> 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 and deployment jobs for technical leads asking for consulting experience at early-stage companies Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?background=consulting&companyStage=early&management=lead 18 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for technical leads asking for consulting experience at early-stage companies, from 16 employers. **18** postings · **16** companies Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Published October 25, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Clarasight](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/clarasight) Builds what the customer runs ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2111cdfde3fc14b6) US Remote New · 2d ago Pay not posted [Dryft](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/dryft) Builds what the customer runs ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/731b4e96e4cfa35f) San Francisco, CA On-site 4w ago Pay not posted [DatologyAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/datologyai) Builds what the customer runs ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer (Post-Sales)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4564fd55dfb82f47) San Mateo, CA Hybrid 6mo ago $230,000–$300,000 [Sema4.ai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sema4-ai) Builds what the customer runs ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - AI Agent Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e7f80586ba2ff833) Atlanta, GA Hybrid 10mo ago Pay not posted [Summation](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/summation) Builds what the customer runs ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/08d1243bbe691639) Bellevue, WA Hybrid 11mo ago $170,000–$200,000 [Nexxa.ai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nexxa-ai) Builds what the customer runs ### [Applied AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/43259435117e1837) Sunnyvale, CA On-site 4mo ago Pay not posted [DevRev](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/devrev) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8d78b7fd13b932d7) Austin, TX 18mo ago Pay not posted [Artisan](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/artisan) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed GTM Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7c7c695bb3843447) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY On-site 3mo ago $130,000–$180,000 [Arcade.dev](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/arcade-dev) Proves it works before the sale ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0f2a43575bfcb566) Austin, TX Hybrid 5mo ago From $180,000 [Poetic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/poetic) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f67c764ba3b6a1f9) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY On-site 9mo ago $160,000–$275,000 [Arcade.dev](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/arcade-dev) Proves it works before the sale ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/32d820f2cb811407) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 5mo ago From $180,000 [Farsight](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/farsight) Integrates and configures it ### [Professional Services Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/36cd5213735b1aea) New York, NY Hybrid 4w ago $170,000–$200,000 [Fundamental Research Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fundamental-research-labs) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Solutions Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d8c294af2a6f4460) US Remote 6mo ago Pay not posted [Ciridae](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ciridae) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ae950227da4dd580) San Francisco, CA On-site 4mo ago Pay not posted [Hanover Park](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hanover-park) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5e53137197166408) New York, NY On-site 6mo ago Pay not posted [Nevis](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nevis) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist, Enterprise](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e9d84c5ad8b52253) New York, NY On-site 8mo ago Pay not posted [Fundamental Research Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fundamental-research-labs) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [AI Deployment Strategist - Houston ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1fb082404755c964) Houston, TX On-site 7w ago Pay not posted [Impiricus](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/impiricus) Proves it works before the sale ### [Product Solutions Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9fb3adfa1c242b58) New York, NY · Atlanta, GA Remote 2mo ago $170,000–$210,000 [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Fbackground%3Dconsulting%26companyStage%3Dearly%26management%3Dlead&placement=alert) New fde and deployment jobs for technical leads asking for consulting experience at early-stage companies go out by email once you have an account and set an alert. [Compare pay across US FDE roles →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary) ## Frequently asked questions ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads asking for consulting experience at early-stage companies require? Of 18 postings, 16 state a minimum number of years, from 14 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 12 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (3) or 6 to 9 years (1). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads asking for consulting experience at early-stage companies? These 18 postings come from 16 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Arcade.dev](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/arcade-dev) (2), [Fundamental Research Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fundamental-research-labs) (2), [Artisan](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/artisan) (1), [Ciridae](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ciridae) (1) and [Clarasight](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/clarasight) (1). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads asking for consulting experience at early-stage companies remote? 3 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 6 are hybrid and 8 are on-site. The remaining 1 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 10 of the 18 postings. Counted over the 18 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey. Employer postings · The background is what the posting asks for in the employer’s own words. 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