> 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 involving proof of concept Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=early&management=ic&stage=poc 79 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for individual contributors at early-stage companies involving proof of concept, from 71 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $140,000 to $213,000. **79** postings · **71** companies · 49 state pay: median **$170,000**, half $140,000–$213,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Pramaana Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pramaana-labs) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f99fed3ab01cfc35) Palo Alto, CA On-site New · Yesterday 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 [Alpharun](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/alpharun) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8d79c46a563b1cd2) San Francisco, CA On-site 3w 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 [Method Security](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/method-security) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/20571348fcfcbc3f) New York, NY On-site 5w ago $140,000–$190,000 [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 [Rebuild](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rebuild) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/72439be7580fe6b4) New York, NY 7w ago $120,000–$150,000 [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 [Revin](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/revin) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2945f8ea2febf1bd) New York, NY Hybrid 2mo ago $120,000–$200,000 [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 [Halluminate](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/halluminate) ### [Member of Technical Staff - Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/eb88eb3f3b97061e) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago $215,000–$275,000 [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 [Tread](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tread) ### [AI-Native Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b6274401bfc0df20) San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago $120,000–$160,000 [F2](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/f2) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/aef3897e7127ffc9) New York, NY Hybrid 4mo ago $140,000–$200,000 [Quadrillion](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/quadrillion) ### [Member of Technical Staff, Forward-Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8ffe9f048f08a5d8) New York, NY On-site 4mo ago $175,000–$350,000 [Catena Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/catena-labs) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bbaf4febe6a13e09) US Remote 4mo ago Pay not posted [Neuroscale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/neuroscale-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/96062865293dcd19) Reston, VA On-site 5mo ago $125,000–$180,000 [Eagle](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eagle) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/071d3883589bb277) New York, NY On-site 5mo ago $150,000–$300,000 [Bobyard](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bobyard) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5e4b3736d20917a6) San Francisco, CA On-site 5mo ago $130,000–$165,000 [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 [Faros](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/faros) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/db18836cbb99a2a1) Redwood City, CA Hybrid 5mo ago $100,000–$150,000 [Growth Protocol](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/growth-protocol) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/414b8dec06b2f641) New York, NY Remote 6mo ago $150,000–$180,000 [Fundamental Research Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fundamental-research-labs) ### [Forward Deployed - Data Scientist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/67c1f601f0bf4579) US Remote 6mo ago Pay not posted [Tread](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tread) ### [AI Native Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f256c0f863a41725) Remote, OR Hybrid 6mo ago $120,000–$160,000 [Coral](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/coral) ### [Senior Engineer - Forward Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9e2beb065e955fcb) New York, NY On-site 7mo ago Pay not posted [Synthio Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/synthio-labs) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Tech](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7fb4974455ba6a30) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY 8mo ago Pay not posted [Fundamental Research Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fundamental-research-labs) ### [Forward Deployed Full-Stack Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/28e138e2d079ca3f) US Remote 9mo ago Pay not posted [Roe AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/roe-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b26d84c0bb8db523) San Mateo, CA Hybrid 10mo ago $100,000–$120,000 [Carnot AI, Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/carnot-ai-inc) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f142b9cdcc272a11) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 10mo ago $120,000–$160,000 [Eliza](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eliza) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/62fc257345bfe00f) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY 16mo ago Pay not posted [Chalk](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/chalk) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/691d370903875671) New York, NY On-site 49mo ago $170,000–$280,000 [GripFusion](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gripfusion) ### [Forward-deployed Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b73577b94cd8839c) Ann Arbor, MI On-site 13d ago $110,000–$145,000 [Fundamental Research Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fundamental-research-labs) ### [Forward Deployed Data Scientist - Oil & Gas, Houston](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/099ad65296105598) Houston, TX Hybrid 2mo ago Pay not posted [Elorian](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/elorian) ### [Software Engineer - Applications](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0686c28278c3efd2) Palo Alto, CA On-site New · 5d ago $250,000–$400,000 [Neo.Tax](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/neo-tax) ### [Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b0d8ad66629a1f15) Palo Alto, CA Remote 7d ago $170,000–$190,000 [Thread AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thread-ai) ### [Senior Applied AI Engineer, Federal](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b563fb09ace6b66b) New York, NY 9d ago $180,000–$230,000 [Friday Harbor](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/friday-harbor) ### [Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2dbcfc10986543c2) US Remote 10d ago $135,000–$165,000 [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 13d ago $170,000–$210,000 [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 [Midstream Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/midstream-health) ### [Member of Technical Staff](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/569df5f76eede51b) San Francisco, CA On-site 4w ago Pay not posted 55 of 79 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%3Dpoc&placement=alert) New fde and deployment jobs for individual contributors at early-stage companies involving proof of concept 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 involving proof of concept pay? 49 of 79 postings state a pay range. The median is $170,000, and half of them sit between $140,000 and $213,000, from 45 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at early-stage companies involving proof of concept require? Of 79 postings, 41 state a minimum number of years, from 35 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 27 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (12), 6 to 9 years (1) or 10 or more years (1). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at early-stage companies involving proof of concept? These 79 postings come from 71 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Fundamental Research Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fundamental-research-labs) (3), [Adelphi](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/adelphi) (2), [August](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/august) (2), [Edra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/edra) (2) and [H Company](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/h-company) (2). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at early-stage companies involving proof of concept remote? 16 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 16 are hybrid and 42 are on-site. The remaining 5 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 30 of the 79 postings. Counted over the 79 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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