> 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=41 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 Updated Nov 12, 2026 [Lennar](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lennar) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Agent Developer, HR](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7e9b1fdb64490e76) Miami, FL On-site 1mo ago Pay not posted [Navan](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/navan) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior GTM Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2a1539166273430e) Austin, TX 1mo ago Pay not posted [TLDR](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tldr) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Software Engineer, Applied AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1d5258b38ff3b08c) US Remote 1mo ago $298,000–$358,000 [Auction.com](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/auction-com) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Application Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bd6e4e287135c6f2) Irvine, CA 1mo ago Pay not posted [Baseten](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/baseten) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/738b7098fab36184) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $175,000–$190,000 [Lightspark](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lightspark) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Software Engineer, Data & AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7899425d7a59f19c) Culver City, CA 2mo ago $200,000–$238,000 [Kaizen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/kaizen) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Applied AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3e6d386ef21efa91) New York, NY Hybrid 2mo ago $150,000–$200,000 [The Carlyle Group](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/the-carlyle-group) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Engineer, AI & Process Automation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b7b9aaff57e1f740) Washington, DC Remote 2mo ago $160,000–$180,000 [Rogo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rogo) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Software Engineer: Factory Team](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ce1dc9de989bef87) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago $200,000–$275,000 [Coalition](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/coalition) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Software Engineer, AI Automation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4c49853f884c504f) US Remote 2mo ago $115,000–$168,000 [Anthropic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anthropic) Proves it works before the sale ### [Applied AI, Research Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ad03554ab362a16c) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 2mo ago $300,000–$400,000 [Antithesis](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/antithesis) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Applied AI Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/82c7576e3ad4cabe) Vienna, VA On-site 2mo ago $155,000–$185,000 [ePayPolicy](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/epaypolicy) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Sr Customer Experience AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2758c5420f8c25c2) Austin, TX Hybrid 2mo ago Pay not posted [Crusoe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/crusoe) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Software Engineer, Internal Tools & Automation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8d056ef0f4cec870) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago $215,000–$260,000 [Bank of America](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bank-of-america) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Developer Level III](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/eddf1c8a40d8abaf) Charlotte, NC 2mo ago Pay not posted [Generac](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/generac) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Application Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9f733cf879f98eae) Waukesha, WI 2mo ago Pay not posted [Two Sigma](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/two-sigma) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Solutions Developer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e826d7586f5fd05e) New York, NY Hybrid 2mo ago $165,000–$300,000 [Cerebras Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cerebras-systems) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI and Automation Engineer - Business Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/73fcbb84a84c8f78) Sunnyvale, CA Hybrid 2mo ago Pay not posted [AMD](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amd) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Applied AI Engineer, Top Hardware Priorities](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ea48377ce5bbd994) Santa Clara, CA 2mo ago Pay not posted [Decagon](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/decagon) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Acceleration Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/33936cf53f20218a) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago $180,000–$220,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Sr System Development Engineer, Amazon Leo](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9feea6d83a66666d) Bellevue, WA · Arlington, VA · +1 more 2mo ago $151,200–$204,600 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Software Engineer, Safety Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/830735363503685c) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $207,000–$385,000 [T-Mobile](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/t-mobile) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployment Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5828f01c1800ae01) Bellevue, WA · Frisco, TX 2mo ago $117,800–$212,500 [AssemblyAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/assemblyai) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior GTM AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f11b9f241b74e158) San Francisco, CA 2mo ago $160,000–$220,000 [Diamondback Energy](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/diamondback-energy) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Developer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e818eef675f35531) Dallas, TX 2mo ago Pay not posted [Percepta](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/percepta) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Product Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/71dd8ba2e637e994) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago $300,000–$425,000 [Elsevier](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/elsevier) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Software Engineer / Senior AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f9fb6dcf46803d92) Philadelphia, PA 2mo ago $86,600–$144,400 [RELX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/relx) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Software Engineer / Senior AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f82bc7d62568a0e9) Philadelphia, PA 2mo ago $86,600–$144,400 [X-energy](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/x-energy) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Engineer IV, AI & Digital Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/164f027b20ddaee5) Rockville, MD · Gaithersburg, MD Hybrid 2mo ago $180,000–$205,000 [Chariot](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/chariot) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Software Engineer, Agentic Infrastructure](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/73b296b5cc7deede) New York, NY Hybrid 2mo ago Pay not posted [Relativity Space](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/relativity-space) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Software Engineer II](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9249f14c5a558fbd) Long Beach, CA 2mo ago $130,000–$196,000 [CoreWeave](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/coreweave) Keeps customers running after launch ### [Account Solutions Architect - Engaged](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/162ad9af1f087cf2) Austin, TX 2mo ago $182,000–$242,000 [Lyra Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lyra-health) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Sr. Software Engineer - Internal Efficiency](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c1dd48534028c1b2) US Remote 2mo ago Pay not posted [Roku](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/roku) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior AI Transformation Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/33d5909e360f7f5a) San Jose, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $242,200–$486,000 [Relativity Space](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/relativity-space) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Software Engineer I](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/574bb89d86acf160) Long Beach, CA 2mo ago $115,000–$173,000 [SpaceX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spacex) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Software Engineer (Starlink)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f6ffd533a442c8b3) Hawthorne, CA 3mo ago $125,000–$175,000 [Klaviyo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/klaviyo) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Sr. AI Systems & Solutions Architect, Global Services](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a9651c739f4cbbef) San Francisco, CA 3mo ago $120,000–$180,000 [Viral Nation](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/viral-nation) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Solutions Architect, AI Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/556e69203d9701bd) US · city not listed 3mo ago Pay not posted [Relativity Space](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/relativity-space) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Software Engineer, Agentic Infrastructure](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1cb310272b380b76) Long Beach, CA Hybrid 3mo ago $154,000–$230,000 [xAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/xai) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Software Engineer, Data Center - Memphis](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ce985c7381d0fa5f) Memphis, TN · Southaven, MS On-site 3mo ago Pay not posted 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%3D41&placement=assist) [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Fmanagement%3Dic%26page%3D41&placement=alert) Alerts for “FDE and deployment jobs 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 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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