> 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=9 605 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 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Applied AI Engineer, Cyber, Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f6eae965b2b6f816) Washington, DC On-site 6mo ago $211,000–$335,000 [Percepta](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/percepta) ### [Embedded Research Scientist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0e4d344cb1e89185) New York, NY On-site 6mo ago $180,000–$400,000 [SpaceX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spacex) ### [AI Engineer, Special Programs - Top Secret Clearance](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dcc647133c0d24b0) Washington, DC 5mo ago $125,000–$220,000 [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) ### [Senior Software Engineer, Cloud-Native Stack – CSP Engagements](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/df4aff725c16c5b2) Multiple US offices 6mo ago $184,000–$356,500 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Applied AI Engineer, Startups](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/298ca66f9910d7a0) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 6mo ago $211,000–$278,000 [Wyetech](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/wyetech) ### [Software Engineer 3](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/483ee7085da62c3d) Ft. Meade, MD On-site 6mo ago Pay not posted [SpaceX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spacex) ### [AI Engineer, Special Programs - Top Secret Clearance](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a7b6627b779b7eb2) Palo Alto, CA 5mo ago $135,000–$230,000 [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) ### [Senior Solutions Architect, Retail](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4a3e5e5e5bdcfec8) US Remote 6mo ago $184,000–$356,500 [LangChain](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/langchain) ### [Deployed Engineer (Charlotte)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8f57c3361b2838d7) Charlotte, NC Remote 6mo ago $150,000–$250,000 · OTE [DeepTempo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deeptempo) ### [Founding Solution Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5acdd1630379cf59) Menlo Park, CA Hybrid 7mo ago Pay not posted [Nebius](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nebius) ### [Senior Applied AI Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/49b178f26034018f) US Remote 7mo ago $200–$350,000 [Connectly.ai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/connectly-ai) ### [Senior Software Engineer (SF)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6e77dafd8af1da2d) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 8mo ago Pay not posted [Egen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/egen) ### [Senior AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4280a7a58dd5bed7) US Remote 8mo ago Pay not posted [Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai) ### [Infrastructure Software Engineer, Enterprise GenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0ffd9374ddf8014f) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 more 8mo ago $180,000–$225,000 [Sapien](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sapien) ### [Customer Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c4efa27350a08c1f) New York, NY On-site 9mo ago $175,000–$250,000 [Innovative Solutions](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/innovative-solutions) ### [Cloud Engineer- Data/AI Focused](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6f96f97954142b20) US Remote 9mo ago Pay not posted [Decagon](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/decagon) ### [Field Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8035440dea35abbb) New York, NY On-site 9mo ago $200,000–$240,000 [AHEAD](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ahead) ### [Senior AI Engineer, AI Services](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/31682f4b1780b3d8) US Remote 11mo ago Pay not posted [Oumi](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/oumi) ### [Senior Field ML Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5580bbfedf9711f9) San Francisco, CA · Bellevue, WA · +1 more Hybrid 11mo ago Pay not posted [Tavus](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tavus) ### [Customer Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8ee31e5e457753a2) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 11mo ago $180,000–$230,000 · total compensation [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Cleared GenAI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c6ee9d149976dd2a) Washington, DC 13mo ago $98,500–$184,900 [Thread AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thread-ai) ### [Applied AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e482392c6a3ac014) New York, NY On-site 15mo ago $145,000–$200,000 [Fireworks AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fireworks-ai) ### [Member of Technical Staff, Applied Machine Learning Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/991b159eed68c984) San Mateo, CA Hybrid 18mo ago $170,000–$240,000 [Sierra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sierra) ### [Software Engineer, Agent](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/031c2bf24e0ed556) San Francisco, CA On-site 18mo ago $180,000–$390,000 [Spear AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spear-ai) ### [Mission Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/75e91de6ce709edf) Washington, DC On-site 18mo ago Pay not posted [Peregrine](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/peregrine) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6a6cea813225066d) San Francisco, CA On-site 55mo ago $120,000–$190,000 [Fanatics Collectibles](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fanatics-collectibles) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Forward Deployed AI Engineer— Strategic Finance](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/52001c9ef3989993) New York, NY New · 2d ago $145,000–$181,250 [Skanska](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/skanska) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9878e058ea5b85b3) Durham, NC New · 3d ago Pay not posted [Citigroup](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/citigroup) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Transformation -Senior Vice President](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0200e9af3953e238) Tampa, FL New · 4d ago $141,440–$212,160 [Citi (Citigroup Inc.)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/citi-citigroup-inc) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Transformation -Senior Vice President](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/83f430691490fe36) Irving, TX Hybrid New · 6d ago $156,160–$234,240 [Kong](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/kong) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, GTM](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ecab7d1d7ea99436) Sacramento, CA Remote 7d ago $125,370–$179,100 [Millennium](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/millennium) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Equities Technology](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/710efa7e567d47c4) Miami, FL 9d ago $175,000–$250,000 [Locus Robotics](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/locus-robotics) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5ebf0de96a397eda) Wilmington, MA Hybrid 10d ago $150,000–$200,000 [PGA TOUR](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pga-tour) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c0d5092ff0bdfea8) Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 13d ago Pay not posted [Stagwell](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/stagwell) Integrates and configures it ### [AI Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/84b31c17f92d9269) New York, NY 13d ago $160,000–$200,000 [Citi (Citigroup Inc.)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/citi-citigroup-inc) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer - Assistant Vice President](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f88cccc7095f5797) New York, NY 13d ago $121,200–$181,800 [Healthpeak Properties, Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/healthpeak-properties-inc) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9e13dfae037d6ea9) New York, NY 13d ago $100,000–$120,000 [Sermo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sermo) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer, Delivery and Operations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ab86f4af9aabf74d) US · city not listed 13d ago Pay not posted [Reddit](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/reddit) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (AI Enablement)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1e7f6935ac87b7fc) US Remote 2w ago $180,200–$252,300 [Citi (Citigroup Inc.)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/citi-citigroup-inc) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Forward Deployed AI Engineer - Vice President](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/de400dc5dc2efd28) New York, NY 13d ago $142,320–$213,480 346 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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