> 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=8 605 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for individual contributors involving proof of concept, from 382 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $150,000 to $215,000. **605** postings · **382** companies · 428 state pay: median **$180,000**, half $150,000–$215,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 7, 2026 [Paradigm](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/paradigm) ### [Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d3cfd9fa982cc067) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago $180,000–$280,000 [Wyetech](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/wyetech) ### [Software Engineer 3](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/aa6a1e96b543d7bf) Ft. Meade, MD On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Narmi](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/narmi) ### [Senior Software Engineer - Professional Services](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e21e2a1ccb895111) New York, NY Hybrid 2mo ago $167,000–$196,000 [HavocAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/havocai) ### [Field Software Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b6617d82b06e86d3) US Remote 2mo ago $150,000–$175,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Senior Knowledge Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/71eee136e4139061) Dallas, TX · Columbus, OH · +3 more Hybrid 2mo ago $80,400–$293,800 [Wyetech](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/wyetech) ### [Software Engineer 2](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/79d26350ab831b70) Ft. Meade, MD On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Lovable](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lovable) ### [Partner Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/df03085c8d553a3c) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago $199,000–$271,000 [Evolver](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/evolver) ### [Product Solutions Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6782189f5fa9fb07) Palo Alto, CA 3mo ago Pay not posted [Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai) ### [Staff Frontier Agents Engineer (Applied AI)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ce65194d3b4765e8) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 more 3mo ago $265,000–$331,000 [Wyetech](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/wyetech) ### [Software Engineer 3](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/116a5f509c1e900d) Ft. Meade, MD On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Leidos](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/leidos) ### [Application Developer (SWE-2)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/09576c893348c953) Fort Meade, MD 3mo ago $87,100–$157,450 [Mia Labs, Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/mia-labs-inc) ### [Senior Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d58f02a787a71954) Austin, TX Hybrid 3mo ago Pay not posted [Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai) ### [Senior Frontier Agents Engineer (Applied AI)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ad5a80e79ff38092) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 more 3mo ago $216,000–$270,000 [Causal Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/causal-labs) ### [Member of Technical Staff — Product Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1543d6fa6ceed9eb) San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago Pay not posted [Leidos](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/leidos) ### [Senior AI Engineer (SWE-3)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/533c6aac1365061d) Linthicum Heights, MD 3mo ago $107,900–$195,050 [SambaNova Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sambanova-systems) ### [Forward Deployment Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e5314bff9caf421c) US Remote 3mo ago $138,000–$170,000 [Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai) ### [Frontier Agents Engineer (Applied AI)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/63df41e380085308) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 more 3mo ago $180,000–$225,000 [Tailor](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tailor) ### [Full-Stack Software Engineer (Remote, US West Timezone Overlap)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5290e219eebc78d6) US Remote 3mo ago $120,000–$160,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Delivery Consultant- AI/ML, Data & Machine Learning (DML)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d8e966aeda24ed83) Arlington, VA · Herndon, VA 3mo ago $131,300–$177,600 [Adelphi](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/adelphi) ### [Machine Learning Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/256996cf2f7be6a4) Washington, DC Hybrid 4mo ago Pay not posted [Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai) ### [Senior Mission Software Engineer, Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/423f9f8c01b5b901) Austin, TX · Colorado Springs, CO · +4 more Hybrid 3mo ago $186,000–$279,000 [Cake](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cake) ### [Solutions Engineer, AI/ML](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1997c828c301a92b) US Remote 4mo ago Pay not posted [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Applied AI Engineer, Enterprise](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/522df6273aa0eeb2) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 4mo ago $251,000–$278,000 [Sierra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sierra) ### [Software Engineer, Agent (Brazilian Portuguese speaking)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c214f10a964983c7) San Francisco, CA On-site 4mo ago $180,000–$390,000 [Outmarket AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/outmarket-ai) ### [Full Stack AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/85ffed49ebc64e53) US Remote 4mo ago Pay not posted [Adelphi](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/adelphi) ### [Senior ML Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d0c2774fe20a5c72) Washington, DC Hybrid 4mo ago Pay not posted [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Google Agentic AI Delivery Senior Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/849934b3c434470f) Albany, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +39 more 4mo ago $80,400–$266,300 [Fireworks AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fireworks-ai) ### [AI Field Engineer - Enterprise](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/546672abcb710ae7) San Mateo, CA Hybrid 4mo ago $200,000–$260,000 [Distyl AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/distyl-ai) ### [Research Engineers, Agents](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/60af21c31fcb4427) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 4mo ago $150,000–$250,000 [Rackner](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rackner) ### [Software/AI developer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5ef57c9c24ffb289) US Remote 5mo ago Pay not posted [SpaceX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spacex) ### [Mission Integration Engineer, AI (Starshield) - Top Secret Clearance](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1c29fc4f0419b4c0) Hawthorne, CA 5mo ago $100,000–$135,000 [Fireworks AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fireworks-ai) ### [AI Field Engineer - AI Natives](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c5cd7fc499de4582) San Mateo, CA Hybrid 5mo ago $200,000–$260,000 [BCG](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bcg) ### [BCG Platinion | Senior AI Tech Architect - AI Platforms](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a4c47c8ee4f67d78) Atlanta, GA · Austin, TX · +16 more 5mo ago $150,000 [Peregrine](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/peregrine) ### [Deployment Strategist, Federal](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6a46a96e7a6da44b) Washington, DC On-site 5mo ago $140,000–$190,000 [SpaceX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spacex) ### [Sr. AI Engineer, Special Programs - Top Secret Clearance](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ed430921c27565a8) Palo Alto, CA 5mo ago $220,000–$350,000 [Artian AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/artian-ai) ### [Software Engineer - Solutions](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/25d3d5712250fc8e) New York, NY On-site 5mo ago $125,000–$150,000 [Nimble Gravity](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nimble-gravity) ### [Sr AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0b17ccb5bdf6a3e8) US Remote 6mo ago Pay not posted [Unstructured](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/unstructured) ### [AI Engineer - Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/714325e0c7b85e01) US Remote 6mo ago $205,000–$365,000 [SpaceX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spacex) ### [Sr. AI Engineer, Special Programs - Top Secret Clearance](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/915e4bb42c4a9df4) Washington, DC 5mo ago $220,000–$350,000 [Transluce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/transluce) ### [AI Behavior Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/064476c718d3c08f) San Francisco, CA On-site 6mo ago $310,000–$500,000 346 of 605 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? 428 of 605 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 605 postings, 325 state a minimum number of years, from 241 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 191 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (62), 6 to 9 years (58) or 10 or more years (14). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors involving proof of concept? These 605 postings come from 382 companies. The employers with the most postings are [SpaceX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spacex) (19), [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (13), [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) (10), [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) (10) and [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) (10). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors involving proof of concept remote? 129 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 133 are hybrid and 150 are on-site. The remaining 193 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 217 of the 605 postings. Counted over the 605 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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