> 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. # FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors serving external customers Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=ic&recipient=external&page=16 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 [Peraton](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/peraton) ### [Senior AI Integration Developer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a1f0dc00fc4169c5) Red Bank, NJ · Basking Ridge, NJ · +1 more On-site 2w ago $112,000–$179,000 [Visionist, Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/visionist-inc) ### [Software Engineer (AI Focus)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/23f0cc89df79b76e) Columbia, MD 2w ago $165,000–$225,000 [Luminance](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/luminance) ### [Senior Customer Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cb639c92114dbe11) New York, NY 2w ago $115,000–$150,000 [Sleuth Insights](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sleuth-insights) ### [Senior Software / Data Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8680836a0da5ee33) San Francisco, CA · Los Angeles, CA Hybrid 2w ago $170,000–$210,000 [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) ### [Senior Software Engineer, Cloud-Native Stack – CSP Engagements](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/43f11df2b1b90b61) US · city not listed 2w ago $184,000–$356,500 [OPEN Data Jobs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/open-data-jobs) ### [Software Developer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d92029b43f50d7a4) Washington, DC Remote 2w ago $92,000–$133,000 [LMI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lmi) ### [Software Engineer, Foundry & AI Applications – Clearance Required](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b323e12bac469e92) Fort Bragg, NC 2w ago $115,000–$135,000 [Egnyte](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/egnyte) ### [Sr Consultant, Professional Services - AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/32b2dbcba482b20b) US Remote 2w ago $125,000–$140,000 [Markon](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/markon) ### [Sr. Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8748098186b7a70d) US · city not listed 2w ago $120,000–$200,000 [Albers Aerospace](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/albers-aerospace) ### [AI Data Automation Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/96f9e04048b68e03) Evendale, OH On-site 2w ago Pay not posted [ECP](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ecp) ### [Analytics Consultant, ECP Insights](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/05d08eb2ac4587fa) Denver, CO Remote 2w ago Pay not posted [Matic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/matic) ### [Full-Stack Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b9bf9bdc732cda10) Dallas, TX Remote 2w ago Pay not posted [Pace](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pace) ### [Member of Technical Staff, Customer Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/78f92c6ecdd7b1f1) New York, NY On-site 2w ago Pay not posted [Anthem Engineering, LLC](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anthem-engineering-llc) ### [Principal Software Engineer RR Level 3 - Polygraph Required](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/741c1319ad85355e) Annapolis Junction, MD On-site 2w ago Pay not posted [Aliz](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/aliz) ### [Rabbit - Customer Engineer, BigQuery](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dbdc7ec293832e13) US Remote 2w ago Pay not posted [Destro AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/destro-ai) ### [Robotics Software Engineer - Field Deployment & Support](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cda51988bba4cfbd) Savannah, GA 2w ago Pay not posted [VetsEZ](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vetsez) ### [Senior AI Application Engineer (Remote Opportunity)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/68b6265a8888a342) Dallas, TX Remote 2w ago Pay not posted [AI Technology Partners](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ai-technology-partners) ### [Senior AI Engineer, Agentic Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9dbe3a1392c896f0) US Remote 2w ago Pay not posted [Nortal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nortal) ### [Senior Python/AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/76cd1c61755c34ac) US · city not listed Hybrid 2w ago Pay not posted [Anthem Engineering, LLC](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anthem-engineering-llc) ### [Senior Software Engineer RR Level 2 - Polygraph Required](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/35e3df15ed3e5a86) Annapolis Junction, MD On-site 2w ago Pay not posted [InterImage, Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/interimage-inc) ### [Software Solution Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1bf192562634981c) Arlington, VA Remote 2w ago Pay not posted [Reserv](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/reserv) ### [Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/760954a63310de33) Atlanta, GA Remote 2w ago Pay not posted [Culmen International](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/culmen-international) ### [Sr. Full-Stack Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4e70b6e2782849f5) Alexandria, VA On-site 2w ago Pay not posted [Anthem Engineering, LLC](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anthem-engineering-llc) ### [Software Engineer RR Level 1 - Polygraph Required](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/72eef5f5d7d09fdb) Annapolis Junction, MD On-site 2w ago Pay not posted [TeamWorx Security](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/teamworx-security) ### [Mid-Level Software Developer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a000ce3ee50e6823) Columbia, MD Remote 2w ago $90,000–$130,000 [Axon Enterprise](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/axon-enterprise) ### [Mission Engineer - Pasco County](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6dba8d0166a3b631) US Remote 2w ago Pay not posted [Agile Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/agile-defense) ### [MSS Developer - DC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b7b5b4df6ccb3034) Washington, DC On-site 2w ago Pay not posted [MongoDB](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/mongodb) ### [Senior Forward Deployment Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ee18b4ffe9431fe6) Seattle, WA · Denver, CO · +5 more Remote 2w ago $126,000–$248,000 [PA Consulting](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pa-consulting) ### [AI Engineer | Digital Products & AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e0cd840ad50ad8a9) Charlotte, NC Hybrid 2w ago Pay not posted [Sierra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sierra) ### [Software Engineer, Horizon](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/391bab75cb85020c) San Francisco, CA On-site 2w ago $230,000–$390,000 [Agile Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/agile-defense) ### [MSS Developer - Omaha](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1d7b422f0e86125b) Omaha, NE On-site 2w ago Pay not posted [CACI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/caci) ### [Senior Embedded Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4eda094ccad6cae2) Honolulu, HI · Colorado Springs, CO · +2 more On-site 2w ago $114,600–$252,100 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [AI and Data Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e27c4bc09f2d68a8) Tampa, FL 2w ago $89,000–$170,200 [Seekr](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/seekr) ### [AI Engineer, Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2c1259ae52bd2603) US Remote 2w ago $185,000–$225,000 [Agile Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/agile-defense) ### [MSS Developer - St. Louis](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cce11471d7c9ef3d) O'fallon, IL · Scott Afb, IL On-site 2w ago Pay not posted [SpaceX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spacex) ### [Operations Engineer (Starshield Products)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/37db35ee2b38bbf5) Palo Alto, CA 2w ago $110,000–$175,000 [Provectus](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/provectus) ### [AI Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6db5705ffe430ed4) San Francisco Bay Area, CA Remote 2w ago $180,000–$200,000 [Judgment Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/judgment-labs) ### [Member of Technical Staff, Deployment Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4e63c57607c88bc3) San Francisco, CA On-site 2w ago Pay not posted [Agile Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/agile-defense) ### [MSS Developer - Tampa](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2b976771942f0cdf) Tampa, FL On-site 2w ago Pay not posted [SpaceX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spacex) ### [Operations Engineer (Starshield Products)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/69d3d02ace1b1a6e) Washington, DC 2w ago $100,000–$160,000 928 of these 1,271 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 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. 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