> 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=29 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 [Planet Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/planet-labs) ### [Senior Forward Deployment Engineer, Strategic Customer Engagements U.S.](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5f88375963f97c85) Arlington, VA Hybrid 2w ago $160,600–$200,800 [Axon Enterprise](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/axon-enterprise) ### [Mission Engineer - Tampa](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d4b85d80924a6734) Tampa, FL Remote 2w ago Pay not posted [TribalScale](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tribalscale) ### [Transformation Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/edc995bad08dd58b) US Remote 2w ago Pay not posted [Agile Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/agile-defense) ### [MSS Developer - DC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b7b5b4df6ccb3034) Washington, DC On-site 2w ago Pay not posted [MongoDB](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/mongodb) ### [Senior Forward Deployment Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ee18b4ffe9431fe6) Seattle, WA · Denver, CO · +5 more Remote 2w ago $126,000–$248,000 [Axon Enterprise](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/axon-enterprise) ### [Mission Engineer - Pasco County](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6dba8d0166a3b631) US Remote 2w ago Pay not posted [PA Consulting](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pa-consulting) ### [AI Architect | Digital Products & AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/88a6f419299542fa) Charlotte, NC Hybrid 2w ago Pay not posted [Agile Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/agile-defense) ### [MSS Developer - Omaha](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1d7b422f0e86125b) Omaha, NE On-site 2w ago Pay not posted [Sierra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sierra) ### [Software Engineer, Horizon](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/391bab75cb85020c) San Francisco, CA On-site 2w ago $230,000–$390,000 [CACI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/caci) ### [Senior Embedded Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4eda094ccad6cae2) Honolulu, HI · Colorado Springs, CO · +2 more On-site 2w ago $114,600–$252,100 [PA Consulting](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pa-consulting) ### [AI Engineer | Digital Products & AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e0cd840ad50ad8a9) Charlotte, NC Hybrid 2w ago Pay not posted [Agile Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/agile-defense) ### [MSS Developer - St. Louis](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cce11471d7c9ef3d) O'fallon, IL · Scott Afb, IL On-site 2w ago Pay not posted [Apple](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/apple) ### [Senior Platform Engineer, Find My](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bcc832bcdee76cf6) Cupertino, CA 2w ago $150,400–$277,600 [Noble Machines](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/noble-machines) ### [Principal Solutions Architect ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/444496c89587b436) Sunnyvale, CA 2w ago $200,000–$350,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [AI and Data Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e27c4bc09f2d68a8) Tampa, FL 2w ago $89,000–$170,200 [Agile Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/agile-defense) ### [MSS Developer - Tampa](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2b976771942f0cdf) Tampa, FL On-site 2w ago Pay not posted [Seekr](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/seekr) ### [Senior Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ee8d306129529a75) Reston, VA Remote 2w ago $160,000–$230,000 [SpaceX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spacex) ### [Operations Engineer (Starshield Products)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/37db35ee2b38bbf5) Palo Alto, CA 2w ago $110,000–$175,000 [Provectus](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/provectus) ### [AI Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6db5705ffe430ed4) San Francisco Bay Area, CA Remote 2w ago $180,000–$200,000 [Agile Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/agile-defense) ### [MSS Developer - Fort Meade](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/51644564b14f0ac6) Fort Meade, MD On-site 2w ago Pay not posted [Seekr](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/seekr) ### [AI Engineer, Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2c1259ae52bd2603) US Remote 2w ago $185,000–$225,000 [SpaceX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spacex) ### [Operations Engineer (Starshield Products)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/69d3d02ace1b1a6e) Washington, DC 2w ago $100,000–$160,000 [Provectus](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/provectus) ### [AI Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/59558f34a1fc5add) New York, NY Remote 2w ago $180,000–$200,000 [Agile Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/agile-defense) ### [MSS Developer - Falls Church](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8fd51a8c9b027c65) Falls Church, VA On-site 2w ago Pay not posted [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) ### [AI Customer and Partner Solutions Engineer, Cloud Applied AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7c6b3d59186ae60b) Kirkland, WA · Sunnyvale, CA 2w ago $183,000–$265,000 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [AI Solutions Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a0acc2485d195acd) Multiple US offices 2w ago $141,200–$278,300 [Judgment Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/judgment-labs) ### [Member of Technical Staff, Deployment Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4e63c57607c88bc3) San Francisco, CA On-site 2w ago Pay not posted [Agile Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/agile-defense) ### [MSS Developer - Doral](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fae983a06c3a6364) Doral, FL On-site 2w ago Pay not posted [ASI Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/asi-government) ### [Agentic AI Developer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cc32b57599a5f372) Washington, DC 2w ago Pay not posted [Uare.ai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/uare-ai) ### [Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Government (IL5)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/873b413fb92b5e7e) San Francisco, CA · Los Altos, CA On-site 2w ago $200,000–$260,000 [STR](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/str) ### [Lead Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/56679558d2e6536f) Woburn, MA 2w ago $180,000–$230,000 [Agile Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/agile-defense) ### [MSS Developer - Arlington (VA)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/29b76736ff4d8a87) Arlington, VA On-site 2w ago Pay not posted [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) ### [Lead Software Engineer, AI Labs (Product and Customer Facing)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2d1c287890786103) San Francisco, CA · Washington, DC · +1 more 2w ago $148,500–$344,700 [Microsoft](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/microsoft) ### [Senior Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bc0579bcfbc6e81b) US · city not listed 2w ago $119,800–$261,000 [STR](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/str) ### [Lead Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bf1ffbc0e223730e) Arlington, VA 2w ago $180,000–$230,000 [Agile Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/agile-defense) ### [MSS Developer - Honolulu](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6b5a59ca41c97813) Honolulu, HI On-site 2w ago Pay not posted [Cisco](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cisco) ### [Staff Solutions Engineer - FDSE - Splunk (Remote)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e1cb0caf02412898) US Remote 2w ago $246,800–$394,300 [Nimble Gravity](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nimble-gravity) ### [Architect, Snowflake Cortex ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f72194a5c3ddb6a3) US Remote 2w ago Pay not posted [Persona](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/persona) ### [Field Product Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/40116663481493ba) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2w ago $100,000–$110,000 [Agile Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/agile-defense) ### [MSS Developer - Colorado Springs](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/91cafed6822ac17c) Colorado Springs, CO On-site 2w ago Pay not posted 1,701 of these 2,537 jobs build what the customer runs. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Frecipient%3Dexternal%26page%3D29&placement=assist) [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Frecipient%3Dexternal%26page%3D29&placement=alert) Alerts for “FDE and deployment jobs serving external customers” go out once you have an account. [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. 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 - [All FDE jobs in the US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs) - [FDE and deployment jobs serving internal teams](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?recipient=internal) · 471 jobs - [FDE and deployment jobs serving external customers and internal teams](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?recipient=both) · 293 jobs - [FDE salary for external-customer work](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary/external-customers) - [Every FDE job search](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/browse)