> 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 on-site at early-stage companies Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=early&work=onsite&page=2 229 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs on-site at early-stage companies, from 157 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $165,000 to $231,000. **229** postings · **157** companies · 151 state pay: median **$200,000**, half $165,000–$231,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Temper](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/temper) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dc8bc5569b200e32) San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago Pay not posted [Endeavor](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/endeavor) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Early Career](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/752543f4fa7aef23) Chicago, IL On-site 4mo ago $120,000–$140,000 [Amigo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amigo) ### [Staff Forward Deployed Engineer [NYC or SF]](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/24ad8746113a6cca) New York, NY On-site 4mo ago $240,000–$300,000 [Edison Scientific](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/edison-scientific) ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d999f8040fbafe9a) San Francisco, CA On-site 4mo ago $200,000–$300,000 [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 [Rune Technologies](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rune-technologies) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bddbcbbe4ac91eed) Honolulu, HI On-site 4mo ago $190,000–$210,000 [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 [Giga](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/giga) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer I/II](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a8c1bc68a76e5ecc) San Francisco, CA On-site 4mo ago $100,000–$190,000 [Tenex Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tenex-labs) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8a9b7cbc95de504c) New York, NY On-site 5mo ago $224,000–$394,000 [Periodic Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/periodic-labs) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Physics & Simulation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f51097ef995e7154) Menlo Park, CA On-site 5mo ago $250,000–$350,000 [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 [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 [Emanate](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/emanate) ### [Founding Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b5874413025548cf) San Francisco, CA On-site 5mo ago Pay not posted [Claim Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/claim-health) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f86dfd5f76e8d416) New York, NY On-site 5mo ago Pay not posted [Sieve](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sieve) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Physical AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c01d9e4502e1f4bf) San Francisco, CA On-site 5mo ago $150,000–$350,000 [Istari Digital](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/istari-digital) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8b3f45aa90f3efb3) Dayton, OH On-site 5mo ago Pay not posted [Risely AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/risely-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/26541051b96604cb) San Francisco, CA On-site 5mo ago $120,000–$180,000 [Ciridae](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ciridae) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/78d5c76b362dd187) San Francisco, CA On-site 6mo ago Pay not posted [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 [Credal.ai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/credal-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2949996701bc198f) Brooklyn, NY On-site 6mo ago $140,000–$220,000 [Prior Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/prior-labs) ### [ML Engineer, Forward Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c777cfaedc96ff10) New York, NY On-site 6mo ago Pay not posted [Rowspace](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rowspace) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a3eea0a9a7cf5440) New York, NY On-site 6mo ago $150,000–$275,000 [Sphere](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sphere) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1a5ab4958d57cacb) San Francisco, CA On-site 6mo ago $200,000–$260,000 [Context](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/context) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/62bcc95380e1ffcc) San Francisco, CA On-site 6mo ago Pay not posted [Rune Technologies](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rune-technologies) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/df8545f829bbcc4c) Austin, TX On-site 6mo ago $190,000–$210,000 [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 [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 [The Better Money Company](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/the-better-money-company) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2bcb2e4ef4a0a6f2) New York, NY On-site 7mo ago Pay not posted [Phoebe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/phoebe) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/45c545bcd1fec46d) New York, NY On-site 8mo ago Pay not posted [Rowspace](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rowspace) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1802bf55e51c3165) San Francisco, CA On-site 8mo ago $150,000–$275,000 [Clarion](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/clarion) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/518778ab88c2b41c) New York, NY On-site 8mo ago $150,000–$200,000 [Scaled Cognition](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scaled-cognition) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/de081d160e018d3a) Mountain View, CA On-site 9mo ago Pay not posted [Poetic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/poetic) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/27199df9c93f0a8e) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY On-site 9mo ago $160,000–$275,000 [Kepler](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/kepler) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/33504fa4d2e3b510) New York, NY On-site 9mo ago $200,000–$280,000 [Auctor](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/auctor) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ff51afc438245f01) New York, NY On-site 10mo ago $175,000–$290,000 [Krew](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/krew) ### [Member of Technical Staff (Forward Deployed)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/365c1b5c9703a343) San Francisco, CA On-site 11mo ago $150,000–$250,000 [Confido](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/confido) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fd91b50632dba490) New York, NY On-site 12mo ago $200,000–$270,000 [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–$300,000 137 of 229 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 on-site at early-stage companies pay? 151 of 229 postings state a pay range. The median is $200,000, and half of them sit between $165,000 and $231,000, from 103 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs on-site at early-stage companies require? Of 229 postings, 104 state a minimum number of years, from 80 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 52 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (42), 6 to 9 years (9) or 10 or more years (1). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs on-site at early-stage companies? These 229 postings come from 157 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Chalk](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/chalk) (4), [Ciridae](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ciridae) (4), [Endeavor](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/endeavor) (4), [Field AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/field-ai) (4) and [Rowspace](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rowspace) (4). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs on-site at early-stage companies remote? 0 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 229 are on-site. Travel is mentioned in 73 of the 229 postings. Counted over the 229 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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