> 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 serving external customers Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=ic&recipient=external&page=5 1,283 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for individual contributors serving external customers, from 694 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $153,000 to $216,000. **1,283** postings · **694** companies · 867 state pay: median **$181,000**, half $153,000–$216,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Matroid](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/matroid) ### [VLM & VFM Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/55bdc7eeef3cb713) Palo Alto, CA On-site 4w ago $150,000–$300,000 [Nutrient](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nutrient) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6b7ddb0c0a42ddb7) Raleigh, NC 4w ago Pay not posted [Protege](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/protege) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Healthcare](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ab61ae205e76ef57) US Remote 4w ago Pay not posted [Dynamo AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/dynamo-ai) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8ccde3e4186d1e0f) Washington, DC · San Francisco, CA 4w ago Pay not posted [Inferact](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/inferact) ### [Member of Technical Staff, Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/70641fd7886753d9) San Francisco, CA Remote 5w ago $200,000–$400,000 [First Resonance](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/first-resonance) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (Ohio)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8a9366e50aa9b562) Columbus, OH Hybrid 5w ago $130,000–$170,000 [Brillio](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/brillio) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - R01572128](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bcce7e35d758ae50) Minneapolis, MN Hybrid 5w ago Pay not posted [Owkin](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/owkin) ### [Forward Deployed Computational Biologist ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/91a30dd11cb73e24) Boston, MA Remote 5w ago $128,000–$150,000 [Maxinsights](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/maxinsights) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fea1f5b4abebab82) Santa Clara, CA On-site 5w ago Pay not posted [webAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/webai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - P2P Networking](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4190999d14dd0409) US Remote 5w ago Pay not posted [Materialize](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/materialize) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ebeaed3047349cbb) New York, NY Hybrid 5w ago $180,000–$225,000 [Hippocratic AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hippocratic-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (Mid/Senior) - Remote w/Travel](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2c23d4b18d7ee833) US Remote 5w ago Pay not posted [Lio](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lio) ### [Forward Deployed AI Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c83ebafb16cf0b49) New York, NY On-site 5w ago $150,000–$190,000 [Twenty](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/twenty) ### [Forward Deployed Data Engineer – TS/SCI (Full Scope Poly)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cb373221e61f8757) Chantilly, VA On-site 5w ago $192,000–$455,000 [EY](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ey) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Applied AI - Senior - Financial Services - Consulting](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/52315df1c5c075f5) Charlotte, NC · Dallas, TX · +2 more Hybrid 5w ago $106,900–$176,500 [Method Security](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/method-security) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/20571348fcfcbc3f) New York, NY On-site 5w ago $140,000–$190,000 [Harness](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/harness) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (Implementation Engineering)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8bbe8200b00b1ea6) Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +1 more Remote 6w ago $170,000–$200,000 [Gumloop](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gumloop) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Agentic Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a0396b23bd52e518) San Francisco, CA On-site 6w ago $175,000–$265,000 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Strategic Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/496735084229ffc9) Costa Mesa, CA · Washington, DC 6w ago $191,000–$254,000 [Silkline](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/silkline) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0b66251f9fb73a9b) Seattle, WA · Chicago, IL 6w ago $150,000–$225,000 [Sim](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sim) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f40e24220cfe7740) San Francisco, CA On-site 6w ago $190,000–$250,000 [HealthLeap](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/healthleap) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dd1c68c037e1d288) San Francisco, CA On-site 6w ago $200,000–$275,000 [NewRocket](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/newrocket) ### [Senior Forward Deployed AI Engineer-Banking/Financial Services](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d6d639ec98407a5d) US Remote 6w ago Pay not posted [Treeswift Inc](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/treeswift-inc) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/64333e4e40c44025) New York, NY Hybrid 6w ago $150,000–$190,000 [Kalepa](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/kalepa) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Kalepa for IT](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/82b8f7f0699c42d2) New York, NY 6w ago $213,000–$314,000 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0f0c613f1700db4f) Kitsap, WA On-site 6w ago $135,000–$200,000 [Conversion](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/conversion) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fa7adc0dbf2cb4a2) San Francisco, CA On-site 6w ago $175,000–$250,000 [Spear AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spear-ai) ### [Meridian: Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer (Senior / Suitland, MD / Hybrid) [TS/SCI] ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ce761e092a128a61) Suitland, MD Hybrid 6w ago Pay not posted [Laurel](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/laurel) ### [Senior/Staff Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/303b3bfbfb7335e6) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 6w ago $221,000–$275,000 [Quindar](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/quindar) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/47ad0a1dd7caa956) Arvada, CO Hybrid 6w ago $155,000–$175,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Full Stack Forward Deployed Engineer - Reinvention Center](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/de67c2273f5764ae) Columbus, OH · Tampa, FL · +3 more Hybrid 6w ago Pay not posted [Groq](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/groq) ### [Sr./Staff Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/16d9ba28146fcaf4) Dallas, TX · San Francisco, CA · +1 more Remote 6w ago $270,400–$401,600 [BCG](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bcg) ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer, United States - BCG X](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cf94a12d13c41b68) Boston, MA · New York, NY · +10 more On-site 6w ago $110,000–$190,000 [Varick-Agents](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/varick-agents) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c0e43d77dbd84030) San Francisco, CA On-site 6w ago $175,000–$250,000 [Capgemini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/capgemini) ### [GECX- Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e7a8c3f3d7fe80a2) Chicago, IL · Atlanta, GA · +3 more Hybrid 6w ago $88,544–$207,401 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Junior Forward Deployed Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/794a8e67b95c2126) Arlington, VA 6w ago $72,600–$132,100 [Praxent](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/praxent) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/95345096208cf153) TX, CO, FL Remote 6w ago $156,000–$186,000 [Plentitude](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/plentitude) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c2c675e621bbd2ed) Fort Collins, CO · US remote Remote 6w ago Pay not posted [Teleskope](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/teleskope) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/35118ac00cd31bf9) New York, NY Hybrid 7w ago $140,000–$180,000 [Numeral](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/numeral) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/10122127c5e741a8) US Remote 7w ago Pay not posted 939 of 1,283 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 serving external customers pay? 867 of 1,283 postings state a pay range. The median is $181,000, and half of them sit between $153,000 and $216,000, from 440 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors serving external customers require? Of 1,283 postings, 622 state a minimum number of years, from 404 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 375 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (124), 6 to 9 years (106) or 10 or more years (17). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors serving external customers? These 1,283 postings come from 694 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) (55), [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (24), [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) (20), [Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) (20) and [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (19). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors serving external customers remote? 260 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 298 are hybrid and 438 are on-site. The remaining 287 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 558 of the 1,283 postings. Counted over the 1,283 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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