> 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 that plan what the customer deploys first at growth-stage companies with configuration work Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=configuration&companyStage=growth&role=strategist 20 forward deployed engineer jobs that plan what the customer deploys first at growth-stage companies with configuration work, from 14 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $176,000 to $204,000. **20** postings · **14** companies · 10 state pay: median **$188,000**, half $176,000–$204,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Doss](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/doss) ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d3d88f6a394e10a0) US Remote New · Today $120,000–$210,000 [CoLab Software](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/colab-software) ### [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) ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5281f28199211273) New York, NY On-site 7d ago $180,000–$320,000 [Infinitus](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/infinitus) ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/de590d542183a071) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2w ago Pay not posted [Hippocratic AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hippocratic-ai) ### [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) ### [Mission Lead - USV Software](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b77fe239ef44a044) Norfolk, VA On-site 7w ago Pay not posted [Anterior](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anterior) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fb53358214acae4c) New York, NY On-site 3mo ago $160,000–$200,000 [Valon](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/valon) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7cc05397d71d2c90) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 5mo ago $140,000–$240,000 [Hippocratic AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hippocratic-ai) ### [Deployment Strategist (Cincinnati, OH)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2b0bd827ad462357) Cincinnati, OH On-site 5w ago Pay not posted [HappyRobot](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/happyrobot) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5ab7a250d00b7a8b) New York, NY Hybrid 5mo ago $150,000–$200,000 [Hippocratic AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hippocratic-ai) ### [Solutions Architect, Inbound AI Deployments](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b3b850761eb23984) US Remote 3mo ago Pay not posted [Lightfield](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lightfield) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/99e691095b205253) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2w ago $170,000–$250,000 [Forerunner](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/forerunner) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6291fd67760193d9) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · +1 more Hybrid 2mo ago $120,000–$165,000 [Fireworks AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fireworks-ai) ### [AI Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/80114d7fe0ad330e) San Mateo, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $165,000–$220,000 [Hippocratic AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hippocratic-ai) ### [Deployment Strategist (Columbus, OH)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/21dc942a7ae4df03) Columbus, OH On-site 5w ago Pay not posted [Seekr](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/seekr) ### [Deployment Strategist ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/105d5ad33f153b39) Austin, TX · Menlo Park, CA · +1 more Hybrid 2mo ago $180,000–$235,000 [HappyRobot](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/happyrobot) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c210b42e7acdc74a) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 16mo ago $150,000–$220,000 [Bretton AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bretton-ai) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/102dfe45a5001ae1) San Francisco, CA 28mo ago Pay not posted [Hippocratic AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hippocratic-ai) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2df0bff560c27c19) US Remote 6w ago Pay not posted [Hippocratic AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hippocratic-ai) ### [Deployment Strategist (Life Sciences)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/99a220aa78f1dd26) Menlo Park, CA On-site 4mo ago Pay not posted All 20 plan what the customer deploys first. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Fcoding%3Dconfiguration%26companyStage%3Dgrowth%26role%3Dstrategist&placement=alert) New fde jobs that plan what the customer deploys first 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 jobs that plan what the customer deploys first at growth-stage companies with configuration work pay? 10 of 20 postings state a pay range. The median is $188,000, and half of them sit between $176,000 and $204,000, from 9 companies. ### How much experience do FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first at growth-stage companies with configuration work require? Of 20 postings, 13 state a minimum number of years, from 9 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 12 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (1). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first at growth-stage companies with configuration work? These 20 postings come from 14 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Hippocratic AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hippocratic-ai) (6), [HappyRobot](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/happyrobot) (2), [Anterior](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anterior) (1), [Bretton AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bretton-ai) (1) and [CoLab Software](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/colab-software) (1). ### Are FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first at growth-stage companies with configuration work remote? 4 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 8 are hybrid and 7 are on-site. The remaining 1 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 11 of the 20 postings. Counted over the 20 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey. 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