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Find forward deployed engineers who have done the work before

See which companies are hiring the same people, what they pay and where the candidates are. Nextmove then sources and introduces people who match your role.

Free while we build the first partnerships. The brief, sourcing and introductions carry no fee today. Every candidate agrees before we share their profile.

How it works

  1. Define the work

    Nextmove turns the work you need done into clear hiring requirements and a search plan.

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  2. Find relevant people

    Nextmove searches every background an FDE role hires from to find people with the experience your role needs.

    Where to find FDE candidates →
  3. Make introductions

    Meet candidates whose interest, goals and constraints have been checked against your role.

    How to interview FDE candidates →

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An example brief

Built for Amazon (incl AWS), from its 81 postings open that build what the customer runs. Your own brief answers the same four questions about your roles.

Who Amazon (incl AWS) competes with for the same people

851 other employers have 1,806 postings of this kind open now.

Deloitte US

Later private · About 5,000+ people · Professional services / Consulting

Rosslyn, VA · Huntsville, AL

$200,000

60 postings

Databricks

Later private · About 5,000+ people · Data / AI Platform

San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · Boston, MA · +17 ·

$216,000

59 postings

Palantir

Public · About 1,001–5,000 people · AI Deployment / FDE

New York, NY · Washington, DC · Chicago, IL · +7 ·

$140,000

40 postings

Accenture

Public · About 5,000+ people · Professional services / IT consulting

Atlanta, GA · Columbus, OH · Dallas, TX · +45 ·

$171,000

39 postings

What those roles pay

Posted base pay across other employers hiring this work has a median of $200,000, from 1,267 postings that state a range. Amazon (incl AWS) posts a median of $184,000 across 81.

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Where those employers are hiring

The metros with the most of these postings. One posting open in two metros counts in both. City links show jobs from all employers.

How Amazon (incl AWS) describes the work

Mention travel

How often postings mention travel

54% of postings · others 48%

Above average

Senior or staff level

Senior-level responsibility or above

95% of postings · others 94%

About average

Require production code

Postings that involve writing production code

94% of postings · others 96%

About average

Remote allowed

Not enough postings say

Work for external customers

Work done for people outside the company

94% of postings · others 100%

Below average

Include pre-sales work

Evaluation or proposal work before a deal

10% of postings · others 23%

Below average

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Amazon (incl AWS)’s postings involve pre-sales less often than other employers hiring this work (10% vs 23%) and mention travel more often (54% vs 48%).

Read from current US postings, not from company policy or from anyone we have spoken to. Shares leave out postings that say nothing about a measure. Travel counts silence as no mention. See Amazon (incl AWS)’s postings →

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