> 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 Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=bootstrapped&work=hybrid 23 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs with hybrid work at bootstrapped companies, from 16 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $158,000 to $224,000. **23** postings · **16** companies · 17 state pay: median **$192,000**, half $158,000–$224,000 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 [Radiance Technologies](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/radiance-technologies) ### [Palantir Foundry Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/16665fc1517ee290) Springfield, VA Hybrid 4mo 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 [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 [Bain](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bain) ### [Lead, Engineering Excellence](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/22a12cc51fef0229) Atlanta, GA · Austin, TX · +8 more Hybrid 2mo ago $179,875–$203,925 [CoVar](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/covar) ### [Machine Learning Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/97fb651671bae68c) Mclean, VA Hybrid 8mo ago Pay not posted [Headstart AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/headstart-ai) ### [Staff Engineer, Applied AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/76a2f242cb8848a1) New York, NY Hybrid 9mo ago $265,000–$265,000 [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 [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 [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 [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 [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 11 of 23 build what the customer runs. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3FcompanyStage%3Dbootstrapped%26work%3Dhybrid&placement=alert) New fde and deployment jobs with hybrid work at bootstrapped companies 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 pay? 17 of 23 postings state a pay range. The median is $192,000, and half of them sit between $158,000 and $224,000, from 10 companies. ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs with hybrid work at bootstrapped companies? These 23 postings come from 16 companies. The employers with the most postings are [PressW](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pressw) (3), [Bain](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bain) (2), [Headstart AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/headstart-ai) (2), [SCAN](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scan) (2) and [Simpson Thacher & Bartlett](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/simpson-thacher-bartlett) (2). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs with hybrid work at bootstrapped companies remote? 0 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 23 are hybrid. Travel is mentioned in 5 of the 23 postings. Counted over the 23 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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