> 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 Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=bootstrapped&page=3 92 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs at bootstrapped companies, from 42 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $165,000 to $224,000. **92** postings · **42** companies · **52** with pay · median **$200,000** · middle half $165,000–$224,000 · read Nov 8, 2026 [BJAK](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bjak) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Lead Engineer, AI Internal Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6331ba1cdf30b6eb) US · city not listed Hybrid 2w ago Pay not posted [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 [Tower Research Capital](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tower-research-capital) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d936225bcd2dbf95) New York, NY 3mo ago $130,000–$170,000 [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 [TextNow](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/textnow) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Software Developer, AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/06e7768cfbe42f86) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 5mo ago $148,700–$298,800 [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 12mo ago $175,000–$225,000 [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 52 of these 92 jobs build what the customer runs. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3FcompanyStage%3Dbootstrapped%26page%3D3&placement=assist) [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3FcompanyStage%3Dbootstrapped%26page%3D3&placement=alert) Alerts for “FDE and deployment jobs at bootstrapped companies” go out once you have an account. [Compare pay across US FDE roles →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary) ## Frequently asked questions ### What do FDE and deployment jobs at bootstrapped companies pay? 52 of 92 postings state a pay range. The median is $200,000, and half of them sit between $165,000 and $224,000, from 24 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs at bootstrapped companies require? Of 92 postings, 42 state a minimum number of years, from 24 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 25 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (12), under 3 years (4) or 10 or more years (1). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs at bootstrapped companies? These 92 postings come from 42 companies. The employers with the most postings are [STR](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/str) (10), [CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cgs-federal-contact-government-services) (8), [Sitreps](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sitreps) (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 remote? 14 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 26 are hybrid and 28 are on-site. The remaining 24 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 30 of the 92 postings. Counted over the 92 postings in this search. 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