> 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 in Seattle area at early-stage companies Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=early®ion=puget-sound 12 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs in the Seattle area at early-stage companies, from 9 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $176,000 to $193,000. **12** postings · **9** companies · 10 state pay: median **$186,000**, half $176,000–$193,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Published October 25, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Trase Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/trase-systems) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/15bd77cd9f0f35f4) Seattle, WA · Mclean, VA Remote New · 2d ago $150,000–$240,000 [Aurelian](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/aurelian) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4261eb924e4d3dcb) Seattle, WA On-site New · 3d ago $100,000–$120,000 [Aerovy](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/aerovy) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (Founding)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5ed9b7623426bad3) Seattle, WA Hybrid 3w ago $150,000–$200,000 [Rune Technologies](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rune-technologies) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/02ddbd5a959d2529) Seattle, WA On-site 4w ago $190,000–$210,000 [Silkline](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/silkline) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0b66251f9fb73a9b) Seattle, WA · Chicago, IL 6w ago $150,000–$225,000 [Summation](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/summation) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/08d1243bbe691639) Bellevue, WA Hybrid 11mo ago $170,000–$200,000 [Trase Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/trase-systems) ### [Senior/Staff Full Stack Software Engineer, Federal](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7ed8dedeb53c35c2) Seattle, WA · Mclean, VA Remote New · 6d ago $180,000–$240,000 [Destro AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/destro-ai) ### [Robotics Software Engineer - Field Deployment & Support](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/42967df7691bfe95) Sumner, WA 13d 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 [Oumi](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/oumi) ### [Senior Field ML Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5580bbfedf9711f9) Bellevue, WA · San Francisco, CA · +1 more Hybrid 11mo ago Pay not posted [Aurelian](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/aurelian) ### [Full-stack Software Engineer (multiple roles)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d635fca979364844) Seattle, WA 26mo ago $100,000–$180,000 [Silkline](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/silkline) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bde948d34a35bcff) Seattle, WA · Chicago, IL 6w ago $150,000–$225,000 11 of 12 build what the customer runs. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3FcompanyStage%3Dearly%26region%3Dpuget-sound&placement=alert) New fde and deployment jobs in seattle area at early-stage companies 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 in Seattle area at early-stage companies pay? 10 of 12 postings state a pay range. The median is $186,000, and half of them sit between $176,000 and $193,000, from 7 companies. ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs in Seattle area at early-stage companies? These 12 postings come from 9 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Aurelian](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/aurelian) (2), [Silkline](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/silkline) (2), [Trase Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/trase-systems) (2), [Aerovy](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/aerovy) (1) and [Destro AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/destro-ai) (1). Counted over the 12 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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