> 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=9 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 [OpenClaw Foundation](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openclaw-foundation) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bc34865d20736808) San Francisco, CA On-site 4mo ago $200,000–$300,000 [F2](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/f2) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/aef3897e7127ffc9) New York, NY Hybrid 4mo ago $140,000–$200,000 [Edison Scientific](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/edison-scientific) ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d999f8040fbafe9a) San Francisco, CA On-site 4mo ago $200,000–$300,000 [Didero](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/didero) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/454e242a7bc19993) New York, NY Hybrid 4mo ago $180,000–$300,000 [YOOBIC](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/yoobic) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - New York](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e8252e9d426c0243) New York, NY Hybrid 4mo ago $250,000 [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) (Mid/Senior Level)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2a5e1855e6916121) San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WA · +8 more Remote 4mo ago $88,970–$198,170 [Quadrillion](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/quadrillion) ### [Member of Technical Staff, Forward-Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8ffe9f048f08a5d8) New York, NY On-site 4mo ago $175,000–$350,000 [Alloy](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/alloy) ### [Founding Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0965e7891fc2216d) New York, NY Hybrid 4mo ago $141,000–$250,000 [Blue Orange Digital](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/blue-orange-digital) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/76e69c282a7ac2d3) New York, NY · Atlanta, GA · +8 more 4mo ago $150,000–$185,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Forward Deployed Data Engineer - Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5f823a8e9114d7ce) Arlington, VA · Washington, DC 4mo ago $100,200–$243,100 [Novita AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/novita-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a87457ee472f5f11) San Mateo, CA On-site 4mo ago Pay not posted [RXO](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rxo) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f697d9be83af9f44) Southfield, MI On-site 4mo ago Pay not posted [Rune Technologies](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rune-technologies) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bddbcbbe4ac91eed) Honolulu, HI On-site 4mo ago $190,000–$210,000 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Financial Services](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7929c2970db74fe0) New York, NY 4mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [Exiger](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/exiger) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0e3b5a94e3300112) Huntsville, AL Hybrid 4mo ago Pay not posted [Defense Unicorns](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/defense-unicorns) ### [FDE Data Engineer- Space (FedD147)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e13eb4f161fbadf3) US Remote 4mo ago $123,250–$166,750 [Outmarket AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/outmarket-ai) ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cb57351df0377d44) US Remote 4mo ago Pay not posted [TeleTracking Technologies](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/teletracking-technologies) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/acf49161f0c66be4) Pittsburgh, PA 4mo ago Pay not posted [Exiger](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/exiger) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f9fa70b8338b8d69) South Ogden, UT Hybrid 4mo ago Pay not posted [Pace](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pace) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e42c5b77339c69d9) New York, NY On-site 4mo ago Pay not posted [Eon.io](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eon-io) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b5ba33f5ca588781) San Francisco, CA 4mo ago Pay not posted [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cb748842cab6f816) Chicago, IL Hybrid 4mo ago $135,000–$200,000 [Applied Computing](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/applied-computing) ### [Full Stack Engineer, Forward Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e59b3af0b5b72287) Houston, TX 4mo ago Pay not posted [Planhat](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/planhat) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer | Americas](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/760df506cf3445ee) Pacific Palisades, CA On-site 4mo ago $170,000–$250,000 · OTE [Rerun](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rerun) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ef2cb86b176e12ff) US Remote 4mo ago $175,000–$300,000 [Giga](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/giga) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer I/II](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a8c1bc68a76e5ecc) San Francisco, CA On-site 4mo ago $100,000–$190,000 [Hippocratic AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hippocratic-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (Mid/Senior)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/48b724a83a6dc97f) Menlo Park, CA On-site 4mo ago Pay not posted [Catena Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/catena-labs) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bbaf4febe6a13e09) US Remote 4mo ago Pay not posted [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Connected Warfare (Active Clearance)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a69647c047737502) Honolulu, HI 5mo ago $166,000–$253,000 [Cape](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cape) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Federal](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/728a84b27825028c) Arlington, VA · New York, NY · +1 more Hybrid 5mo ago $175,000–$235,000 [ZoomLogi](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/zoomlogi) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7df80409b98e8caa) San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL Hybrid 5mo ago $150,000–$200,000 [C3.ai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/c3-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Federal](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a248738321410e0b) Tysons, VA 5mo ago $120,000–$158,000 [Nebius](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nebius) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Enterprise - Tavily](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3b1bb863d0950d0d) New York, NY On-site 5mo ago $179,500–$224,300 [Periodic Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/periodic-labs) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Physics & Simulation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f51097ef995e7154) Menlo Park, CA On-site 5mo ago $250,000–$350,000 [TENEX.AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tenex-ai) ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/96982a7077015b9b) Kansas City, MO Hybrid 5mo ago Pay not posted [Caylent](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/caylent) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4075d9a766090a27) US Remote 5mo ago $136,000–$216,000 [Neuroscale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/neuroscale-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/96062865293dcd19) Reston, VA On-site 5mo ago $125,000–$180,000 [Eagle](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eagle) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/071d3883589bb277) New York, NY On-site 5mo ago $150,000–$300,000 [Bobyard](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bobyard) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5e4b3736d20917a6) San Francisco, CA On-site 5mo ago $130,000–$165,000 [Titan Banking AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/titan-banking-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer – Applied AI Focus](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/45bfe7a4691c2221) US Remote 5mo ago $140,000–$200,000 922 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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