> 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 with ongoing operations Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=early&stage=operations&page=4 346 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs at early-stage companies with ongoing operations, from 238 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $160,000 to $222,000. **346** postings · **238** companies · 202 state pay: median **$185,000**, half $160,000–$222,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Pulse](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pulse) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/90635a8118ec8c9c) San Francisco, CA On-site 15mo ago $140,000–$200,000 [SpruceID](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spruceid) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4e50ef812df3112a) US Remote 11mo ago $150,000–$175,000 [Sea12](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sea12) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/86ad7ff2419f915a) New York, NY On-site 16mo ago Pay not posted [Giga](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/giga) ### [Senior / Staff Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6294269c419cf48f) San Francisco, CA On-site 16mo ago $180,000–$400,000 [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 [Chalk](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/chalk) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/691d370903875671) New York, NY On-site 49mo ago $170,000–$280,000 [Bask Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bask-health) ### [Forward-Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8e46afc287de1a06) US Remote New · 6d ago Pay not posted [GripFusion](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gripfusion) ### [Forward-deployed Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b73577b94cd8839c) Ann Arbor, MI On-site 13d ago $110,000–$145,000 [Fundamental Research Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fundamental-research-labs) ### [Forward Deployed Data Scientist - Oil & Gas, Houston](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/099ad65296105598) Houston, TX Hybrid 2mo ago Pay not posted [Phylo, Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/phylo-inc) ### [Member of Technical Staff - Forward Deployed Scientist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/03585b42d1ef8a14) South San Francisco, CA On-site 4mo ago $170,000–$275,000 [Interface](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/interface) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e625ff66a4c06b83) San Francisco, CA On-site 10mo ago Pay not posted [ChipAgents](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/chipagents) ### [Software Engineer, ML for EDA](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5b4582d6cf8deb16) San Jose, CA On-site New · 2d ago $150,000–$350,000 [Traba](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/traba) ### [Senior Software Engineer (AI Agents)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/38341ca6668dcc65) New York, NY New · 4d ago $200,000–$240,000 [Axle Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/axle-health) ### [Senior Software Engineer, Integrations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b6b7f3cfed515e2b) Santa Monica, CA On-site 7d ago $170,000–$200,000 [Trase Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/trase-systems) ### [Senior/Staff Full Stack Software Engineer, Federal](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7ed8dedeb53c35c2) Seattle, WA · Mclean, VA Remote 7d ago $180,000–$240,000 [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 [Friday Harbor](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/friday-harbor) ### [Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2dbcfc10986543c2) US Remote 10d ago $135,000–$165,000 [Sleuth Insights](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sleuth-insights) ### [Senior Software / Data Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8680836a0da5ee33) San Francisco, CA · Los Angeles, CA Hybrid 13d ago $170,000–$210,000 [Quvia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/quvia) ### [Principal Operations Research Scientist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a21b18fc1038759d) Washington, DC Remote 13d ago Pay not posted [Destro AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/destro-ai) ### [Robotics Software Engineer - Field Deployment & Support](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cda51988bba4cfbd) Savannah, GA 13d ago Pay not posted [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 [Uare.ai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/uare-ai) ### [Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Government (IL5)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/873b413fb92b5e7e) San Francisco, CA · Los Altos, CA On-site 2w ago $200,000–$260,000 [Titan](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/titan) ### [Software Engineer - Applied AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d60dbdf9f047bc4f) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY On-site 3w ago $180,000–$480,000 [Destro AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/destro-ai) ### [Robotics Software Engineer - Field Deployment & Support](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/42967df7691bfe95) Sumner, WA 13d ago Pay not posted [Pulley](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pulley) ### [AI Operations Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e641d7edbdd4483a) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 4w ago $150,000–$190,000 [Clarium](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/clarium) ### [Data Integration Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/33e7578031639112) US Remote 5w ago $130,000–$150,000 [Brain Co.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/brain-co) ### [Machine Learning Engineer, Applied AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9ff6a38b2556c3f6) New York, NY 5w ago $190,000–$325,000 [Andesite](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/andesite) ### [Senior Software Engineer - Full Stack (TS Clearance)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/975a7d2cfa216c7e) US Remote 5w ago $180,000–$240,000 [Restate](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/restate) ### [Solutions Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3938e6cdddbf8014) US Remote 5w ago $220,000–$260,000 [Blank Metal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/blank-metal) ### [Senior Full Stack Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6865bb4b25a41da1) Minneapolis, MN Hybrid 5w ago Pay not posted [Spherecast](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spherecast) ### [Senior Backend Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/da3fb47619992801) New York, NY 6w ago Pay not posted [Obin AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/obin-ai) ### [Senior AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/021284ea6a3ed76e) New York, NY 7w ago $200,000–$280,000 [Pangram Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pangram-labs) ### [Software Engineer - Customer Solutions](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d573e50d121dc1bf) New York, NY On-site 7w ago $120,000–$150,000 [Blank Metal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/blank-metal) ### [Senior AI Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0be391b976eb011a) Minneapolis, MN Hybrid 5w ago Pay not posted [LMArena](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lmarena) ### [Applied AI Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e7c8d205bebb130c) US · city not listed On-site 1mo ago $150,000–$250,000 [Obin AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/obin-ai) ### [Staff AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a94d9d4c2fdbd4e9) New York, NY 7w ago $240,000–$300,000 [Altara](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/altara) ### [Software Engineer, Infrastructure](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9ca39e8fc4b3f006) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Edison Scientific](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/edison-scientific) ### [Member of Technical Staff, Cloud Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ec956d3e06abdc40) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago $175,000–$240,000 [AZX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/azx) ### [Senior ML Engineer (Client Solutions)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6e5b32530967f267) US Remote 2mo ago $140,000–$230,000 215 of 346 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 with ongoing operations pay? 202 of 346 postings state a pay range. The median is $185,000, and half of them sit between $160,000 and $222,000, from 140 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies with ongoing operations require? Of 346 postings, 186 state a minimum number of years, from 138 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 104 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (57), 6 to 9 years (22) or 10 or more years (3). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies with ongoing operations? These 346 postings come from 238 companies. The employers with the most postings are [SpruceID](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spruceid) (6), [Fundamental Research Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fundamental-research-labs) (5), [Realm](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/realm) (5), [Voltai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/voltai) (5) and [Brain Co.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/brain-co) (4). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies with ongoing operations remote? 73 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 59 are hybrid and 177 are on-site. The remaining 37 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 140 of the 346 postings. Counted over the 346 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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