> 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 proof of concept Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=early&stage=poc&page=4 140 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs at early-stage companies involving proof of concept, from 113 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $158,000 to $220,000. **140** postings · **113** companies · 87 state pay: median **$180,000**, half $158,000–$220,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [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 [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 [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 [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 [Standard Template Labs (STLabs)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/standard-template-labs-stlabs) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/00f172290eaf0d86) New York, NY On-site New · 2d ago $120,000–$160,000 [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 [Axle](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/axle) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Lead Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f1a1b1dbed425317) New York, NY On-site 4mo ago $190,000–$240,000 [August](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/august) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [AI Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6833631848861e2f) New York, NY On-site 5mo ago $100,000–$160,000 [Waniwani](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/waniwani) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Founding Deployment Strategist @ Waniwani](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dc5bf7b8250641a5) New York, NY 6mo ago Pay not posted [Nuvo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nuvo) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/90f33510f658297c) New York, NY 9mo ago $160,000–$220,000 [Axle](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/axle) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Senior Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1b61799977c4b0a1) New York, NY On-site 4mo ago $160,000–$200,000 [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 [Gallatin AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gallatin-ai) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Applied AI Engineer, Internal Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3e731cdb1a040ac4) El Segundo, CA On-site 5w ago $80,000–$210,000 [Impiricus](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/impiricus) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Solutions Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e5e876b1fc7064bb) Atlanta, GA · New York, NY Remote 6w ago $165,000–$210,000 [Interface AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/interface-ai) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Applied AI Engineer, Business Automation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/414ef0024c84432a) San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago $220,000–$260,000 [Arca](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/arca) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Member of Technical Staff, Product Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/185aaefe53da4f95) New York, NY On-site 4mo ago $200,000–$300,000 [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 11mo ago $250,000–$350,000 [Impiricus](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/impiricus) Proves it works before the sale ### [Product Solutions Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9fb3adfa1c242b58) New York, NY · Atlanta, GA Remote 2mo ago $170,000–$210,000 [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 16mo ago Pay not posted 84 of 140 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 proof of concept pay? 87 of 140 postings state a pay range. The median is $180,000, and half of them sit between $158,000 and $220,000, from 70 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies involving proof of concept require? Of 140 postings, 72 state a minimum number of years, from 56 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 45 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (20), 6 to 9 years (5) or 10 or more years (2). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies involving proof of concept? These 140 postings come from 113 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Realm](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/realm) (5), [Chalk](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/chalk) (4), [Fundamental Research Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fundamental-research-labs) (4), [Thread AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thread-ai) (3) and [TrueFoundry](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/truefoundry) (3). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies involving proof of concept remote? 36 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 28 are hybrid and 68 are on-site. The remaining 8 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 60 of the 140 postings. Counted over the 140 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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