> 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 Realm Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/realm 5 open forward deployed engineer (FDE) jobs at Realm across 3 US metros. Median posted base pay $158,000. 1 new in the last 30 days. Realm deploys AI on mines' existing cameras, SCADA, sensors, and records to reduce downtime, improve safety, optimize processing, and manage MSHA compliance. Early (pre-seed–Series A) · About 1–50 people **5 postings, 1 new in the last 30 days** 3 metros median posted base $158,000 [Careers at Realm ↗](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/realmalliance) read Nov 6, 2026 ## 5 open FDE roles at Realm Builds what the customer runs ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Chicago](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/026c2bf8e15d9b23) Chicago, IL Remote 3mo ago $115,000–$200,000 - [View job →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/026c2bf8e15d9b23) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Washington, D.C](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c3e27f2a204f7780) Washington, DC Remote 3mo ago $115,000–$200,000 - [View job →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c3e27f2a204f7780) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - NYC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ec808ed3592c9a7d) New York, NY Remote 3mo ago $115,000–$200,000 - [View job →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ec808ed3592c9a7d) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7f8bb26f4c7fefb6) US Remote 11mo ago $115,000–$200,000 - [View job →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7f8bb26f4c7fefb6) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c76e9ba19967307c) US Remote 3w ago $110,000–$185,000 - [View job →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c76e9ba19967307c) 3 of 5 postings integrate and configure the product. 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%2Frealm&placement=top) Free. Upload your resume once, see why each FDE role fits, and get introduced only when you say so. ## How Realm describes FDE work Mention travel How often postings mention travel Mention travel: 100% against the US average of 42%. Well above average. Realm: 5 of 5 postings · all postings: 1,380 of 3,286 **100%** of postings · US 42% Well above average Senior or staff level Senior-level responsibility or above Senior or staff level: 100% against the US average of 94%. Above average. Realm: 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: 0% against the US average of 80%. Well below average. Realm: 0 of 5 postings · all postings: 2,554 of 3,183 **0%** of postings · US 80% Well below average Remote allowed Postings that allow remote work Remote allowed: 100% against the US average of 30%. Well above average. Realm: 5 of 5 postings · all postings: 696 of 2,331 **100%** of postings · US 30% Well above 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. Realm: 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: 100% against the US average of 24%. Well above average. Realm: 5 of 5 postings · all postings: 783 of 3,273 **100%** of postings · US 24% Well above average 0% 50% 100% Realm’s postings describe production code far less often than the US average (0% vs 80%) and involve pre-sales far more often (100% vs 24%). 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 Realm Median posted base **$158,000** · 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. ### [Code Metal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/code-metal) Boston, MA · Honolulu, HI · Remote (Miami, FL) · +2 · 5 postings ### [Caylent](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/caylent) Remote (US) · New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · $176,000 5 postings ### [Alation](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/alation) Remote (US) $157,000 5 postings Other FDE employers in Chicago, Washington, DC area and New York metro - [FDE and deployment jobs in Chicago](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?region=chicagoland) · 1 Realm posting · 74 companies - [FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?region=dmv) · 1 Realm posting · 130 companies - [FDE and deployment jobs in New York metro](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?region=nyc-metro) · 1 Realm posting · 436 companies Employer postings · [How we read postings](https://nextmove.md/fde/method) - [Hiring FDEs like Realm? 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