> 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 individual contributors involving pre-sales with configuration work Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=configuration&management=ic&stage=presales 84 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for individual contributors involving pre-sales with configuration work, from 57 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $140,000 to $186,000. **84** postings · **57** companies · 55 state pay: median **$145,000**, half $140,000–$186,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) Builds what the customer runs ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ffbd3b08d110bff9) Arlington, VA 9d ago $77,600–$176,000 [Thought Machine](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thought-machine) Builds what the customer runs ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Infrastructure](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/22b777fc009a76d3) New York, NY Hybrid 4w ago $140,000–$220,000 [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 [Stagwell](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/stagwell) Integrates and configures it ### [AI Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/84b31c17f92d9269) New York, NY 13d ago $160,000–$200,000 [Safety Radar](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/safety-radar) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer | AI Implementation & Customer Success](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7b4c7df0f7872579) Denver, CO · Tulsa, OK Hybrid 13d ago $95,000–$125,000 [OnCorps AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/oncorps-ai) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/df49fd1848a1e668) Boston, MA · New York, NY Remote 13d ago Pay not posted [Dropzone AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/dropzone-ai) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a0ae3c094608eb44) US Remote 3w ago $170,000–$190,000 [Nevis](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nevis) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b83ab4910defd022) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [SketchPro](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sketchpro) Keeps customers running after launch ### [Forward Deployed Architect: Customer Success](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2bc06a332ea19712) San Francisco, CA 13d ago $100,000–$140,000 [Atlas Technica](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/atlas-technica) Proves it works before the sale ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7b201a435cd0cb43) US Remote 13d ago Pay not posted [Latica](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/latica) ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager, Data & Insights](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/96b4fc6d155e343e) Palo Alto, CA 13d ago Pay not posted [Knightscope](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/knightscope) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4bc5e23e28388fe0) Sunnyvale, CA On-site 13d ago $130,000–$170,000 [Dirac, Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/dirac-inc) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Manufacturing Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4a0fa928f759c10c) New York, NY Hybrid 13d ago $90,000–$120,000 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Deployment Strategist - Germany Forward Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/26bc4e3929332779) Washington, DC Hybrid 2w ago $110,000–$170,000 [goTenna](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gotenna) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4b3fe62787eb4da6) Fairfax, VA · Clarksburg, MD · +1 more Hybrid 4w ago $100,000–$130,000 [gaiia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gaiia) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0d5de6016a383b17) US Remote 4w ago Pay not posted [Dynamo AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/dynamo-ai) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Strategist, Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c6343f3041deac3d) Washington, DC 4w ago Pay not posted [Minerva](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/minerva) ### [Forward Deployed Marketer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2fd783454e8c4def) New York, NY On-site 5w ago $200,000–$240,000 [goTenna](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gotenna) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/159323920733c84c) US Remote 4w ago $100,000–$130,000 [Monte Carlo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/monte-carlo) Proves it works before the sale ### [Sr. Sales Engineer (Forward Deployed Engineer - Pre Sales)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6886f31d95415fc2) US Remote 5w ago $240,000–$270,000 [TikTok](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tiktok) Integrates and configures it ### [TikTok Shop - Forward Deployed Engineer, Apps and API](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/def41bc53fd7587e) Seattle, WA 7w ago $115,520–$198,360 [Preql](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/preql) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Infrastructure and Deployment](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/24a344afd2901f2a) US Remote 2mo ago Pay not posted [Egen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/egen) Proves it works before the sale ### [Pre-Sales Architect (FDE)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1f0e661b320b8b85) US Remote 3mo ago $185,000–$225,000 [Eulerity](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eulerity) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9442b43fc86fcada) New York, NY Hybrid 3mo ago $100,000–$125,000 [Nitra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nitra) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Solutions](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b41bda2f25147188) Washington, DC Hybrid 4mo ago Pay not posted [Eudia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eudia) ### [Forward Deployed Lawyer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a95836073a3ac3c6) Palo Alto, CA 6mo ago $190,000–$220,000 [Cara](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cara) ### [Forward Deployed Broker](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/917c6e87d81b04bf) New York, NY Remote 6mo ago Pay not posted [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Security Engineer - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c582fdd78c081353) Washington, DC On-site 8mo ago $135,000–$200,000 [Nitra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nitra) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Solutions](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5359f251ba3144fd) New York, NY Hybrid 4mo ago Pay not posted [PromptQL](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/promptql) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Analyst, US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4bd8f2d5e795100e) San Francisco, CA · US remote Remote 11mo ago $175,000–$205,000 [Runlaminar](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/runlaminar) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (CPG)- Hiring multiple](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/67c407d4f608ecc3) Boston, MA Hybrid 13mo ago Pay not posted [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Deployment Strategist - Japan Forward Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/23a679602f65c919) Washington, DC On-site 25mo ago $110,000–$170,000 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Deployment Strategist - Korea Forward Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f5c8f4f04b909593) Washington, DC On-site 25mo ago $110,000–$170,000 [Logical Intelligence](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/logical-intelligence) ### [AI Implementation Strategist — Enterprise Deployment](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ea61b8093fa7f607) San Francisco, CA 10d ago Pay not posted [CAST AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cast-ai) Integrates and configures it ### [AI Solutions Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/08248725dfd5d456) Atlanta, GA · Boston, MA · +2 more Remote 4w ago Pay not posted [H Company](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/h-company) ### [Deployment Strategist - US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/505c60db81fbe5f6) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 more Hybrid 4w ago Pay not posted [Oracle](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/oracle) Integrates and configures it ### [Customer Engineering Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9ee26631bc8e8b42) Nashville, TN 2mo ago $114,600–$234,600 [TRM Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/trm-labs) Integrates and configures it ### [Solutions Architect, Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7e87595bec8de7fa) US Remote 2mo ago Pay not posted [Istari Digital](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/istari-digital) Integrates and configures it ### [Infrastructure Engineer - Deployment Team](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/20628aeeb45c6f00) US Remote 2mo ago Pay not posted 43 of 84 plan what the customer deploys first. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Fcoding%3Dconfiguration%26management%3Dic%26stage%3Dpresales&placement=alert) New fde and deployment jobs for individual contributors 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 for individual contributors involving pre-sales with configuration work pay? 55 of 84 postings state a pay range. The median is $145,000, and half of them sit between $140,000 and $186,000, from 34 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors involving pre-sales with configuration work require? Of 84 postings, 36 state a minimum number of years, from 33 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 22 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (7), 6 to 9 years (6) or 10 or more years (1). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors involving pre-sales with configuration work? These 84 postings come from 57 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) (21), [Code Metal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/code-metal) (3), [Bretton AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bretton-ai) (2), [Decagon](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/decagon) (2) and [goTenna](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gotenna) (2). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors involving pre-sales with configuration work remote? 20 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 19 are hybrid and 33 are on-site. The remaining 12 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 44 of the 84 postings. Counted over the 84 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. 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