> 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. # Bootstrapped companies hiring FDEs Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/companies?stage=bootstrapped 42 of 1,374 companies hiring FDEs are bootstrapped companies. Compare their open roles, locations and posted pay. 42 companies · 92 jobs 42 of 1,374 companies hiring FDEs are bootstrapped companies. - [Browse jobs →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs) Updated November 6, 2026 ## [PVM](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pvm) Bootstrapped · About 51–200 people · Government technology / defense digital services (Palantir implementation) More travel than most More junior roles than most Major job locations: Remote (Arlington, VA) · Huntsville, AL · Remote (Atlanta, GA) · +3 · Posted pay: — 9 jobs ## [CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cgs-federal-contact-government-services) Bootstrapped · About 201–1,000 people · Federal Services / eDiscovery / GovTech More junior roles than most Less travel than most Major job locations: Colorado Springs, CO · New York, NY · Miami, FL · +3 · Posted pay: — 8 jobs ## [Sitreps](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sitreps) Bootstrapped · About 1–50 people · Veteran career platform / recruiting Writes less production code than most More travel than most Major job locations: Washington, DC · San Francisco, CA · Los Angeles, CA · +4 · Posted pay: $175,000 7 jobs ## [STR](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/str) Bootstrapped · About 201–1,000 people · Defense technology / National security R&D More travel than most Writes more production code than most Major job locations: Arlington, VA · Boston, MA · Denver, CO · +3 · Posted pay: $208,000 7 jobs ## [Wyetech](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/wyetech) Bootstrapped · About 51–200 people · Government IT & engineering services Less travel than most Fewer remote roles than most Major job locations: Ft. Meade, MD · Laurel, MD · Fort Meade, MD · Posted pay: — 7 jobs ## [DRW](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/drw) Bootstrapped · About 1,001–5,000 people · Proprietary Trading / Multi-Asset Market Making Major job locations: New York, NY · Chicago, IL · Greenwich, CT · Posted pay: $200,000 4 jobs ## [BJAK](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bjak) Bootstrapped · About 201–1,000 people · Insurtech and financial services Major job locations: Remote (US) Posted pay: — 3 jobs ## [PressW](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pressw) Bootstrapped · About 1–50 people · Applied AI services and production AI engineering Major job locations: Austin, TX Posted pay: $118,000 3 jobs ## [Bain](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bain) Bootstrapped · About 5,000+ people · Management Consulting Major job locations: Atlanta, GA · Austin, TX · Boston, MA · +7 · Posted pay: — 2 jobs ## [Cadre AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cadre-ai) Bootstrapped · About 51–200 people · AI strategy and integration Major job locations: San Diego, CA Posted pay: — 2 jobs ## [Column](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/column) Bootstrapped · About 51–200 people · Fintech infrastructure / developer-first chartered bank Major job locations: San Francisco, CA Posted pay: — 2 jobs ## [Headstart AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/headstart-ai) Bootstrapped · About 1–50 people · AI / Software Development Major job locations: New York, NY Posted pay: — 2 jobs ## [Rackner](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rackner) Bootstrapped · About 1–50 people · Government technology / cloud-native software consultancy Major job locations: Dayton, OH · Remote (US) Posted pay: — 2 jobs ## [SCAN](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scan) Bootstrapped · About 1,001–5,000 people · Nonprofit Medicare Advantage / Senior Care Delivery Major job locations: Long Beach, CA Posted pay: — 2 jobs ## [Simpson Thacher & Bartlett](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/simpson-thacher-bartlett) Bootstrapped · About 1,001–5,000 people · Legal Services / BigLaw Major job locations: New York, NY Posted pay: — 2 jobs ## [Transformworks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/transformworks) Bootstrapped · About 1–50 people · AI implementation services / digital transformation Major job locations: New York, NY Posted pay: — 2 jobs ## [Vitol](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vitol) Bootstrapped · About 1,001–5,000 people · Energy and commodities trading Major job locations: Houston, TX Posted pay: — 2 jobs ## [Vizient](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vizient) Bootstrapped · About 1,001–5,000 people · Healthcare performance improvement / GPO & advisory Major job locations: Chicago, IL · Irving, TX · Centennial, CO · +1 · Posted pay: — 2 jobs ## [Aliz](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/aliz) Bootstrapped · About 51–200 people · Google Cloud consulting and enterprise software Major job locations: Remote (US) Posted pay: — 1 job ## [Broadview Federal Credit Union](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/broadview-federal-credit-union) Bootstrapped · About 1,001–5,000 people · Financial services — member-owned federal credit union Major job locations: Albany, NY Posted pay: — 1 job ## [Canonical](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/canonical) Bootstrapped · About 1,001–5,000 people · Open Source Software / Enterprise Linux Major job locations: Remote (US) Posted pay: — 1 job ## [CliftonLarsonAllen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cliftonlarsonallen) Bootstrapped · About 5,000+ people · Accounting, tax and professional services Major job locations: Atlanta, GA · Austin, TX · Boise, ID · +22 · Posted pay: — 1 job ## [Commerce Architects](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/commerce-architects) Bootstrapped · About 1–50 people · Enterprise ecommerce software consulting Major job locations: Remote (Spokane, WA) Posted pay: — 1 job ## [CompassX Group](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/compassx-group) Bootstrapped · About 1–50 people · Management & Technology Consulting Major job locations: Irvine, CA Posted pay: — 1 job ## [CoVar](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/covar) Bootstrapped · About 1–50 people · Defense AI / ML R&D Major job locations: Mclean, VA Posted pay: — 1 job ## [Dark Wolf Solutions](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/dark-wolf-solutions) Bootstrapped · About 201–1,000 people · Defense cyber, DevSecOps, and GovCloud services Major job locations: Chantilly, VA · Herndon, VA Posted pay: — 1 job ## [Embedding VC](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/embedding-vc) Bootstrapped · About 1–50 people · AI venture capital and venture studio Major job locations: Mountain View, CA Posted pay: — 1 job ## [Eulerity](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eulerity) Bootstrapped · About 51–200 people · Marketing technology (AdTech / marketing automation) Major job locations: New York, NY Posted pay: — 1 job ## [Freedom Technology Solutions Group](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/freedom-technology-solutions-group) Bootstrapped · About 51–200 people · Federal IT services / intelligence, defense, and geospatial mission systems Major job locations: Saint Louis, MO Posted pay: — 1 job ## [Hudson River Trading](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hudson-river-trading) Bootstrapped · About 1,001–5,000 people · quantitative trading Major job locations: New York, NY Posted pay: — 1 job ## [LettrLabs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lettrlabs) Bootstrapped · About 51–200 people · Direct mail advertising and marketing technology Major job locations: Remote (Los Angeles, CA) Posted pay: — 1 job ## [Particle41](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/particle41) Bootstrapped · About 51–200 people · Technology consulting and software development Major job locations: Remote (US) Posted pay: — 1 job ## [PMG](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pmg) Bootstrapped · About 1,001–5,000 people · Marketing services and advertising technology Major job locations: Dallas, TX · Fort Worth, TX · New York, NY · Posted pay: — 1 job ## [Radiance Technologies](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/radiance-technologies) Bootstrapped · About 1,001–5,000 people · Defense R&D and systems engineering Major job locations: Springfield, VA Posted pay: — 1 job ## [Research Innovations](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/research-innovations) Bootstrapped · About 201–1,000 people · Defense technology and national security software Major job locations: US · city not listed Posted pay: — 1 job ## [TextNow](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/textnow) Bootstrapped · About 201–1,000 people · Telecommunications Major job locations: San Francisco, CA Posted pay: — 1 job ## [The Job Sauce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/the-job-sauce) Bootstrapped · About 1–50 people · Recruiting & Talent Services Major job locations: Remote (US) Posted pay: — 1 job ## [The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/the-michael-j-fox-foundation-for-parkinson-s-research) Bootstrapped · About 201–1,000 people · Parkinson's disease research philanthropy and nonprofit research funding Major job locations: US · city not listed Posted pay: — 1 job ## [TLDR](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tldr) Bootstrapped · About 1–50 people · Technology media and newsletter advertising Major job locations: Remote (US) Posted pay: — 1 job ## [Tower Research Capital](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tower-research-capital) Bootstrapped · About 1,001–5,000 people · Quantitative Trading / HFT Major job locations: New York, NY Posted pay: — 1 job ## [Transluce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/transluce) Bootstrapped · About 1–50 people · AI safety and interpretability nonprofit Major job locations: San Francisco, CA Posted pay: — 1 job ## [Woongjin](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/woongjin) Bootstrapped · About 51–200 people · IT Staffing & Consulting / ERP Services Major job locations: Plano, TX Posted pay: — 1 job [See every company hiring FDEs →](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies) Employer postings · Postings read on November 6, 2026 · [How we read postings](https://nextmove.md/fde/method)