> 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. # What US FDE job postings say Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/research What current US FDE job postings say about the work, seniority, experience, arrangements, technologies and employers, with counts, charts and an aggregate CSV. **3,311** postings · **1,375** companies · read Nov 6, 2026 77.1% 2,554 of 3,311 postings (77.1%) write production code as their main coding work. 76.0% 2,517 of 3,311 postings (76.0%) serve external customers. 76.4% 2,529 of 3,311 postings (76.4%) are read as senior roles. 42.0% 1,389 of 3,311 postings (42.0%) say whether the job involves travel. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fresearch&placement=top) Free. Upload your resume once, see why each FDE role fits, and get introduced only when you say so. Our reading of the posting ## 2,517 of 3,311 postings (76.0%) serve external customers. External customers - [Browse these jobs →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?recipient=external) **76.0%** 2,517 postings Internal teams - [Browse these jobs →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?recipient=internal) **14.1%** 468 postings Both - [Browse these jobs →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?recipient=both) **8.8%** 291 postings Not stated / unclear **1.1%** 35 postings External customers, internal teams, or both. Working with internal engineers alone does not mean serving internal teams. Our reading of the posting ## 2,554 of 3,311 postings (77.1%) write production code. Writes production code - [Browse these jobs →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=production) **77.1%** 2,554 postings Configuration only - [Browse these jobs →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=configuration) **12.7%** 419 postings Prototypes and scripts - [Browse these jobs →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=prototype) **4.8%** 158 postings No coding - [Browse these jobs →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=none) **1.6%** 52 postings Not stated / unclear **3.9%** 128 postings The principal coding scope described in each posting. Production means code used in real work. Prototypes means demos or proofs of concept. Configuration means integration without substantive software development. Our reading of the posting ## 3,202 of 3,311 postings (96.7%) include implementation / production work. Share of all 3,311 postings that mention it. A posting can mention several, so the bars do not add up to 100%. Implementation / production - [Browse these jobs →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?stage=implementation) **96.7%** 3,202 postings Ongoing operations - [Browse these jobs →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?stage=operations) **72.9%** 2,415 postings Proof of concept - [Browse these jobs →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?stage=poc) **38.3%** 1,268 postings Pre-sales / evaluation - [Browse these jobs →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?stage=presales) **23.6%** 783 postings Not stated / unclear **1.1%** 38 postings A posting can cover several stages. Counts and shares overlap and must not be added together. Stated in the posting ## 829 of 3,311 postings (25.0%) record on-site work. On-site - [Browse these jobs →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?work=onsite) **25.0%** 829 postings Hybrid - [Browse these jobs →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?work=hybrid) **24.3%** 806 postings Remote - [Browse these jobs →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?work=remote) **21.0%** 696 postings Not stated / unclear **29.6%** 980 postings The arrangement stated in each posting, not a company-wide policy. Remote can include location restrictions, travel or conflicting office language. Stated in the posting ## Most postings say nothing about travel. Of the 1,389 that do, 820 state a maximum, and 717 cap it at 50% or less. Share of the 1,389 postings that state it. Explicitly no travel **0.6%** 9 postings Up to 25% **24.8%** 344 postings 26–50% **26.9%** 373 postings Over 50% **7.4%** 103 postings Travel stated, no percentage **40.3%** 560 postings 1,922 postings say nothing. A band is the maximum share of time the posting states. A posting that names travel without a percentage is counted on its own line, because no frequency is converted into a percentage. Silence is unknown, not zero travel. Conflicting terms are also unknown. Stated in the posting ## 1,884 of 3,311 postings (56.9%) name Python, the most named technology. Share of all 3,311 postings that mention it. A posting can mention several, so the bars do not add up to 100%. Python **56.9%** 1,884 postings TypeScript **21.8%** 723 postings AWS **19.4%** 641 postings SQL **16.1%** 534 postings Kubernetes **15.1%** 501 postings RAG **12.5%** 413 postings Azure **11.7%** 388 postings React **11.1%** 367 postings LLMs **10.8%** 356 postings GCP **10.3%** 340 postings JavaScript **9.3%** 309 postings Docker **9.0%** 297 postings CI/CD **8.6%** 286 postings Java **8.6%** 285 postings LangChain - [Browse these jobs →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?q=langchain) **8.3%** 275 postings The 15 technologies named most often in posting text, counted once per posting. A posting can name many technologies, so counts and shares overlap. Postings where we found no technology names, or that changed after we last read them, name nothing here. Our reading of the posting ## 2,529 of 3,311 postings (76.4%) are read as senior roles. Junior - [Browse these jobs →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?level=junior) **1.2%** 41 postings Mid - [Browse these jobs →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?level=mid) **5.0%** 166 postings Senior - [Browse these jobs →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?level=senior) **76.4%** 2,529 postings Staff+ - [Browse these jobs →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?level=staff) **14.4%** 476 postings Not stated / unclear **3.0%** 99 postings Our reading of the responsibilities in each posting, not the employer’s title. Junior means guided work, mid means independent delivery, senior means leading an ambiguous project through production, and staff+ means leading across teams or projects. Stated in the posting ## 1,704 of 3,311 postings (51.5%) are individual contributor roles. Individual contributor - [Browse these jobs →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=ic) **51.5%** 1,704 postings Technical lead - [Browse these jobs →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=lead) **44.4%** 1,471 postings People manager - [Browse these jobs →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=manager) **3.7%** 122 postings Not stated / unclear **0.4%** 14 postings The role type stated in the posting. Technical lead means leading work without people management. Stated in the posting ## 1,374 of 3,311 postings say nothing about years of experience. Of the 1,937 that do, the largest group asks for 3–5 years. Share of the 1,937 postings that state it. 0–2 years **12.0%** 232 postings 3–5 years **52.4%** 1,015 postings 6–9 years **28.6%** 554 postings 10+ years **7.0%** 136 postings 1,374 postings say nothing. The minimum years of experience stated in each posting. Postings that give no number, or that changed after we last read them, are unknown. Stated in the posting ## Most postings say nothing about visa sponsorship. Of the 416 that do, 91 offer it and 325 rule it out. Share of the 416 postings that state it. Available - [Browse these jobs →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?visa=yes) **21.9%** 91 postings Not available - [Browse these jobs →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?visa=no) **78.1%** 325 postings 2,895 postings say nothing. Only what the posting states. Most postings say nothing, and silence is not a refusal. From the company profile ## 884 of 3,311 postings (26.7%) come from later private companies. Early (pre-seed–Series A) - [Browse these jobs →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=early) **13.6%** 449 postings Growth (Series B–C) - [Browse these jobs →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=growth) **12.8%** 425 postings Later private - [Browse these jobs →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=late) **26.7%** 884 postings Public - [Browse these jobs →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=public) **22.6%** 748 postings Bootstrapped - [Browse these jobs →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=bootstrapped) **2.8%** 92 postings Subsidiary - [Browse these jobs →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=subsidiary) **2.6%** 85 postings Not stated / unclear **19.0%** 628 postings The company’s funding stage from its profile, grouped into the same bands as the browse filter. Later private means Series D or later. From the company profile ## 883 of 3,311 postings (26.7%) come from companies with 5,000+ people. About 1–50 people - [Browse these jobs →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?size=1-50) **10.8%** 357 postings About 51–200 people - [Browse these jobs →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?size=51-200) **14.9%** 492 postings About 201–1,000 people - [Browse these jobs →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?size=201-1000) **14.4%** 478 postings About 1,001–5,000 people - [Browse these jobs →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?size=1001-5000) **13.5%** 448 postings About 5,000+ people - [Browse these jobs →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?size=5001%2B) **26.7%** 883 postings Not stated / unclear **19.7%** 653 postings Headcount bands are estimates based on public company information. Postings ## 81 of 3,311 postings (2.4%) come from Amazon (incl AWS), the employer with the most postings. Postings by employer, out of all 3,311. The bars are drawn against the longest, 81 postings. 1Amazon (incl AWS) - [See the company’s postings →](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) **2.4%** 81 postings 2Deloitte US - [See the company’s postings →](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) **2.4%** 79 postings 3Databricks - [See the company’s postings →](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) **2.2%** 73 postings 4Palantir - [See the company’s postings →](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) **2.1%** 70 postings 5OpenAI - [See the company’s postings →](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) **1.6%** 53 postings 6Accenture - [See the company’s postings →](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) **1.3%** 44 postings 7Anduril - [See the company’s postings →](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) **1.2%** 41 postings 8Booz Allen - [See the company’s postings →](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) **1.1%** 36 postings 9NVIDIA - [See the company’s postings →](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) **0.9%** 31 postings 10Capgemini - [See the company’s postings →](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/capgemini) **0.8%** 27 postings The 15 employers with the most current postings in our list. Posting counts reflect how each employer lists roles, not headcount or hiring plans. Posting history · by title ## 2,409 postings with FDE in the title were first seen in October 2026, compared with 1,050 in September 2026. Postings with FDE in the title first seen per month, May 2026 to October 2026. May 2026 418, Jun 2026 694, Jul 2026 494, Aug 2026 630, Sep 2026 1,050, Oct 2026 2,409. Postings anywhere in the world whose title says FDE, by the month Nextmove first saw them, not the reviewed US postings above. The grey figure under each month is how many careers pages Nextmove tracked by the end of it, so part of any change is our coverage rather than the market. The month in progress is left out, and so is the first month of the history, because it holds every posting that already existed when tracking began. ## Understand the hiring data - [Which skills do FDE job postings mention?](https://nextmove.md/fde/research/skills) See which technologies FDE postings name and decide which one to learn for the work you want. - [How much experience do FDE jobs require?](https://nextmove.md/fde/research/experience) See how many years FDE postings ask for and decide whether a stated minimum rules you out. - [Remote work and travel in FDE roles](https://nextmove.md/fde/research/remote-work-and-travel) See how many FDE postings allow remote work or require travel, and what to confirm before relying on a label. - [What kind of coding do FDE postings describe?](https://nextmove.md/fde/research/coding) See what kind of coding FDE postings describe: production code, configuration, or prototypes. - [Company stage in FDE job postings](https://nextmove.md/fde/research/company-stage) See which company stages are hiring FDEs and why stage is not a proxy for the work. - [Individual contributor, technical lead, or people manager?](https://nextmove.md/fde/research/management) See how many FDE postings are individual contributor, technical lead or people manager roles. - [Visa sponsorship in FDE job postings](https://nextmove.md/fde/research/visa-sponsorship) See how many FDE postings state visa sponsorship and what to ask the employer. ## How to read and cite these counts Postings read on November 6, 2026. Data snapshot generated November 8, 2026. These are our observation dates, not original posting dates or confirmation that a role is still open. Not stated on a chart means the posting gives no usable answer: nothing stated, unclear wording, or a value that changed since we last read it. Silence does not mean no. [Selection, sources and corrections →](https://nextmove.md/fde/method) ## Use the postings to compare your options ### Find work to explore Compare the responsibilities and conditions in individual postings. - [Browse current jobs →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs) ### Check advertised pay Read the salary page and the original pay terms for each job. - [Explore posted salaries →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary) ### Discuss your hiring needs Talk with Nextmove about the work you need done and relevant candidate experience. - [Discuss your search →](https://nextmove.md/fde/employers?intent=hiring_discussion#hiring-form)