> 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 on-site Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=ic&work=onsite&page=9 536 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for individual contributors on-site, from 318 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $156,000 to $230,000. **536** postings · **318** companies · 347 state pay: median **$192,000**, half $156,000–$230,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 7, 2026 [CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cgs-federal-contact-government-services) ### [FSR Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/740b62f52808ab2e) Washington, DC On-site 8mo ago Pay not posted [Eloquent AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eloquent-ai) ### [AI Engineer, Agent](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5e6b93d389bf36ca) San Francisco, CA On-site 14mo ago Pay not posted [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 [Chai Discovery](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/chai-discovery) ### [Software Engineer, Scientific Products](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d944765beb4d795d) San Francisco, CA On-site 16mo ago Pay not posted [Peregrine](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/peregrine) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/180628124ecc500d) New York, NY On-site 17mo ago $120,000–$190,000 [Spear AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spear-ai) ### [Mission Data Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/42f4560f29486608) Washington, DC On-site 18mo ago Pay not posted [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 [N1 Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/n1-health) ### [Associate Data Ops Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/596275016a8bf32c) Boston, MA On-site 52mo 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 [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 [Hippocratic AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hippocratic-ai) ### [Forward Deployment Engineer (Residency Program)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/53f2b52abf645413) Menlo Park, CA On-site 6w ago Pay not posted [Atoms](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/atoms) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fb3ba7936bd655e8) Mountain View, CA · San Francisco, CA On-site 2w ago $176,000–$242,000 [Raft](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/raft) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4815449361d21322) Huntsville, AL On-site 2w ago $110,000–$200,000 [CLEAR](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/clear) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer I](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/243f4b1b0871222a) New York, NY On-site 4w ago $129,500–$150,500 [Nextpower](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nextpower) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (AI)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/434d5af6ded5cfec) Fremont, CA On-site 4w ago $102,000–$115,000 [Atoms](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/atoms) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a86b824cc033e512) Mountain View, CA · San Francisco, CA On-site 2w ago $176,000–$242,000 [Fluidstack](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fluidstack) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Manufacturing & Supply Chain ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/091a7715af9fb04d) New York, NY On-site 5w ago $224,000–$300,000 [Cyvl](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cyvl) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7f8ad900049af0f4) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA On-site 5w ago $120,000–$195,000 [WithCoverage](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/withcoverage) Proves it works before the sale ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Growth](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/210b16a81d8c3545) New York, NY On-site 5w ago $140,000–$170,000 [Nevis](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nevis) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b83ab4910defd022) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Fluidstack](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fluidstack) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Infrastructure Development & Delivery](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/63088fdb73337a6a) San Francisco, CA On-site 5w ago $224,000–$300,000 [Vitol](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vitol) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/56f6ec9bb0533d32) Houston, TX On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Basis AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/basis-ai) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Member of Technical Staff - Atlas FDE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/27a0e9b1a247b45b) New York, NY On-site 3mo ago $100,000–$300,000 [Firecrawl](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/firecrawl) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e499c4adf6f57b90) San Francisco, CA On-site 6mo ago $209,000–$265,000 [Fluidstack](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fluidstack) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Compute Operations ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f4f6e29d5c5a0b3d) New York, NY On-site 5w ago $224,000–$300,000 [Modal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/modal) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - ML](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/be717912a9d27a0d) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA On-site 8mo ago $180,000–$250,000 [Cognition AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cognition-ai) Keeps customers running after launch ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/75ede2de094f8912) San Francisco, CA On-site 16mo ago Pay not posted [Fluidstack](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fluidstack) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Business Operations ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d9e3cbc0100652f4) San Francisco, CA On-site 5w ago $224,000–$300,000 [Etched](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/etched) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Systems Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/02421ed5d2a72ab8) San Jose, CA On-site 9d ago $150,000–$240,000 [Epiq](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/epiq) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward-Deployed Legal Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a2ece0b2e6705fc2) New York, NY On-site 11d ago $175,000–$260,000 [Sherwin-Williams](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sherwin-williams) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1c0c1bce150b0eac) Cleveland, OH On-site 11d ago Pay not posted [Varick-Agents](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/varick-agents) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Senior Forward Deployed Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/daf5d9e5addbf396) San Francisco, CA On-site 11d ago $175,000–$250,000 [Knightscope](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/knightscope) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4bc5e23e28388fe0) Sunnyvale, CA On-site 13d ago $130,000–$170,000 [Sitreps](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sitreps) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Mission Strategist, Unmanned Maritime Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6b9f5c3cb82edd57) Norfolk, VA On-site 2w ago $165,000–$185,000 [Re:Build Manufacturing](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/re-build-manufacturing) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c6b59d9caf3c67ad) Kalamazoo, MI On-site 2w ago Pay not posted [C3.ai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/c3-ai) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Federal (Onsite - Lexington Park, MD)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0954e72e4d981ab9) Lexington Park, MD On-site 3w ago $120,000–$158,000 [Eka Robotics](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eka-robotics) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Robotics Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c38e7c80ae26026d) Cambridge, MA On-site 4w ago Pay not posted [Profound](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/profound) Keeps customers running after launch ### [Forward Deployed Marketing Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1ce8b6af37f7206d) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA On-site 4w ago $149,250–$155,250 [Petual](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/petual) Keeps customers running after launch ### [Forward Deployed Auditor](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/51b462929644eda7) San Francisco, CA On-site 5w ago Pay not posted [Minerva](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/minerva) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Marketer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2fd783454e8c4def) New York, NY On-site 5w ago $200,000–$240,000 331 of 536 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 on-site pay? 347 of 536 postings state a pay range. The median is $192,000, and half of them sit between $156,000 and $230,000, from 205 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors on-site require? Of 536 postings, 221 state a minimum number of years, from 165 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 123 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (74), 6 to 9 years (22) or 10 or more years (2). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors on-site? These 536 postings come from 318 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) (45), [Agile Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/agile-defense) (14), [SpaceX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spacex) (11), [Fluidstack](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fluidstack) (10) and [CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cgs-federal-contact-government-services) (8). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors on-site remote? 0 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 536 are on-site. Travel is mentioned in 181 of the 536 postings. Counted over the 536 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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