> 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 Software Engineer Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b73577b94cd8839c GripFusion posts a FDE role to build what the customer runs in Ann Arbor, MI, at $110,000–$145,000 base, below the senior FDE median of $190,000 across 1,864 postings with pay. Build and maintain mobile and web experiences, cloud services, and BLE device communication. Read from the employer’s posting on November 8, 2026. - [GripFusion](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gripfusion) First seen Oct 24, 2026 · open on Breezy as of Nov 8, 2026 **$110,000–$145,000** Ann Arbor, MI On-site Full-time Build and maintain mobile and web experiences, cloud services, and BLE device communication. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%2Fb73577b94cd8839c&placement=top) - [View posting at GripFusion](https://gripfusion.breezy.hr/p/81b7d07a64ab-forward-deployed-software-engineer/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 $110K–$145K Below the median Midpoint $128K · median $190K This job $110K to $145K. 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 Travel **Up to 10%** - **Coding**: Writes production code - **Builds for**: External customers - **Level**: Senior - **Role**: Individual contributor ### What they ask for Experience - **4+ years** shipping production software across mobile and web - **0+ years** hardware systems, Bluetooth or other device data transmission, and device state diagrams *Preferred* - **0+ years** offline-first mobile architecture and on-device data analysis *Preferred* - **0+ years** data visualization or 3D graphics on web or mobile *Preferred* - **0+ years** integrating third-party data sources and APIs *Preferred* Background - **Software 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 job is in Ann Arbor, MI. Could you work there? Which of these have you used in production? Answer each one. 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