> 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 Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/07c60e16507cc905 Dura Digital posts a FDE role to build what the customer runs in US with no pay posted. A customer-facing Forward Deployed Engineer builds production-grade integrations and full-stack solutions directly within strategic clients' technical environments. Read from the employer’s posting on November 8, 2026. - [Dura Digital](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/dura-digital) First seen Oct 24, 2026 · open on BambooHR as of Nov 8, 2026 Pay not posted US Remote A customer-facing Forward Deployed Engineer builds production-grade integrations and full-stack solutions directly within strategic clients' technical environments. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%2F07c60e16507cc905&placement=top) - [View posting at Dura Digital](https://duradigital.bamboohr.com/careers/77) 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, 1,864 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 - **Coding**: Writes production code - **Builds for**: External customers - **Level**: Senior - **Role**: Individual contributor ### What they ask for Experience - **3+ years** software engineering, solutions architecture, or technical customer-facing engineering Background - **Software engineering** - **Solutions and customer engineering** ### Do you meet what the posting states? The posting asks for 3+ years. How many do you have? 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. 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We bring together strategy, human-centered design, engineering, and AI expertise to create solutions that improve operations, customer experiences, and organizational performance. As a Dura Digital consultant, you will represent our commitment to thoughtful innovation, strong client partnership, and high-quality delivery while working closely with the client’s leadership and delivery teams. About the role We are looking for a highly skilled and customer-facing Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) to bridge the gap between our core engineering team and our most strategic clients. In this role, you will not sit on the sidelines; you will deploy directly to the front lines, working deeply within our customers' technical ecosystems. You will be responsible for understanding complex customer problems, architecting bespoke solutions, and writing production-grade code that integrates seamlessly with existing systems, data, and workflows. Increasingly, this will include designing and implementing AI-enabled applications, agentic workflows, and intelligent automation alongside traditional software engineering. If you enjoy solving difficult technical problems, working directly with customers, and seeing the immediate real-world impact of what you build, this role is for you. Key Responsibilities - Technical Integration: Scope, architect, and build robust integrations and custom features to connect our platform with client infrastructure. - Client Collaboration: Work directly with technical stakeholders and executives at client companies to understand their workflows and pain points. - Full-Stack Development: Write clean, maintainable, and production-ready code across the entire stack. - AI Implementation: Design and implement AI-enabled solutions using large language models, agents, structured outputs, tool calling, and other emerging AI patterns where appropriate. - AI Evaluation & Reliability: Develop approaches for evaluating AI systems, including quality, accuracy, latency, cost, security, and reliability, and help determine when AI—or traditional software—is the right solution to a problem. - Rapid Prototyping to Production: Quickly translate ambiguous business problems into working prototypes, validate solutions with users, and evolve successful concepts into secure, scalable, production-ready systems. - Feedback Loop: Act as the voice of the customer back to our internal Product and Core Engineering teams to influence the product roadmap. - Technical Onboarding: Guide clients through the deployment phase, ensuring optimal performance, scalability, and security. - Troubleshooting: Diagnose and resolve complex technical issues in real-time within highly constrained client environments Required Qualifications - Experience: 3+ years of experience in software engineering, solutions architecture, or a technical customer-facing engineering role. - Technical Stack: Proficiency in at least one major backend language (e.g., Python, Go, Java, C++) and modern frontend frameworks (e.g., React, Vue). - Infrastructure & Cloud: Strong experience with cloud providers (AWS, GCP, or Azure), Docker, and Kubernetes. - Data Integration: Solid understanding of APIs (REST, GraphQL), databases (SQL/NoSQL), and data pipelines. - Communication: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills in English, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders. Preferred Qualifications - Deep knowledge of cybersecurity best practices and data privacy regulations. - Background in consulting or systems integration. 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