$130,000–$160,000
Mid-level FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience serving external customers
28 postings · 21 companies · 17 state pay: median $163,000, half $145,000–$193,000
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$91,100–$175,100
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Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector, Nonprofit & Education
Mclean, VA · Chicago, IL · +8 moreMclean, VA +9Remote
$88,970–$316,750
$135,000–$200,000
$135,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
$104,800–$218,500
MSS Developers (Various Locations)
Colorado Springs, CO · Falls Church, VA · +7 moreColorado Springs, CO +8On-site
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$87,100–$157,450
$150,000–$175,000
Pay not posted
$69,300–$158,000
$125,000–$175,000
$166,000–$220,000
BCG Platinion | Senior AI Tech Architect - AI Platforms
Atlanta, GA · Austin, TX · +16 moreAtlanta, GA +17
$150,000
Pay not posted
$166,000–$220,000
SalesforceIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Data 360
New York, NY · Chicago, IL · +9 moreNew York, NY +10
$88,970–$316,750
HuronBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Engineer Associate (AI Capability Center) - 2 Openings
Chicago, ILRemote
$105,000–$130,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
TENEX.AIIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Implementation Engineer
Sarasota, FL · Kansas City, MOSarasota, FL +1Hybrid
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
AccentureIntegrates and configures it
Reinvention Deployed Engineer
New York, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreNew York, NY +40
$80,400–$316,300
LangChainProves it works before the sale
Deployed Engineer (Early Career- SF)
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$160,000–$175,000 · OTE
19 of 28 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do mid-level FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience serving external customers pay?
17 of 28 postings state a pay range. The median is $163,000, and half of them sit between $145,000 and $193,000, from 14 companies.
How much experience do mid-level FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience serving external customers require?
Of 28 postings, 11 state a minimum number of years, from 10 companies. The most common requirement is under 3 years, in 7 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (4).
Which companies are hiring for mid-level FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience serving external customers?
These 28 postings come from 21 companies. The employers with the most postings are Agile Defense (2), Anduril (2), Deloitte US (2), Palantir (2) and PVM (2).
Are mid-level FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience serving external customers remote?
8 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 5 are hybrid and 5 are on-site. The remaining 10 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 17 of the 28 postings.
Counted over the 28 postings in this search. Postings read on September 21, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
Employer postings · Responsibility levels reflect our reading of the work, not just the employer’s title. The background is what the posting asks for in the employer’s own words. Postings that state no experience requirement, or ask for experience outside the five we list, are left out. Coding scope, project stages and who the work serves are our reading of each job description. · How we read postings