> 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=18 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 [Bespoke Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bespoke-labs) ### [MTS, Post-Training (Enterprise)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/96da9294487106dd) Mountain View, CA · San Francisco, CA On-site 5w ago $300,000–$350,000 [Defense Unicorns](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/defense-unicorns) ### [Senior Platform Engineer (FedD239)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2d80b4f518bdc61d) Springfield, VA Remote 5w ago $148,750–$201,250 [eSentire](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/esentire) ### [Customer Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4aab99443f5d7fb4) US · city not listed 5w ago Pay not posted [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Delivery Consultant- AI/ML, Data & Machine Learning (DML)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/93b1c07412385b87) Arlington, VA · Herndon, VA 5w ago $131,300–$177,600 [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) ### [Value Acceleration Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d29e7c234296d940) San Francisco, CA · Palo Alto, CA · +2 more 6w ago $117,200–$246,000 [Defense Unicorns](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/defense-unicorns) ### [Senior Data Engineer (FedD238)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f8854465e612c6d8) Springfield, VA Hybrid 5w ago $148,750–$201,250 [Vannevar Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vannevar-labs) ### [Senior Full-Stack Engineer - Product (TS/SCI Required)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ac3e0bd78fe984de) US Remote 6w ago Pay not posted [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Delivery Consultant- AI/ML, Data & Machine Learning (DML)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2c41383b1f8d145b) Arlington, VA · Herndon, VA 5w ago $131,300–$177,600 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Senior Software Engineer, Strategic Defense (Active Clearance)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9a6a44abf0fdde97) Costa Mesa, CA · Reston, VA · +2 more 6w ago $191,000–$254,000 [Spherecast](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spherecast) ### [Senior Backend Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/da3fb47619992801) New York, NY 6w ago Pay not posted [Sierra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sierra) ### [Software Engineer, Agent - Tech, Media & Telecom](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2923518d5a20cafe) San Francisco, CA On-site 6w ago $180,000–$390,000 [Parsons](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/parsons) ### [AI/ML Engineer TS/SCI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ab4e156a7b0b5fed) Arlington, VA 6w ago $112,200–$196,400 [Red Cell Partners](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/red-cell-partners) ### [Staff Applied ML Engineer, Federal/National Security](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d7dbd0967123dff7) Washington, DC Remote 6w ago $180,000–$240,000 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Software Engineer, Strategic Defense (Active Clearance)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3da5634c483ab359) Costa Mesa, CA · Reston, VA · +2 more 6w ago $167,000–$222,000 [Sierra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sierra) ### [Software Engineer, Agent - Travel , Transportation & Hospitality](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c9c7e1018bc4a91a) San Francisco, CA On-site 6w ago $180,000–$390,000 [Parsons](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/parsons) ### [Software Developer TS/SCI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/36ab2cef4f2db888) Arlington, VA 6w ago $125,100–$225,200 [Nelnet](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nelnet) ### [GCP / Gemini Enterprise Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9eebed2c56950636) US Remote 6w ago $130,000–$150,000 [Capgemini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/capgemini) ### [Lead Software Engineer - Senior GECX AI Engineer-](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1e7d7d5eefe159ab) Atlanta, GA · Nashville, TN · +4 more Hybrid 6w ago $109,180–$197,175 [Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) ### [Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Engineer, Senior](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9c8bc6ee09bdd3b8) Fort Meade, MD 6w ago $99,000–$225,000 [Pallet](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pallet) ### [Software Engineer, Agent Delivery ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b57b956a1cadd20f) San Francisco, CA On-site 7w ago $135,000–$180,000 [Agile Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/agile-defense) ### [AI/ML Data Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c3c3e24e5b3f92a3) Arlington, VA On-site 7w ago Pay not posted [Capgemini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/capgemini) ### [Senior Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2b8a8a9b6f0f6005) New York, NY · Atlanta, GA · +3 more Hybrid 6w ago $101,140–$182,624 [Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) ### [Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Engineer, Senior](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/23cf3b7cedc264f7) Fort Meade, MD 6w ago $99,000–$225,000 [KBR](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/kbr) ### [Mid Level Software and Data Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ff72e0ec7c795a88) San Antonio, TX 7w ago Pay not posted [Exotec](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/exotec) ### [Software Integration Engineer - Automation & Robotics](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/34de6aa05f806378) Atlanta, GA 7w ago Pay not posted [Capgemini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/capgemini) ### [Senior AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/816a04008a997e3c) Atlanta, GA · Chicago, IL · +3 more Hybrid 7w ago $89,400–$166,398 [Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) ### [Palantir Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/573e4737bd8da669) Springfield, VA 6w ago $77,600–$176,000 [DataSQRL](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/datasqrl) ### [FDR Data Engineer US1](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d1456d9001df5302) Seattle, WA 7w ago Pay not posted [Rackner](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rackner) ### [AI/ML Engineer — Active TS/SCI | Dayton, OH](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7da975d2c49e2066) Dayton, OH 7w ago Pay not posted [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Deployment Strategist - Palantir Foundry](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/401977d274d5f084) Washington, DC 7w ago $70,500–$203,400 [Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) ### [Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Engineer, Senior](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/443101cd44fe5065) Wahiawa, HI 7w ago $99,000–$225,000 [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 [EY](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ey) ### [Cyber - AI Engineer - Senior - Consulting](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bc3b26220ad3e1c0) New York, NY Remote 7w ago $104,800–$218,500 [Armory](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/armory) ### [Applied AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5b91b4149e9c174c) New York, NY On-site 7w ago $140,000–$200,000 [Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) ### [Applied AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8d63afee29f4c6e0) Fort Meade, MD 7w ago $99,000–$225,000 [Electric Plant](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/electric-plant) ### [Applied AI Engineer, Agent Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f95c45890b5366ff) San Francisco, CA On-site 7w ago $215,000–$235,000 [Pangram Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pangram-labs) ### [Software Engineer - Customer Solutions](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d573e50d121dc1bf) New York, NY On-site 1mo ago $120,000–$150,000 [LMArena](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lmarena) ### [Applied AI Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e7c8d205bebb130c) US · city not listed On-site 1mo ago $150,000–$250,000 [Accordion](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accordion) ### [Senior Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/72a07d97973bb794) Boston, MA · Charlotte, NC · +4 more Hybrid 1mo ago $110,000–$200,000 [Docflow Labs Inc](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/docflow-labs-inc) ### [Product Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cb32e192c5c4c004) Los Angeles, CA On-site 1mo ago $150,000–$300,000 928 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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