> 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. # Staff-level FDE and deployment jobs at bootstrapped companies Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=bootstrapped&level=staff 11 staff-level forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs at bootstrapped companies, from 9 employers. **11** postings · **9** companies Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Vizient](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vizient) ### [Lead Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a763f86949ce779a) Chicago, IL · Irving, TX · +1 more 5w ago $117,600–$206,000 [PVM](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pvm) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b7c5f24c5bf59d7a) Huntsville, AL On-site 5mo ago Pay not posted [CliftonLarsonAllen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cliftonlarsonallen) ### [Lead Palantir Application Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d09af06dfff497d2) Dallas, TX · Tempe, AZ · +23 more 2mo ago Pay not posted [CompassX Group](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/compassx-group) ### [Solution Architect - GenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/133ba7b7d03d87d8) Irvine, CA Hybrid 5mo ago Pay not posted [Headstart AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/headstart-ai) ### [Staff Engineer, Applied AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/76a2f242cb8848a1) New York, NY Hybrid 9mo ago $265,000–$265,000 [Cadre AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cadre-ai) Leads the deployment team ### [Staff Forward Deployed AI Engineer | San Diego, CA](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b144c00238ccf58c) San Diego, CA Hybrid 3mo ago $165,000–$200,000 [SCAN](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scan) Leads the deployment team ### [Director, Forward-Deployed AI Transformation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9d10e16d06c0c5bc) Long Beach, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $177,500–$256,880 [Sitreps](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sitreps) Integrates and configures it ### [Director Of Technical Operations ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/57b6f7800943ba3a) Washington, DC · Los Angeles, CA Hybrid 3mo ago $180,000–$220,000 [LettrLabs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lettrlabs) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff AI Product Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ec19b292670c5264) Los Angeles, CA Remote 9d ago $200,000–$250,000 [Headstart AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/headstart-ai) Leads the deployment team ### [Engineering Manager, Applied AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7fcca81372b018ea) New York, NY Hybrid 5w ago $285,000–$285,000 [SCAN](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scan) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Staff Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b5e27bd34408f446) Long Beach, CA Hybrid 3mo ago $106,200–$182,983 5 of 11 build what the customer runs. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3FcompanyStage%3Dbootstrapped%26level%3Dstaff&placement=alert) New staff-level fde and deployment jobs 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 ### Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE and deployment jobs at bootstrapped companies? These 11 postings come from 9 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Headstart AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/headstart-ai) (2), [SCAN](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scan) (2), [Cadre AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cadre-ai) (1), [CliftonLarsonAllen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cliftonlarsonallen) (1) and [CompassX Group](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/compassx-group) (1). Counted over the 11 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. 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