> 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 with significant travel Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=early&management=lead&travelMin=25 22 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for technical leads at early-stage companies with significant travel, from 16 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $155,000 to $194,000. **22** postings · **16** companies · 16 state pay: median **$158,000**, half $155,000–$194,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Published October 16, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Medra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/medra) ### [Forward Deployed Robotics Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8d9b4f103b1afb83) San Francisco, CA On-site 9d ago $130,000–$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 [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 [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 [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 [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 [NODA AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/noda-ai) ### [Forward-Deployed Solution Engineer - International](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e5fdf8cde7a8eb3a) Austin, TX On-site 6mo ago Pay not posted [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 [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 [Vooma](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vooma) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/44c72be1f6bb6276) San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +2 more On-site 17mo ago $100,000–$200,000 [NODA AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/noda-ai) ### [Senior Solution Engineer / Solution Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9970f6dad2353aa4) Austin, TX Hybrid 6mo ago Pay not posted [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 [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 [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 [Chef Robotics](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/chef-robotics) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c90e03bbf2ef439a) San Francisco, CA 3mo ago $130,000–$180,000 [Fundamental Research Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fundamental-research-labs) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Solutions Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d8c294af2a6f4460) US Remote 6mo ago Pay not posted [Realm](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/realm) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c76e9ba19967307c) US Remote 3w ago $110,000–$185,000 [Nuvo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nuvo) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/90f33510f658297c) New York, NY 9mo ago $160,000–$220,000 12 of 22 build what the customer runs. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3FcompanyStage%3Dearly%26management%3Dlead%26travelMin%3D25&placement=alert) New fde and deployment jobs for technical leads at early-stage companies with significant travel 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 with significant travel pay? 16 of 22 postings state a pay range. The median is $158,000, and half of them sit between $155,000 and $194,000, from 11 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads at early-stage companies with significant travel require? Of 22 postings, 11 state a minimum number of years, from 8 companies. The most common requirement is under 3 years, in 7 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (4). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads at early-stage companies with significant travel? These 22 postings come from 16 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Realm](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/realm) (5), [NODA AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/noda-ai) (2), [Titan Banking AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/titan-banking-ai) (2), [Artisan](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/artisan) (1) and [Blank Metal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/blank-metal) (1). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads at early-stage companies with significant travel remote? 9 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 4 are hybrid and 6 are on-site. The remaining 3 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 22 of the 22 postings. Counted over the 22 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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