> 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=5 346 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 [Variance](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/variance) ### [Software Engineer, Agent](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5a38ffba49062e2d) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Helios](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/helios) ### [Applied Intelligence Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5981309e6f071152) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago $165,000–$225,000 [Paradigm](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/paradigm) ### [Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d3cfd9fa982cc067) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago $180,000–$280,000 [HavocAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/havocai) ### [Field Software Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b6617d82b06e86d3) US Remote 2mo ago $150,000–$175,000 [Ambral](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ambral) ### [Member of Technical Staff (New Grad)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/69c5253c0fb82d6b) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago $140,000–$175,000 [Fabric](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fabric) ### [Technical Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c03bb9c39bd753f4) US Remote 2mo ago $140,000–$170,000 [Bayesian Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bayesian-health) ### [Software Engineer, Application Integration](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8ae31e0a332243c3) US Remote 2mo ago Pay not posted [Ciridae](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ciridae) ### [Full Stack Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/30c386db283fe27c) San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago Pay not posted [Voltai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/voltai) ### [Senior Software Engineer: Integrations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ef71848de0857b2d) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 3mo ago Pay not posted [Mia Labs, Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/mia-labs-inc) ### [Senior Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d58f02a787a71954) Austin, TX Hybrid 3mo ago Pay not posted [Bayesian Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bayesian-health) ### [Software Engineer, Data Integration](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bccb8f30b163f7c8) US Remote 2mo ago Pay not posted [Ultralytics](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ultralytics) ### [Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/85a1bd886c280432) New York, NY On-site 3mo ago Pay not posted [Voltai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/voltai) ### [Senior Software Engineer: Deployments](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/52537bab4fe3ef43) San Francisco, CA · Atherton, CA · +1 more Hybrid 3mo ago Pay not posted [Causal Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/causal-labs) ### [Member of Technical Staff — Product Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1543d6fa6ceed9eb) San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago Pay not posted [Tenex Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tenex-labs) ### [Applied AI, Engineer & Creator](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/65c558c08c970234) New York, NY On-site 3mo ago $240,000–$320,000 · OTE [Wafer](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/wafer) ### [Member of Technical Staff](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7cacb3e166260f2d) San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago $250,000–$250,000 [Voltai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/voltai) ### [Senior Software Engineer: Solutions](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7fdc11bcdc87db34) San Francisco, CA · Atherton, CA · +1 more Hybrid 3mo ago Pay not posted [Hubs.is](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hubs-is) ### [AI Solutions Architect ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a1d9ae9190db992c) US · city not listed Hybrid 3mo ago Pay not posted [Adelphi](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/adelphi) ### [Machine Learning Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/256996cf2f7be6a4) Washington, DC Hybrid 3mo ago Pay not posted [Cake](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cake) ### [Solutions Engineer, AI/ML](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1997c828c301a92b) US Remote 4mo ago Pay not posted [Nexxa.ai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nexxa-ai) ### [Applied AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/43259435117e1837) Sunnyvale, CA On-site 4mo ago Pay not posted [Brain Co.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/brain-co) ### [AI Product Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/21ebb17e94f72ced) New York, NY 4mo ago $180,000–$325,000 [Adelphi](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/adelphi) ### [Senior ML Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d0c2774fe20a5c72) Washington, DC Hybrid 4mo ago Pay not posted [Field AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/field-ai) ### [Robotics Autonomy Engineer (Federal)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/565e7d29aadd3966) Irvine, CA On-site 5mo ago Pay not posted [Alterion](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/alterion) ### [Forward Deployment Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7da78175c2d77611) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 5mo ago Pay not posted [Zus Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/zus-health) ### [Staff Integrations Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b63389e46f4a4275) US Remote 6mo ago Pay not posted [Gallatin AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gallatin-ai) ### [Mission Operations Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f81c45e021c5160f) Austin, TX On-site 6mo ago Pay not posted [NODA AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/noda-ai) ### [Senior Solution Engineer / Solution Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9970f6dad2353aa4) Austin, TX Hybrid 6mo ago Pay not posted [General Robotics](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/general-robotics) ### [Robotics Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3fff92fe270d1557) Redmond, WA 7mo ago $155,000–$205,000 [Field AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/field-ai) ### [Senior Autonomy Engineer (Federal)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0e60bd92643875d3) Irvine, CA On-site 7mo ago Pay not posted [Flip](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/flip) ### [Staff Software Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0462b41550eec93d) Marina Del Rey, CA · Williamsburg, NY On-site 8mo ago $200,000–$400,000 [LMArena](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lmarena) ### [Product Solutions Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8b108d507d0ca7b9) US · city not listed On-site 8mo ago $150,000–$250,000 [Clarion](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/clarion) ### [Senior Software Engineer (Fullstack)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/412486fb61d902dd) New York, NY On-site 8mo ago $185,000–$225,000 [Latent Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/latent-labs) ### [Member of Technical Staff, Applied AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/683e152542e3c7e1) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 8mo ago Pay not posted [Flip](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/flip) ### [Staff Software Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/53cf1a6fb6a947df) Marina Del Rey, CA · Williamsburg, NY On-site 8mo ago $200,000–$400,000 [HavocAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/havocai) ### [Mission Software Engineer - San Diego ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9c87c9e0c4f0cc49) San Diego, CA On-site 8mo ago $150,000–$185,000 [Arya Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/arya-health) ### [Senior Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2d8a868110f1495b) New York, NY On-site 8mo ago $160,000–$200,000 [Obin AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/obin-ai) ### [Agentic AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/616c98386b96972b) New York, NY 9mo ago $150,000–$180,000 [Sapien](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sapien) ### [Customer Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c4efa27350a08c1f) New York, NY On-site 9mo ago $175,000–$250,000 [Modus](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/modus) ### [Member of Technical Staff](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a38bade6988c3a33) New York, NY On-site 9mo ago $150,000–$350,000 215 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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