> 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 Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=early&page=5 449 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs at early-stage companies, from 284 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $163,000 to $225,000. **449** postings · **284** companies · **262** with pay · median **$190,000** · middle half $163,000–$225,000 · read Nov 8, 2026 [Eliza](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eliza) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f5d9dd7aa0343d25) Austin, TX Hybrid Since 2025 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 Since 2025 $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 Since 2025 $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 Since 2022 $170,000–$280,000 [Eliza](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eliza) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/62fc257345bfe00f) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Since 2025 Pay not posted [Endeavor](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/endeavor) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, 2027 Graduate](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7f397ed18f7caf8f) Chicago, IL On-site New · 4d ago $140,000–$140,000 [Bask Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bask-health) ### [Forward-Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8e46afc287de1a06) US Remote 9d 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 2w ago $110,000–$145,000 [Nuvo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nuvo) ### [New Grad Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f029e21a15d4f806) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY 2mo ago Pay not posted [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 [TrueFoundry](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/truefoundry) ### [ Senior AI/ML Engineer — LLM & Agent Stack (Customer Facing)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8d01f7153b561e2b) New York, NY Hybrid New · 2d 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 · 4d 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 · 6d ago $200,000–$240,000 [Elorian](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/elorian) ### [Software Engineer - Applications](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0686c28278c3efd2) Palo Alto, CA On-site 8d ago $250,000–$400,000 [Axle Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/axle-health) ### [Senior Software Engineer, Integrations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b6b7f3cfed515e2b) Santa Monica, CA On-site 9d 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 9d 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 10d 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 12d ago $180,000–$230,000 [Friday Harbor](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/friday-harbor) ### [Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2dbcfc10986543c2) US Remote 12d 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 2w 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 2w 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 2w 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 2w ago Pay not posted [Midstream Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/midstream-health) ### [Member of Technical Staff](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/569df5f76eede51b) San Francisco, CA On-site 4w ago Pay not posted [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 1mo 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 1mo 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 6w 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 1mo ago $240,000–$300,000 278 of these 449 jobs build what the customer runs. - 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[Compare pay across US FDE roles →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary) ## Frequently asked questions ### What do FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies pay? 262 of 449 postings state a pay range. The median is $190,000, and half of them sit between $163,000 and $225,000, from 174 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies require? Of 449 postings, 227 state a minimum number of years, from 158 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 129 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (71), 6 to 9 years (24) or 10 or more years (3). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies? These 449 postings come from 284 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Fundamental Research Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fundamental-research-labs) (6), [H Company](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/h-company) (6), [SpruceID](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spruceid) (6), [Obin AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/obin-ai) (5) and [Realm](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/realm) (5). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies remote? 86 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 83 are hybrid and 228 are on-site. The remaining 52 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 177 of the 449 postings. Counted over the 449 postings in this search. 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