> 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=4

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 8, 2026

[Sleuth Insights](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sleuth-insights)

### [Senior Software / Data Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8680836a0da5ee33)

San Francisco, CA · Los Angeles, CA Hybrid 2w ago

$170,000–$210,000

[Uare.ai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/uare-ai)

### [Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Government (IL5)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/873b413fb92b5e7e)

San Francisco, CA · Los Altos, CA On-site 2w ago

$200,000–$260,000

[Titan](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/titan)

### [Software Engineer - Applied AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d60dbdf9f047bc4f)

San Francisco, CA · New York, NY On-site 3w ago

$180,000–$480,000

[Clarium](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/clarium)

### [Data Integration Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/33e7578031639112)

US Remote 5w ago

$130,000–$150,000

[Brain Co.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/brain-co)

### [Machine Learning Engineer, Applied AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9ff6a38b2556c3f6)

New York, NY 5w ago

$190,000–$325,000

[Andesite](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/andesite)

### [Senior Software Engineer - Full Stack (TS Clearance)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/975a7d2cfa216c7e)

US Remote 5w ago

$180,000–$240,000

[Restate](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/restate)

### [Solutions Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3938e6cdddbf8014)

US Remote 5w ago

$220,000–$260,000

[Obin AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/obin-ai)

### [Senior AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/021284ea6a3ed76e)

New York, NY 1mo ago

$200,000–$280,000

[Pangram Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pangram-labs)

### [Software Engineer - Customer Solutions](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d573e50d121dc1bf)

New York, NY On-site 1mo ago

$120,000–$150,000

[LMArena](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lmarena)

### [Applied AI Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e7c8d205bebb130c)

US · city not listed On-site 1mo ago

$150,000–$250,000

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

### [Member of Technical Staff, Cloud Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ec956d3e06abdc40)

San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago

$175,000–$240,000

[Obin AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/obin-ai)

### [Staff AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a94d9d4c2fdbd4e9)

New York, NY 1mo ago

$240,000–$300,000

[AZX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/azx)

### [Senior ML Engineer (Client Solutions)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6e5b32530967f267)

US Remote 2mo ago

$140,000–$230,000

[SF Tensor](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sf-tensor)

### [Member of Technical Staff, Post-Training & Applied Research](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/790e35ccae399fab)

San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago

$275,000–$315,000

[Helios](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/helios)

### [Applied Intelligence Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5981309e6f071152)

New York, NY On-site 2mo ago

$165,000–$225,000

[Paradigm](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/paradigm)

### [Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d3cfd9fa982cc067)

San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago

$180,000–$280,000

[HavocAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/havocai)

### [Field Software Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b6617d82b06e86d3)

US Remote 2mo ago

$150,000–$175,000

[Ambral](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ambral)

### [Member of Technical Staff (New Grad)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/69c5253c0fb82d6b)

New York, NY On-site 2mo ago

$140,000–$175,000

[Fabric](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fabric)

### [Technical Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c03bb9c39bd753f4)

US Remote 2mo ago

$140,000–$170,000

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

### [Applied AI, Engineer & Creator](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/65c558c08c970234)

New York, NY On-site 3mo ago

$240,000–$320,000 · OTE

[Wafer](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/wafer)

### [Member of Technical Staff](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7cacb3e166260f2d)

San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago

$250,000–$250,000

[Obin AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/obin-ai)

### [Principal Solution Architect (Multi-Cloud, Data & Agentic AI)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d9fe8130277fa32a)

New York, NY 4mo ago

$220,000–$300,000

[Brain Co.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/brain-co)

### [AI Product Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/21ebb17e94f72ced)

New York, NY 4mo ago

$180,000–$325,000

[Rhoda AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rhoda-ai)

### [Research Member of Technical Staff- Applied Research](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7a271421ade75153)

Mountain View, CA 5mo ago

$200,000–$300,000

[Salient](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salient)

### [Software Engineer, Product](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1f6f4f1ea14eb94f)

San Francisco, CA On-site 6mo ago

$140,000–$200,000

[Artian AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/artian-ai)

### [Software Engineer - Solutions](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/25d3d5712250fc8e)

New York, NY On-site 6mo ago

$125,000–$150,000

[General Robotics](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/general-robotics)

### [Robotics Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3fff92fe270d1557)

Redmond, WA 7mo ago

$155,000–$205,000

[Flip](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/flip)

### [Staff Software Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0462b41550eec93d)

Marina Del Rey, CA · Williamsburg, NY On-site 8mo ago

$200,000–$400,000

[LMArena](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lmarena)

### [Product Solutions Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8b108d507d0ca7b9)

US · city not listed On-site 8mo ago

$150,000–$250,000

[Clarion](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/clarion)

### [Senior Software Engineer (Fullstack)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/412486fb61d902dd)

New York, NY On-site 8mo ago

$185,000–$225,000

[HavocAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/havocai)

### [Mission Software Engineer - San Diego ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9c87c9e0c4f0cc49)

San Diego, CA On-site 8mo ago

$150,000–$185,000

[Flip](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/flip)

### [Staff Software Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/53cf1a6fb6a947df)

Marina Del Rey, CA · Williamsburg, NY On-site 8mo ago

$200,000–$400,000

[Arya Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/arya-health)

### [Senior Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2d8a868110f1495b)

New York, NY On-site 8mo ago

$160,000–$200,000

[Obin AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/obin-ai)

### [Full-Stack Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ccaee4a81f6a91b5)

New York, NY 9mo ago

$170,000–$300,000

[Sapien](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sapien)

### [Customer Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c4efa27350a08c1f)

New York, NY On-site 9mo ago

$175,000–$250,000

[Modus](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/modus)

### [Member of Technical Staff](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a38bade6988c3a33)

New York, NY On-site 9mo ago

$150,000–$350,000

[Cartesia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cartesia)

### [Enterprise Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/18c1909e6d2fb8f0)

San Francisco, CA On-site 10mo ago

$180,000–$250,000

[Obin AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/obin-ai)

### [Agentic AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/616c98386b96972b)

New York, NY 9mo ago

$150,000–$180,000

[SpruceID](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spruceid)

### [Full-Stack Software Engineer – Remote](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/eaecef80f28d9b04)

US Remote 10mo ago

$120,000–$200,000

[Mithrl](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/mithrl)

### [Member of Technical Staff, Solutions](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/50bb73d71dec3142)

San Francisco, CA On-site 10mo ago

$180,000–$220,000

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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