> 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 serving internal teams Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=early&recipient=internal 15 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs at early-stage companies serving internal teams, from 14 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $153,000 to $208,000. **15** postings · **14** companies · 10 state pay: median **$179,000**, half $153,000–$208,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Maple AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/maple-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Growth](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e8f9a6e17d657dc9) New York, NY On-site 6mo ago $100,000–$200,000 [Applied Compute](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/applied-compute) ### [GTM AI Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4aed0be0305443e1) San Francisco, CA On-site 2w ago $160,000–$240,000 [webAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/webai) ### [Staff Platform Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7c446f9aec340c4a) Austin, TX 2w ago Pay not posted [Level](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/level) ### [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) ### [Applied AI Engineer, Internal Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3e731cdb1a040ac4) El Segundo, CA On-site 5w ago $80,000–$210,000 [Impiricus](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/impiricus) ### [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) ### [Senior Software Engineer, Data & AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7899425d7a59f19c) Culver City, CA 1mo ago $200,000–$238,000 [Antithesis](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/antithesis) ### [Applied AI Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/82c7576e3ad4cabe) Vienna, VA On-site 2mo ago $155,000–$185,000 [Reframe Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/reframe-systems) ### [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) ### [Applied AI Engineer, Business Automation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/414ef0024c84432a) San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago $220,000–$260,000 [Bot Auto](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bot-auto) ### [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) ### [ 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) ### [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) ### [Software Engineer, Applications](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dd285b93f1c97717) Redwood City, CA On-site 7mo ago $170,000–$250,000 [Benbase](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/benbase) ### [Founding Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dffac1336553e352) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · US remote Remote 16mo ago Pay not posted All 15 build for teams inside the company. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3FcompanyStage%3Dearly%26recipient%3Dinternal&placement=alert) New fde and deployment jobs at early-stage companies serving internal teams go out by email once you have an account and set an alert. [Compare pay across US FDE roles →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary) ## Frequently asked questions ### What do FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies serving internal teams pay? 10 of 15 postings state a pay range. The median is $179,000, and half of them sit between $153,000 and $208,000, from 10 companies. ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies serving internal teams? These 15 postings come from 14 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Level](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/level) (2), [Antithesis](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/antithesis) (1), [Applied Compute](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/applied-compute) (1), [Benbase](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/benbase) (1) and [Bot Auto](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bot-auto) (1). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs at early-stage companies serving internal teams remote? 2 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 10 are on-site. The remaining 3 say nothing about arrangement. None of the 15 postings mention travel. Counted over the 15 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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