> 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 at bootstrapped companies serving external customers Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=bootstrapped&recipient=external&page=2 62 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs at bootstrapped companies serving external customers, from 27 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $162,000 to $208,000. **62** postings · **27** companies · 29 state pay: median **$192,000**, half $162,000–$208,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [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/e18e0125704d3ff9) Fort Meade, MD On-site 9mo 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 [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 [CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cgs-federal-contact-government-services) ### [FSR Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5ff51573224e8a02) New York, NY On-site 8mo 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 [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 [PVM](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pvm) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/802b6ab51d0afed5) Arlington, VA Remote 2mo ago Pay not posted [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 ### [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 [PressW](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pressw) Integrates and configures it ### [Applied AI Engineer – MSP](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f0dc8d075d37a579) Austin, TX Hybrid 3mo ago $90,000–$145,000 [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 [CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cgs-federal-contact-government-services) Integrates and configures it ### [FSR Analyst](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f5d75a95b2349ca7) Colorado Springs, CO On-site 8mo ago Pay not posted [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 [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 [CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cgs-federal-contact-government-services) Integrates and configures it ### [FSR Analyst](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5129fb7bbf31cb53) Tampa, FL On-site 8mo ago Pay not posted [CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cgs-federal-contact-government-services) Integrates and configures it ### [FSR Analyst](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/00c7d53350cadce9) New York, NY On-site 8mo ago Pay not posted [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 [PVM](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pvm) Leads the deployment team ### [Echo/ Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2213e7800d0baa47) Huntsville, AL On-site 3mo ago Pay not posted 46 of 62 build what the customer runs. [Compare pay across US FDE roles →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary) ## Frequently asked questions ### What do FDE and deployment jobs at bootstrapped companies serving external customers pay? 29 of 62 postings state a pay range. The median is $192,000, and half of them sit between $162,000 and $208,000, from 13 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs at bootstrapped companies serving external customers require? Of 62 postings, 28 state a minimum number of years, from 15 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 16 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (7), under 3 years (4) or 10 or more years (1). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs at bootstrapped companies serving external customers? These 62 postings come from 27 companies. The employers with the most postings are [CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cgs-federal-contact-government-services) (8), [Sitreps](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sitreps) (7), [STR](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/str) (7), [Wyetech](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/wyetech) (7) and [PVM](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pvm) (6). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs at bootstrapped companies serving external customers remote? 9 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 14 are hybrid and 27 are on-site. The remaining 12 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 24 of the 62 postings. Counted over the 62 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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