> 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. # Early-stage companies hiring FDEs Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/companies?stage=early&page=5 281 of 1,375 companies hiring FDEs are early-stage companies. Compare their open roles, locations and posted pay. **451** postings · **281** of **1,375** companies · **261** with pay · median **$190,000** · middle half $163,000–$225,000 · read Nov 9, 2026 ### [Friday Harbor](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/friday-harbor) Early · About 1–50 people · AI mortgage technology and fintech software Remote (US) 1 posting ### [FriendliAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/friendliai) Early · About 51–200 people · AI infrastructure San Francisco, CA 1 posting ### [General Matter](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/general-matter) Early · About 1–50 people · Nuclear energy and uranium enrichment Los Angeles, CA 1 posting ### [General Robotics](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/general-robotics) Early · About 1–50 people · Robotics software and physical AI Redmond, WA 1 posting ### [Gradient Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gradient-labs) Early · About 51–200 people · Financial services software; vertical AI agents for banking and fintech operations New York, NY 1 posting ### [Greptile](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/greptile) Early · About 1–50 people · AI Code Review San Francisco, CA 1 posting ### [GripFusion](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gripfusion) Early · About 1–50 people · Sports technology and athletic performance analytics Ann Arbor, MI 1 posting ### [Groq](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/groq) Early · AI inference infrastructure and cloud computing Remote (Dallas, TX) · Remote (New York, NY) · Remote (San Francisco, CA) · 1 posting ### [Growth Protocol](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/growth-protocol) Early · About 1–50 people · Enterprise AI / Decision Intelligence Remote (New York, NY) 1 posting ### [Guild.ai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/guild-ai) Early · About 1–50 people · Enterprise AI software and developer infrastructure San Francisco, CA 1 posting ### [Gyde](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gyde) Early · About 1–50 people · Insurance Agencies and Brokerages Austin, TX · New York, NY 1 posting ### [Halluminate](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/halluminate) Early · About 1–50 people · AI training infrastructure and reinforcement-learning environments for knowledge work San Francisco, CA 1 posting ### [Hanover Park](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hanover-park) Early · About 51–200 people · AI-enabled fund administration and financial technology for private markets New York, NY 1 posting ### [Hatz AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hatz-ai) Early · About 1–50 people · AI-as-a-service platform / MSP software New York, NY 1 posting ### [Helios](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/helios) Early · About 1–50 people · AI / Government affairs and policy intelligence New York, NY 1 posting ### [HiddenLayer](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hiddenlayer) Early · About 51–200 people · AI security Remote (US) 1 posting ### [Interface](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/interface) Early · AI-enabled industrial operations software for energy and oil and gas San Francisco, CA 1 posting ### [Ironsite](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ironsite) Early · About 51–200 people · Construction technology / spatial intelligence AI San Francisco, CA 1 posting ### [Joyful Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/joyful-health) Early · Healthcare revenue cycle and financial operations technology New York, NY 1 posting ### [Judgment Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/judgment-labs) Early · AI agent monitoring, evaluation, and production infrastructure San Francisco, CA 1 posting ### [Kalepa](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/kalepa) Early · About 51–200 people · Insurance AI / Commercial Underwriting New York, NY 1 posting ### [Kepler](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/kepler) Early · About 1–50 people · AI infrastructure and financial research software New York, NY 1 posting ### [Krew](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/krew) Early · About 1–50 people · AI software for financial services, loan servicing, and collections San Francisco, CA 1 posting ### [Lassie](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lassie) Early · About 1–50 people · Healthcare administration software and AI workflow automation for dental and medical practices San Francisco, CA 1 posting ### [Layer Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/layer-health) Early · About 1–50 people · Healthcare AI / clinical chart review Boston, MA · New York, NY 1 posting ### [Lightspark](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lightspark) Early · About 51–200 people · Crypto payments infrastructure / fintech Culver City, CA 1 posting ### [Lupa](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lupa) Early · About 1–50 people · Veterinary practice management software New York, NY 1 posting ### [Lyzr](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lyzr) Early · Enterprise AI / agent infrastructure Remote (US) 1 posting ### [Maple AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/maple-ai) Early · About 1–50 people · Voice AI for restaurants and local businesses New York, NY 1 posting ### [Mariana Minerals](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/mariana-minerals) Early · About 201–1,000 people · Critical minerals mining and refining / industrial AI San Francisco, CA 1 posting ### [Maxinsights](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/maxinsights) Early · About 1–50 people · Physical AI data infrastructure and robotics Santa Clara, CA 1 posting ### [Medeloop](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/medeloop) Early · About 1–50 people · AI-powered clinical research and real-world evidence analytics New York, NY · San Francisco, CA 1 posting ### [Medra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/medra) Early · About 1–50 people · AI for life sciences / lab robotics San Francisco, CA 1 posting ### [Metal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/metal) Early · AI software for private capital and investment firms New York, NY 1 posting ### [Meticulous](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/meticulous) Early · Developer tools and automated software testing San Francisco, CA 1 posting ### [Mia Labs, Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/mia-labs-inc) Early · About 51–200 people · Automotive retail software; conversational AI Austin, TX 1 posting ### [Midstream Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/midstream-health) Early · About 1–50 people · Healthcare financial operations software San Francisco, CA 1 posting ### [Modus](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/modus) Early · About 1–50 people · Agentic AI for audit / CPA firms New York, NY 1 posting ### [Mosaic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/mosaic) Early · About 1–50 people · Financial technology and deal-modeling software New York, NY 1 posting ### [Motif](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/motif) Early · AI / AEC design software (BIM) New York, NY 1 posting [See every company hiring FDEs →](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies) - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fcompanies%3Fstage%3Dearly%26page%3D5&placement=assist) [Get new postings like these by 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