> 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/99c63127d5fcd58e jeffreym-consulting posts a FDE role to build what the customer runs in Seattle, WA, at $150,000–$225,000 base, level with the senior FDE median of $190,000 across 1,864 postings with pay. Own end-to-end technical deployments of a procurement platform for complex manufacturing customers, combining production software development, enterprise integrations, and direct stakeholder engagement. Read from the employer’s posting on November 8, 2026. - [jeffreym-consulting](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/jeffreym-consulting) First seen Oct 24, 2026 · open on Workable as of Nov 8, 2026 **$150,000–$225,000** *annualized* + equity Seattle, WA On-site Full-time Own end-to-end technical deployments of a procurement platform for complex manufacturing customers, combining production software development, enterprise integrations, and direct stakeholder engagement. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%2F99c63127d5fcd58e&placement=top) - [View posting at jeffreym-consulting](https://apply.workable.com/j/1D68FA64E5/apply) 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 $150K–$225K Level with the median Midpoint $188K · median $190K This job $150K to $225K. 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 Travel **Required, amount not stated** - **Coding**: Writes production code - **Builds for**: External customers - **Level**: Senior - **Role**: Individual contributor ### What they ask for Experience - **4+ years** Relevant software engineering, forward deployed engineering, solutions engineering, customer engineering, or technical implementation experience Background - **Software engineering** - **Solutions and customer engineering** - **Implementation and data engineering** - **Forward deployed 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 job is in Seattle, WA. Could you work there? 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**: Seattle, WA - **Work arrangement**: On-site - **Employment type**: Full-time - **Travel**: Travel required, amount not stated - **Pay**: ## More like this [Silkline](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/silkline) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0b66251f9fb73a9b) Seattle, WA · Chicago, IL 6w ago $150,000–$225,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/818aaa7b6b639645) East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +2 more 2w ago $143,700–$223,600 [Red Cell Partners](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/red-cell-partners) ### [Senior/Staff Full Stack Software Engineer, Federal](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f2b085ebb8b7bbc3) Seattle, WA · Mclean, VA Remote 9d ago $180,000–$240,000 - [Other jobs at jeffreym-consulting (2)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/jeffreym-consulting) ## The job description from jeffreym-consulting ### Description **Location:** Seattle, WA — In Office **Compensation:** $150,000–$225,000 base salary + equity **Travel:** Travel to customer sites as needed ### About the Opportunity Our client is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to join their fast-growing technology company building AI-powered software for complex manufacturing and procurement environments. This role combines software engineering with direct customer engagement. You will work closely with customers across industries such as aerospace, defense, space, energy, and robotics to deploy and integrate a sophisticated procurement platform into their existing technology environments. You will own technical deployments from implementation through go-live, working directly with customer stakeholders while also writing production code, building integrations, troubleshooting APIs and data flows, and partnering closely with product and engineering teams. This opportunity is ideal for an engineer who enjoys solving ambiguous real-world problems, working directly with customers, and seeing their technical work deployed into complex operational environments. ### What You'll Do - Own technical customer deployments from kickoff and discovery through data migration, configuration, integration, and go-live. - Build and support integrations between the platform and customer ERP, PLM, MES, and other enterprise systems. - Write production-quality code and develop technical solutions to customer-specific requirements. - Map and validate data flows across systems and troubleshoot synchronization, authentication, API, and payload issues. - Write SQL and GraphQL queries to validate migrations, investigate discrepancies, and develop operational analytics. - Configure and support workflows related to procurement, supplier onboarding, approvals, RFQs, and purchase-order lifecycles. - Work directly with customer stakeholders across procurement, engineering, finance, and IT. - Serve as a technical partner throughout the customer lifecycle, identifying and resolving blockers that could affect implementation or adoption. - Translate recurring customer needs into product and engineering requirements and contribute directly to product development where appropriate. - Help build repeatable deployment processes, technical documentation, implementation templates, and onboarding playbooks. ### Requirements ### What We're Looking For - 4+ years of relevant software engineering, forward deployed engineering, solutions engineering, customer engineering, or technical implementation experience. - Strong engineering foundation, ideally within Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Data Science, or a related technical discipline. - Strong software development skills and demonstrated experience shipping production-quality code. - Experience with modern web application technologies. Experience with TypeScript, React, Next.js, GraphQL, and PostgreSQL is particularly relevant. - Working knowledge of APIs, including the ability to read API documentation, test endpoints using tools such as Postman, and troubleshoot authentication and payload issues. - Ability to work comfortably with complex and imperfect real-world data. - Strong communication skills and the ability to work directly with both technical teams and senior customer stakeholders. - Ability to independently own technical problems and customer outcomes from initial discovery through resolution. - Willingness to travel to customer sites as needed. ### Preferred Qualifications - Strong SQL skills, including joins, aggregations, data validation, and troubleshooting queries. - Experience with GraphQL or demonstrated ability to quickly learn similar technologies. - Experience with manufacturing procurement processes such as MRP, sourcing, supplier quality, receiving, or three-way matching. - Hands-on experience implementing, configuring, or integrating ERP, PLM, or MES systems. - Experience building customer-facing integrations or solutions as a software engineer. - Experience developing reporting or analytics from operational data. - Background within aerospace, defense, space, energy, robotics, or other regulated manufacturing environments. - Previous experience in forward deployed engineering, solutions engineering, technical consulting, or deployment strategy. ### Additional Requirements This position works with ITAR-controlled and CUI data. Candidates must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or otherwise qualify as a “U.S. person” under applicable ITAR regulations. ### Benefits - **Salary**: $150-$225k salary + equity - Medical/Vision/Dental sponsored at 70% - Unlimited PTO - 401k with matching - Other misc benefits like OneMedical, Kindbody, TalkSpace, etc. - Opportunity to work with an elite team of entrepreneurs and engineers - Opportunity to change the world by improving global supply chains [View posting at jeffreym-consulting](https://apply.workable.com/j/1D68FA64E5/apply) ## Similar jobs [Trase Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/trase-systems) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/15bd77cd9f0f35f4) Seattle, WA · Mclean, VA Remote New · 5d ago $150,000–$240,000 [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) — Agentforce Orchestration](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/aa41a1949bc5bc55) Atlanta, GA · Chicago, IL · +9 more 2mo ago $88,970–$316,750 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Software Engineer, Strategic Defense (Active Clearance)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3da5634c483ab359) Costa Mesa, CA · Reston, VA · +2 more 6w ago $167,000–$222,000 [Meta](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/meta) ### [Business Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/61f630e50014b285) Los Angeles, CA · Seattle, WA · +1 more 4w ago $149,000–$210,000 [Writer](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/writer) ### [AI deployment engineer (West)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ba1a9664d6547bbb) San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +3 more Hybrid New · 4d ago $146,000–$204,000 - [Compare senior FDE salary ranges](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary/senior) - [Similar jobs in Seattle area](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?region=puget-sound) - [Similar jobs that build what the customer runs](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?role=builds-for-customers) Hiring at jeffreym-consulting and want this page changed or removed? 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