> 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 for individual contributors at early-stage companies Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=early&management=ic&page=7 299 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for individual contributors at early-stage companies, from 214 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $160,000 to $225,000. **299** postings · **214** companies · 176 state pay: median **$190,000**, half $160,000–$225,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 [H Company](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/h-company) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist - US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/505c60db81fbe5f6) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 more Hybrid 4w ago Pay not posted [Silkline](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/silkline) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bde948d34a35bcff) Seattle, WA · Chicago, IL 6w ago $150,000–$225,000 [Motif](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/motif) Integrates and configures it ### [Solutions Engineer (NYC)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/88030503037ecb12) New York, NY On-site 6w ago Pay not posted [Istari Digital](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/istari-digital) Integrates and configures it ### [Infrastructure Engineer - Deployment Team](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/20628aeeb45c6f00) US Remote 2mo ago Pay not posted [H Company](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/h-company) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist - US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/164df6750dfc857c) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · +1 more Hybrid 4w ago Pay not posted [Deepline](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deepline) Integrates and configures it ### [Founding Customer Success Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1f3512226cab42cb) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago $140,000–$220,000 [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 [TrueFoundry](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/truefoundry) Integrates and configures it ### [Senior Customer Success Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/068b4a769a885a1a) San Mateo, CA Hybrid 3mo ago Pay not posted [Alpharun](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/alpharun) Integrates and configures it ### [Applied AI Solutions Engineer (Sales & Solution)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/999eb98a266693cc) San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago Pay not posted [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 [Edra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/edra) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [AI Strategist (New York)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2951c94d466b9d27) New York, NY On-site 4mo ago $175,000–$250,000 [Titan](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/titan) Integrates and configures it ### [Agent Product Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/35fa01470f323601) New York, NY On-site 4mo ago $180,000–$480,000 [Clarasight](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/clarasight) Integrates and configures it ### [Solutions Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ccf6e86e040c2929) US Remote 6mo ago Pay not posted [Rowspace](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rowspace) Integrates and configures it ### [Infrastructure Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0eb5657d2a817576) New York, NY On-site 6mo ago $150,000–$300,000 [Credal.ai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/credal-ai) Integrates and configures it ### [Customer Deployment Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/53fff08bd856ffd3) Brooklyn, NY On-site 6mo ago $120,000–$160,000 [Strala](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/strala) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/df0b9a05f4090d83) San Francisco, CA On-site 8mo ago Pay not posted [Mithrl](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/mithrl) Integrates and configures it ### [Member of Technical Staff, Platforms](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d758a2d910df3ff6) San Francisco, CA On-site 10mo ago $180,000–$220,000 [Rowspace](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rowspace) Integrates and configures it ### [Infrastructure Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f375d30ff10301c3) San Francisco, CA On-site 9mo ago $150,000–$300,000 [Turbopuffer](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/turbopuffer) Integrates and configures it ### [customer engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/655c6f436e57e1b6) US Remote 15mo ago Pay not posted [Zingtree](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/zingtree) Integrates and configures it ### [SaaS Solutions Architect (Post Sales Implementation)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f688bafbecde2b34) US Remote 17mo ago Pay not posted [Uncountable](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/uncountable) Integrates and configures it ### [ML Solution Consultant](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/06808586e24a4831) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA 17mo ago $110,000–$130,000 [Zingtree](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/zingtree) Integrates and configures it ### [Senior SaaS Solutions Architect (Post Sales Implementation)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6baea6d6c0153d6a) US Remote 17mo ago Pay not posted [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 [Fundamental Research Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fundamental-research-labs) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [AI Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c5af0ce73a2ed419) US Remote 2w ago Pay not posted [Auctor](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/auctor) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a261fb2e096567b6) New York, NY On-site 6w ago $130,000–$230,000 [Concourse](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/concourse) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [AI Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5a318e02bbfe8cce) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Lupa](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lupa) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9013e4e824d2dfa2) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Specter](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/specter) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Founding Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fe471c2ff9f9593f) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Fulcrum](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fulcrum) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [AI Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3b39f64b68bac2bf) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Endeavor](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/endeavor) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f8f52f3f7c8a63bd) Chicago, IL On-site 3mo ago $125,000–$225,000 [Emanate](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/emanate) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4ecbbd856813e7d7) San Francisco, CA On-site 4mo ago Pay not posted [H Company](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/h-company) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist - US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f3a8d02dc926fb61) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 more Hybrid 5mo ago Pay not posted [August](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/august) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [AI Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6833631848861e2f) New York, NY On-site 5mo ago $100,000–$160,000 [Waniwani](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/waniwani) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Founding Deployment Strategist @ Waniwani](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dc5bf7b8250641a5) New York, NY 6mo ago Pay not posted [Clarion](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/clarion) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3f74ff10533b3250) New York, NY On-site 6mo ago $140,000–$180,000 [Method Security](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/method-security) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a400f143f9dd35de) New York, NY 11mo ago Pay not posted [Sapien](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sapien) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a6c47957f1d535d0) New York, NY On-site 13mo ago $125,000–$200,000 [Vooma](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vooma) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4c6c26232e5adc8a) San Francisco, CA On-site 19mo ago $150,000–$180,000 [Applied Compute](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/applied-compute) Builds for teams inside the company ### [GTM AI Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4aed0be0305443e1) San Francisco, CA On-site 2w ago $160,000–$240,000 [Level](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/level) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Applied AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9215b5d9e175d868) Austin, TX On-site 3w ago Pay not posted 207 of 299 build what the customer runs. [Compare pay across US FDE roles →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary) ## Frequently asked questions ### What do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at early-stage companies pay? 176 of 299 postings state a pay range. The median is $190,000, and half of them sit between $160,000 and $225,000, from 131 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at early-stage companies require? Of 299 postings, 146 state a minimum number of years, from 114 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 85 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (52), 6 to 9 years (8) or 10 or more years (1). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at early-stage companies? These 299 postings come from 214 companies. The employers with the most postings are [H Company](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/h-company) (6), [Voltai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/voltai) (5), [Fundamental Research Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fundamental-research-labs) (4), [Rowspace](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rowspace) (4) and [Rune Technologies](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rune-technologies) (4). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at early-stage companies remote? 47 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 53 are hybrid and 162 are on-site. The remaining 37 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 106 of the 299 postings. Counted over the 299 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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