> 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 technical leads at early-stage companies involving proof of concept Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=early&management=lead&stage=poc 56 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for technical leads at early-stage companies involving proof of concept, from 47 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $174,000 to $215,000. **56** postings · **47** companies · 34 state pay: median **$195,000**, half $174,000–$215,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Clarasight](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/clarasight) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2111cdfde3fc14b6) US Remote New · 2d ago Pay not posted [Ascend](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ascend) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/31b6c47f72c5d05c) San Francisco, CA On-site 4w ago $170,000–$210,000 [Dryft](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/dryft) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/731b4e96e4cfa35f) San Francisco, CA On-site 4w ago Pay not posted [Guild.ai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/guild-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9d5934309cf265c1) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 6w ago $180,000–$300,000 [PointOne](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pointone) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/90cfa6d0b2030718) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago $140,000–$225,000 [Apollo Research](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/apollo-research) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (Product)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7394fd0a5648bf6e) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago $222,000–$290,000 [Blank Metal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/blank-metal) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3715751b9e2cf0bd) Minneapolis, MN Hybrid 2mo ago Pay not posted [Smallstep](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/smallstep) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/aedbb63ccf765de4) San Francisco, CA Remote 3mo ago $185,000–$230,000 [Realm](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/realm) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Chicago](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/026c2bf8e15d9b23) Chicago, IL Remote 3mo ago $115,000–$200,000 [Giga](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/giga) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/86dd57f27e6947b8) San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago Pay not posted [Ciroos](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ciroos) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c3fbcadf28b9943e) US Remote 4mo ago Pay not posted [Traversal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/traversal) ### [AI Engineer - Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a2b64acf2b49f19c) New York, NY On-site 4mo ago $200,000–$275,000 [Titan Banking AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/titan-banking-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer – Product Focus](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/70d1d05df819706c) US Remote 5mo ago $140,000–$200,000 [Meticulous](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/meticulous) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, San Francisco](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5cca5c0200ba0098) San Francisco, CA On-site 5mo ago $200,000–$400,000 [DatologyAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/datologyai) ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer (Post-Sales)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4564fd55dfb82f47) San Mateo, CA Hybrid 6mo ago $230,000–$300,000 [Tessera Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tessera-labs) ### [Forward-Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/478f6651d1af72b7) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA Remote 6mo ago $180,000–$233,000 [Valthos](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/valthos) ### [Member of Technical Staff - Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6e418fd55eefa7dc) New York, NY On-site 7mo ago Pay not posted [Sema4.ai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sema4-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - AI Agent Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e7f80586ba2ff833) Atlanta, GA Hybrid 10mo ago Pay not posted [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 [Arini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/arini) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/14092de3c283aff7) San Francisco, CA On-site 12mo ago $120,000–$300,000 [Eliza](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eliza) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f5d9dd7aa0343d25) Austin, TX Hybrid 16mo ago Pay not posted [Quvia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/quvia) ### [Principal Operations Research Scientist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a21b18fc1038759d) Washington, DC Remote 13d ago Pay not posted [Restate](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/restate) ### [Solutions Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3938e6cdddbf8014) US Remote 5w ago $220,000–$260,000 [Ultralytics](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ultralytics) ### [Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/85a1bd886c280432) New York, NY On-site 3mo ago Pay not posted [Lyzr](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lyzr) ### [Solutions Architect- North America](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/be313b9eb203124b) US Remote 7mo ago Pay not posted [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 [Chalk](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/chalk) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ccc6b4b3ef2cc865) New York, NY On-site 1mo ago $180,000–$250,000 [Hatz AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hatz-ai) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a35d235ec29df3b7) New York, NY Hybrid 2mo ago $90,000–$160,000 [Realm](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/realm) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Washington, D.C](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c3e27f2a204f7780) Washington, DC Remote 3mo ago $115,000–$200,000 [Speakeasy](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/speakeasy) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ae46d65995194b89) San Francisco, CA On-site 8mo ago $180,000–$230,000 [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 [DevRev](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/devrev) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8d78b7fd13b932d7) Austin, TX 18mo ago Pay not posted [Realm](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/realm) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - NYC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ec808ed3592c9a7d) New York, NY Remote 3mo ago $115,000–$200,000 [Realm](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/realm) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7f8bb26f4c7fefb6) US Remote 11mo ago $115,000–$200,000 [SpruceID](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spruceid) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d9fea13213f97756) US Remote 2w ago $150,000–$250,000 [Flint](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/flint) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/383b4fd54f7fee3f) San Francisco, CA On-site 2w 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 [Artisan](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/artisan) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed GTM Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7c7c695bb3843447) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY On-site 3mo ago $130,000–$180,000 [TrueFoundry](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/truefoundry) Proves it works before the sale ### [Forward Deployed Engineer GTM](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/24be4f894f4801ed) US · city not listed Hybrid 4mo ago Pay not posted [Arcade.dev](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/arcade-dev) Proves it works before the sale ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0f2a43575bfcb566) Austin, TX Hybrid 5mo ago From $180,000 26 of 56 build what the customer runs. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3FcompanyStage%3Dearly%26management%3Dlead%26stage%3Dpoc&placement=alert) New fde and deployment jobs for technical leads 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 technical leads at early-stage companies involving proof of concept pay? 34 of 56 postings state a pay range. The median is $195,000, and half of them sit between $174,000 and $215,000, from 26 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads at early-stage companies involving proof of concept require? Of 56 postings, 28 state a minimum number of years, from 23 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 16 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (8) or 6 to 9 years (4). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads at early-stage companies involving proof of concept? These 56 postings come from 47 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Realm](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/realm) (5), [Arcade.dev](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/arcade-dev) (2), [Axle](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/axle) (2), [Chalk](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/chalk) (2) and [SpruceID](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spruceid) (2). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads at early-stage companies involving proof of concept remote? 19 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 11 are hybrid and 23 are on-site. The remaining 3 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 28 of the 56 postings. Counted over the 56 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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