> 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 in Houston serving external customers Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=ic&recipient=external®ion=houston-metro 22 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for individual contributors in Houston serving external customers, from 9 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $141,000 to $177,000. **22** postings · **9** companies · 20 state pay: median **$152,000**, half $141,000–$177,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Sia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sia) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/202e5a48c009cc01) Houston, TX · New York, NY · +7 more Hybrid 13d ago $130,600–$147,000 [Capgemini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/capgemini) ### [GECX AI Forward Deployed Engineer - Senior Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f0e8de4323e25a8e) Houston, TX · Atlanta, GA · +3 more Hybrid 3w ago $101.14–$182,624 [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer III, Generative AI, Google Cloud](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e6ee1ac89337dd30) Houston, TX · New York, NY · +8 more 2mo ago $174,000–$252,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/603238d92737226e) Houston, TX · Chicago, IL · +39 more 2mo ago $54,400–$235,100 [Sia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sia) ### [Manager, Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/447ae8b697e6250a) Houston, TX · Charlotte, NC · +5 more Hybrid 13d ago $150,000–$180,000 [Capgemini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/capgemini) ### [GECX AI Forward Deployed Engineer - Senior Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a00bd9a4b114a221) Houston, TX · Atlanta, GA · +3 more Hybrid 3w ago $89,400–$166,398 [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 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Palantir Forward Deployed Senior Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/79e9c43db5c86c34) Houston, TX · Chicago, IL · +39 more 2mo ago $80,400–$316,300 [Capgemini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/capgemini) ### [GECX AI Forward Deployed Engineer - Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9b85c97edbcd1270) Houston, TX · Atlanta, GA · +3 more Hybrid 3w ago $76,730–$150,800 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [AI Engineer - Forward Deployed Engineer Associate Manager · Databricks · Reinvention Centers](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5f588a8622808f3b) Houston, TX · Dallas, TX · +3 more Hybrid 5mo ago $62,800–$261,500 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [AI/ML Architect - Forward Deployed Engineer Associate Manager · Reinvention Centers](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9b7ea1ac450a0b56) Houston, TX · Dallas, TX · +3 more Hybrid 5mo ago $62,800–$220,400 [Fundamental Research Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fundamental-research-labs) ### [Forward Deployed Data Scientist - Oil & Gas, Houston](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/099ad65296105598) Houston, TX Hybrid 2mo ago Pay not posted [Capgemini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/capgemini) ### [Senior GECX AI Forward Deployed Engineer - Lead Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ec29b95b982a0af0) Houston, TX · Atlanta, GA · +3 more Hybrid 3w ago $117,930–$223,591 [Neara](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/neara) ### [Data Scientist, Geospatial](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a2c3879cf46b3d49) Houston, TX Hybrid 10d ago $140,000–$160,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Enterprise AI Transformation Consultant](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/acce46d73a6442bf) Houston, TX · Chicago, IL · +40 more 10d ago $54,400–$196,000 [Bain](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bain) ### [Lead, AI Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/97ec36645fe8d603) Houston, TX · Atlanta, GA · +8 more Hybrid 2mo ago $179,500–$203,500 [Capgemini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/capgemini) ### [Lead Software Engineer - Senior GECX AI Engineer-](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1e7d7d5eefe159ab) Houston, TX · Atlanta, GA · +4 more Hybrid 6w ago $109,180–$197,175 [BCG](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bcg) ### [BCG Platinion | Senior AI Tech Architect - AI Platforms](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a4c47c8ee4f67d78) Houston, TX · Atlanta, GA · +16 more 5mo ago $150,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Snowflake Advanced AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bfaf5e58ec1e0a16) Houston, TX · San Francisco, CA · +39 more 2mo ago $54,400–$205,800 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Senior Knowledge Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/71eee136e4139061) Houston, TX · Dallas, TX · +3 more Hybrid 2mo ago $80,400–$293,800 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Google Agentic AI Delivery Senior Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/849934b3c434470f) Houston, TX · Albany, NY · +39 more 4mo ago $80,400–$266,300 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) Integrates and configures it ### [Full Stack Engineer Manager (FDE)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3a0bc3b034736923) Houston, TX · New York, NY · +39 more 2mo ago $80,400–$316,300 21 of 22 build what the customer runs. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Fmanagement%3Dic%26recipient%3Dexternal%26region%3Dhouston-metro&placement=alert) New fde and deployment jobs for individual contributors in houston serving external customers 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 and deployment jobs for individual contributors in Houston serving external customers pay? 20 of 22 postings state a pay range. The median is $152,000, and half of them sit between $141,000 and $177,000, from 7 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in Houston serving external customers require? Of 22 postings, 14 state a minimum number of years, from 5 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 6 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (4) or 10 or more years (4). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in Houston serving external customers? These 22 postings come from 9 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (9), [Capgemini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/capgemini) (5), [Sia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sia) (2), [Applied Computing](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/applied-computing) (1) and [Bain](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bain) (1). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in Houston serving external customers remote? 0 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 13 are hybrid. The remaining 9 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 12 of the 22 postings. Counted over the 22 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey. Employer postings · Locations cover the metro area, not only the city. 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