> 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 at growth-stage companies with configuration work Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=configuration&companyStage=growth&management=lead 35 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for technical leads at growth-stage companies with configuration work, from 27 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $153,000 to $195,000. **35** postings · **27** companies · 22 state pay: median **$174,000**, half $153,000–$195,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Ditto](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ditto) Builds what the customer runs ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer - Platform ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c7c329b94a1f3f61) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 3w ago $188,000–$240,000 [Quilter](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/quilter) Builds what the customer runs ### [Senior/Staff Platform Engineer, Enterprise Deployments](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/12acc499b2406b34) US Remote New · 3d ago Pay not posted [Sardine](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sardine) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Integrations ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4f30811f7e9c13f1) US Remote 6w ago $95,000–$140,000 [Tines](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tines) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer - West](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ef3f02027aff4d0a) US Remote 2mo ago $220,000–$240,000 · OTE [Second Front Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/second-front-systems) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/609b26f4efa3e7fe) US Remote 4mo ago $160,000–$200,000 [Tennr](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tennr) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (Post-Sales)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a561658e62b3c4df) New York, NY Hybrid 6mo ago $160,000–$180,000 [Second Front Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/second-front-systems) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer - Implementation Focus](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8a389d79760f752c) US Remote 4mo ago $160,000–$190,000 [CoLab Software](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/colab-software) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Mechanical Forward Deployed Engineer - Cincinnati](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dd28da83ddcef556) Cincinnati, OH Remote 7d ago Pay not posted [Hebbia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hebbia) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5281f28199211273) New York, NY On-site 7d ago $180,000–$320,000 [BizzyCar](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bizzycar) ### [Forward Deployed Solutions Engineer (AI Products)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9f0b370eda7b9137) Boston, MA Hybrid 8d ago $80,000–$110,000 · OTE [Infinitus](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/infinitus) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/de590d542183a071) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2w ago Pay not posted [Deep Infra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deep-infra) Proves it works before the sale ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1aec0681eb976cc3) Palo Alto, CA 2mo ago $150,000–$195,000 [Instrumental](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/instrumental) ### [Forward-Deployed Manufacturing Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/59898ccdcbb794ac) Cincinnati, OH On-site 3mo ago $116,000–$176,000 [HighRadius](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/highradius) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9170de8291579729) Houston, TX On-site 6mo ago Pay not posted [Sardine](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sardine) ### [Solutions Architect, Integrations - Public Sector (US)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f6bc7786db611ea4) US Remote 7d ago $125,000–$210,000 [Hippocratic AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hippocratic-ai) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist (York, PA)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f340912a077c6ebc) York, PA On-site 4w ago Pay not posted [Vannevar Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vannevar-labs) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Mission Lead - USV Software](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b77fe239ef44a044) Norfolk, VA On-site 7w ago Pay not posted [Cape](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cape) ### [Solutions Architect, Special Operations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a914952b7f9b71ca) Washington, DC Hybrid 1mo ago $180,000–$220,000 [Anterior](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anterior) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fb53358214acae4c) New York, NY On-site 3mo ago $160,000–$200,000 [Hippocratic AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hippocratic-ai) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist (Cincinnati, OH)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2b0bd827ad462357) Cincinnati, OH On-site 5w ago Pay not posted [Vannevar Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vannevar-labs) ### [Mission Strategist - Tampa (Clearance Required)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1c5d4751f994043a) Tampa, FL On-site 4mo ago Pay not posted [Avoca](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/avoca) ### [Implementation Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/07191dd5b94f6e1d) New York, NY · Santa Barbara, CA On-site 5mo ago $130,000–$170,000 [HappyRobot](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/happyrobot) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5ab7a250d00b7a8b) New York, NY Hybrid 5mo ago $150,000–$200,000 [Tennr](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tennr) ### [Enterprise Solutions Engineer (Post-Sales)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7c1b317094b40b10) New York, NY Hybrid 6mo ago $160,000–$180,000 [Armada](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/armada) ### [Senior Mission Success Engineer, US Federal](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4d5e9bfd706a63a7) US Remote 7mo ago $188,000–$235,000 [Nominal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nominal) ### [Mission Operations - U.S. Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f506739291ea74bf) Washington, DC · Los Angeles, CA 10mo ago $150,000–$210,000 [Canvas Medical](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/canvas-medical) ### [Applied AI Operations Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b9978720b2383640) San Francisco, CA Remote 14mo ago Pay not posted [Air Space Intelligence](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/air-space-intelligence) ### [Deployment Lead (Defense)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/baec6df29c6754a9) HI On-site 39mo ago Pay not posted [Hippocratic AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hippocratic-ai) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist (Columbus, OH)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/21dc942a7ae4df03) Columbus, OH On-site 5w ago Pay not posted [Forerunner](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/forerunner) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6291fd67760193d9) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · +1 more Hybrid 2mo ago $120,000–$165,000 [Seekr](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/seekr) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/105d5ad33f153b39) Austin, TX · Menlo Park, CA · +1 more Hybrid 2mo ago $180,000–$235,000 [Nooks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nooks) ### [AI Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/26ad070da3ae519b) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 3mo ago $150,000–$170,000 [Hippocratic AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hippocratic-ai) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2df0bff560c27c19) US Remote 6w ago Pay not posted [Tabs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tabs) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a8a03505e8e3fa5b) New York, NY On-site 6mo ago $120,000–$170,000 [Hippocratic AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hippocratic-ai) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist (Life Sciences)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/99a220aa78f1dd26) Menlo Park, CA On-site 4mo ago Pay not posted 19 of 35 integrate and configure the product. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Fcoding%3Dconfiguration%26companyStage%3Dgrowth%26management%3Dlead&placement=alert) New fde and deployment jobs for technical leads at growth-stage companies with configuration work 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 ### What do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads at growth-stage companies with configuration work pay? 22 of 35 postings state a pay range. The median is $174,000, and half of them sit between $153,000 and $195,000, from 19 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads at growth-stage companies with configuration work require? Of 35 postings, 21 state a minimum number of years, from 14 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 14 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (6) or under 3 years (1). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads at growth-stage companies with configuration work? These 35 postings come from 27 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Hippocratic AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hippocratic-ai) (5), [Sardine](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sardine) (2), [Second Front Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/second-front-systems) (2), [Tennr](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tennr) (2) and [Vannevar Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vannevar-labs) (2). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads at growth-stage companies with configuration work remote? 10 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 10 are hybrid and 13 are on-site. The remaining 2 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 21 of the 35 postings. Counted over the 35 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. 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