> 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 with ongoing operations serving external customers Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?recipient=external&stage=operations&page=30 1,818 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs with ongoing operations serving external customers, from 859 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $163,000 to $225,000. **1,818** postings · **859** companies · **1,314** with pay · median **$196,000** · middle half $163,000–$225,000 · read Nov 9, 2026 [Modus](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/modus) ### [Member of Technical Staff](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a38bade6988c3a33) New York, NY On-site 9mo ago $150,000–$350,000 [Decagon](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/decagon) ### [Field Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8035440dea35abbb) New York, NY On-site 9mo ago $200,000–$240,000 [Reply](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/reply) ### [Senior AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/228263ef4ba73d0f) Seattle, WA Hybrid 10mo ago $140,000–$180,000 [CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cgs-federal-contact-government-services) ### [FSR Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5ff51573224e8a02) New York, NY On-site 9mo ago Pay not posted [Anthropic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anthropic) ### [Applied AI Engineer, Enterprise ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/61bf3caa773548de) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 10mo ago $200,000–$320,000 [Decagon](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/decagon) ### [Agent Deployment Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3254a9d27b739979) San Francisco, CA On-site 9mo ago $175,000–$230,000 [Cartesia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cartesia) ### [Enterprise Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/18c1909e6d2fb8f0) San Francisco, CA On-site 10mo ago $180,000–$250,000 [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 9mo ago Pay not posted [SpruceID](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spruceid) ### [Full-Stack Software Engineer – Remote](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/eaecef80f28d9b04) US Remote 10mo ago $120,000–$200,000 [Mithrl](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/mithrl) ### [Member of Technical Staff, Solutions](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/50bb73d71dec3142) San Francisco, CA On-site 10mo ago $180,000–$220,000 [Reply](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/reply) ### [Senior AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/87aa4d82142fa09a) Chicago, IL Hybrid 11mo ago $140,000–$180,000 [AHEAD](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ahead) ### [Senior AI Engineer, AI Services](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/31682f4b1780b3d8) US Remote 11mo ago Pay not posted [Oumi](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/oumi) ### [Senior Field ML Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5580bbfedf9711f9) San Francisco, CA · Bellevue, WA · +1 more Hybrid 11mo ago Pay not posted [Tavus](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tavus) ### [Customer Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8ee31e5e457753a2) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 11mo ago $180,000–$230,000 · total compensation [Reply](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/reply) ### [Senior AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5e4e6425a106f87a) Atlanta, GA · Kansas City, MO · +1 more Hybrid 11mo ago Pay not posted [West Monroe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/west-monroe) ### [Principal AI Software Engineer, TechEx (US)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1a4fa989247e7868) Boston, MA · Chicago, IL · +7 more 12mo ago $152,200–$205,900 [Cognition AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cognition-ai) ### [Applied AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/94e4c37ab2250de2) San Francisco, CA On-site Since 2025 $180,000–$225,000 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Staff Software Engineer, Active Clearance, Air Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/07fb96b46de82a44) Irvine, CA Since 2025 $220,000–$292,000 [Qualytics](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/qualytics) ### [Senior Sales Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e8131113365a3ff7) US Remote Since 2025 Pay not posted [Bluenote](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bluenote) ### [Software Engineer, Agent](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2968caaa1a27ff8a) San Francisco, CA On-site Since 2025 Pay not posted [HavocAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/havocai) ### [Mission Software Engineer - Honolulu, HI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/31f4048356648863) Honolulu, HI On-site Since 2025 $150,000–$185,000 [PhysicsX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/physicsx) ### [Senior Machine Learning Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/774e7ed1f294a9c8) New York, NY Hybrid Since 2025 $200,000–$250,000 [Eudia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eudia) ### [Member of Technical Staff](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/01a82ae1893d794f) Palo Alto, CA Since 2025 $180,000–$210,000 [Eloquent AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eloquent-ai) ### [AI Engineer, Agent](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5e6b93d389bf36ca) San Francisco, CA On-site Since 2025 Pay not posted [Brain Co.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/brain-co) ### [Machine Learning Engineer, Applied AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d6f1187acbf90f7c) San Francisco, CA Hybrid Since 2025 $190,000–$325,000 [Chai Discovery](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/chai-discovery) ### [Software Engineer, Scientific Products](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d944765beb4d795d) San Francisco, CA On-site Since 2025 Pay not posted [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Senior Ground Software Engineer, Space](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/33f26e7ec9153f1d) Washington, DC Since 2025 $191,000–$254,000 [Uncountable](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/uncountable) ### [Software Engineer, Implementations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/291c8fd7db235c8c) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA Remote Since 2025 $90,000–$110,000 [Brain Co.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/brain-co) ### [AI Product Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/64816e82a771004e) San Francisco, CA Hybrid Since 2025 $180,000–$325,000 [Zencore](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/zencore) ### [Software Engineer (Short Term Contract)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0e5d4a710b46e4c5) US Remote Since 2025 Pay not posted [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Ground Software Engineer, Space](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7a22af88501440ae) Washington, DC Since 2025 $167,000–$222,000 [Spear AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spear-ai) ### [Mission Data Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/42f4560f29486608) Washington, DC On-site Since 2025 Pay not posted [Sierra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sierra) ### [Software Engineer, Agent](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/031c2bf24e0ed556) San Francisco, CA On-site Since 2025 $180,000–$390,000 [Parloa](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/parloa) ### [Lead Agent Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1556bc4fdeaa7891) New York, NY Since 2025 $196,000–$223,000 [Two Dots](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/two-dots) ### [Member of the Technical Staff - Product Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/df3f0d46445696a0) San Francisco, CA Since 2025 $175,000–$225,000 [Spear AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spear-ai) ### [Mission Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/75e91de6ce709edf) Washington, DC On-site Since 2025 Pay not posted [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Software Engineer, Connected Warfare](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1b365e775127b47d) Washington, DC Since 2024 $129,000–$253,000 [Skild AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/skild-ai) ### [Research Engineer, Post-training & Deployment](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9fe4480a52f3d2a3) San Mateo, CA Since 2024 $100,000–$300,000 [Aurelian](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/aurelian) ### [Full-stack Software Engineer (multiple roles)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d635fca979364844) Seattle, WA Since 2024 $100,000–$180,000 [Shield AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/shield-ai) ### [Applications Engineer, Autonomy (open level)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/428fb983eb69a54d) San Diego, CA Hybrid Since 2024 $152,000–$318,000 1,207 of these 1,818 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 with ongoing operations serving external customers pay? 1,314 of 1,818 postings state a pay range. The median is $196,000, and half of them sit between $163,000 and $225,000, from 569 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs with ongoing operations serving external customers require? Of 1,818 postings, 1,047 state a minimum number of years, from 575 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 580 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (273), under 3 years (127) or 10 or more years (67). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs with ongoing operations serving external customers? These 1,818 postings come from 859 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (47), [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) (36), [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (32), [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) (31) and [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) (30). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs with ongoing operations serving external customers remote? 381 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 454 are hybrid and 525 are on-site. The remaining 458 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 877 of the 1,818 postings. Counted over the 1,818 postings in this search. 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