> 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 jobs that build what the customer runs for individual contributors Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=ic&role=builds-for-customers&page=24 1,019 forward deployed engineer jobs that build what the customer runs for individual contributors, from 584 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $155,000 to $220,000. **1,019** postings · **584** companies · **689** with pay · median **$184,000** · middle half $155,000–$220,000 · read Nov 9, 2026 [SpaceX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spacex) ### [Sr. AI Engineer, Special Programs - Top Secret Clearance](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ed430921c27565a8) Palo Alto, CA 5mo ago $220,000–$350,000 [Decagon](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/decagon) ### [Agent Deployment Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f2e3f4229557ee1e) New York, NY On-site 6mo ago $175,000–$230,000 [Salient](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salient) ### [Software Engineer, Product](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1f6f4f1ea14eb94f) San Francisco, CA On-site 6mo ago $140,000–$200,000 [UnitX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/unitx) ### [Product Operations Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2e575c0e0198b540) Milpitas, CA On-site 6mo ago $100,000–$120,000 [SpaceX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spacex) ### [Sr. AI Engineer, Special Programs - Top Secret Clearance](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/915e4bb42c4a9df4) Washington, DC 5mo ago $220,000–$350,000 [Artian AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/artian-ai) ### [Software Engineer - Solutions](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/25d3d5712250fc8e) New York, NY On-site 6mo ago $125,000–$150,000 [PressW](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pressw) ### [Applied AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/29869ee43c0bebca) Austin, TX Hybrid 6mo ago $90,000–$125,000 [BLEN, Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/blen-inc) ### [AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a5b5e3855f5c2dfe) US Remote 6mo ago $130,000–$200,000 [SpaceX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spacex) ### [AI Engineer, Special Programs - Top Secret Clearance](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dcc647133c0d24b0) Washington, DC 5mo ago $125,000–$220,000 [Nimble Gravity](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nimble-gravity) ### [Sr AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0b17ccb5bdf6a3e8) US Remote 6mo ago Pay not posted [PressW](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pressw) ### [Senior Applied AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2901769085db5ae8) Austin, TX Hybrid 6mo ago $140,000–$175,000 [Shakudo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/shakudo) ### [Principal Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cc28132e0e3ad7f2) Menlo Park, CA On-site 6mo ago Pay not posted [SpaceX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spacex) ### [AI Engineer, Special Programs - Top Secret Clearance](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a7b6627b779b7eb2) Palo Alto, CA 5mo ago $135,000–$230,000 [Zus Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/zus-health) ### [Staff Integrations Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b63389e46f4a4275) US Remote 6mo ago Pay not posted [Mercor](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/mercor) ### [Software Engineer, Enterprise Applied AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2e242f85fa04f99c) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY On-site 6mo ago $145,000–$285,000 [Unstructured](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/unstructured) ### [AI Engineer - Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/714325e0c7b85e01) US Remote 6mo ago $205,000–$365,000 [Gallatin AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gallatin-ai) ### [Mission Operations Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f81c45e021c5160f) Austin, TX On-site 6mo ago Pay not posted [Transluce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/transluce) ### [AI Behavior Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/064476c718d3c08f) San Francisco, CA On-site 6mo ago $310,000–$500,000 [Striveworks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/striveworks) ### [Machine Learning Engineer (Active Secret Clearance)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/262623f7a4db59ba) Austin, TX Hybrid 6mo ago $140,000–$165,000 [Evolver](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/evolver) ### [Senior Enterprise System Integrator](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c7cb4411547dee82) Palo Alto, CA 6mo ago Pay not posted [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Applied AI Engineer, Cyber, Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f6eae965b2b6f816) Washington, DC On-site 6mo ago $211,000–$335,000 [Percepta](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/percepta) ### [Embedded Research Scientist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0e4d344cb1e89185) New York, NY On-site 6mo ago $180,000–$400,000 [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) ### [Senior Software Engineer, Cloud-Native Stack – CSP Engagements](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/df4aff725c16c5b2) Multiple US offices 6mo ago $184,000–$356,500 [Bedrock Robotics](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bedrock-robotics) ### [Robotics Application Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9296d759e32208cd) US Remote 6mo ago Pay not posted [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Applied AI Engineer, Startups](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/298ca66f9910d7a0) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 6mo ago $211,000–$278,000 [depthfirst](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/depthfirst) ### [Security Product Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2f827ea345c59cb2) San Francisco, CA On-site 6mo ago Pay not posted [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) ### [Senior Solutions Architect, Retail](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4a3e5e5e5bdcfec8) US Remote 6mo ago $184,000–$356,500 [Wyetech](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/wyetech) ### [Software Engineer 3](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/483ee7085da62c3d) Ft. Meade, MD On-site 6mo ago Pay not posted [LangChain](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/langchain) ### [Deployed Engineer (Charlotte)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8f57c3361b2838d7) Charlotte, NC Remote 6mo ago $150,000–$250,000 · OTE [Serval](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/serval) ### [Software Engineer, Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bc1b1d67206405ae) San Francisco, CA On-site 7mo ago $200,000–$325,000 [General Robotics](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/general-robotics) ### [Robotics Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3fff92fe270d1557) Redmond, WA 7mo ago $155,000–$205,000 [DeepTempo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deeptempo) ### [Founding Solution Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5acdd1630379cf59) Menlo Park, CA Hybrid 7mo ago Pay not posted [Liquid AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/liquid-ai) ### [Member of Technical Staff - Post Training, Applied (Audio)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3fe9bea6b7ce469f) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 7mo ago Pay not posted [Blank Metal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/blank-metal) ### [AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/39bf81c2d704a47b) Minneapolis, MN Hybrid 7mo ago Pay not posted [Sift](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sift) ### [Application Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5c5e0dbb4cb61e39) Marina Del Rey, CA · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 7mo ago $125,000–$175,000 [Field AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/field-ai) ### [Senior Autonomy Engineer (Federal)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0e60bd92643875d3) Irvine, CA On-site 7mo ago Pay not posted [Nebius](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nebius) ### [Senior Applied AI Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/49b178f26034018f) US Remote 7mo ago $200–$350,000 [Connectly.ai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/connectly-ai) ### [Senior Software Engineer (SF)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6e77dafd8af1da2d) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 8mo ago Pay not posted [Egen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/egen) ### [Senior AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4280a7a58dd5bed7) US Remote 8mo ago Pay not posted [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 All 1,019 of these jobs build what the customer runs. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Fmanagement%3Dic%26role%3Dbuilds-for-customers%26page%3D24&placement=assist) [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Fmanagement%3Dic%26role%3Dbuilds-for-customers%26page%3D24&placement=alert) Alerts for “FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for individual contributors” go out once you have an account. [Compare pay across US FDE roles →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary) ## Frequently asked questions ### What do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for individual contributors pay? 689 of 1,019 postings state a pay range. The median is $184,000, and half of them sit between $155,000 and $220,000, from 375 companies. ### How much experience do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for individual contributors require? Of 1,019 postings, 509 state a minimum number of years, from 328 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 307 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (95), under 3 years (94) or 10 or more years (13). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for individual contributors? These 1,019 postings come from 584 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) (36), [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) (20), [Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) (19), [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (18) and [Agile Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/agile-defense) (14). ### Are FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for individual contributors remote? 211 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 234 are hybrid and 335 are on-site. The remaining 239 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 458 of the 1,019 postings. Counted over the 1,019 postings in this search. 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