> 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 Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=ic&page=31 1,747 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for individual contributors, from 928 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $153,000 to $216,000. **1,747** postings · **928** companies · **1,221** with pay · median **$181,000** · middle half $153,000–$216,000 · read Nov 11, 2026 [Exa (formerly Metaphor)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/exa-formerly-metaphor) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Product Manager, Forward Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5c82ba2222265ca0) San Francisco, CA On-site 6w ago $155,000–$275,000 [Tailor](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tailor) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Associate Forward-Deployed Product Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7e87a879c6d7d0c7) US Remote 7w ago $100,000–$130,000 [zaimler](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/zaimler) Proves it works before the sale ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fcbb7df283900a11) New York, NY Hybrid 7w ago Pay not posted [TikTok](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tiktok) Integrates and configures it ### [TikTok Shop - Forward Deployed Engineer, Apps and API](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/def41bc53fd7587e) Seattle, WA 1mo ago $115,520–$198,360 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7fc90035a8c899a3) Dallas, TX 1mo ago $159,300–$202,400 [Sela AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sela-ai) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6e1459222f479138) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 1mo ago $150,000–$250,000 [Rubie](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rubie) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6b68608742e53b87) New York, NY On-site 1mo ago Pay not posted [Bertram Capital](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bertram-capital) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0c55020eea1396be) Foster City, CA 2mo ago $140,000–$160,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5965a8234fffc00e) Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +4 more 1mo ago $175,100–$247,600 [Goodfire AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/goodfire-ai) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Research Scientist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a9ab45854d306c11) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago $220,000–$315,000 [The Carlyle Group](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/the-carlyle-group) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AlpInvest Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a70a369f57fa6451) New York, NY 2mo ago $190,000–$220,000 [Altara](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/altara) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1e922ceead0e1799) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4a812728913c7b00) Mountain View, CA · Boston, MA · +4 more 1mo ago $175,100–$247,600 [True Zero Technologies](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/true-zero-technologies) Integrates and configures it ### [Microsoft Forward Deployed Engineer (R-00226)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5ba58b4995a8bc7f) US Remote 2mo ago Pay not posted [Makai Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/makai-labs) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed AI Analyst](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/62667f089a64643e) New York, NY Remote 2mo ago $110,000–$120,000 [SnapLogic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/snaplogic) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/91a7ef17e9add3f1) US Remote 2mo ago Pay not posted [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d91468c76135ab23) Mountain View, CA · Boston, MA · +4 more 2mo ago $159,300–$212,800 [Sitreps](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sitreps) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Senior Forward Deployed Strategist, Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a286130f619ca1d4) Washington, DC · San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago $147,000–$185,000 [Fenwick](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fenwick) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Operations Intern](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a7d0824e9479bef2) New York, NY · Boston, MA · +4 more Hybrid 2mo ago $43,680–$52,000 [Giga Energy](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/giga-energy) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Product Engineer, Internal Tools & Automation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/17d096a41266eb14) US Remote 2mo ago Pay not posted [Thermo Fisher Scientific](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thermo-fisher-scientific) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8c213c4d90711823) Raleigh, NC On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Miro](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/miro) Proves it works before the sale ### [Forward Deployed Consultant, Manufacturing](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/be5caad23766cbf2) US Remote 2mo ago Pay not posted [Rogo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rogo) Proves it works before the sale ### [Forward Deployed, Asset Management](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9655d0b458bf540b) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago $115,000–$200,000 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer, New Grad - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/532285e9043299c0) Honolulu, HI Hybrid 2mo ago $135,000–$145,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) Integrates and configures it ### [Full Stack Engineer Manager (FDE)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3a0bc3b034736923) New York, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +39 more 2mo ago $80,400–$316,300 [9fin](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/9fin) Keeps customers running after launch ### [Forward Deployed Investor](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e52bb98f18f30fb3) New York, NY Hybrid 2mo ago $128,000–$173,000 [Tailscale](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tailscale) Keeps customers running after launch ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e7af788948d077cf) US Remote 2mo ago $150,000–$250,000 [Numberly](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/numberly) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - AI & Data Analyst (VIE - New York)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/39e665830d654cb2) Brooklyn, NY Hybrid 2mo ago Pay not posted [Reevo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/reevo) Integrates and configures it ### [Builder - Forward Deployed Revenue Operations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/16608e5be616302c) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [LiteLLM](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/litellm) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (New Grad)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/440f0d29bb30278d) US · city not listed 2mo ago $150,000–$210,000 [Instrumental](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/instrumental) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Manufacturing Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fb34b85a552cdce2) Palo Alto, CA On-site 2mo ago $140,000–$200,000 [Composio](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/composio) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (New Grad)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/212a5b8154b4ac54) San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago Pay not posted [AirOps](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/airops) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9093cb68d53de6c4) New York, NY Hybrid 3mo ago Pay not posted [Preql](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/preql) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Infrastructure and Deployment](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/24a344afd2901f2a) US Remote 3mo ago Pay not posted [Ema](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ema) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Builder](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/423ebe78dc247909) New York, NY Hybrid 3mo ago Pay not posted [LiteLLM](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/litellm) Keeps customers running after launch ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f383f40cbfa89042) US · city not listed 3mo ago $150,000–$250,000 [Eliza](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eliza) Proves it works before the sale ### [GTM Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e846080fefa26a7a) Remote, OR Remote 3mo ago Pay not posted [Shield AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/shield-ai) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Operations & Sustainment - open level (R5497)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/00652d251b47d57a) San Diego, CA Hybrid 3mo ago Pay not posted [BRINC Drones](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/brinc-drones) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4ed42c135afe30a8) Seattle, WA On-site 3mo ago $85,000–$150,000 [Egen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/egen) Proves it works before the sale ### [Pre-Sales Architect (FDE)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1f0e661b320b8b85) US Remote 3mo ago $185,000–$225,000 1,044 of these 1,747 jobs build what the customer runs. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Fmanagement%3Dic%26page%3D31&placement=assist) [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Fmanagement%3Dic%26page%3D31&placement=alert) Alerts for “FDE and deployment 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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 pay? 1,221 of 1,747 postings state a pay range. The median is $181,000, and half of them sit between $153,000 and $216,000, from 606 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors require? Of 1,747 postings, 894 state a minimum number of years, from 578 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 539 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (175), 6 to 9 years (156) or 10 or more years (24). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors? These 1,747 postings come from 928 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) (64), [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (34), [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) (25), [SpaceX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spacex) (21) and [Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) (19). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors remote? 350 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 399 are hybrid and 565 are on-site. The remaining 433 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 650 of the 1,747 postings. Counted over the 1,747 postings in this search. 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