> 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 (SPECTR) - Clearance Required Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/83ba82a4c5ede4f6 LMI posts a FDE role to build what the customer runs in US, at $122,209.58–$211,317.81 base, below the senior FDE median of $190,000 across 1,864 postings with pay. Deploy, configure, integrate, and validate SPECTR at customer sites. Read from the employer’s posting on November 8, 2026. - [LMI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lmi) First seen Oct 24, 2026 · open on iCIMS as of Nov 8, 2026 **$122,209.58–$211,317.81** US Remote Deploy, configure, integrate, and validate SPECTR at customer sites. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%2F83ba82a4c5ede4f6&placement=top) - [View posting at LMI](https://careers-lmi.icims.com/jobs/14659/forward-deployed-engineer-%28spectr%29---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 $122K–$211K Below the median Midpoint $167K · median $190K This job $122K to $211K. 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 (not covered) Travel **Up to 75%** - **Coding**: Writes production code - **Builds for**: External customers - **Level**: Senior - **Role**: Individual contributor ### What they ask for Experience - **4+ years** software engineering, systems integration, solutions engineering, or similar technical experience Background - **Software engineering** - **Solutions and customer engineering** - **Implementation and data engineering** ### Do you meet what the posting states? The posting asks for 4+ 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. [What postings ask for, by background →](https://nextmove.md/fde/paths) ## Conditions - **Location**: US - **Work arrangement**: Remote - **Remote work restrictions**: U.S.-based; travel to DoD installations and other customer locations is required at 50–75%. - **Travel**: Up to 75% - **Pay**: ## More like this [Sayari](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sayari) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer II (Remote, US) ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9f4bb795c063c4e6) US Remote 13d ago $160,000–$180,000 [Lumin Digital](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lumin-digital) ### [Senior Software Implementation Engineer - Phase 1](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/723e734fed660126) US Remote New · 2d ago $145,000–$165,000 [HavocAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/havocai) ### [Field Software Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b6617d82b06e86d3) US Remote 2mo ago $150,000–$175,000 - [Other jobs at LMI (16)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lmi) ## What you’ll do - Translate DoD user workflows and requirements into working technical solutions. - Build integrations, APIs, scripts, automation, and software capabilities. - Troubleshoot production issues across applications, databases, containers, infrastructure, and networks. - Turn field-developed capabilities and lessons into repeatable SPECTR product improvements. ## What you’ll bring - Active DoD Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship. - 4+ years of software engineering, systems integration, solutions engineering, or similar experience. - Development experience in C#, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, or similar languages. - Experience with REST APIs, relational databases/SQL, production deployments, Linux, Docker, Git, and CI/CD. ## 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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