> 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 technical leads at bootstrapped companies with ongoing operations Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=bootstrapped&management=lead&stage=operations 18 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for technical leads at bootstrapped companies with ongoing operations, from 12 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $175,000 to $208,000. **18** postings · **12** companies · 13 state pay: median **$208,000**, 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 [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 [Freedom Technology Solutions Group](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/freedom-technology-solutions-group) ### [SI Engineer 800](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/64ff1660d7999ae9) Saint Louis, MO 2w 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 [STR](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/str) ### [Lead Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/56679558d2e6536f) Woburn, MA 2w ago $180,000–$230,000 [STR](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/str) ### [Lead Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bf1ffbc0e223730e) Arlington, VA 2w ago $180,000–$230,000 [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 [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 [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 [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 [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 13d ago $165,000–$185,000 [Column](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/column) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist (Travel Heavy)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3554fedbed1bae4c) San Francisco, CA On-site 3w ago $150,000–$275,000 [Transformworks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/transformworks) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [AI Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7aead1061220e04a) New York, NY Hybrid 2mo ago $150,000–$300,000 [Broadview Federal Credit Union](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/broadview-federal-credit-union) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7333b801f5f9e647) Albany, NY 13d ago $115,000–$150,000 [Vizient](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vizient) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Sr. AI Delivery & Operations Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/adcf874901565114) Edina, MN · Irving, TX · +1 more 2mo ago $102,400–$179,000 [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 12 of 18 build what the customer runs. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3FcompanyStage%3Dbootstrapped%26management%3Dlead%26stage%3Doperations&placement=alert) New fde and deployment jobs for technical leads at bootstrapped companies with ongoing operations 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 technical leads at bootstrapped companies with ongoing operations pay? 13 of 18 postings state a pay range. The median is $208,000, and half of them sit between $175,000 and $208,000, from 7 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads at bootstrapped companies with ongoing operations require? Of 18 postings, 12 state a minimum number of years, from 6 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 9 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (2) or 3 to 5 years (1). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads at bootstrapped companies with ongoing operations? These 18 postings come from 12 companies. The employers with the most postings are [STR](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/str) (7), [Broadview Federal Credit Union](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/broadview-federal-credit-union) (1), [CliftonLarsonAllen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cliftonlarsonallen) (1), [Column](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/column) (1) and [CompassX Group](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/compassx-group) (1). Counted over the 18 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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