> 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=7 1,259 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for individual contributors serving external customers, from 688 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $154,000 to $216,000. **1,259** postings · **688** companies · 846 state pay: median **$181,000**, half $154,000–$216,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 7, 2026 [First Resonance](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/first-resonance) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer (New England Area)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/473c461a80ccbf80) Providence, RI · Boston, MA · +1 more Hybrid 2mo ago $145,000–$175,000 [H Company](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/h-company) ### [Founding Forward Deployed Engineer - US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0fe4112f3d62e9d4) San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX · +1 more Hybrid 2mo ago Pay not posted [Microsoft](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/microsoft) ### [Senior Data Scientist - FDE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/665a0c7084875edf) US · city not listed 2mo ago $119,800–$261,000 [Figma](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/figma) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a3cc84cc99542a8d) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Remote 2mo ago $153,000–$376,000 [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) — Agentforce Orchestration](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/aa41a1949bc5bc55) Atlanta, GA · Chicago, IL · +9 more 2mo ago $88,970–$316,750 [Condor Software](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/condor-software) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (BioPharma/Lifescience)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4bebf701823663ea) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2mo ago Pay not posted [Strix](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/strix) ### [Forward-Deployed Security Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/97911d9a42244ce4) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Ironsite](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ironsite) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c561d7f1cc1bb1d2) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago $100,000–$160,000 [Deepgram](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deepgram) ### [Forward-Deployed Engineer (FDE), Strategic Accounts](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/15bda554e4bf3180) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY On-site 2mo ago $155,000–$193,000 [Assort Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/assort-health) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/acba7fa1d6e7b519) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $190,000–$240,000 [Blockstream](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/blockstream) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8d7b4ad9eeb4e065) Menlo Park, CA Hybrid 2mo ago Pay not posted [Loadsmart](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/loadsmart) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e39b13c86913a61d) Chicago, IL Remote 2mo ago Pay not posted [Analog Devices](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/analog-devices) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/45fca47921975204) San Jose, CA · Boston, MA 2mo ago $230,000–$316,250 [Bilt Rewards](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bilt-rewards) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ecc1fe53de441506) New York, NY 2mo ago $200,000–$240,000 [Blockstream](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/blockstream) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/27e11091f33b11c2) New York, NY Remote 2mo ago Pay not posted [Fleetio](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fleetio) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b00235c31caa34b1) US Remote 2mo ago Pay not posted [August](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/august) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a8294291597368a7) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago $140,000–$240,000 [H Company](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/h-company) ### [Founding Forward Deployed Engineer - US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/de0ff307c6d67d9b) San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX · +1 more Hybrid 2mo ago Pay not posted [Cosmic Robotics](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cosmic-robotics) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8b3490254198a1d2) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [SageOx](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sageox) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/35ce3c8a8138f437) Seattle, WA On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Via](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/via) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3048ea5df7db04c3) New York, NY 2mo ago $160,000–$220,000 [RELEX Solutions](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/relex-solutions) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer | Merchandising](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5158f583cc6411d7) Atlanta, GA 2mo ago Pay not posted [Plane](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/plane) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b3cbfe07305371dd) US · city not listed 2mo ago Pay not posted [Thomson Reuters](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thomson-reuters) ### [Senior Software Engineer - AI, CoCounsel FDE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7aed539477b5be97) Frisco, TX · New York, NY · +2 more 2mo ago $118,400–$219,800 [Halluminate](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/halluminate) ### [Member of Technical Staff - Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/eb88eb3f3b97061e) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago $215,000–$275,000 [Fulcrum](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fulcrum) ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/93c0e9cb9ecf62ba) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago $140,000–$300,000 [Tenex Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tenex-labs) ### [Associate Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bd355956f959daa7) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago $224,000–$394,000 · OTE [Skiffra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/skiffra) ### [Founding Forward Deployed Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e3fd47c183cc8879) Los Angeles, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $215,000–$250,000 [TRM Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/trm-labs) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - US National Security](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b8827d8cb1fc94df) Washington, DC Hybrid 2mo ago Pay not posted [Brainbase](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/brainbase) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Brainbase Embed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3a0e424458410fb4) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Exa (formerly Metaphor)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/exa-formerly-metaphor) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, NYC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5ca8c96310ebe227) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago $160,000–$300,000 [PVM](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pvm) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dc4e2b90516b853c) Atlanta, GA Remote 2mo ago Pay not posted [Nous Research](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nous-research) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a94551e4dd2849fd) US Remote 2mo ago Pay not posted [Transformworks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/transformworks) ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/01bf224091b6acdf) New York, NY Hybrid 2mo ago $165,000–$350,000 [Bunkerhill Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bunkerhill-health) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b4cbc34d153bbc31) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $200,000–$300,000 [Translucent](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/translucent) ### [Forward Deployed Insights Engineer (Applied AI)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a456e5837eff597c) New York, NY Hybrid 3mo ago $180,000–$230,000 [ZoomLogi](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/zoomlogi) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/de7be575ac756d49) Chicago, IL · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 3mo ago $150,000–$200,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Healthcare - NYC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/78e2253a446f8823) New York, NY Hybrid 3mo ago $185,000–$300,000 [Cadre AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cadre-ai) ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer | San Diego, CA](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bb21b43f6b721f75) San Diego, CA 3mo ago $100,000–$140,000 [Monaco](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/monaco) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7b17a63586ec69e2) San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago $200,000–$400,000 922 of 1,259 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? 846 of 1,259 postings state a pay range. The median is $181,000, and half of them sit between $154,000 and $216,000, from 435 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors serving external customers require? Of 1,259 postings, 605 state a minimum number of years, from 397 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 364 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (121), 6 to 9 years (103) or 10 or more years (17). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors serving external customers? These 1,259 postings come from 688 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) (52), [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? 255 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 291 are hybrid and 431 are on-site. The remaining 282 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 546 of the 1,259 postings. Counted over the 1,259 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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