> 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=6 610 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 [Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) ### [Applied AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b643e1c49063069f) Mclean, VA · Fort Belvoir, VA New · 2d ago $77,600–$176,000 [Focused](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/focused) ### [Platform Engineer, AI Infrastructure](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7feb3482fb151d04) Chicago, IL Hybrid New · 2d ago $145,000–$175,000 [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 [Navaide](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/navaide) ### [AI Data Analyst](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a1c68357c7ed2e00) San Diego, CA Hybrid New · 3d ago $120,000–$160,000 [Pallet](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pallet) ### [Software Engineer, Agent Delivery ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d2edf6da661e1875) New York, NY On-site New · 3d ago $135,000–$180,000 [Focused](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/focused) ### [Platform Engineer, AI Infrastructure](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0e81a1388ff9cfc6) Denver, CO Hybrid New · 2d ago $140,000–$170,000 [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 [Exiger](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/exiger) ### [Senior AI Product Builder ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/899eadff5bb6cf7b) Richmond, VA · Mclean, VA Hybrid New · 4d ago Pay not posted [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 [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 [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 [Friday Harbor](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/friday-harbor) ### [Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2dbcfc10986543c2) US Remote 10d ago $135,000–$165,000 [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 [Expression](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/expression) ### [AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a6d3e6cc849e2505) Washington, DC Hybrid 13d ago $130,000–$160,000 [Steampunk](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/steampunk) ### [AI Innovation Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/729f612f91d391af) Mclean, VA 13d ago $120,000–$180,000 [Credence Management Solutions](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/credence-management-solutions) ### [AI Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fa4a8406d1cb7d50) Tysons, VA 13d ago $120,000–$150,000 [xCures](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/xcures) ### [AI Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ead6b432bd4852e5) US Remote 13d ago $100,000–$160,000 [Sia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sia) ### [Generative AI Consultant ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bae78baca2f05fbb) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 13d ago From $105,000 [Steampunk](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/steampunk) ### [Senior AI Developer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cb8b69d1738c04e1) Mclean, VA 13d ago $140,000–$190,000 [Steampunk, Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/steampunk-inc) ### [Senior AI Developer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/722427035bd5d16d) Mclean, VA 13d ago $140,000–$190,000 [Performance Drone Works](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/performance-drone-works) ### [Senior Field Software Engineer, Advanced Missions Group](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3405965391f916e4) US Remote 13d ago $140,000–$190,000 [Sleuth Insights](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sleuth-insights) ### [Senior Software / Data Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8680836a0da5ee33) San Francisco, CA · Los Angeles, CA Hybrid 13d ago $170,000–$210,000 [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) ### [Senior Software Engineer, Cloud-Native Stack – CSP Engagements](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/43f11df2b1b90b61) US · city not listed 13d ago $184,000–$356,500 [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 [LMI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lmi) ### [Software Engineer, Foundry & AI Applications – Clearance Required](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b323e12bac469e92) Fort Bragg, NC 13d ago $115,000–$135,000 [Dura Digital](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/dura-digital) ### [AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/18513c603510b369) US Remote 13d ago Pay not posted [AI Technology Partners](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ai-technology-partners) ### [Senior AI Engineer, Agentic Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9dbe3a1392c896f0) US Remote 13d ago Pay not posted [Anthem Engineering, LLC](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anthem-engineering-llc) ### [Senior Software Engineer RR Level 2 - Polygraph Required](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/35e3df15ed3e5a86) Annapolis Junction, MD On-site 13d ago Pay not posted [InterImage, Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/interimage-inc) ### [Software Solution Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1bf192562634981c) Arlington, VA Remote 13d ago Pay not posted [Sierra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sierra) ### [Software Engineer, Horizon](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/391bab75cb85020c) San Francisco, CA On-site 2w ago $230,000–$390,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [AI and Data Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e27c4bc09f2d68a8) Tampa, FL 2w ago $89,000–$170,200 [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 [SpaceX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spacex) ### [Operations Engineer (Starshield Products)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/37db35ee2b38bbf5) Palo Alto, CA 2w ago $110,000–$175,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Delivery Consultant- AI/ML, Data & Machine Learning (DML)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f95a9b59f4e3f66b) Arlington, VA · Herndon, VA 2w ago $131,300–$177,600 [Addepar](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/addepar) ### [Software Engineer - Customer Facing Applied AI ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3105d462bda5f594) US Remote 3w ago $163,000–$203,500 [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) ### [Customer Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c8d0adf6eae8c09e) Austin, TX 3w ago $127,000–$183,000 [SpaceX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spacex) ### [Operations Engineer (Starshield Products)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/69d3d02ace1b1a6e) Washington, DC 2w ago $100,000–$160,000 [Titan](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/titan) ### [Software Engineer - Applied AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d60dbdf9f047bc4f) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY On-site 3w ago $180,000–$480,000 [Addepar](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/addepar) ### [Sr. Software Engineer - Customer Facing Applied AI ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/454c7f03082c6b84) US Remote 3w ago $188,000–$235,000 349 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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