> 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 on-site at early-stage companies Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=early&work=onsite&page=6 229 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs on-site at early-stage companies, from 157 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $165,000 to $233,000. **229** postings · **157** companies · 152 state pay: median **$200,000**, half $165,000–$233,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Hanover Park](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hanover-park) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5e53137197166408) New York, NY On-site 6mo ago Pay not posted [Clarion](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/clarion) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3f74ff10533b3250) New York, NY On-site 6mo ago $140,000–$180,000 [Nevis](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nevis) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist, Enterprise](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e9d84c5ad8b52253) New York, NY On-site 8mo ago Pay not posted [Sapien](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sapien) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a6c47957f1d535d0) New York, NY On-site 13mo ago $125,000–$200,000 [Vooma](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vooma) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4c6c26232e5adc8a) San Francisco, CA On-site 19mo ago $150,000–$180,000 [Applied Compute](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/applied-compute) Builds for teams inside the company ### [GTM AI Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4aed0be0305443e1) San Francisco, CA On-site 2w ago $160,000–$240,000 [Level](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/level) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Applied AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9215b5d9e175d868) Austin, TX On-site 3w ago Pay not posted [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 [Sequence Holdings](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sequence-holdings) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Refounding Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/84cab35008850633) New York, NY On-site 5w ago $200,000–$300,000 [Ironsite](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ironsite) Leads the deployment team ### [Head of Field Applications](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2b1a0715b67f2087) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago $200,000–$300,000 [Antithesis](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/antithesis) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Applied AI Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/82c7576e3ad4cabe) Vienna, VA On-site 2mo ago $155,000–$185,000 [Ciridae](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ciridae) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Platform Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/63b9ca33c41caa45) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Genera](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/genera) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/92aa54f47ce41182) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Reframe Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/reframe-systems) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Full Stack Software Engineer - Platform Software](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c261e6cd8068b5a6) Billerica, MA On-site 3mo ago $140,000–$180,000 [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 [Eagle](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eagle) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/26753904ec10e85d) New York, NY On-site 3mo ago $150,000–$300,000 [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 [Retell AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/retell-ai) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Founders Initiatives, Technical Ex-Founders](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1fef50e3f27a227b) Redwood City, CA On-site 4mo ago $180,000–$300,000 [Level](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/level) Builds for teams inside the company ### [ Senior Applied AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fe7dfce6c4433d1e) Austin, TX On-site 5mo ago Pay not posted [Garage](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/garage) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Software Engineer, Growth](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/00653e94e2d692dd) New York, NY On-site 6mo ago $150,000–$250,000 [General Matter](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/general-matter) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Applied AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/965624d2a4a5828b) Los Angeles, CA On-site 6mo ago $100,000–$200,000 [Dyna Robotics](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/dyna-robotics) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Software Engineer, Applications](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dd285b93f1c97717) Redwood City, CA On-site 7mo ago $170,000–$250,000 [Generalist AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/generalist-ai) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Software Engineer: Product](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cbc510d6bf03eb79) San Mateo, CA On-site 8mo ago $200,000–$350,000 [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 [Mariana Minerals](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/mariana-minerals) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Full Stack Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f969b0acf6a0944b) San Francisco, CA On-site 13mo ago $150,000–$220,000 [Mosaic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/mosaic) Keeps customers running after launch ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f63bddc7aa08c0ac) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Amigo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amigo) Keeps customers running after launch ### [AI Deployment Strategist [NYC]](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/099efcca6089d3d6) New York, NY On-site 3mo ago $150,000–$200,000 [Lassie](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lassie) Keeps customers running after launch ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/569f8d4b6159f92e) San Francisco, CA On-site 5mo ago $170,000–$210,000 [Credal.ai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/credal-ai) Keeps customers running after launch ### [Founding GTM Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1dcfb91678525c5d) Brooklyn, NY On-site 19mo ago $120,000–$150,000 137 of 229 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 on-site at early-stage companies pay? 152 of 229 postings state a pay range. The median is $200,000, and half of them sit between $165,000 and $233,000, from 104 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs on-site at early-stage companies require? Of 229 postings, 104 state a minimum number of years, from 80 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 52 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (42), 6 to 9 years (9) or 10 or more years (1). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs on-site at early-stage companies? These 229 postings come from 157 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Chalk](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/chalk) (4), [Ciridae](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ciridae) (4), [Endeavor](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/endeavor) (4), [Field AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/field-ai) (4) and [Rowspace](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rowspace) (4). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs on-site at early-stage companies remote? 0 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 229 are on-site. Travel is mentioned in 73 of the 229 postings. Counted over the 229 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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