> 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. # Mid-level FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=early&level=mid 19 mid-level forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs at early-stage companies, from 18 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $141,000 to $174,000. **19** postings · **18** companies · 14 state pay: median **$156,000**, half $141,000–$174,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Published October 25, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Standard Template Labs (STLabs)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/standard-template-labs-stlabs) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/aa3e9bae77b0a301) New York, NY On-site 1mo ago $140,000–$200,000 [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 [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 [Coverbase](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/coverbase) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f6661ba42fb9ecb0) US Remote 9mo ago $110,000–$160,000 [Pangram Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pangram-labs) ### [Software Engineer - Customer Solutions](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d573e50d121dc1bf) New York, NY On-site 7w ago $120,000–$150,000 [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 [Adelphi](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/adelphi) ### [Machine Learning Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/256996cf2f7be6a4) Washington, DC Hybrid 3mo ago Pay not posted [Spear AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spear-ai) ### [Mission Data Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/42f4560f29486608) Washington, DC On-site 18mo ago Pay not posted [Eka Robotics](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eka-robotics) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Robotics Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c38e7c80ae26026d) Cambridge, MA On-site 4w ago Pay not posted [Greptile](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/greptile) Proves it works before the sale ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9ea315669e7fc622) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago $140,000–$220,000 [LiteLLM](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/litellm) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (New Grad)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/440f0d29bb30278d) US · city not listed 2mo ago $150,000–$210,000 [Synthio Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/synthio-labs) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Product](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5a324b59befbcd91) San Francisco, CA 8mo ago Pay not posted [Weave](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/weave) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c4911b154c91afe0) San Francisco, CA On-site 8mo ago $150,000–$200,000 [Orchard Robotics](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/orchard-robotics) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Robotics Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/99e90c246ae36568) San Francisco, CA Remote 17mo ago $135,000–$175,000 [August](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/august) Integrates and configures it ### [Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4add4f39f8f0faf7) New York, NY On-site 3w ago $100,000–$160,000 [Seasats](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/seasats) Integrates and configures it ### [Customer Software Application Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7bb4d5324bed0d63) San Diego, CA On-site 3mo ago $130,000–$180,000 [GovWell](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/govwell) Integrates and configures it ### [Data Solutions Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/932f6799885438e8) New York, NY Hybrid 4mo ago $130,000–$240,000 [Standard Template Labs (STLabs)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/standard-template-labs-stlabs) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/00f172290eaf0d86) New York, NY On-site New · 2d ago $120,000–$160,000 [Mosaic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/mosaic) Keeps customers running after launch ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f63bddc7aa08c0ac) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted 8 of 19 build what the customer runs. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3FcompanyStage%3Dearly%26level%3Dmid&placement=alert) New mid-level fde and deployment jobs at early-stage 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 mid-level FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies pay? 14 of 19 postings state a pay range. The median is $156,000, and half of them sit between $141,000 and $174,000, from 13 companies. ### How much experience do mid-level FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies require? Of 19 postings, 12 state a minimum number of years, from 11 companies. The most common requirement is under 3 years, in 11 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (1). ### Which companies are hiring for mid-level FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies? These 19 postings come from 18 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Standard Template Labs (STLabs)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/standard-template-labs-stlabs) (2), [Adelphi](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/adelphi) (1), [Ambral](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ambral) (1), [August](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/august) (1) and [Coverbase](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/coverbase) (1). ### Are mid-level FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies remote? 3 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 2 are hybrid and 12 are on-site. The remaining 2 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 5 of the 19 postings. Counted over the 19 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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