> 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 jobs · Early (pre-seed–Series A)

Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=early&disclosed=1&page=2

262 forward deployed engineer jobs and related deployment roles from 174 employers. Compare posted pay, locations and work arrangements, then read the employer’s posting.

Nextmove is a job board and free career service for forward deployed engineers (FDEs).

**262** postings · **174** companies · median **$190,000** · middle half $163,000–$225,000 · read Nov 6, 2026

[Halluminate](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/halluminate)

### [Member of Technical Staff - Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/eb88eb3f3b97061e)

San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago

$215,000–$275,000

[Fulcrum](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fulcrum)

### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/93c0e9cb9ecf62ba)

San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago

$140,000–$300,000

[Layer Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/layer-health)

### [Forward Deployed Data Scientist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c536d4e22f6f3560)

Boston, MA · New York, NY Hybrid 2mo ago

$150,000–$180,000

[Tenex Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tenex-labs)

### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e858c81838a0c9d9)

New York, NY On-site 2mo ago

$224,000–$394,000 · OTE

[Take2 AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/take2-ai)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e0949ce27e16bca8)

New York, NY Hybrid 3mo ago

$150,000–$200,000

[Translucent](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/translucent)

### [Forward Deployed Insights Engineer (Applied AI)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a456e5837eff597c)

New York, NY Hybrid 3mo ago

$180,000–$230,000

[Smallstep](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/smallstep)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/aedbb63ccf765de4)

San Francisco, CA Remote 3mo ago

$185,000–$230,000

[Tenex Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tenex-labs)

### [Associate Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bd355956f959daa7)

New York, NY On-site 2mo ago

$224,000–$394,000 · OTE

[ZoomLogi](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/zoomlogi)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/de7be575ac756d49)

Chicago, IL · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 3mo ago

$150,000–$200,000

[Realm](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/realm)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Chicago](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/026c2bf8e15d9b23)

Chicago, IL Remote 3mo ago

$115,000–$200,000

[Amigo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amigo)

### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer [NYC or SF]](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cb56ee3948417bae)

New York, NY On-site 3mo ago

$200,000–$260,000

[Basic Capital](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/basic-capital)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/42b9f2267bbf8fac)

New York, NY On-site 3mo ago

$180,000–$210,000

[Edra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/edra)

### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer (New York)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b8ccbd40023e39b3)

New York, NY On-site 3mo ago

$200,000–$300,000

[Tread](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tread)

### [AI-Native Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b6274401bfc0df20)

San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago

$120,000–$160,000

[Endeavor](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/endeavor)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Early Career](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/752543f4fa7aef23)

Chicago, IL On-site 4mo ago

$120,000–$140,000

[Amigo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amigo)

### [Staff Forward Deployed Engineer [NYC or SF]](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/24ad8746113a6cca)

New York, NY On-site 4mo ago

$240,000–$300,000

[F2](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/f2)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/aef3897e7127ffc9)

New York, NY Hybrid 4mo ago

$140,000–$200,000

[Edison Scientific](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/edison-scientific)

### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d999f8040fbafe9a)

San Francisco, CA On-site 4mo ago

$200,000–$300,000

[Quadrillion](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/quadrillion)

### [Member of Technical Staff, Forward-Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8ffe9f048f08a5d8)

New York, NY On-site 4mo ago

$175,000–$350,000

[Rune Technologies](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rune-technologies)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bddbcbbe4ac91eed)

Honolulu, HI On-site 4mo ago

$190,000–$210,000

[Traversal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/traversal)

### [AI Engineer - Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a2b64acf2b49f19c)

New York, NY On-site 4mo ago

$200,000–$275,000

[Rerun](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rerun)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ef2cb86b176e12ff)

US Remote 4mo ago

$175,000–$300,000

[Giga](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/giga)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer I/II](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a8c1bc68a76e5ecc)

San Francisco, CA On-site 4mo ago

$100,000–$190,000

[ZoomLogi](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/zoomlogi)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7df80409b98e8caa)

San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL Hybrid 5mo ago

$150,000–$200,000

[Tenex Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tenex-labs)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8a9b7cbc95de504c)

New York, NY On-site 5mo ago

$224,000–$394,000

[Periodic Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/periodic-labs)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Physics & Simulation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f51097ef995e7154)

Menlo Park, CA On-site 5mo ago

$250,000–$350,000

[Neuroscale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/neuroscale-ai)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/96062865293dcd19)

Reston, VA On-site 5mo ago

$125,000–$180,000

[Eagle](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eagle)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/071d3883589bb277)

New York, NY On-site 5mo ago

$150,000–$300,000

[Bobyard](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bobyard)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5e4b3736d20917a6)

San Francisco, CA On-site 5mo ago

$130,000–$165,000

[Titan Banking AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/titan-banking-ai)

### [Principal Forward Deployed Engineer – Applied AI Focus ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/edd2854b6730862a)

US Remote 5mo ago

$180,000–$250,000

[Meticulous](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/meticulous)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer, San Francisco](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5cca5c0200ba0098)

San Francisco, CA On-site 5mo ago

$200,000–$400,000

[Faros](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/faros)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/db18836cbb99a2a1)

Redwood City, CA Hybrid 5mo ago

$100,000–$150,000

[Sieve](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sieve)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Physical AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c01d9e4502e1f4bf)

San Francisco, CA On-site 5mo ago

$150,000–$350,000

[Titan Banking AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/titan-banking-ai)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer – Applied AI Focus](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/45bfe7a4691c2221)

US Remote 5mo ago

$140,000–$200,000

[Risely AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/risely-ai)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/26541051b96604cb)

San Francisco, CA On-site 6mo ago

$120,000–$180,000

[Growth Protocol](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/growth-protocol)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/414b8dec06b2f641)

New York, NY Remote 6mo ago

$150,000–$180,000

[DatologyAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/datologyai)

### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer (Post-Sales)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4564fd55dfb82f47)

San Mateo, CA Hybrid 6mo ago

$230,000–$300,000

[Titan Banking AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/titan-banking-ai)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer – Product Focus](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/70d1d05df819706c)

US Remote 5mo ago

$140,000–$200,000

[Credal.ai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/credal-ai)

### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2949996701bc198f)

Brooklyn, NY On-site 6mo ago

$140,000–$220,000

[Tessera Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tessera-labs)

### [Forward-Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/478f6651d1af72b7)

New York, NY · San Francisco, CA Remote 6mo ago

$180,000–$233,000

169 of these 262 jobs build what the customer runs.

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## Frequently asked questions

### What do FDE jobs pay?

262 of 262 postings state a pay range. The median is $190,000, and half of them sit between $163,000 and $225,000, from 174 companies.

### How much experience do FDE jobs require?

Of 262 postings, 129 state a minimum number of years, from 98 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 73 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (43), 6 to 9 years (10) or 10 or more years (3).

### Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?

These 262 postings come from 174 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Obin AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/obin-ai) (5), [Realm](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/realm) (5), [Brain Co.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/brain-co) (4), [Chalk](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/chalk) (4) and [Endeavor](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/endeavor) (4).

### Are FDE jobs remote?

42 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 36 are hybrid and 151 are on-site. The remaining 33 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 98 of the 262 postings.

Counted over the 262 postings in this search.

Employer postings · [How we read postings](https://nextmove.md/fde/method)

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