> 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 involving proof of concept serving external customers Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=bootstrapped&recipient=external&stage=poc 25 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs at bootstrapped companies involving proof of concept serving external customers, from 10 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $168,000 to $208,000. **25** postings · **10** companies · 14 state pay: median **$196,000**, half $168,000–$208,000 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 [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 [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 [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 [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 [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 [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 [Rackner](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rackner) ### [Software/AI developer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5ef57c9c24ffb289) US Remote 5mo 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 [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 [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 [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 [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 [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 [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 [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 [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 [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 [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 21 of 25 build what the customer runs. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3FcompanyStage%3Dbootstrapped%26recipient%3Dexternal%26stage%3Dpoc&placement=alert) New fde and deployment jobs at bootstrapped companies involving proof of concept serving external customers 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 at bootstrapped companies involving proof of concept serving external customers pay? 14 of 25 postings state a pay range. The median is $196,000, and half of them sit between $168,000 and $208,000, from 6 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs at bootstrapped companies involving proof of concept serving external customers require? Of 25 postings, 16 state a minimum number of years, from 7 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 11 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (3), under 3 years (1) or 10 or more years (1). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs at bootstrapped companies involving proof of concept serving external customers? These 25 postings come from 10 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Wyetech](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/wyetech) (6), [Sitreps](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sitreps) (5), [STR](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/str) (5), [PVM](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pvm) (2) and [Rackner](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rackner) (2). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs at bootstrapped companies involving proof of concept serving external customers remote? 3 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 3 are hybrid and 12 are on-site. The remaining 7 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 14 of the 25 postings. Counted over the 25 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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