> 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. # Staff-level FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies serving external customers Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=early&level=staff&recipient=external 19 staff-level forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs at early-stage companies serving external customers, from 16 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $205,000 to $270,000. **19** postings · **16** companies · 13 state pay: median **$215,000**, half $205,000–$270,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Published October 25, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [SpruceID](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spruceid) ### [Staff Forward Deployed Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c02a7615ae059b6d) US Remote New · 3d ago Pay not posted [Supermove](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/supermove) ### [Founding Forward Deployed Engineer, AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d35e07e253edcc9a) US Remote 2w ago Pay not posted [Aerovy](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/aerovy) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (Founding)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5ed9b7623426bad3) Seattle, WA Hybrid 3w ago $150,000–$200,000 [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 [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 [SpruceID](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spruceid) ### [Principal Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/509559a2545bb60e) US Remote 11mo ago $200,000–$225,000 [Blank Metal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/blank-metal) ### [Senior AI Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0be391b976eb011a) Minneapolis, MN Hybrid 5w ago Pay not posted [Obin AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/obin-ai) ### [Staff AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a94d9d4c2fdbd4e9) New York, NY 7w ago $240,000–$300,000 [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 [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 [TrueFoundry](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/truefoundry) ### [Senior AI/ML Engineer — LLM & Agent Stack (Customer Facing)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/245ead0bc1b975e3) San Mateo, CA Hybrid 14mo ago Pay not posted [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 [Newcode](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/newcode) Leads the deployment team ### [Head of Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ade0d9c816a13d9b) Chicago, IL Hybrid New · 4d ago Pay not posted [Chalk](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/chalk) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b4e356b364ebc5fc) San Francisco, CA On-site 1mo ago $180,000–$250,000 [Chalk](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/chalk) Leads the deployment team ### [Director, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/47c6797aead04cf6) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago $300,000–$350,000 [Scout AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scout-ai) Leads the deployment team ### [GTM Customer Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d07a2a79ab832de6) US Remote 4w ago $150,000–$180,000 [Ironsite](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ironsite) Leads the deployment team ### [Head of Field Applications](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2b1a0715b67f2087) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago $200,000–$300,000 [webAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/webai) Leads the deployment team ### [Director of Applied AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/80efef3cae855049) Austin, TX Hybrid 5mo ago Pay not posted [Uncountable](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/uncountable) Leads the deployment team ### [Engineering Manager, Implementations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ed3c833f051d9258) New York, NY 17mo ago $130,000–$150,000 12 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%3Dstaff%26recipient%3Dexternal&placement=alert) New staff-level fde and deployment jobs at early-stage companies serving external customers 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 staff-level FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies serving external customers pay? 13 of 19 postings state a pay range. The median is $215,000, and half of them sit between $205,000 and $270,000, from 11 companies. ### How much experience do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies serving external customers require? Of 19 postings, 11 state a minimum number of years, from 11 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 6 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (4) or 10 or more years (1). ### Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies serving external customers? These 19 postings come from 16 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Chalk](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/chalk) (2), [Obin AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/obin-ai) (2), [SpruceID](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spruceid) (2), [Aerovy](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/aerovy) (1) and [Amigo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amigo) (1). ### Are staff-level FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies serving external customers remote? 5 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 5 are hybrid and 6 are on-site. The remaining 3 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 7 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. Employer postings · Responsibility levels reflect our reading of the work, not just the employer’s title. 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