> 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. # Senior FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first with prototype and scripting work Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=prototype&level=senior&role=strategist 40 senior forward deployed engineer jobs that plan what the customer deploys first with prototype and scripting work, from 29 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $159,000 to $253,000. **40** postings · **29** companies · 28 state pay: median **$197,000**, half $159,000–$253,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Chalk](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/chalk) ### [Forward Deployed Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ccc6b4b3ef2cc865) New York, NY On-site 1mo ago $180,000–$250,000 [Nearform](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nearform) ### [Forward Deployed Strategist ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ab013f5a2ebefc5e) US · city not listed New · Today Pay not posted [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Senior Product Manager, Forward Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c76081294a7a7eb3) Colorado Springs, CO 7d ago $144,000–$192,000 [CertifyOS](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/certifyos) ### [Senior Product Manager, Forward Deployed - US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4d49834126c87c10) US Remote 9d ago Pay not posted [BlackRock](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/blackrock) ### [Forward Deployed Business Analyst, Associate - BTO](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/215a18b796bead8d) New York, NY · Atlanta, GA Hybrid 10d ago $95,000–$137,500 [Thomson Reuters](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thomson-reuters) ### [Senior Legal Engineer, Legal Products Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ec42914b1144c712) Frisco, TX · New York, NY Hybrid 10d ago $94,900–$203,000 [MetaPhase Consulting](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/metaphase-consulting) ### [Technical Product Lead (Forward Deployed)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3404decf5a0f512a) Reston, VA On-site 12d ago $150,000–$175,000 [Exiger](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/exiger) ### [Forward Deployed Strategy Manager ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ad9593f03373bd85) Mclean, VA · Richmond, VA Hybrid 2w ago Pay not posted [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager (FDPM)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c1ed36a686206add) Columbus, OH · Atlanta, GA · +2 more Hybrid 3w ago $59,100–$156,800 [phData](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/phdata) ### [Forward Deployed Strategist ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2c9035a01b5c91f2) US Remote 3w ago Pay not posted [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Senior Product Manager, Forward Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9032dab744aa4439) Washington, DC 4w ago $166,000–$220,000 [Exiger](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/exiger) ### [Director, Forward Deployed Strategy ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3dfd1f4102ebe8a4) Mclean, VA · Richmond, VA Hybrid 2w ago Pay not posted [Sight Machine](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sight-machine) ### [Industrial AI Forward Deployed Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9dbf01327952c23d) Ann Arbor, MI · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 4w ago $150,000–$200,000 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Deployment Strategist, FDE - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Gaming](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/eb5fa95eccbe6940) US · city not listed 6w ago $219,765–$302,220 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Senior Product Manager, Forward Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b66b5223bf8ecc42) Costa Mesa, CA 4w ago $166,000–$220,000 [SnapLogic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/snaplogic) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/91a7ef17e9add3f1) US Remote 2mo ago Pay not posted [Ode with Anthropic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ode-with-anthropic) ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager (SF/NY)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c483283b6dde3af8) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $200,000–$275,000 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Deployment Strategist, FDE - Digital Native Business](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/857350fa0750d7c2) San Francisco, CA 6w ago $219,765–$302,220 [Caylent](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/caylent) ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/be961478b490bee6) US Remote 3mo ago $125,000–$137,500 [OneSchema](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/oneschema) ### [Forward Deployed PM](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8f7dd7c70a2985e0) San Francisco, CA On-site 5mo ago Pay not posted [Labelbox](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/labelbox) ### [Forward Deployed Research Scientist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8e3a7e6aecde2b63) San Francisco, CA 6mo ago $200,000–$300,000 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Deployment Strategist, FDE - Financial Services](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5f7c01ea53a2d533) Atlanta, GA · Boston, MA · +3 more 6w ago $219,765–$302,220 [FERMÀT](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ferm-t) ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/71295e354cc993d7) San Francisco, CA 8mo ago From $200,000 [Emerge Career](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/emerge-career) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ab7b8ddadf840a60) New York, NY On-site 13mo ago Pay not posted [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Deployment Strategist, FDE - Healthcare & Life Sciences](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/15a732de2ccdd225) US · city not listed 6w ago $219,765–$302,220 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Deployment Strategist, FDE - Manufacturing & High-Tech](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f834f7699aae1a1f) US · city not listed 6w ago $219,765–$302,220 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Deployment Strategist, FDE - Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/14ed04ff7e2230a5) Washington, DC 6w ago $219,765–$302,220 [TikTok](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tiktok) ### [AI Deployment Strategist — Ads Vertical - Global Monetization Product and Technology](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5d29c1cb6b44af5e) San Francisco, CA New · 4d ago $159,000–$272,000 [Altana](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/altana) ### [ Staff AI Deployment Strategist ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4676a0bf140baee3) Brooklyn, NY · Washington, DC Hybrid 9d ago $165,000–$195,000 [Realm](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/realm) ### [Deployment Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c76e9ba19967307c) US Remote 3w ago $110,000–$185,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Applied AI Architect, Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/301376dc825dc9cc) Washington, DC Hybrid 2mo ago $234,000–$335,000 [ElevenLabs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/elevenlabs) ### [Deployment Strategist - North America](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d7a3e5d817e3edaf) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA Remote 6mo ago Pay not posted [Fundamental Research Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fundamental-research-labs) ### [Solutions Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d8c294af2a6f4460) US Remote 6mo ago Pay not posted [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Deployment Strategist - Warp Speed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/15a8c679383b2398) New York, NY Hybrid 21mo ago $110,000–$170,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Applied AI Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0399056aa308a61b) New York, NY Hybrid 9mo ago $156,600–$276,000 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ee55009ccd480304) New York, NY Hybrid 47mo ago $110,000–$170,000 [Moment](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/moment) ### [Deployment Strategist ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/66d258c0d56058df) New York, NY On-site 5mo ago $200,000–$300,000 [Nuvo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nuvo) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/90f33510f658297c) New York, NY 9mo ago $160,000–$220,000 [Motion](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/motion) ### [AI Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fc8c83765297f30f) US Remote 12mo ago Pay not posted [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4db610fee594adf8) Chicago, IL Hybrid 55mo ago Pay not posted All 40 plan what the customer deploys first. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Fcoding%3Dprototype%26level%3Dsenior%26role%3Dstrategist&placement=alert) New senior fde jobs that plan what the customer deploys first with prototype and scripting 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 senior FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first with prototype and scripting work pay? 28 of 40 postings state a pay range. The median is $197,000, and half of them sit between $159,000 and $253,000, from 19 companies. ### How much experience do senior FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first with prototype and scripting work require? Of 40 postings, 27 state a minimum number of years, from 19 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 18 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (7), under 3 years (1) or 10 or more years (1). ### Which companies are hiring for senior FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first with prototype and scripting work? These 40 postings come from 29 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) (6), [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) (3), [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) (3), [Exiger](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/exiger) (2) and [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) (2). ### Are senior FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first with prototype and scripting work remote? 8 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 13 are hybrid and 5 are on-site. The remaining 14 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 27 of the 40 postings. Counted over the 40 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. 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