> 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=25

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

[Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai)

### [Infrastructure Software Engineer, Enterprise GenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0ffd9374ddf8014f)

San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 more 8mo ago

$180,000–$225,000

[LMArena](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lmarena)

### [Product Solutions Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8b108d507d0ca7b9)

US · city not listed On-site 8mo ago

$150,000–$250,000

[Latent Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/latent-labs)

### [Member of Technical Staff, Applied AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/683e152542e3c7e1)

San Francisco, CA Hybrid 8mo ago

Pay not posted

[HavocAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/havocai)

### [Mission Software Engineer - San Diego ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9c87c9e0c4f0cc49)

San Diego, CA On-site 8mo ago

$150,000–$185,000

[CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cgs-federal-contact-government-services)

### [FSR Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1068ea7799bc7c05)

Colorado Springs, CO On-site 9mo ago

Pay not posted

[Obin AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/obin-ai)

### [Full-Stack Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ccaee4a81f6a91b5)

New York, NY 9mo ago

$170,000–$300,000

[Sapien](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sapien)

### [Customer Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c4efa27350a08c1f)

New York, NY On-site 9mo ago

$175,000–$250,000

[Innovative Solutions](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/innovative-solutions)

### [Cloud Engineer- Data/AI Focused](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6f96f97954142b20)

US Remote 9mo ago

Pay not posted

[CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cgs-federal-contact-government-services)

### [FSR Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/feb69b96d96e1ace)

Oahu, HI On-site 9mo ago

Pay not posted

[Wyetech](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/wyetech)

### [Software Engineer 3](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e18e0125704d3ff9)

Fort Meade, MD On-site 9mo ago

Pay not posted

[Nearform](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nearform)

### [Senior Software Engineer - Python & AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/15ea64f7a6a5b407)

US Remote 9mo ago

$150,000–$180,000

[Liquid AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/liquid-ai)

### [Member of Technical Staff - Post Training, Applied](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/58539013dd9b1dd8)

San Francisco, CA Hybrid 9mo ago

Pay not posted

[CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cgs-federal-contact-government-services)

### [FSR Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/764cb9655ec55cc4)

Miami, FL On-site 9mo ago

Pay not posted

[Modus](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/modus)

### [Member of Technical Staff](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a38bade6988c3a33)

New York, NY On-site 9mo ago

$150,000–$350,000

[Decagon](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/decagon)

### [Field Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8035440dea35abbb)

New York, NY On-site 9mo ago

$200,000–$240,000

[Reka AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/reka-ai)

### [Member of Technical Staff (Applied AI)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7b8699da5ce99bd9)

US Remote 9mo ago

Pay not posted

[CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cgs-federal-contact-government-services)

### [FSR Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5ff51573224e8a02)

New York, NY On-site 9mo ago

Pay not posted

[Cartesia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cartesia)

### [Enterprise Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/18c1909e6d2fb8f0)

San Francisco, CA On-site 10mo ago

$180,000–$250,000

[Decagon](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/decagon)

### [Agent Deployment Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3254a9d27b739979)

San Francisco, CA On-site 9mo ago

$175,000–$230,000

[Mithrl](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/mithrl)

### [Member of Technical Staff, Platforms](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d758a2d910df3ff6)

San Francisco, CA On-site 10mo ago

$180,000–$220,000

[CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cgs-federal-contact-government-services)

### [FSR Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/740b62f52808ab2e)

Washington, DC On-site 9mo ago

Pay not posted

[Govini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/govini)

### [Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/37e698b87f44f455)

Pittsburgh, PA On-site 11mo ago

Pay not posted

[AHEAD](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ahead)

### [Senior AI Engineer, AI Services](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/31682f4b1780b3d8)

US Remote 11mo ago

Pay not posted

[Mithrl](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/mithrl)

### [Member of Technical Staff, Solutions](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/50bb73d71dec3142)

San Francisco, CA On-site 10mo ago

$180,000–$220,000

[Oumi](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/oumi)

### [Senior Field ML Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5580bbfedf9711f9)

San Francisco, CA · Bellevue, WA · +1 more Hybrid 11mo ago

Pay not posted

[Tavus](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tavus)

### [Customer Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8ee31e5e457753a2)

San Francisco, CA Hybrid 11mo ago

$180,000–$230,000 · total compensation

[Applied Compute](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/applied-compute)

### [Applied Research Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ec99a6997bc027a9)

San Francisco, CA On-site Since 2025

$200,000–$320,000

[OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai)

### [Backend Software Engineer, Gov](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/36c1a30a9341507f)

Washington, DC · San Francisco, CA · +1 more Hybrid Since 2025

$207,000–$385,000

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

### [Staff Software Engineer, Active Clearance, Air Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/07fb96b46de82a44)

Irvine, CA Since 2025

$220,000–$292,000

[Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture)

### [Cleared GenAI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c6ee9d149976dd2a)

Washington, DC Since 2025

$98,500–$184,900

[Percepta](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/percepta)

### [Applied AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cc60b7334e6d79fe)

New York, NY On-site Since 2025

$150,000–$400,000

[Bluenote](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bluenote)

### [Software Engineer, Agent](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2968caaa1a27ff8a)

San Francisco, CA On-site Since 2025

Pay not posted

[HavocAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/havocai)

### [Mission Software Engineer - Honolulu, HI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/31f4048356648863)

Honolulu, HI On-site Since 2025

$150,000–$185,000

[Eudia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eudia)

### [Member of Technical Staff](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/01a82ae1893d794f)

Palo Alto, CA Since 2025

$180,000–$210,000

[Eloquent AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eloquent-ai)

### [AI Engineer, Agent](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5e6b93d389bf36ca)

San Francisco, CA On-site Since 2025

Pay not posted

[PhysicsX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/physicsx)

### [Data Scientist ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6c3bf2e5c01fc540)

New York, NY Hybrid Since 2025

$120,000–$240,000

[Brain Co.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/brain-co)

### [Machine Learning Engineer, Applied AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d6f1187acbf90f7c)

San Francisco, CA Hybrid Since 2025

$190,000–$325,000

[Thread AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thread-ai)

### [Applied AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e482392c6a3ac014)

New York, NY On-site Since 2025

$145,000–$200,000

[Chai Discovery](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/chai-discovery)

### [Software Engineer, Scientific Products](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d944765beb4d795d)

San Francisco, CA On-site Since 2025

Pay not posted

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

### [Senior Ground Software Engineer, Space](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/33f26e7ec9153f1d)

Washington, DC Since 2025

$191,000–$254,000

All 1,019 of these jobs build what the customer runs.

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## 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.

Employer postings · [How we read postings](https://nextmove.md/fde/method)

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