> 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=6 449 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 [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 [SF Tensor](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sf-tensor) ### [Member of Technical Staff, Post-Training & Applied Research](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/790e35ccae399fab) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago $275,000–$315,000 [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 [Genera](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/genera) ### [Member of the Deployments Team (Early Career)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4ec477c9949cd20a) San Francisco, CA On-site 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 [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 [Genera](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/genera) ### [Member of the Deployments Team](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/32df1f3e43a1d892) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Tempo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tempo) ### [Product Engineer, Blockchain (Remote - USA)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e7c79450ac70f0fa) US Remote 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 [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 [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 [Tempo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tempo) ### [Product Engineer, Blockchain (SF)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/25f95ddd6ba1c9e2) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 3mo ago Pay not posted [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 [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 [Tempo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tempo) ### [Product Engineer, Blockchain (NYC)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c30412ed2966d16a) New York, NY Hybrid 3mo ago Pay not posted [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 [Causal Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/causal-labs) ### [Member of Technical Staff — Deployment Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/220ec67c3b04539f) San Francisco, CA On-site 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 4mo 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 [Obin AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/obin-ai) ### [Principal Solution Architect (Multi-Cloud, Data & Agentic AI)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d9fe8130277fa32a) New York, NY 4mo ago $220,000–$300,000 [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 [Adelphi](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/adelphi) ### [Senior ML Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d0c2774fe20a5c72) Washington, DC Hybrid 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 [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 [Rhoda AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rhoda-ai) ### [Research Member of Technical Staff- Applied Research](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7a271421ade75153) Mountain View, CA 5mo ago $200,000–$300,000 [Salient](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salient) ### [Software Engineer, Product](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1f6f4f1ea14eb94f) San Francisco, CA On-site 6mo ago $140,000–$200,000 [Artian AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/artian-ai) ### [Software Engineer - Solutions](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/25d3d5712250fc8e) New York, NY On-site 6mo ago $125,000–$150,000 [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 278 of these 449 jobs build what the customer runs. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3FcompanyStage%3Dearly%26page%3D6&placement=assist) [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3FcompanyStage%3Dearly%26page%3D6&placement=alert) Alerts for “FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies” go out once you have an account. [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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