> 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 at growth-stage companies involving pre-sales with configuration work Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=configuration&companyStage=growth&stage=presales 22 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs at growth-stage companies involving pre-sales with configuration work, from 18 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $170,000 to $210,000. **22** postings · **18** companies · 13 state pay: median **$193,000**, half $170,000–$210,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Modal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/modal) Builds what the customer runs ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c0acbfff78099976) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA On-site 13mo ago $180,000–$240,000 [Bretton AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bretton-ai) Builds what the customer runs ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c0beadc15df3ef3d) San Francisco, CA 21mo ago Pay not posted [Dropzone AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/dropzone-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a0ae3c094608eb44) US Remote 3w ago $170,000–$190,000 [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 [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 [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 [gaiia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gaiia) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0d5de6016a383b17) US Remote 4w 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 [Nitra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nitra) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Solutions](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b41bda2f25147188) Washington, DC Hybrid 4mo ago Pay not posted [Qualified Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/qualified-health) Leads the deployment team ### [Director, Forward Deployed Engineering (Epic)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c02b52ffee93141a) US Remote 6mo ago $190,000–$240,000 [Nitra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nitra) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Solutions](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5359f251ba3144fd) New York, NY Hybrid 4mo ago Pay not posted [TRM Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/trm-labs) ### [Solutions Architect, Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7e87595bec8de7fa) US Remote 2mo ago Pay not posted [Bilt Rewards](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bilt-rewards) ### [Solutions Engineer - Dallas](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0bd19fe32c8eb08d) Dallas, TX 2mo ago $180,000–$280,000 [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 [Bluefish AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bluefish-ai) ### [Senior Customer AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6ac620f07aaf45a8) New York, NY Hybrid 9mo ago Pay not posted [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 [Lightfield](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lightfield) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/99e691095b205253) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2w ago $170,000–$250,000 [Fireworks AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fireworks-ai) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [AI Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/80114d7fe0ad330e) San Mateo, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $165,000–$220,000 [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 [Bretton AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bretton-ai) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/102dfe45a5001ae1) San Francisco, CA 28mo ago Pay not posted [Nooks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nooks) ### [AI Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2031939143cc485d) US Remote 7mo ago $150,000–$170,000 12 of 22 integrate and configure the product. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Fcoding%3Dconfiguration%26companyStage%3Dgrowth%26stage%3Dpresales&placement=alert) New fde and deployment jobs at growth-stage companies involving pre-sales 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 at growth-stage companies involving pre-sales with configuration work pay? 13 of 22 postings state a pay range. The median is $193,000, and half of them sit between $170,000 and $210,000, from 11 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs at growth-stage companies involving pre-sales with configuration work require? Of 22 postings, 14 state a minimum number of years, from 12 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 12 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (1) or 6 to 9 years (1). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs at growth-stage companies involving pre-sales with configuration work? These 22 postings come from 18 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Bretton AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bretton-ai) (2), [Nitra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nitra) (2), [Nooks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nooks) (2), [Tennr](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tennr) (2) and [Bilt Rewards](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bilt-rewards) (1). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs at growth-stage companies involving pre-sales with configuration work remote? 6 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 10 are hybrid and 2 are on-site. The remaining 4 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 6 of the 22 postings. Counted over the 22 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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