> 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 jobs that build what the customer runs Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?role=builds-for-customers 1,847 forward deployed engineer jobs that build what the customer runs, from 855 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $163,000 to $225,000. **1,847** postings · **855** companies · 1,337 state pay: median **$198,000**, half $163,000–$225,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Wafer](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/wafer) ### [Member of Technical Staff, Forward Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/92a4f62e58e7827e) San Francisco, CA On-site Today Pay not posted [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer IV, Data Cloud, Google Cloud](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7460c510f62762db) San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX · +5 more Today $207,000–$300,000 [Ingram Micro](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ingram-micro) ### [Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, Google Cloud](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2fdc34e1d9832ea5) Irvine, CA Today $133,400–$226,800 [Thomson Reuters](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thomson-reuters) ### [Senior Software Engineer - AI, CoCounsel FDE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4062210d6364bfec) Frisco, TX · New York, NY · +7 more Hybrid Today $118,400–$253,000 [jeffreym-consulting](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/jeffreym-consulting) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/160095c9c45ee8af) San Francisco, CA On-site Today $180,000–$250,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Cyber - SF](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5a5eb13cea3121c0) San Francisco, CA Hybrid Today $185,000–$300,000 [Ajax](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ajax) ### [Founding Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0d4e6543d37b1522) New York, NY On-site Today $210,000–$270,000 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer - Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/440870dea6def209) Berkeley, CA · Kansas City, MO · +1 more Remote Today $182,000–$250,208 [SAS Institute Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sas-institute-inc) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Solutions Architect, Large Pharma](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4c789e2f61e7b01f) NJ · US remote Remote Today $136,948–$167,380 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Cyber - NYC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c5efd2cc66aab827) New York, NY Hybrid Today $185,000–$300,000 [Clutch](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/clutch) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9a66d5225152e662) US Remote Today $158,000–$210,000 [Twenty](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/twenty) ### [Senior/Staff Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/18c2eb0f60fcfda6) Fort Meade, MD On-site Today $192,000–$455,000 [Banyan Software](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/banyan-software) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Applied AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ef36dca5262629a4) US · city not listed Today Pay not posted [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Financial Services- NYC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ed060b61e687230f) New York, NY Hybrid Today $185,000–$300,000 [Mimica](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/mimica) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Intelligent Automation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4ddc74a231aba693) US Remote Today Pay not posted [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer III, Data Cloud, Google Cloud](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/82606f0a46009d9d) San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX · +5 more Today $174,000–$252,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/91438c07da633c6c) Denver, CO · Jessup, MD · +4 more Yesterday $143,700–$213,800 [Generalist AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/generalist-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dfe338dad6dac3cb) Somerville, MA On-site Yesterday $150,000–$200,000 [Pramaana Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pramaana-labs) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f99fed3ab01cfc35) Palo Alto, CA On-site Yesterday Pay not posted [Clera](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/clera) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2f8984aea217c71f) San Francisco, CA Hybrid Yesterday $180,000–$220,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9f1c2b67db2daf1a) Denver, CO · Jessup, MD · +4 more Yesterday $168,100–$250,200 [Generalist AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/generalist-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f13c7e99d08d7c7e) San Mateo, CA On-site Yesterday $150,000–$200,000 [Spear AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spear-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Full-Stack Engineer (Patuxent River, MD / Mid-level)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e919b8a1a869fde3) US · city not listed On-site Yesterday Pay not posted [Enlighten AI Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/enlighten-ai-labs) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4962de95ccbeec75) Chicago, IL 2d ago $175,000–$220,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f7f7ea70cdde41e8) Denver, CO · Jessup, MD · +4 more Yesterday $168,100–$250,200 [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Higher Education, Google Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d79f8d9d3dca840c) Sunnyvale, CA 2d ago $207,000–$300,000 [Reflection AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/reflection-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d6f7a25c949926c4) New York, NY On-site 2d ago Pay not posted [Enlighten AI Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/enlighten-ai-labs) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5ed9e8e8098a61db) Chicago, IL 2d ago $135,000–$175,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ed4fe82663ea1301) Denver, CO · Jessup, MD · +3 more 2d ago $143,700–$194,400 [Syntiant](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/syntiant) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e0bcf35f10ba6dd1) Redwood City, CA 2d ago $195,000–$225,000 [The Nielsen Company](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/the-nielsen-company) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - AI Solutions (Gracenote Division)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/31693745d4f72300) Remote, OR Remote 2d ago Pay not posted [Enlighten AI Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/enlighten-ai-labs) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/57a7beaf15db53b2) Atlanta, GA 2d ago Pay not posted [Joyful Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/joyful-health) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/22795913cd1c6605) New York, NY Hybrid 2d ago $150,000–$275,000 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Connected Warfare (Active Clearance)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/35309f31ac8daaee) Colorado Springs, CO 2d ago $114,000–$192,000 [Accordion](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accordion) ### [Senior Consultant CPM (Forward Deployed Engineer)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b41f70d45f77df0a) Atlanta, GA · Chicago, IL · +1 more Hybrid 2d ago $95,000–$140,000 [Enlighten AI Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/enlighten-ai-labs) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/75d80b657219e612) Atlanta, GA 2d ago Pay not posted [monday.com](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/monday-com) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/864fb4ccff3c2067) Denver, CO Hybrid 2d ago $140,000–$170,000 [Posh AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/posh-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b047149afdefb954) Boston, MA Hybrid 2d ago $185,000–$215,000 [Red Cell Partners](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/red-cell-partners) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/531129e17d951cad) Seattle, WA · Mclean, VA Remote 2d ago $180,000–$240,000 [Trase Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/trase-systems) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/15bd77cd9f0f35f4) Seattle, WA · Mclean, VA Remote 2d ago $150,000–$240,000 All 1,847 build what the customer runs. 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The median is $198,000, and half of them sit between $163,000 and $225,000, from 558 companies. ### How much experience do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs require? Of 1,847 postings, 1,065 state a minimum number of years, from 544 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 579 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (305), under 3 years (125) or 10 or more years (56). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that build what the customer runs? These 1,847 postings come from 855 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) (60), [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) (59), [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (42), [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) (40) and [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (39). ### Are FDE jobs that build what the customer runs remote? 393 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 434 are hybrid and 471 are on-site. The remaining 549 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 895 of the 1,847 postings. Counted over the 1,847 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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