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# FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first with configuration work

Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=configuration&role=strategist&page=2

155 forward deployed engineer jobs that plan what the customer deploys first with configuration work, from 91 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $140,000 to $205,000.

**155** postings · **91** companies · 109 state pay: median **$175,000**, half $140,000–$205,000

Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026

[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

[Context](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/context)

### [Forward Deployed Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5ff0c83dd2242853)

San Francisco, CA · New York, NY On-site 6mo ago

$180,000–$350,000

[Kastle](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/kastle)

### [Forward Deployed Product Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fe9e0efad87fc29d)

San Francisco, CA On-site 9mo ago

$150,000–$220,000

[Dealops](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/dealops)

### [Forward Deployed Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1f0cd78cb98c9afa)

San Francisco, CA On-site 9mo ago

Pay not posted

[Cresta](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cresta)

### [Forward Deployed Product Manager, AI Agent](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/43efa4c7af3f80f1)

US Remote 17mo ago

$170,000–$280,000 · OTE

[Workhelix](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/workhelix)

### [Forward-Deployed Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f4faaba52202a835)

San Francisco, CA Remote 19mo ago

$145,000–$225,000

[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

[TikTok](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tiktok)

### [AI Deployment Strategist — Ads Vertical - Global Monetization Product and Technology](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0d1cedb76bc66115)

San Jose, CA New · 4d ago

$159,000–$272,000

[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

[Ethicrithm](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ethicrithm)

### [Deployment Strategist - USA](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/91d5429e2811fab4)

US Remote 13d 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

[TikTok](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tiktok)

### [AI Deployment Strategist — Ads Vertical - Global Monetization Product and Technology](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/11e8875b2a5e4431)

New York, NY New · 6d ago

$159,000–$272,000

[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

[Silkline](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/silkline)

### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bde948d34a35bcff)

Seattle, WA · Chicago, IL 6w ago

$150,000–$225,000

[H Company](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/h-company)

### [Deployment Strategist - US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/164df6750dfc857c)

New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · +1 more Hybrid 4w ago

Pay not posted

[Axion](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/axion)

### [AI Deployment Strategist ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c207d900f8457323)

New York, NY 6w ago

$135,000–$180,000

[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

[Vannevar Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vannevar-labs)

### [Mission Lead - USV Software](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b77fe239ef44a044)

Norfolk, VA On-site 6w ago

Pay not posted

[Virtasant](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/virtasant)

### [Senior Deployment Strategist - Cloud & AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/010e7c7eae2dc876)

US Remote 7w ago

Pay not posted

[Sierra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sierra)

### [Strategist, Agent Development (Spanish speaking)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/af12fb2cd8f338a3)

San Francisco, CA On-site 1mo ago

$200,000–$290,000

[Decagon](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/decagon)

### [Senior Agent Product Manager, Healthcare](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8f9c10de005fb11c)

New York, NY On-site 2mo ago

$200,000–$285,000

[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

[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

[Charta Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/charta-health)

### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8121b17459b54935)

San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago

$170,000–$250,000

[Ramp](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ramp)

### [AI Solutions Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/778823f0bba7bbd1)

New York, NY Hybrid 4mo ago

$170,000–$230,000

[Edra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/edra)

### [AI Strategist (New York)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2951c94d466b9d27)

New York, NY On-site 4mo ago

$175,000–$250,000

[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

[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

[EliseAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eliseai)

### [Engagement Manager, Future Platforms | Housing](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2e2c550ce94fffac)

New York, NY On-site 6mo ago

$160,000–$200,000

[Thread AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thread-ai)

### [Federal Deployment Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/976be882d7fe7d76)

New York, NY On-site 7mo ago

$150,000–$230,000

[Gradient Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gradient-labs)

### [Lead Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ee730dc91e1c3256)

New York, NY Hybrid 7mo ago

$200,000–$250,000

[Decagon](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/decagon)

### [Senior Agent Product Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/901e7217a6ed821e)

San Francisco, CA On-site 7mo ago

$200,000–$285,000

[Strala](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/strala)

### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/df0b9a05f4090d83)

San Francisco, CA On-site 8mo ago

Pay not posted

[Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir)

### [Deployment Strategist, Build to Apply - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fd30d5c319d955fd)

Colorado Springs, CO On-site 8mo ago

$110,000–$170,000

[Fragment](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fragment)

### [Agent Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9ee7b862d4bc49a0)

San Francisco, CA 10mo ago

$175,000–$235,000

[Thread AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thread-ai)

### [Applied AI Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f103ee75843b6409)

New York, NY On-site 11mo ago

$145,000–$200,000

[Decagon](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/decagon)

### [Senior Agent Product Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5a7b267e4e6cbef0)

New York, NY On-site 14mo ago

$200,000–$285,000

[Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir)

### [Deployment Strategist, Build to Apply - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/71dca02f3e076f02)

Fayetteville, NC On-site 8mo ago

$110,000–$170,000

[Sierra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sierra)

### [Strategist, Agent Development](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7e3d32b3e348b8d8)

San Francisco, CA On-site 15mo ago

$200,000–$290,000

All 155 plan what the customer deploys first.

[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 with configuration work pay?

109 of 155 postings state a pay range. The median is $175,000, and half of them sit between $140,000 and $205,000, from 61 companies.

### How much experience do FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first with configuration work require?

Of 155 postings, 81 state a minimum number of years, from 61 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 53 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (15), 6 to 9 years (12) or 10 or more years (1).

### Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first with configuration work?

These 155 postings come from 91 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) (21), [Hippocratic AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hippocratic-ai) (6), [Code Metal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/code-metal) (4), [Didero](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/didero) (4) and [EliseAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eliseai) (4).

### Are FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first with configuration work remote?

26 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 39 are hybrid and 74 are on-site. The remaining 16 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 92 of the 155 postings.

Counted over the 155 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.

Employer postings · Coding scope, project stages and who the work serves are our reading of each job description. · [How we read postings](https://nextmove.md/fde/method)

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