> 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 serving external customers Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?recipient=external&page=19 2,537 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs serving external customers, from 1,038 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $163,000 to $225,000. **2,537** postings · **1,038** companies · **1,839** with pay · median **$195,000** · middle half $163,000–$225,000 · read Nov 8, 2026 [Cohere](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cohere) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Agentic Platform](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/718afc10364c8e3c) San Francisco, CA Remote 6mo ago CA$175,000–CA$385,000 [Credal.ai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/credal-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2949996701bc198f) Brooklyn, NY On-site 6mo ago $140,000–$220,000 [Tessera Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tessera-labs) ### [Forward-Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/478f6651d1af72b7) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA Remote 6mo ago $180,000–$233,000 [Fundamental Research Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fundamental-research-labs) ### [Forward Deployed - Data Scientist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/67c1f601f0bf4579) US Remote 6mo ago Pay not posted [Cursor (Anysphere)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cursor-anysphere) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ad782c7903fff57b) San Francisco, CA On-site 6mo ago Pay not posted [Strider Technologies](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/strider-technologies) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f5cffb28dacce7e4) Tysons Corner, VA Hybrid 6mo ago Pay not posted [ElevenLabs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/elevenlabs) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Software Engineer - USA](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ffa044ec4d447df4) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA Remote 6mo ago Pay not posted [Prior Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/prior-labs) ### [ML Engineer, Forward Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c777cfaedc96ff10) New York, NY On-site 6mo ago Pay not posted [PhysicsX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/physicsx) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0185a10f4a64aa7a) New York, NY Hybrid 6mo ago $150,000–$250,000 [Caylent](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/caylent) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b039dd6d9182b3aa) US Remote 6mo ago $136,000–$216,000 [Rowspace](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rowspace) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a3eea0a9a7cf5440) New York, NY On-site 6mo ago $150,000–$275,000 [iboss](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/iboss) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c6133385ba05b2b8) US · city not listed 6mo ago Pay not posted [Tread](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tread) ### [AI Native Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f256c0f863a41725) Remote, OR Hybrid 6mo ago $120,000–$160,000 [Seekr](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/seekr) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/79719a1a4cb8d68b) Austin, TX · Menlo Park, CA · +1 more Hybrid 6mo ago $170,000–$225,000 [webAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/webai) ### [Senior Forward Deployed AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5681002f691861d0) Austin, TX · Washington, DC Hybrid 6mo ago Pay not posted [Sphere](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sphere) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1a5ab4958d57cacb) San Francisco, CA On-site 6mo ago $200,000–$260,000 [GovWell](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/govwell) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9cccf9d549260e4c) New York, NY Hybrid 6mo ago $200,000–$300,000 [Context](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/context) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/62bcc95380e1ffcc) San Francisco, CA On-site 6mo ago Pay not posted [Assort Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/assort-health) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/984a22f8e99aa3cc) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 6mo ago $155,000–$210,000 [Goodfire AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/goodfire-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b861374da0525a50) San Francisco, CA On-site 6mo ago $200,000–$325,000 [Rune Technologies](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rune-technologies) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/df8545f829bbcc4c) Austin, TX On-site 6mo ago $190,000–$210,000 [Lumbra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lumbra) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Oahu (TS/SCI Clearance Required)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9ef1b644051eba72) HI On-site 7mo ago Pay not posted [HappyRobot](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/happyrobot) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f9b2b74336215edf) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 7mo ago $120,000–$220,000 [iboss](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/iboss) ### [Federal Forward Deployed Software Engineer (Active Secret Clearance Required)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3e367567719a0ccf) US · city not listed 7mo ago Pay not posted [Latent Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/latent-labs) ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4843311e7516437c) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 7mo ago Pay not posted [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Digital Native Business ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/95420126850f392b) San Francisco, CA 7mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [First Resonance](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/first-resonance) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer (Seattle)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/46e723bdc170c945) Seattle, WA Hybrid 7mo ago $145,000–$175,000 [Coral](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/coral) ### [Senior Engineer - Forward Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9e2beb065e955fcb) New York, NY On-site 7mo ago Pay not posted [Nebius](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nebius) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Ecosystem - Tavily](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6c84d725e3bcef33) New York, NY On-site 7mo ago $112,700–$183,900 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Manufacturing](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9bc592561200f48c) Seattle, WA 7mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [Valthos](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/valthos) ### [Member of Technical Staff - Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6e418fd55eefa7dc) New York, NY On-site 7mo ago Pay not posted [Hebbia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hebbia) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a8ab6464dd0927f2) New York, NY On-site 7mo ago $180,000–$300,000 [Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/avathon-formerly-sparkcognition) ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cf031a0099eba727) Pleasanton, CA 7mo ago $110,000–$180,000 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Manufacturing](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/46c78f968e3fc7c2) Philadelphia, PA 7mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [Dimensional](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/dimensional) ### [Forward-Deployed Engineer (Robotics / Systems) ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8f4b0b6565bf39ca) San Francisco, CA On-site 7mo ago Pay not posted [Eliza](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eliza) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/12727fbacc9865ac) Remote, OR Remote 7mo ago Pay not posted [The Better Money Company](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/the-better-money-company) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2bcb2e4ef4a0a6f2) New York, NY On-site 7mo ago Pay not posted [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Manufacturing](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8e4d676d2dfc0169) Boston, MA 7mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [Recidiviz](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/recidiviz) ### [Forward-Deployed Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/25657c42eaacbc3f) New York, NY · Oakland, CA Remote 7mo ago $139,050–$159,650 [Liatrio](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/liatrio) ### [Principal Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/78beee344451f69f) US Remote 8mo ago Pay not posted 1,701 of these 2,537 jobs build what the customer runs. - 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[Compare pay across US FDE roles →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary) ## Frequently asked questions ### What do FDE and deployment jobs serving external customers pay? 1,839 of 2,537 postings state a pay range. The median is $195,000, and half of them sit between $163,000 and $225,000, from 684 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs serving external customers require? Of 2,537 postings, 1,433 state a minimum number of years, from 682 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 777 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (394), under 3 years (173) or 10 or more years (89). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs serving external customers? These 2,537 postings come from 1,038 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) (77), [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) (68), [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (63), [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) (56) and [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) (45). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs serving external customers remote? 534 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 619 are hybrid and 690 are on-site. The remaining 694 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 1,226 of the 2,537 postings. Counted over the 2,537 postings in this search. 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