> 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 involving pre-sales Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=ic&stage=presales&page=4 341 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for individual contributors involving pre-sales, from 226 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $155,000 to $215,000. **341** postings · **226** companies · 238 state pay: median **$180,000**, half $155,000–$215,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [IFS](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ifs) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer | IFS Copperleaf](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e174bceda51fb4b3) Itasca, IL Remote 2mo ago $145,000–$180,000 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [ConvergeHEALTH - Forward Deployed Engineer, Data Studio - Products & Platforms](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e47373df6c9332ae) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $105,400–$207,800 [C3.ai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/c3-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, New Grad 2027](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ed2385b3c6f7f994) Redwood City, CA 7w ago $120,000–$150,000 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Internship - Commercial](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bffff1e6db75bc0a) Chicago, IL On-site 4mo ago $120,000 [PMG](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pmg) ### [Forward Deployed Engineering Principal](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4ef7f8ed7391e708) Dallas, TX · New York, NY · +1 more 9mo ago Pay not posted [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [ConvergeHEALTH - Forward Deployed Engineer, Data Studio-Supply Chain - Products & Platforms](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c3f15e85bbaa708f) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $105,400–$207,800 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer, New Grad - Commercial](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/40f1d6c401570c19) Chicago, IL Hybrid 4mo ago $135,000–$145,000 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [ServiceNow Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9469007d547233ec) Rosslyn, VA 2mo ago $155,600–$306,800 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer, New Grad - Commercial](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d7362eec7ad683de) New York, NY Hybrid 17mo ago $135,000–$145,000 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Internship - Commercial](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bd532cc43f12eba7) New York, NY On-site 130mo ago $120,000 [Provectus](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/provectus) ### [Senior AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a0f5c5ba5b3f6656) New York, NY Hybrid New · 2d ago $180,000–$200,000 [Kunai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/kunai) ### [AI Delivery Engineer - AWS Bedrock](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ee6f9ac6d1dfe3c3) US Remote New · 3d ago $135,000–$220,000 [Factory](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/factory) ### [Software Engineer, Federal](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/aee86805e9f7a82d) San Francisco, CA · Washington, DC Remote New · 3d ago Pay not posted [Guru](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/guru) ### [Solutions Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fed1598802d35f69) Philadelphia, PA · US remote Remote New · 3d ago $132,000–$193,000 [Elorian](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/elorian) ### [Software Engineer - Applications](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0686c28278c3efd2) Palo Alto, CA On-site New · 6d ago $250,000–$400,000 [Sage Care Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sage-care-inc) ### [Partner Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/be0852dffd48b96f) Palo Alto, CA Hybrid 7d ago $145,000–$160,000 [Shield AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/shield-ai) ### [Senior Applications Engineer, Maritime Autonomy (R6378)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/79f85027b9a2b9f3) US · city not listed On-site 7d ago Pay not posted [Neo.Tax](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/neo-tax) ### [Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b0d8ad66629a1f15) Palo Alto, CA Remote 7d ago $170,000–$190,000 [Black Forest Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/black-forest-labs) ### [Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5280b837122a6a78) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 8d ago $180,000–$285,000 [Thread AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thread-ai) ### [Senior Applied AI Engineer, Federal](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b563fb09ace6b66b) New York, NY 9d ago $180,000–$230,000 [Striveworks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/striveworks) ### [Senior Machine Learning Engineer–Field Engagement](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/01bd9fbbdf18cce5) Washington, DC · Seattle, WA Hybrid 10d ago $160,000–$200,000 [xCures](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/xcures) ### [AI Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ead6b432bd4852e5) US Remote 13d ago $100,000–$160,000 [Luminance](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/luminance) ### [Senior Customer Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cb639c92114dbe11) New York, NY 13d ago $115,000–$150,000 [CADDi](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/caddi) ### [Senior Solutions Architect Expert](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9b33b67a7df5b6dd) Chicago, IL 13d ago $150,000–$225,000 [Egnyte](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/egnyte) ### [Sr Consultant, Professional Services - AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/32b2dbcba482b20b) US Remote 13d ago $125,000–$140,000 [Reserv](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/reserv) ### [Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/760954a63310de33) Atlanta, GA Remote 13d ago Pay not posted [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 [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 [ASI Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/asi-government) ### [Agentic AI Developer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cc32b57599a5f372) Washington, DC 2w ago Pay not posted [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) ### [Customer Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c8d0adf6eae8c09e) Austin, TX 3w ago $127,000–$183,000 [Provectus](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/provectus) ### [AI Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/59558f34a1fc5add) New York, NY Remote 2w ago $180,000–$200,000 [Anthropic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anthropic) ### [Applied AI Engineer, Public Sector ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/71513f5a11931534) Washington, DC On-site 4w ago $280,000–$320,000 [Cascade AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cascade-ai) ### [Implementation Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2e65f2169604a778) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 5w ago $90,000–$125,000 [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 [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 [OpenAI Foundation](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai-foundation) ### [AI Deployment Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/848302912d64ec39) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 6w ago $350,000–$450,000 [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 [Maxima](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/maxima) ### [Deployment Engineer - San Mateo](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3321c5afac6894e6) San Mateo, CA On-site 1mo ago Pay not posted [RELEX Solutions](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/relex-solutions) ### [Product Engineer | Manufacturing](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4095405923d15a1c) Atlanta, GA On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted 191 of 341 build what the customer runs. [Compare pay across US FDE roles →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary) ## Frequently asked questions ### What do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors involving pre-sales pay? 238 of 341 postings state a pay range. The median is $180,000, and half of them sit between $155,000 and $215,000, from 143 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors involving pre-sales require? Of 341 postings, 158 state a minimum number of years, from 126 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 104 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (26), under 3 years (25) or 10 or more years (3). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors involving pre-sales? These 341 postings come from 226 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) (29), [Provectus](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/provectus) (9), [LangChain](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/langchain) (6), [LMI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lmi) (6) and [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) (6). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors involving pre-sales remote? 89 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 92 are hybrid and 98 are on-site. The remaining 62 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 179 of the 341 postings. Counted over the 341 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey. 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