> 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. # FDE jobs at HappyRobot Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/happyrobot 5 open forward deployed engineer (FDE) jobs at HappyRobot across 3 US metros. Median posted base pay $170,000. Builds enterprise AI workers that handle voice, email, messaging, and system actions for logistics and operational teams using hybrid agentic and deterministic orchestration. Growth (Series B–C) · About 51–200 people **5 postings** 3 metros median posted base $170,000 [Careers at HappyRobot ↗](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/happyrobot.ai) read Nov 6, 2026 ## 5 open FDE roles at HappyRobot ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dee21326d0c06028) New York, NY Hybrid 5mo ago $120,000–$200,000 - [View job →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dee21326d0c06028) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f9b2b74336215edf) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 7mo ago $120,000–$220,000 - [View job →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f9b2b74336215edf) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5ab7a250d00b7a8b) New York, NY Hybrid 5mo ago $150,000–$200,000 - [View job →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5ab7a250d00b7a8b) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2fb11cdd2f723145) Chicago, IL Hybrid Since 2025 $120,000–$200,000 - [View job →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2fb11cdd2f723145) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c210b42e7acdc74a) San Francisco, CA Hybrid Since 2025 $150,000–$220,000 - [View job →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c210b42e7acdc74a) 3 of 5 postings are hands-on engineering in the customer’s own systems. Rows that do other work name it. Compare these roles with [pay ranges at other US FDE employers](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary). - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fcompanies%2Fhappyrobot&placement=top) Free. Upload your resume once, see why each FDE role fits, and get introduced only when you say so. ## How HappyRobot describes FDE work Mention travel How often postings mention travel Mention travel: 0% against the US average of 42%. Well below average. HappyRobot: 0 of 5 postings · all postings: 1,380 of 3,286 **0%** of postings · US 42% Well below average Senior or staff level Senior-level responsibility or above Senior or staff level: 100% against the US average of 94%. Above average. HappyRobot: 5 of 5 postings · all postings: 3,005 of 3,212 **100%** of postings · US 94% Above average Require production code Postings that involve writing production code Require production code: 60% against the US average of 80%. Well below average. HappyRobot: 3 of 5 postings · all postings: 2,554 of 3,183 **60%** of postings · US 80% Well below average Remote allowed Postings that allow remote work Remote allowed: 0% against the US average of 30%. Well below average. HappyRobot: 0 of 5 postings · all postings: 696 of 2,331 **0%** of postings · US 30% Well below average Work for external customers Work done for people outside the company Work for external customers: 100% against the US average of 86%. Above average. HappyRobot: 5 of 5 postings · all postings: 2,808 of 3,276 **100%** of postings · US 86% Above average Include pre-sales work Evaluation or proposal work before a deal Include pre-sales work: 0% against the US average of 24%. Well below average. HappyRobot: 0 of 5 postings · all postings: 783 of 3,273 **0%** of postings · US 24% Well below average 0% 50% 100% HappyRobot’s postings mention travel far less often than the US average (0% vs 42%) and allow remote work far less often (0% vs 30%). Shares leave out postings that say nothing about a measure. Travel counts silence as no mention. [Compare with all US FDE postings and read the method →](https://nextmove.md/fde/research) ## Pay at HappyRobot Median posted base **$170,000** · US senior FDE median **$190,000** From 5 posted base ranges, each read at its middle. Bonus and equity are not counted. [See how posted pay differs by level, location and travel →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary#pay-level) ## Compare with similar employers Employers whose postings describe the most similar work. ### [Kaizen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/kaizen) New York, NY · Washington, DC $195,000 5 postings ### [Wyetech](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/wyetech) Ft. Meade, MD · Laurel, MD · Fort Meade, MD · 7 postings ### [Composio](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/composio) San Francisco, CA 5 postings Other FDE employers in New York metro, SF Bay Area and Chicago - [FDE and deployment jobs in New York metro](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?region=nyc-metro) · 2 HappyRobot postings · 436 companies - [FDE and deployment jobs in SF Bay Area](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?region=sf-bay-area) · 2 HappyRobot postings · 482 companies - [FDE and deployment jobs in Chicago](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?region=chicagoland) · 1 HappyRobot posting · 74 companies Employer postings · [How we read postings](https://nextmove.md/fde/method) - [Hiring FDEs like HappyRobot? Tell us the role →](https://nextmove.md/fde/employers?intent=hiring_discussion#hiring-form)