> 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 and deployment jobs for individual contributors at bootstrapped companies Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=bootstrapped&level=senior&management=ic 43 senior forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for individual contributors at bootstrapped companies, from 24 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $175,000 to $225,000. **43** postings · **24** companies · 21 state pay: median **$195,000**, half $175,000–$225,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Sitreps](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sitreps) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6c5d5100c300639f) Washington, DC · San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago $167,000–$203,000 [Transformworks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/transformworks) ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/01bf224091b6acdf) New York, NY Hybrid 2mo ago $165,000–$350,000 [Cadre AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cadre-ai) ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer | San Diego, CA](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bb21b43f6b721f75) San Diego, CA 3mo ago $100,000–$140,000 [PMG](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pmg) ### [Forward Deployed Engineering Principal](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4ef7f8ed7391e708) Dallas, TX · New York, NY · +1 more 9mo ago Pay not posted [Aliz](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/aliz) ### [Rabbit - Customer Engineer, BigQuery](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dbdc7ec293832e13) US Remote 13d ago Pay not posted [Woongjin](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/woongjin) ### [Sr. AI DevOps Developer- Bilingual (Korean/ English)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d476941af9d63e9d) Plano, TX 3w ago Pay not posted [Rackner](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rackner) ### [AI/ML Engineer — Active TS/SCI | Dayton, OH](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7da975d2c49e2066) Dayton, OH 7w ago Pay not posted [Bain](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bain) ### [Lead, AI Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/97ec36645fe8d603) Atlanta, GA · Austin, TX · +8 more Hybrid 2mo ago $179,500–$203,500 [Wyetech](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/wyetech) ### [Software Engineer 3](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cf5d85e8aef36a37) Laurel, MD On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Dark Wolf Solutions](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/dark-wolf-solutions) ### [AI Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b68e811302382d5d) Chantilly, VA · Herndon, VA On-site 2mo ago $120,000–$160,000 [Radiance Technologies](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/radiance-technologies) ### [Palantir Foundry Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/16665fc1517ee290) Springfield, VA Hybrid 4mo ago Pay not posted [Particle41](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/particle41) ### [AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3ddbc0a39d5b34ab) US Remote 4mo ago From $800,000 [Wyetech](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/wyetech) ### [Software Engineer 3](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7b36a38fa51b4bc6) Laurel, MD On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Rackner](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rackner) ### [Software/AI developer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5ef57c9c24ffb289) US Remote 5mo ago Pay not posted [Transluce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/transluce) ### [AI Behavior Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/064476c718d3c08f) San Francisco, CA On-site 6mo ago $310,000–$500,000 [CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cgs-federal-contact-government-services) ### [FSR Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/feb69b96d96e1ace) Oahu, HI On-site 8mo ago Pay not posted [Wyetech](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/wyetech) ### [Software Engineer 3](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/aa6a1e96b543d7bf) Ft. Meade, MD On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cgs-federal-contact-government-services) ### [FSR Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/764cb9655ec55cc4) Miami, FL On-site 8mo ago Pay not posted [Wyetech](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/wyetech) ### [Software Engineer 2](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/79d26350ab831b70) Ft. Meade, MD On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cgs-federal-contact-government-services) ### [FSR Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/740b62f52808ab2e) Washington, DC On-site 8mo ago Pay not posted [Wyetech](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/wyetech) ### [Software Engineer 3](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/116a5f509c1e900d) Ft. Meade, MD On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Wyetech](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/wyetech) ### [Software Engineer 3](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/483ee7085da62c3d) Ft. Meade, MD On-site 6mo ago Pay not posted [Wyetech](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/wyetech) ### [Software Engineer 3](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e18e0125704d3ff9) Fort Meade, MD On-site 9mo ago Pay not posted [Vitol](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vitol) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/56f6ec9bb0533d32) Houston, TX On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Sitreps](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sitreps) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Mission Engagement Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/05dd92dbb4a39b34) Minneapolis, MN 2w ago $165,000–$185,000 [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 [Sitreps](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sitreps) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Mission Strategist, Unmanned Maritime Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6b9f5c3cb82edd57) Norfolk, VA On-site 2w ago $165,000–$185,000 [Sitreps](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sitreps) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Senior Forward Deployed Strategist, Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a286130f619ca1d4) Washington, DC · San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago $147,000–$185,000 [Canonical](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/canonical) Integrates and configures it ### [Cloud Field Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/be9c027961b4c533) US Remote 27mo ago Pay not posted [BJAK](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bjak) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Backend Engineer, AI Internal Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0aebb61a79dd2221) US Remote 13d ago Pay not posted [The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/the-michael-j-fox-foundation-for-parkinson-s-research) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior AI Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/06e9f2dd8b8dfd33) US · city not listed 5w ago $150,000–$170,000 [Simpson Thacher & Bartlett](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/simpson-thacher-bartlett) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b6baf55b3e41696e) New York, NY Hybrid 5w ago $175,000–$200,000 [Hudson River Trading](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hudson-river-trading) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Applied AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e2579b39ed9e8cd1) New York, NY 5w ago $200,000–$300,000 [BJAK](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bjak) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Full Stack Engineer, AI Internal Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ded6ad6d23ebac1c) US Remote 13d ago Pay not posted [Vitol](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vitol) Builds for teams inside the company ### [GenAI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4c357ee88efba928) Houston, TX 6w ago Pay not posted [TLDR](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tldr) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Software Engineer, Applied AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1d5258b38ff3b08c) US Remote 7w ago $298,000–$358,000 [The Job Sauce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/the-job-sauce) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Product Builder, Vault - Alt](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9f564709fd6ff51b) US Remote 3mo ago $200,000–$250,000 [BJAK](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bjak) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Lead Engineer, AI Internal Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6331ba1cdf30b6eb) US · city not listed Hybrid 13d ago Pay not posted [Simpson Thacher & Bartlett](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/simpson-thacher-bartlett) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/872d73bbc699ee75) New York, NY Hybrid 4mo ago $180,000–$210,000 [DRW](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/drw) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Software Engineer - Cumberland/Options Front Office Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1758c0a8b0d3009b) Chicago, IL 7mo ago $175,000–$225,000 23 of 43 build what the customer runs. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3FcompanyStage%3Dbootstrapped%26level%3Dsenior%26management%3Dic&placement=alert) New senior fde and deployment jobs for individual contributors at bootstrapped companies 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 and deployment jobs for individual contributors at bootstrapped companies pay? 21 of 43 postings state a pay range. The median is $195,000, and half of them sit between $175,000 and $225,000, from 14 companies. ### How much experience do senior FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at bootstrapped companies require? Of 43 postings, 19 state a minimum number of years, from 12 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 9 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (9) or under 3 years (1). ### Which companies are hiring for senior FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at bootstrapped companies? These 43 postings come from 24 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Wyetech](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/wyetech) (7), [DRW](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/drw) (4), [Sitreps](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sitreps) (4), [BJAK](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bjak) (3) and [CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cgs-federal-contact-government-services) (3). ### Are senior FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at bootstrapped companies remote? 8 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 7 are hybrid and 16 are on-site. The remaining 12 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 8 of the 43 postings. Counted over the 43 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. 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