> 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 proof of concept Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=ic&stage=poc&page=5 610 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for individual contributors involving proof of concept, from 383 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $150,000 to $215,000. **610** postings · **383** companies · 432 state pay: median **$180,000**, half $150,000–$215,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5ae1a18418005999) Fayetteville, NC Hybrid 9mo ago $135,000–$200,000 [Coinflow](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/coinflow) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ceb0df1eb6dcf832) Chicago, IL On-site 10mo ago $120,000–$160,000 [Emergence Capital](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/emergence-capital) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/07e735e4997db841) San Francisco, CA 10mo ago Pay not posted [Roe AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/roe-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b26d84c0bb8db523) San Mateo, CA Hybrid 10mo ago $100,000–$120,000 [Carnot AI, Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/carnot-ai-inc) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f142b9cdcc272a11) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 10mo ago $120,000–$160,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer - NYC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6ea3d05e36a0bacf) New York, NY Hybrid 11mo ago $153,000–$325,000 [Govini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/govini) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f342478d5f8e8533) Arlington, VA · Pittsburgh, PA Remote 11mo ago Pay not posted [Modal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/modal) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c0acbfff78099976) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA On-site 13mo ago $180,000–$240,000 [Kastle](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/kastle) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0e233375caf2d43f) San Francisco, CA On-site 14mo ago $170,000–$250,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer - SF](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1b7ff350800722d8) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 11mo ago $185,000–$325,000 [Stripe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/stripe) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Privy](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0d59ec2bd097d76f) New York, NY 14mo ago $190,400–$285,600 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f69efe8b63c86af3) San Diego, CA On-site 15mo ago $135,000–$200,000 [Eliza](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eliza) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/62fc257345bfe00f) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY 16mo ago Pay not posted [Actively AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/actively-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/48490ccfd314b507) New York, NY 18mo ago Pay not posted [Bretton AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bretton-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c0beadc15df3ef3d) San Francisco, CA 21mo ago Pay not posted [Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8aaf633606393a76) Austin, TX · Colorado Springs, CO · +4 more Hybrid 25mo ago $138,000–$292,560 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Japan Forward Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4d94737e75ca1057) Washington, DC On-site 25mo ago $135,000–$200,000 [Chalk](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/chalk) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/691d370903875671) New York, NY On-site 49mo ago $170,000–$280,000 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e7b45a6f45db401f) Honolulu, HI On-site 55mo ago $125,000–$200,000 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Intel](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b0f05096a61c15a9) Washington, DC On-site 61mo ago $135,000–$200,000 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d3947dd21f518730) New York, NY On-site 78mo ago $135,000–$200,000 [GripFusion](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gripfusion) ### [Forward-deployed Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b73577b94cd8839c) Ann Arbor, MI On-site 13d ago $110,000–$145,000 [C3.ai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/c3-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Federal, New Grad 2027](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d9c92bf5c3f31ac0) Tysons, VA 2w ago $120,000–$150,000 [Research Innovations](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/research-innovations) ### [DoW SkillBridge Forward Deployed Engineer Intern](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5b7127ddbaa69dd7) US · city not listed Hybrid 3w ago Pay not posted [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) ### [Forward Deployed Engineering Intern, BS/MS, Summer 2027](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/acb6772e64dd876a) Sunnyvale, CA · New York, NY · +1 more 3w ago $98,000–$131,000 [Pace](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pace) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Intern](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/60c6615c7dc0e88a) New York, NY On-site 7w ago Pay not posted [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 [Baidu USA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/baidu-usa) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer Intern](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1ef0d31c0a644932) Mountain View, CA On-site 1mo ago Pay not posted [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 [Charta Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/charta-health) ### [Software Engineer (FDE / Platform) - Intern](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e25de0e0ad62dad9) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago $83,200–$124,800 [Fundamental Research Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fundamental-research-labs) ### [Forward Deployed Data Scientist - Oil & Gas, Houston](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/099ad65296105598) Houston, TX Hybrid 2mo ago Pay not posted [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 - Korea Forward Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b75532d4c14bac99) Washington, DC On-site 25mo ago $135,000–$200,000 [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 [Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) ### [AI/ML Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/00ce9bae32e49a7a) Washington, DC New · Today $99,000–$225,000 [Canvas](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/canvas) ### [Applied AI Engineer – Test & Evaluation (T&E)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/57fca5ae0922979d) Tullahoma, TN New · Today Pay not posted [Chiri](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/chiri) ### [Applied AI Engineer – Document Intelligence](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d9d8e54444424712) Santa Ana, CA On-site New · Today Pay not posted [TetraScience](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tetrascience) ### [Scientific Data Architect - Central US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ddb4941bb2ea82c0) Saint Louis, MO New · Yesterday $140,000–$240,000 349 of 610 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 proof of concept pay? 432 of 610 postings state a pay range. The median is $180,000, and half of them sit between $150,000 and $215,000, from 257 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors involving proof of concept require? Of 610 postings, 329 state a minimum number of years, from 242 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 194 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (62), 6 to 9 years (59) or 10 or more years (14). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors involving proof of concept? These 610 postings come from 383 companies. The employers with the most postings are [SpaceX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spacex) (19), [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (13), [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) (11), [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) (10) and [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) (10). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors involving proof of concept remote? 131 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 135 are hybrid and 151 are on-site. The remaining 193 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 220 of the 610 postings. Counted over the 610 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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