> 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=9 343 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs at early-stage companies with ongoing operations, from 237 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $160,000 to $225,000. **343** postings · **237** companies · 199 state pay: median **$185,000**, half $160,000–$225,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 [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 [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 [Lightspark](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lightspark) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Software Engineer, Data & AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7899425d7a59f19c) Culver City, CA 1mo ago $200,000–$238,000 [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 [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 [Bot Auto](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bot-auto) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Software Engineer, Fleet Mission Control](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ed8abc8a729d8416) Houston, TX 5mo ago Pay not posted [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 [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 [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 [Superblocks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/superblocks) Keeps customers running after launch ### [AI Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ebcf605b1d4f329c) US Remote 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–$150,000 213 of 343 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? 199 of 343 postings state a pay range. The median is $185,000, and half of them sit between $160,000 and $225,000, from 139 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies with ongoing operations require? Of 343 postings, 185 state a minimum number of years, from 137 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 103 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 343 postings come from 237 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 58 are hybrid and 174 are on-site. The remaining 38 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 141 of the 343 postings. Counted over the 343 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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