> 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 with ongoing operations Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=early&management=ic&stage=operations 232 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for individual contributors at early-stage companies with ongoing operations, from 177 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $155,000 to $219,000. **232** postings · **177** companies · 136 state pay: median **$185,000**, half $155,000–$219,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Generalist AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/generalist-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dfe338dad6dac3cb) Somerville, MA On-site New · Yesterday $150,000–$200,000 [Joyful Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/joyful-health) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/22795913cd1c6605) New York, NY Hybrid New · 2d ago $150,000–$275,000 [Trase Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/trase-systems) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/15bd77cd9f0f35f4) Seattle, WA · Mclean, VA Remote New · 2d ago $150,000–$240,000 [Aurelian](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/aurelian) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4261eb924e4d3dcb) Seattle, WA On-site New · 3d ago $100,000–$120,000 [Generalist AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/generalist-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f13c7e99d08d7c7e) San Mateo, CA On-site New · Yesterday $150,000–$200,000 [H Company](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/h-company) ### [Founding Forward Deployed Engineer - US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e2fc21f78f9a6a01) Austin, TX · New York, NY Hybrid 9d ago Pay not posted [Simple AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/simple-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/048b7691c8a2aa85) San Francisco, CA On-site 13d ago $120,000–$200,000 [Sola](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sola) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d327c27ab9bc28d6) New York, NY On-site 13d ago $120,000–$200,000 [Titan](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/titan) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Managed AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/715dbfa9069ee13e) US Remote 13d ago $150,000–$200,000 [Uare.ai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/uare-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (U.S. Government / IL5)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b4730e997dcec701) San Francisco, CA · Los Altos, CA On-site 2w ago $130,000–$170,000 [Prime Intellect](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/prime-intellect) ### [Applied Researcher - Forward-Deployed RL](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0ed15e783d00992e) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Remote 2w ago $150,000–$300,000 [Nango](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nango) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (Founding)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/928f53873deb8071) US Remote 3w ago $120,000–$200,000 [Perfect Venue](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/perfect-venue) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/06b7cbfa8e3707d4) San Francisco, CA On-site 3w ago $110,000–$140,000 [FriendliAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/friendliai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - AI Inference](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2b8a281a5eedea88) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 4w ago Pay not posted [Rune Technologies](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rune-technologies) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/02ddbd5a959d2529) Seattle, WA On-site 4w ago $190,000–$210,000 [Medeloop](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/medeloop) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/731a29fd03376be6) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA 4w ago Pay not posted [Maxinsights](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/maxinsights) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fea1f5b4abebab82) Santa Clara, CA On-site 5w ago Pay not posted [Silkline](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/silkline) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0b66251f9fb73a9b) Seattle, WA · Chicago, IL 6w ago $150,000–$225,000 [Sim](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sim) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f40e24220cfe7740) San Francisco, CA On-site 6w ago $190,000–$250,000 [Kalepa](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/kalepa) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Kalepa for IT](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/82b8f7f0699c42d2) New York, NY 6w ago $213,000–$314,000 [Groq](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/groq) ### [Sr./Staff Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/16d9ba28146fcaf4) Dallas, TX · San Francisco, CA · +1 more Remote 6w ago $270,400–$401,600 [Cogent Security, Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cogent-security-inc) ### [Forward Deployed Agent Engineer, Early Career](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/217fa0644954ceb5) New York, NY Hybrid 7w ago $100,000–$160,000 [AZX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/azx) ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer (Senior)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/236f7a913003e604) US Remote 7w ago $140,000–$230,000 [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 [Revin](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/revin) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2945f8ea2febf1bd) New York, NY Hybrid 1mo ago $120,000–$200,000 [Cogent Security, Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cogent-security-inc) ### [Forward Deployed Agent Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8b2ffedbcbde8090) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 7w ago $100,000–$300,000 [Superblocks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/superblocks) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/50caaaffd3f99933) New York, NY · US remote Remote 2mo ago Pay not posted [Alex](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/alex) ### [Forward-Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/75f6dd075ad25a46) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago $120,000–$180,000 [H Company](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/h-company) ### [Founding Forward Deployed Engineer - US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0fe4112f3d62e9d4) San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX · +1 more Hybrid 2mo ago Pay not posted [Condor Software](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/condor-software) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (BioPharma/Lifescience)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4bebf701823663ea) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2mo ago Pay not posted [Strix](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/strix) ### [Forward-Deployed Security Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/97911d9a42244ce4) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Ironsite](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ironsite) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c561d7f1cc1bb1d2) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago $100,000–$160,000 [August](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/august) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a8294291597368a7) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago $140,000–$240,000 [H Company](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/h-company) ### [Founding Forward Deployed Engineer - US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/de0ff307c6d67d9b) San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX · +1 more Hybrid 2mo ago Pay not posted [ClaimSorted](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/claimsorted) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4f032a5ccd9f6fca) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago $130,000–$230,000 [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) ### [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 [Voltai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/voltai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7e0de1aebd783a58) San Francisco, CA · Atherton, CA · +1 more Hybrid 3mo ago Pay not posted [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–$300,000 157 of 232 build what the customer runs. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3FcompanyStage%3Dearly%26management%3Dic%26stage%3Doperations&placement=alert) New fde and deployment jobs for individual contributors at early-stage companies with ongoing operations 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 FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at early-stage companies with ongoing operations pay? 136 of 232 postings state a pay range. The median is $185,000, and half of them sit between $155,000 and $219,000, from 103 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at early-stage companies with ongoing operations require? Of 232 postings, 120 state a minimum number of years, from 98 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 69 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (42), 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 with ongoing operations? These 232 postings come from 177 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Voltai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/voltai) (5), [Fundamental Research Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fundamental-research-labs) (4), [H Company](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/h-company) (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 with ongoing operations remote? 45 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 38 are hybrid and 123 are on-site. The remaining 26 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 83 of the 232 postings. Counted over the 232 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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