> 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. # Sr. Full-Stack Engineer Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4e70b6e2782849f5 Culmen International posts a senior FDE role to build what the customer runs in Alexandria, VA with no pay posted. Senior Full-Stack Engineer delivering secure, mission-ready software for USPACOM J32 targeting and mission-planning workflows. Read from the employer’s posting on November 8, 2026. - [Culmen International](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/culmen-international) First seen Oct 24, 2026 · open on iCIMS as of Nov 8, 2026 Pay not posted Alexandria, VA On-site Senior Full-Stack Engineer delivering secure, mission-ready software for USPACOM J32 targeting and mission-planning workflows. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%2F4e70b6e2782849f5&placement=top) - [View posting at Culmen International](https://careers-culmen.icims.com/jobs/4571/sr.-full-stack-engineer/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, 1,864 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 (not covered) 3. Implementation 4. Operations - **Coding**: Writes production code - **Builds for**: External customers - **Level**: Senior - **Role**: Individual contributor ### What they ask for Experience - **7+ years** professional full-stack software engineering Background - **Software engineering** ### Do you meet what the posting states? The posting asks for 7+ years. How many do you have? The posting reads as a senior role. What level are you at now? The job is in Alexandria, VA. Could you work there? Which of these have you used in production? Answer each one. Nothing is saved or sent. 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