> 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 with hybrid work at bootstrapped companies with ongoing operations Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=bootstrapped&stage=operations&work=hybrid 18 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs with hybrid work at bootstrapped companies with ongoing operations, from 13 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $145,000 to $217,000. **18** postings · **13** companies · 13 state pay: median **$188,000**, half $145,000–$217,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Transformworks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/transformworks) ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/01bf224091b6acdf) New York, NY Hybrid 2mo ago $165,000–$350,000 [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 [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 [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 [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 [PressW](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pressw) ### [Applied AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/29869ee43c0bebca) Austin, TX Hybrid 6mo ago $90,000–$125,000 [CoVar](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/covar) ### [Machine Learning Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/97fb651671bae68c) Mclean, VA Hybrid 8mo ago Pay not posted [PressW](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pressw) ### [Senior Applied AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2901769085db5ae8) Austin, TX Hybrid 6mo ago $140,000–$175,000 [Cadre AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cadre-ai) Leads the deployment team ### [Staff Forward Deployed AI Engineer | San Diego, CA](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b144c00238ccf58c) San Diego, CA Hybrid 3mo ago $165,000–$200,000 [SCAN](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scan) Leads the deployment team ### [Director, Forward-Deployed AI Transformation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9d10e16d06c0c5bc) Long Beach, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $177,500–$256,880 [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 [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 [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 [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 13d ago Pay not posted [Headstart AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/headstart-ai) Leads the deployment team ### [Engineering Manager, Applied AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7fcca81372b018ea) New York, NY Hybrid 5w ago $285,000–$285,000 [Simpson Thacher & Bartlett](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/simpson-thacher-bartlett) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b6baf55b3e41696e) New York, NY Hybrid 5w ago $175,000–$200,000 [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 [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 8 of 18 build what the customer runs. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3FcompanyStage%3Dbootstrapped%26stage%3Doperations%26work%3Dhybrid&placement=alert) New fde and deployment jobs with hybrid work 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 with hybrid work at bootstrapped companies with ongoing operations pay? 13 of 18 postings state a pay range. The median is $188,000, and half of them sit between $145,000 and $217,000, from 8 companies. ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs with hybrid work at bootstrapped companies with ongoing operations? These 18 postings come from 13 companies. The employers with the most postings are [PressW](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pressw) (3), [SCAN](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scan) (2), [Simpson Thacher & Bartlett](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/simpson-thacher-bartlett) (2), [Transformworks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/transformworks) (2) and [Bain](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bain) (1). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs with hybrid work at bootstrapped companies with ongoing operations remote? 0 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 18 are hybrid. Travel is mentioned in 2 of the 18 postings. 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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