> 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 jobs that build what the customer runs for individual contributors serving external customers and internal teams Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=ic&recipient=both&role=builds-for-customers 74 forward deployed engineer jobs that build what the customer runs for individual contributors serving external customers and internal teams, from 62 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $154,000 to $213,000. **74** postings · **62** companies · 53 state pay: median **$173,000**, half $154,000–$213,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Banyan Software](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/banyan-software) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Applied AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ef36dca5262629a4) US · city not listed New · Yesterday Pay not posted [6sense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/6sense) ### [Sr. ML Ops Engineer, Forward-Deployed ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/06ba4bd7675e00f2) San Francisco, CA Remote 9d ago $191,475–$260,830 [Ford Motor Company](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ford-motor-company) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Ford Energy](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1662dcb9b9e62543) Dearborn, MI Hybrid 13d ago $115,000–$192,900 [Sia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sia) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/119cfd8fc34ca0bd) Charlotte, NC · New York, NY · +6 more Hybrid 13d ago $117,000–$132,000 [Prime Intellect](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/prime-intellect) ### [Applied Researcher - Forward-Deployed RL](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0ed15e783d00992e) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Remote 2w ago $150,000–$300,000 [Wonderschool](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/wonderschool) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer – Applied AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d5ad31a68bc2a4df) Gallup, NM · San Francisco, CA On-site 2w ago Pay not posted [Base Power](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/base-power) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d3793125c1576b59) Austin, TX On-site 3w ago Pay not posted [Sia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sia) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/461faf331f494ee8) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +6 more Hybrid 13d ago $136,000–$155,000 [Thought Machine](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thought-machine) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Infrastructure](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/22b777fc009a76d3) New York, NY Hybrid 4w ago $140,000–$220,000 [Rebuild](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rebuild) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/72439be7580fe6b4) New York, NY 7w ago $120,000–$150,000 [NewRocket](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/newrocket) ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer-Anthropic-US West](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1b1d8f6214ffc95c) US Remote 1mo ago Pay not posted [Sia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sia) ### [Manager, Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/61c1777a32f46521) New York, NY · Charlotte, NC · +8 more Hybrid 13d ago $150,000–$180,000 [Hatch](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hatch) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e5d882139568e59c) US Remote 2mo ago $144,000–$200,000 [Superblocks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/superblocks) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/50caaaffd3f99933) New York, NY · US remote Remote 2mo ago Pay not posted [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [AI Engineer – Forward Deployed Engineering (AI FDE), U.S. Public Sector (Federal Focus)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9f2d056549050321) Washington, DC Remote 2mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [Sia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sia) ### [Manager, Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/183bfa468750c967) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +8 more Hybrid 13d ago $150,000–$180,000 [ClaimSorted](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/claimsorted) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4f032a5ccd9f6fca) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago $130,000–$230,000 [Layer Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/layer-health) ### [Forward Deployed Data Scientist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c536d4e22f6f3560) Boston, MA · New York, NY Hybrid 2mo ago $150,000–$180,000 [Brillio](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/brillio) ### [AI Builder (Forward Deployed Engineer)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/41400bf14d827fad) US Remote 3mo ago Pay not posted [HUD](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hud) ### [Forward Deployed Research Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e1d90d94cc954944) San Francisco, CA Remote 3mo ago $100,000–$180,000 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [AI Engineer – Forward Deployed Engineering (AI FDE)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/82c6cb311030be7f) US Remote 5mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [Middesk](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/middesk) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4733b2449ae72e66) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 6mo ago $148,000–$255,000 [Sourgum](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sourgum) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/aa5dec68d86ea7a9) Jersey City, NJ 7mo ago Pay not posted [Coinflow](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/coinflow) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ceb0df1eb6dcf832) Chicago, IL On-site 10mo ago $120,000–$160,000 [Lila Sciences](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lila-sciences) ### [Staff Forward Deployed Engineer, Physical Sciences (Level Flexible)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1f4ccd670bfaf5d4) Cambridge, MA · San Francisco, CA 13mo ago $192,000–$256,000 [Domino Data Lab](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/domino-data-lab) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Intern - Campus Recruiting 2027](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/78e1413c3c8dace3) New York, NY Remote 1mo ago $50–$55 [Applied Computing](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/applied-computing) ### [Time Series Researcher - Forward deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cc1f72c9c38fbc10) Houston, TX 3mo ago Pay not posted [PMG](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pmg) ### [Forward Deployed Engineering Principal](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4ef7f8ed7391e708) Dallas, TX · New York, NY · +1 more 9mo ago Pay not posted [ChipAgents](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/chipagents) ### [Software Engineer, ML for EDA](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5b4582d6cf8deb16) San Jose, CA On-site New · Yesterday $150,000–$350,000 [Guru](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/guru) ### [Solutions Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fed1598802d35f69) Philadelphia, PA · US remote Remote New · 3d ago $132,000–$193,000 [Exiger](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/exiger) ### [Senior AI Product Builder ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/899eadff5bb6cf7b) Richmond, VA · Mclean, VA Hybrid New · 3d ago Pay not posted [Elorian](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/elorian) ### [Software Engineer - Applications](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0686c28278c3efd2) Palo Alto, CA On-site New · 5d ago $250,000–$400,000 [Oxbridge Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/oxbridge-health) ### [Data Integration Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d2e32ddff2ac4f57) Norwalk, CT 9d ago Pay not posted [xCures](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/xcures) ### [AI Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ead6b432bd4852e5) US Remote 13d ago $100,000–$160,000 [Steampunk](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/steampunk) ### [Senior AI Developer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cb8b69d1738c04e1) Mclean, VA 13d ago $140,000–$190,000 [Steampunk, Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/steampunk-inc) ### [Senior AI Developer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/722427035bd5d16d) Mclean, VA 13d ago $140,000–$190,000 [Performance Drone Works](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/performance-drone-works) ### [Senior Field Software Engineer, Advanced Missions Group](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3405965391f916e4) US Remote 13d ago $140,000–$190,000 [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) ### [Senior MLOps Engineer - DSX Enablement](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e4aefdc2fda0cf12) US · city not listed 13d ago $184,000–$356,500 [CADDi](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/caddi) ### [Senior Solutions Architect Expert](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9b33b67a7df5b6dd) Chicago, IL 13d ago $150,000–$225,000 [Sweep](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sweep) ### [Software Engineer, Product](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/59a7bba627936356) New York, NY On-site 13d ago Up to $220,000 All 74 build what the customer runs. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Fmanagement%3Dic%26recipient%3Dboth%26role%3Dbuilds-for-customers&placement=alert) New fde jobs that build what the customer runs for individual contributors serving external customers and internal teams go out by email once you have an account and set an alert. [Compare pay across US FDE roles →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary) ## Frequently asked questions ### What do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for individual contributors serving external customers and internal teams pay? 53 of 74 postings state a pay range. The median is $173,000, and half of them sit between $154,000 and $213,000, from 43 companies. ### How much experience do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for individual contributors serving external customers and internal teams require? Of 74 postings, 44 state a minimum number of years, from 39 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 23 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (11) or under 3 years (10). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for individual contributors serving external customers and internal teams? These 74 postings come from 62 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Sia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sia) (4), [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (3), [Striveworks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/striveworks) (3), [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) (2) and [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) (2). ### Are FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for individual contributors serving external customers and internal teams remote? 23 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 21 are hybrid and 11 are on-site. The remaining 19 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 24 of the 74 postings. Counted over the 74 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey. Employer postings · Coding scope, project stages and who the work serves are our reading of each job description. · [How we read postings](https://nextmove.md/fde/method) ## Related pages - [FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors serving external customers and internal teams](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=ic&recipient=both) · 158 jobs - [FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for technical leads serving external customers and internal teams](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=lead&recipient=both&role=builds-for-customers) · 69 jobs - [FDE jobs that build for teams inside the company for individual contributors serving external customers and internal teams](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=ic&recipient=both&role=internal-deployment) · 39 jobs - [FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first for individual contributors serving external customers and internal teams](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=ic&recipient=both&role=strategist) · 21 jobs - [Every FDE job search](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/browse)