4mo ago

$170,000–$275,000

[Rain](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rain)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b224b372323729ad)

New York, NY Hybrid 9mo ago

$175,000–$210,000

[Netic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/netic)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - New Grad - 2026-2027](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8f5951871c970317)

San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago

$138,000–$160,000

[Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir)

### [Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer, Internship - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3105e68cce9201aa)

Washington, DC On-site 4mo ago

$120,000

[Interface](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/interface)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e625ff66a4c06b83)

San Francisco, CA On-site 10mo ago

Pay not posted

[Isidor](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/isidor)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6493c976512eaa0e)

San Francisco, CA On-site Since 2025

Pay not posted

[Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir)

### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Internship - Commercial](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bffff1e6db75bc0a)

Chicago, IL On-site 4mo ago

$120,000

[Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir)

### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer, New Grad - Commercial](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/40f1d6c401570c19)

Chicago, IL Hybrid 4mo ago

$135,000–$145,000

[Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir)

### [Year at Palantir - Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Internship - Commercial](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dc81aeb609e6a2ab)

Chicago, IL On-site 4mo ago

$5,900–$10,500/mo

[Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir)

### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer, New Grad - Intel, US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7fec92c6d7c05ddf)

Washington, DC On-site 4mo ago

$135,000–$145,000

[Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir)

### [Year at Palantir - Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Internship - USG](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c193bda9b842faff)

Washington, DC On-site 6mo ago

$5,900–$10,500/mo

[Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir)

### [Year at Palantir - Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Internship - USG](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/65e64fc100fa6395)

New York, NY On-site 7mo ago

$5,900–$10,500/mo

[Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir)

### [Year at Palantir - Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Internship - Commercial](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/14f4c5a35150ec04)

New York, NY On-site 7mo ago

$5,900–$10,500/mo

[Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir)

### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Internship - France](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d52a2d82b32a21cb)

New York, NY On-site 8mo ago

Pay not posted

[Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir)

### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Internship - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3933941f5d267461)

Honolulu, HI On-site 11mo ago

Pay not posted

[Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir)

### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer, New Grad - Commercial](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d7362eec7ad683de)

New York, NY Hybrid Since 2025

$135,000–$145,000

[Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir)

### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Korea Forward Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b75532d4c14bac99)

Washington, DC On-site Since 2024

$135,000–$200,000

[Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir)

### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer, New Grad - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/53d621f0f7446259)

Washington, DC On-site Since 2022

$135,000–$145,000

[Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir)

### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer, New Grad - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/755946bc2be2b91a)

New York, NY On-site Since 2022

$135,000–$145,000

[Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir)

### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Internship - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d6416211af8df68e)

New York, NY On-site Since 2022

$120,000

[Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir)

### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Internship - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/556514394109fe3f)

Washington, DC On-site Since 2021

$120,000

[Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir)

### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Internship - Commercial](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bd532cc43f12eba7)

New York, NY On-site Since 2016

$120,000

[Kraken](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/kraken)

### [Client Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5b305b6f74a0c0d5)

New York, NY Hybrid New · Yesterday

$140,000–$220,000

[Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen)

### [AI/ML Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/00ce9bae32e49a7a)

Washington, DC New · 2d ago

$99,000–$225,000

[Canvas](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/canvas)

### [Applied AI Engineer – Test & Evaluation (T&E)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/57fca5ae0922979d)

Tullahoma, TN New · 2d ago

Pay not posted

[TetraScience](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tetrascience)

### [Scientific Data Architect - Central US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ddb4941bb2ea82c0)

Saint Louis, MO New · 2d ago

$140,000–$240,000

[Kraken](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/kraken)

### [Client Enablement Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/55b704ef591df4c8)

New York, NY Hybrid New · Yesterday

$140,000–$220,000

[Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen)

### [Implementation Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/da50776860a88653)

Arlington, VA New · 2d ago

$112,800–$257,000

[Deepgram](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deepgram)

### [Software Engineer - Applied AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/62ba0cdc84fdffe7)

San Francisco, CA On-site New · 3d ago

$173,800–$212,400

[ServiceNow](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/servicenow)

### [Senior Staff Software Engineer_Voice AI Agent Prompting](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d423e0a0f5dccf01)

Santa Clara, CA New · 3d ago

$190,900–$334,100

[Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril)

### [Mission Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cc4b231a5945a37b)

Waltham, MA New · 3d ago

$132,000–$175,000

[Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen)

### [Applied AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b643e1c49063069f)

Mclean, VA · Fort Belvoir, VA New · 4d ago

$77,600–$176,000

[Writer](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/writer)

### [AI deployment engineer (East)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/eabde487202a4488)

San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +3 more Hybrid New · 4d ago

$146,000–$204,000

[Focused](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/focused)

### [Senior Site Reliability Engineer, AI Platforms](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ee79a029387546d9)

Denver, CO Hybrid New · 4d ago

$160,000–$195,000

[Provectus](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/provectus)

### [Senior AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a0f5c5ba5b3f6656)

New York, NY Hybrid New · 4d ago

$180,000–$200,000

[GeoYeti](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/geoyeti)

### [Full Stack Deployment Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/488a95f00d0eae79)

Chantilly, VA New · 4d ago

$165,000–$220,000

[Writer](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/writer)

### [AI deployment engineer (West)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ba1a9664d6547bbb)

San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +3 more Hybrid New · 4d ago

$146,000–$204,000

[Focused](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/focused)

### [Platform Engineer, AI Infrastructure](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7feb3482fb151d04)

Chicago, IL Hybrid New · 4d ago

$145,000–$175,000

928 of these 1,271 jobs build what the customer runs.

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## Frequently asked questions

### What do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors serving external customers pay?

859 of 1,271 postings state a pay range. The median is $181,000, and half of them sit between $154,000 and $215,000, from 441 companies.

### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors serving external customers require?

Of 1,271 postings, 612 state a minimum number of years, from 400 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 368 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (124), 6 to 9 years (103) or 10 or more years (17).

### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors serving external customers?

These 1,271 postings come from 692 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) (52), [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (24), [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) (20), [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (19) and [Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) (17).

### Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors serving external customers remote?

259 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 298 are hybrid and 434 are on-site. The remaining 280 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 553 of the 1,271 postings.

Counted over the 1,271 postings in this search.

Employer postings · Coding scope, project stages and who the work serves are our reading of each job description. · [How we read postings](https://nextmove.md/fde/method)

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