> 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/d481950a10f5d32a alliant posts a FDE role to build what the customer runs in Houston, TX with no pay posted. Diagnose client environments, workflows, goals, and ROI opportunities before development begins Read from the employer’s posting on November 8, 2026. - [alliant](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/alliant) First seen Oct 4, 2026 · open on Workday as of Nov 8, 2026 Pay not posted Houston, TX Diagnose client environments, workflows, goals, and ROI opportunities before development begins - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%2Fd481950a10f5d32a&placement=top) - [View posting at alliant](https://alliantgroup.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/alliantgroup/job/Houston-TX/Forward-Deployed-Engineer_JR101962) 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 2. Proof of concept 3. Implementation 4. Operations Travel **Up to 50%** - **Coding**: Writes production code - **Builds for**: External customers - **Level**: Senior - **Role**: Technical lead ### What they ask for Experience - **5+ years** software engineering, solutions consulting, or technical delivery Background - **Software engineering** - **Implementation and data engineering** - **Consulting** ### Do you meet what the posting states? The posting asks for 5+ years. How many do you have? The posting reads as a senior role. What level are you at now? The job is in Houston, TX. Could you work there? Which of these have you used in production? Answer each one. Nothing is saved or sent. 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Unlike an FDE at a product company, you will not be adapting a fixed platform to a customer's use case. You will combine **a**lliant's reusable AI accelerators, reference architectures, agent templates, prompt libraries, and industry playbooks into solutions built for each client's environment. The goal is to adapt proven IP quickly and return what you learn to the shared library, so the next engagement moves faster and delivers at higher quality. This is a hands-on role in a practice that's intentionally still being shaped. You are part software developer, part value-engineer, part product thinker; and your success is measured as much by the ROI and impact recognized by a client as by the code you ship. Technologists here need to build real commercial fluency and stakeholder range; delivery, BA, and PM professionals need to build hands-on skills in AI-assisted development, solution design, and rapid prototyping. Wherever you start, you're expected to grow across that full spectrum. You'll work alongside PMs, solution architects, software engineers, and data scientists in a model built for close collaboration rather than functional silos. As a premier consulting and technology firm, **a**lliant is focused on providing solutions to help businesses transform and thrive, while serving as their ongoing growth partner. ### WHAT YOU'LL DO - **Diagnose before you build. **Embed with client stakeholders to understand their technical environment, workflows, and business goals, as well as quantify the value case (cost savings, cycle-time reduction, revenue impact) before a line of code gets written. - **Build from the accelerator library, not from scratch. **Configure and extend **a**lliant's reusable agent patterns, reference architectures, and prompt libraries into AI-driven integrations and agentic workflows tailored to each client; favoring speed-to-value over bespoke engineering. - **Own delivery outcomes. **Lead technical onboarding and deployment for enterprise engagements, delivering on time, on budget, and against a measurable ROI target, in partnership with Solution Architects, Tech Leads, and Project Managers. - **Make the ROI story defensible. **Instrument solutions and report on business outcomes so every engagement produces a value narrative the client's own leadership can champion internally, reflecting the difference between a satisfied client and a Raving Fan. - **Create the internal-to-external learning loop. **Work with **a**lliant's internal AI Center of Excellence to productionize successful internal agents, evaluation methods, reference architectures, and delivery frameworks for external clients. Feed patterns, client demand, and field results back into the shared roadmap so each engagement improves the next. - **Troubleshoot under pressure. **Resolve complex technical issues in live client environments, often on compressed timelines. - **Be the internal technical champion. **Influence solution design, accelerator roadmap, and where the practice invests in new reusable capability. - **Help expand the client relationship. **Support technical discovery, demos, and rapid proof-of-value builds that establish the case for broader strategic engagements. Translate an initial use case into a credible roadmap, architecture, and value thesis that practice leadership can commercialize. - Travel to client sites as needed (up to 30–50%, depending on engagement). ### WHAT YOU'LL BRING - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Data Science, or related field required. - 5+ years in software engineering, solutions consulting, or technical delivery, with hands-on coding ability in Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, or Go preferred. - Experience working directly with enterprise clients in a technical or consultative capacity; comfortable being the person accountable for both the build and the business case. - Working knowledge of REST APIs, cloud infrastructure (Azure preferred), and modern software architecture. - Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude Code) and genuine depth in LLM/agent development and rapid prototyping. - Comfort operating in a scaling services environment without a fixed product roadmap, where the "platform" is a growing library of accelerators you help shape, not a finished system you configure. - Excellent communication skills with the ability to move fluidly between engineering detail and executive-level ROI framing, and to manage stakeholders across both conversations. - Self-starter mentality with the ability to operate independently in ambiguous, fast-moving environments. - Receptiveness to performance feedback within a team environment is essential. - Travel to client sites as needed (up to 30–50%, depending on engagement). - Preferred candidate will reside or relocate to Houston. - You do not need to arrive equally strong across engineering, consulting, and value realization. - You do need demonstrated depth in at least one of those areas, working fluency in the others, and the ability to grow quickly across the full FDE model. - Candidates from project, business, or process backgrounds with demonstrated technical fluency and a track record of delivery are encouraged to apply. ### NICE TO HAVE - Prior experience in AI/ML delivery, agentic system design, or applied data science. - Experience with Microsoft Azure AI, Copilot, or Power Platform. - Domain exposure to tax/professional services, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, or private equity. - Background as a BA, PM, or solutions consultant who has grown into hands-on technical delivery, or vice versa. - Experience supporting presales or proof-of-concept work in a consulting or professional services environment. ### OUR NORTH STAR **a**lliant's FDEs own delivery in partnership with Solution Architects, Tech Leads, and Project Managers while being on time, on budget, and always in service of **a**lliant's company-wide Raving Fan Mission: which is that every client interaction should be an **A++++ **experience they actively refer to others, rather than a box they check as "satisfied." For an FDE, that means the ROI case is as real as the code, and the accelerator you build today is designed to make the next client's outcome even better. ### WHAT WE BRING **a**lliant offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package including 100% employer paid medical /dental premiums for single coverage for certain options, 401(k) matching, PTO, company provided life insurance and disability, onsite gym and group exercise classes, paid covered parking, and more! Do Work That Matters. **a**lliant [View posting at alliant](https://alliantgroup.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/alliantgroup/job/Houston-TX/Forward-Deployed-Engineer_JR101962) ## About alliant Provides consulting, AI, managed services, tax and incentive advisory, and CPA growth services to businesses. 2000–5000 people ## Similar jobs [EY](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ey) ### [EY-Parthenon - Strategy and Execution - Growth Platforms - Software Engineer - Sr Assoc/Consultant](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/db242f263e15ea06) New York, NY · Atlanta, GA · +12 more Hybrid 2mo ago $130,000–$185,000 [Fundamental Research Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fundamental-research-labs) ### [Forward Deployed Data Scientist - Oil & Gas, Houston](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/099ad65296105598) Houston, TX Hybrid 2mo ago Pay not posted [Bain](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bain) ### [Lead, AI Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/97ec36645fe8d603) Atlanta, GA · Austin, TX · +8 more Hybrid 2mo ago $179,500–$203,500 [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer III, Generative AI, Google Cloud](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e6ee1ac89337dd30) New York, NY · Austin, TX · +7 more 2mo ago $174,000–$252,000 [Neara](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/neara) ### [Data Scientist, Geospatial](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a2c3879cf46b3d49) Houston, TX Hybrid 13d ago $140,000–$160,000 - [Compare senior FDE salary ranges](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary/senior) - [Similar jobs in Houston](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?region=houston-metro) - [Similar jobs that build what the customer runs](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?role=builds-for-customers) Hiring at alliant and want this page changed or removed? 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