> 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 at early-stage companies Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=early&page=12 449 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs at early-stage companies, from 284 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $163,000 to $225,000. **449** postings · **284** companies · **262** with pay · median **$190,000** · middle half $163,000–$225,000 · read Nov 8, 2026 [Periodic Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/periodic-labs) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Product Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f58ee38e240df145) Menlo Park, CA On-site 12mo ago $250,000–$350,000 [Mariana Minerals](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/mariana-minerals) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Full Stack Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f969b0acf6a0944b) San Francisco, CA On-site Since 2025 $150,000–$220,000 [Benbase](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/benbase) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Founding Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dffac1336553e352) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · US remote Remote Since 2025 Pay not posted [Uncountable](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/uncountable) Leads the deployment team ### [Engineering Manager, Implementations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ed3c833f051d9258) New York, NY Since 2025 $130,000–$150,000 [Mosaic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/mosaic) Keeps customers running after launch ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f63bddc7aa08c0ac) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Superblocks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/superblocks) Keeps customers running after launch ### [AI Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ebcf605b1d4f329c) US Remote 2mo ago Pay not posted [Amigo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amigo) Keeps customers running after launch ### [AI Deployment Strategist [NYC]](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/099efcca6089d3d6) New York, NY On-site 3mo ago $150,000–$200,000 [Lassie](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lassie) Keeps customers running after launch ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/569f8d4b6159f92e) San Francisco, CA On-site 5mo ago $170,000–$210,000 [Credal.ai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/credal-ai) Keeps customers running after launch ### [Founding GTM Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1dcfb91678525c5d) Brooklyn, NY On-site Since 2025 $120,000–$150,000 278 of these 449 jobs build what the customer runs. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3FcompanyStage%3Dearly%26page%3D12&placement=assist) [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3FcompanyStage%3Dearly%26page%3D12&placement=alert) Alerts for “FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies” go out once you have an account. [Compare pay across US FDE roles →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary) ## Frequently asked questions ### What do FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies pay? 262 of 449 postings state a pay range. The median is $190,000, and half of them sit between $163,000 and $225,000, from 174 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies require? Of 449 postings, 227 state a minimum number of years, from 158 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 129 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (71), 6 to 9 years (24) or 10 or more years (3). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies? These 449 postings come from 284 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Fundamental Research Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fundamental-research-labs) (6), [H Company](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/h-company) (6), [SpruceID](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spruceid) (6), [Obin AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/obin-ai) (5) and [Realm](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/realm) (5). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies remote? 86 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 83 are hybrid and 228 are on-site. The remaining 52 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 177 of the 449 postings. Counted over the 449 postings in this search. 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