> 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. # FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at bootstrapped companies involving proof of concept Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=bootstrapped&management=ic&stage=poc 26 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for individual contributors at bootstrapped companies involving proof of concept, from 14 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $171,000 to $200,000. **26** postings · **14** companies · 14 state pay: median **$198,000**, half $171,000–$200,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Sitreps](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sitreps) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/15c784651bcda714) US Remote 2w ago $110,000–$180,000 [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 [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 [Research Innovations](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/research-innovations) ### [DoW SkillBridge Forward Deployed Engineer Intern](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5b7127ddbaa69dd7) US · city not listed Hybrid 3w ago Pay not posted [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 [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 [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 [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/7b36a38fa51b4bc6) Laurel, MD On-site 2mo 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 [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 [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 [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 ### [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 [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 [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 [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 [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 [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 [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/f93bccc1da79e132) New York, NY 7mo ago $175,000–$225,000 [DRW](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/drw) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Software Engineer - Cumberland/FICCO Front Office Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fa7a4a1da8701965) Greenwich, CT 7mo ago $175,000–$225,000 [DRW](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/drw) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Software Engineer, Cumberland/Options Tools Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/26111f18bfb6aca9) New York, NY 11mo ago $175,000–$225,000 15 of 26 build what the customer runs. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3FcompanyStage%3Dbootstrapped%26management%3Dic%26stage%3Dpoc&placement=alert) New fde and deployment jobs for individual contributors at bootstrapped companies involving proof of concept 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 FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at bootstrapped companies involving proof of concept pay? 14 of 26 postings state a pay range. The median is $198,000, and half of them sit between $171,000 and $200,000, from 9 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at bootstrapped companies involving proof of concept require? Of 26 postings, 13 state a minimum number of years, from 8 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 7 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (5) or under 3 years (1). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at bootstrapped companies involving proof of concept? These 26 postings come from 14 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Wyetech](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/wyetech) (6), [DRW](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/drw) (4), [Sitreps](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sitreps) (3), [Rackner](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rackner) (2) and [Vitol](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vitol) (2). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at bootstrapped companies involving proof of concept remote? 3 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 3 are hybrid and 10 are on-site. The remaining 10 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 6 of the 26 postings. Counted over the 26 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey. 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