> 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. # Forward Deployed Engineer - Clearance Required Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/02c25bed9bdb1230 LMI posts a senior FDE role to build what the customer runs in US with no pay posted. A senior forward deployed engineer embeds with mission users to identify operational needs and own solutions from architecture and prototype through production deployment. Read from the employer’s posting on November 9, 2026. - [LMI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lmi) First seen Oct 24, 2026 · open on iCIMS as of Nov 9, 2026 Pay not posted US Remote A senior forward deployed engineer embeds with mission users to identify operational needs and own solutions from architecture and prototype through production deployment. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%2F02c25bed9bdb1230&placement=top) - [View posting at LMI](https://careers-lmi.icims.com/jobs/14488/forward-deployed-engineer---clearance-required/job?in_iframe=1) Free. Upload your resume once, see why each FDE role fits, and get introduced only when you say so. ## At a glance ### Posted base pay Not posted Senior FDE postings, 1,868 postings: the middle 50% of posted pay is $160K to $220K, median $190K. ### The work Builds what the customer runs Balance **Mostly building** Project stages 1. Pre-sales (not covered) 2. Proof of concept 3. Implementation 4. Operations Travel **Up to 30%** - **Coding**: Writes production code - **Builds for**: External customers - **Level**: Senior - **Role**: Technical lead ### Do you meet what the posting states? The posting reads as a senior role. What level are you at now? The work is remote from the US. Can you work from the US? Which of these have you used in production? Answer each one. Nothing is saved or sent. [What postings ask for, by background →](https://nextmove.md/fde/paths) ## Conditions - **Location**: US - **Work arrangement**: Remote - **Travel**: Up to 30% ## More like this [LMI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lmi) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Clearance Required](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/068870f28c40572a) Washington, DC 2w ago $145,000–$250,000 [LMI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lmi) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Clearance Required](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a714a300a95cf4c5) Honolulu, HI Hybrid 2w ago $128,000–$220,000 [Innodata Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/innodata-inc) ### [Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/763910a63a58b8b4) Washington, DC Remote 3w ago Pay not posted - [Other jobs at LMI (16)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lmi) ## What you’ll do - Translate mission-user needs into technical solutions across product, data, and integrations. - Own architecture and implementation of production capabilities, including AI-enabled workflows. - Deploy, maintain, and improve secure software in constrained operating environments. - Work directly with users to validate solutions, resolve production issues, and measure mission outcomes. ## What you’ll bring - Active Secret clearance; U.S. citizenship is required for clearance eligibility. - Strong full-stack experience with modern TypeScript-based applications. - Experience designing and operating production backend services, APIs, and enterprise integrations. - Experience shipping containerized software through CI/CD pipelines and deploying secure production systems. ## About LMI LMI delivers consulting, technology platforms, and mission systems to U.S. federal agencies across defense, space, homeland security, healthcare, and intelligence. 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