> 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 involving pre-sales Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=early&stage=presales&page=2 123 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs at early-stage companies involving pre-sales, from 97 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $165,000 to $218,000. **123** postings · **97** companies · 73 state pay: median **$185,000**, half $165,000–$218,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [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 [Judgment Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/judgment-labs) ### [Member of Technical Staff, Deployment Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4e63c57607c88bc3) San Francisco, CA On-site 2w 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 [Variance](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/variance) ### [Software Engineer, Agent](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5a38ffba49062e2d) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Helios](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/helios) ### [Applied Intelligence Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5981309e6f071152) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago $165,000–$225,000 [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 [Causal Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/causal-labs) ### [Member of Technical Staff — Product Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1543d6fa6ceed9eb) San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago Pay not posted [Latent Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/latent-labs) ### [Member of Technical Staff, Applied AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/683e152542e3c7e1) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 8mo ago Pay not posted [Sapien](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sapien) ### [Customer Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c4efa27350a08c1f) New York, NY On-site 9mo ago $175,000–$250,000 [Oumi](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/oumi) ### [Senior Field ML Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5580bbfedf9711f9) San Francisco, CA · Bellevue, WA · +1 more Hybrid 11mo ago Pay not posted [Eudia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eudia) ### [Member of Technical Staff](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/01a82ae1893d794f) Palo Alto, CA 14mo ago $180,000–$210,000 [Thread AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thread-ai) ### [Applied AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e482392c6a3ac014) New York, NY On-site 15mo ago $145,000–$200,000 [Ritual](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ritual) ### [Growth Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/392092b0f5ad5547) US Remote 31mo ago Pay not posted [Newcode](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/newcode) Leads the deployment team ### [Head of Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ade0d9c816a13d9b) Chicago, IL Hybrid New · 4d ago Pay not posted [Safety Radar](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/safety-radar) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer | AI Implementation & Customer Success](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7b4c7df0f7872579) Denver, CO · Tulsa, OK Hybrid 13d ago $95,000–$125,000 [Cyvl](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cyvl) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7f8ad900049af0f4) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA On-site 5w ago $120,000–$195,000 [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 [Nevis](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nevis) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b83ab4910defd022) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [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 [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 [TrueFoundry](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/truefoundry) Proves it works before the sale ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - GTM](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e3b8689e2e966d02) New York, NY Hybrid 3mo ago Pay not posted [Eudia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eudia) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Eudia for Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/16a20fbf5fdf4a3f) Washington, DC Remote 3mo ago $160,000–$200,000 [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 [Stuut](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/stuut) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/efff157140579548) New York, NY On-site 6mo ago $150,000–$240,000 [Crew (CrewAI)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/crew-crewai) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - (East coast based)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/81e779528c33b4d2) US Remote 6mo ago Pay not posted [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 [Tribe AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tribe-ai) Leads the deployment team ### [Forward Deployed AI Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4efd89487638a0dd) US Remote 9mo ago Pay not posted [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 [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 [Nilus](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nilus) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) (NYC or Remote)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3ceb3b9c9ce49752) New York, NY Remote 13d ago Pay not posted [Chalk](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/chalk) Leads the deployment team ### [Director, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/47c6797aead04cf6) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago $300,000–$350,000 [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 [Preql](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/preql) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Infrastructure and Deployment](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/24a344afd2901f2a) US Remote 2mo ago Pay not posted [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 [Ema](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ema) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Builder](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/423ebe78dc247909) New York, NY Hybrid 3mo ago Pay not posted [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 [Waniwani](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/waniwani) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2461ce18bece87ad) US Remote 3mo ago Pay not posted [Eudia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eudia) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Lawyer - Eudia for Government ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f2ecddafb13c4145) Washington, DC On-site 4mo ago $180,000–$190,000 54 of 123 build what the customer runs. [Compare pay across US FDE roles →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary) ## Frequently asked questions ### What do FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies involving pre-sales pay? 73 of 123 postings state a pay range. The median is $185,000, and half of them sit between $165,000 and $218,000, from 53 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies involving pre-sales require? Of 123 postings, 69 state a minimum number of years, from 58 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 47 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (17), 6 to 9 years (4) or 10 or more years (1). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies involving pre-sales? These 123 postings come from 97 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Realm](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/realm) (5), [Chalk](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/chalk) (4), [Eudia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eudia) (4), [Thread AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thread-ai) (4) and [GovSignals](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/govsignals) (3). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies involving pre-sales remote? 34 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 27 are hybrid and 54 are on-site. The remaining 8 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 58 of the 123 postings. Counted over the 123 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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