> 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 involving proof of concept serving external customers Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?recipient=external&stage=poc&page=8 942 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs involving proof of concept serving external customers, from 463 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $168,000 to $240,000. **942** postings · **463** companies · 709 state pay: median **$201,000**, half $168,000–$240,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Titan Banking AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/titan-banking-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer – Product Focus](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/70d1d05df819706c) US Remote 5mo ago $140,000–$200,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [AI Engineer - Forward Deployed Engineer · Snowflake · Reinvention Centers Associate Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a2699b7543b21aad) Dallas, TX · Columbus, OH · +3 more Hybrid 5mo ago $62,800–$220,400 [Reducto](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/reducto) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5c86f9b878bf4784) San Francisco, CA On-site 5mo ago $200,000–$300,000 [Faros](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/faros) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/db18836cbb99a2a1) Redwood City, CA Hybrid 5mo ago $100,000–$150,000 [Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai) ### [Staff Frontier Agents Engineer (Forward Deployed Engineering)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7450160035e263a5) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 more 5mo ago $252,000–$315,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [AI Engineer - Forward Deployed Engineer Associate Manager · Databricks · Reinvention Centers](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5f588a8622808f3b) Dallas, TX · Columbus, OH · +3 more Hybrid 5mo ago $62,800–$261,500 [AI Fund](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ai-fund) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (Ayama)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e3bc42063d823f84) SF Bay Area Hybrid 5mo ago Pay not posted [Tamarind Bio](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tamarind-bio) ### [Founding Forward Deployed Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/83b1a36d98d499c3) San Francisco, CA On-site 5mo ago Pay not posted [Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai) ### [Senior Frontier Agents Engineer (Forward Deployed Engineering)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/67b7c374d76c71b3) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 more 5mo ago $216,000–$270,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [AI/ML Architect - Forward Deployed Engineer Associate Manager · Reinvention Centers](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9b7ea1ac450a0b56) Dallas, TX · Columbus, OH · +3 more Hybrid 5mo ago $62,800–$220,400 [DigitalOcean](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/digitalocean) ### [Staff Forward Deployed Applied Scientist (Agentic AI)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4078b92dfa142527) Seattle, WA Hybrid 6mo ago $220,000–$239,000 [Growth Protocol](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/growth-protocol) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/414b8dec06b2f641) New York, NY Remote 6mo ago $150,000–$180,000 [Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai) ### [Frontier Agents Engineer (Forward Deployed Engineering)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/aa082644713e92d5) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 more 5mo ago $180,000–$225,000 [Reflection AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/reflection-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c318a17794050b62) New York, NY On-site 6mo ago Pay not posted [DigitalOcean](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/digitalocean) ### [Staff Forward Deployed Applied Scientist (Agentic AI)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5cb0666417640fff) San Francisco, CA Remote 6mo ago $220,000–$239,000 [DatologyAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/datologyai) ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer (Post-Sales)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4564fd55dfb82f47) San Mateo, CA Hybrid 6mo ago $230,000–$300,000 [Sentry](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sentry) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/541bacaa6aead6e0) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 6mo ago $190,000–$230,000 [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 [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 [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 [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 [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 [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 [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 [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 [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 [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 [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 [Eliza](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eliza) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/12727fbacc9865ac) Remote, OR Remote 7mo ago Pay not posted [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Games](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c1ce4e251ff50b01) Raleigh, NC 7mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [Bretton AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bretton-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dcbc0ab1c673dea1) San Francisco, CA On-site 8mo ago $150,000–$200,000 [Synthio Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/synthio-labs) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Tech](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7fb4974455ba6a30) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY 8mo ago Pay not posted [Telnyx](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/telnyx) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (Remote)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4b1805ac4dba0f6b) New York, NY · Dallas, TX Remote 8mo ago Pay not posted [Deepgram](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deepgram) ### [Senior Forward-Deployed Engineer, Federal](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/92abff21b2d86629) Washington, DC Remote 8mo ago $180,000–$245,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Seattle](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b115960eacb20c3f) Seattle, WA Hybrid 8mo ago $153,000–$325,000 [Workhelix](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/workhelix) ### [Forward-Deployed Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/555cb2b99c910aa3) US · city not listed 8mo ago $145,000–$200,000 [Tavily](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tavily) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/370b27a2ed0eb887) New York, NY On-site 8mo ago Pay not posted [Photon](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/photon) ### [Agentic AI FDE | USA | FTE Only](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/205bc649246b6f0c) US · city not listed 8mo ago $80,000–$280,000 647 of 942 build what the customer runs. [Compare pay across US FDE roles →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary) ## Frequently asked questions ### What do FDE and deployment jobs involving proof of concept serving external customers pay? 709 of 942 postings state a pay range. The median is $201,000, and half of them sit between $168,000 and $240,000, from 310 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs involving proof of concept serving external customers require? Of 942 postings, 556 state a minimum number of years, from 305 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 311 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (146), under 3 years (54) or 10 or more years (45). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs involving proof of concept serving external customers? These 942 postings come from 463 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) (65), [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (32), [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) (31), [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (24) and [Sierra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sierra) (15). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs involving proof of concept serving external customers remote? 202 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 219 are hybrid and 213 are on-site. The remaining 308 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 479 of the 942 postings. Counted over the 942 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey. 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