> 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 at bootstrapped companies serving external customers Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=bootstrapped&level=senior&recipient=external 44 senior forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs at bootstrapped companies serving external customers, from 21 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $175,000 to $208,000. **44** postings · **21** companies · 22 state pay: median **$205,000**, half $175,000–$208,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [PVM](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pvm) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6fd723b169f16726) Rosemead, CA On-site 2w ago Pay not posted [Column](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/column) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8708e316d3429f3b) San Francisco, CA On-site 4w ago $130,000–$250,000 [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 [Embedding VC](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/embedding-vc) ### [Solution Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5d7a4075a50418c3) Mountain View, CA Hybrid New · Today Pay not posted [STR](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/str) ### [Lead Mission Engineer - Full Stack (Secret Clearance Required)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/327ed3709e5c23cc) US Remote New · Yesterday $175,000–$240,000 [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 [STR](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/str) ### [Lead Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/56679558d2e6536f) Woburn, MA 2w ago $180,000–$230,000 [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 [STR](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/str) ### [Lead Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bf1ffbc0e223730e) Arlington, VA 2w ago $180,000–$230,000 [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 [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 [Particle41](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/particle41) ### [AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3ddbc0a39d5b34ab) US Remote 4mo ago From $800,000 [STR](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/str) ### [Lead Mission Engineer - Full Stack ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/473a8eb7a795e70f) Denver, CO · San Diego, CA · +2 more 6w ago $175,000–$240,000 [Rackner](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rackner) ### [Software/AI developer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5ef57c9c24ffb289) US Remote 5mo 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 [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 [STR](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/str) ### [Lead Mission Engineer - Full Stack ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c813a41fbd10f311) Arlington, VA 6w ago $175,000–$240,000 [CoVar](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/covar) ### [Machine Learning Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/97fb651671bae68c) Mclean, VA Hybrid 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/feb69b96d96e1ace) Oahu, HI On-site 8mo ago Pay not posted [STR](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/str) ### [Lead Mission Engineer - Full Stack ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/90dcc734e06f5170) San Diego, CA · Denver, CO · +2 more 6w ago $175,000–$240,000 [Commerce Architects](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/commerce-architects) ### [Senior Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/04ee8bec5fcd3c50) Spokane, WA Remote 13mo 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 [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 [STR](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/str) ### [Lead Mission Engineer - Full Stack ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/12f65f5427a6e8c2) Woburn, MA 6w ago $175,000–$240,000 [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 [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/e18e0125704d3ff9) Fort Meade, MD On-site 9mo 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 13d 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 13d ago $165,000–$185,000 [Sitreps](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sitreps) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Mission Strategist, Navy](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/31c0835d25642c66) San Diego, CA 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 [PVM](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pvm) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Echo/ Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ff7b38dbaf22df2a) Washington, DC On-site 5mo ago Pay not posted 34 of 44 build what the customer runs. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3FcompanyStage%3Dbootstrapped%26level%3Dsenior%26recipient%3Dexternal&placement=alert) New senior fde and deployment jobs at bootstrapped companies serving external customers 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 at bootstrapped companies serving external customers pay? 22 of 44 postings state a pay range. The median is $205,000, and half of them sit between $175,000 and $208,000, from 10 companies. ### How much experience do senior FDE and deployment jobs at bootstrapped companies serving external customers require? Of 44 postings, 23 state a minimum number of years, from 11 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 14 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (6) or under 3 years (3). ### Which companies are hiring for senior FDE and deployment jobs at bootstrapped companies serving external customers? These 44 postings come from 21 companies. The employers with the most postings are [STR](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/str) (7), [Wyetech](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/wyetech) (7), [Sitreps](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sitreps) (5), [CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cgs-federal-contact-government-services) (3) and [PVM](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pvm) (3). ### Are senior FDE and deployment jobs at bootstrapped companies serving external customers remote? 6 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 7 are hybrid and 21 are on-site. The remaining 10 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 18 of the 44 postings. Counted over the 44 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey. Employer postings · Responsibility levels reflect our reading of the work, not just the employer’s title. 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