> 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=3 123 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 [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 [OneSchema](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/oneschema) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed PM](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8f7dd7c70a2985e0) San Francisco, CA On-site 5mo ago Pay not posted [Eudia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eudia) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Lawyer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a95836073a3ac3c6) Palo Alto, CA 6mo ago $190,000–$220,000 [Cara](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cara) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Broker](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/917c6e87d81b04bf) New York, NY Remote 6mo 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/32d820f2cb811407) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 5mo ago From $180,000 [Tribe AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tribe-ai) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/26a8e984ef178e1a) US Remote 9mo ago $200,000–$300,000 [Rox](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rox) Keeps customers running after launch ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/566545628220ec53) San Francisco, CA On-site 13mo ago Pay not posted [Orchard Robotics](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/orchard-robotics) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Robotics Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/99e90c246ae36568) San Francisco, CA Remote 17mo ago $135,000–$175,000 [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 [Farsight](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/farsight) Integrates and configures it ### [Professional Services Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/36cd5213735b1aea) New York, NY Hybrid 4w ago $170,000–$200,000 [H Company](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/h-company) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist - US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/505c60db81fbe5f6) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 more Hybrid 4w ago Pay not posted [Istari Digital](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/istari-digital) Integrates and configures it ### [Infrastructure Engineer - Deployment Team](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/20628aeeb45c6f00) US Remote 2mo ago Pay not posted [TrueFoundry](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/truefoundry) Integrates and configures it ### [Senior Customer Success Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/068b4a769a885a1a) San Mateo, CA Hybrid 3mo ago Pay not posted [Alpharun](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/alpharun) Integrates and configures it ### [Applied AI Solutions Engineer (Sales & Solution)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/999eb98a266693cc) San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago Pay not posted [Interface AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/interface-ai) Integrates and configures it ### [Solutions Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c0df03cc5428a253) San Francisco, CA On-site 4mo ago Pay not posted [Edra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/edra) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [AI Strategist (New York)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2951c94d466b9d27) New York, NY On-site 4mo ago $175,000–$250,000 [Faction](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/faction) Integrates and configures it ### [Product & Deployments](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a4fb975e452bd8c7) New York, NY On-site 5mo ago Pay not posted [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 [Rowspace](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rowspace) Integrates and configures it ### [Infrastructure Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0eb5657d2a817576) New York, NY On-site 6mo ago $150,000–$300,000 [Credal.ai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/credal-ai) Integrates and configures it ### [Customer Deployment Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/53fff08bd856ffd3) Brooklyn, NY On-site 6mo ago $120,000–$160,000 [Thread AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thread-ai) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Federal Deployment Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/976be882d7fe7d76) New York, NY On-site 7mo ago $150,000–$230,000 [Gradient Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gradient-labs) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Lead Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ee730dc91e1c3256) New York, NY Hybrid 7mo ago $200,000–$250,000 [Strala](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/strala) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/df0b9a05f4090d83) San Francisco, CA On-site 8mo ago Pay not posted [Rowspace](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rowspace) Integrates and configures it ### [Infrastructure Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f375d30ff10301c3) San Francisco, CA On-site 9mo ago $150,000–$300,000 [Thread AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thread-ai) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Applied AI Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f103ee75843b6409) New York, NY On-site 11mo ago $145,000–$200,000 [Zingtree](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/zingtree) Integrates and configures it ### [Senior SaaS Solutions Architect (Post Sales Implementation)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6baea6d6c0153d6a) US Remote 17mo ago Pay not posted [GovSignals](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/govsignals) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Senior Federal Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5bfa0204a859ac40) New York, NY Hybrid 4w ago $140,000–$200,000 [Auctor](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/auctor) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a261fb2e096567b6) New York, NY On-site 6w ago $130,000–$230,000 [Fundamental Research Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fundamental-research-labs) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [AI Deployment Strategist - Houston ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1fb082404755c964) Houston, TX On-site 7w ago Pay not posted [Lupa](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lupa) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9013e4e824d2dfa2) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [GovSignals](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/govsignals) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Senior Federal Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b12521324312a352) Washington, DC Hybrid 4w ago $140,000–$200,000 [Specter](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/specter) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Founding Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fe471c2ff9f9593f) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [H Company](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/h-company) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist - US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f3a8d02dc926fb61) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 more Hybrid 5mo ago Pay not posted [Nevis](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nevis) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist, Enterprise](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e9d84c5ad8b52253) New York, NY On-site 8mo ago Pay not posted [GovSignals](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/govsignals) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Senior Federal Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f2793444c2b0d8df) San Antonio, TX Hybrid 4w ago $140,000–$200,000 [Method Security](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/method-security) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a400f143f9dd35de) New York, NY 11mo ago Pay not posted [Vooma](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vooma) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4c6c26232e5adc8a) San Francisco, CA On-site 19mo ago $150,000–$180,000 [Turbopuffer](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/turbopuffer) Leads the deployment team ### [head of deployed engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2acf28c1212964da) US · city not listed 2w ago Pay not posted [Scout AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scout-ai) Leads the deployment team ### [GTM Customer Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d07a2a79ab832de6) US Remote 4w ago $150,000–$180,000 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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