> 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 jobs that plan what the customer deploys first at early-stage companies involving proof of concept Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=early&role=strategist&stage=poc 27 forward deployed engineer jobs that plan what the customer deploys first at early-stage companies involving proof of concept, from 24 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $164,000 to $215,000. **27** postings · **24** companies · 15 state pay: median **$190,000**, half $164,000–$215,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Published October 13, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Chalk](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/chalk) ### [Forward Deployed Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ccc6b4b3ef2cc865) New York, NY On-site 1mo ago $180,000–$250,000 [Eudia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eudia) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Eudia for Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/16a20fbf5fdf4a3f) Washington, DC Remote 3mo ago $160,000–$200,000 [Chalk](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/chalk) ### [Forward Deployed Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b4e356b364ebc5fc) San Francisco, CA On-site 1mo ago $180,000–$250,000 [SpruceID](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spruceid) ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d9fea13213f97756) US Remote 2w ago $150,000–$250,000 [Flint](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/flint) ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/383b4fd54f7fee3f) San Francisco, CA On-site 2w ago Pay not posted [Altara](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/altara) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1e922ceead0e1799) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Artisan](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/artisan) ### [Forward Deployed GTM Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7c7c695bb3843447) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY On-site 3mo ago $130,000–$180,000 [Ema](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ema) ### [Forward Deployed Builder](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/423ebe78dc247909) New York, NY Hybrid 3mo ago Pay not posted [OneSchema](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/oneschema) ### [Forward Deployed PM](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8f7dd7c70a2985e0) San Francisco, CA On-site 5mo ago Pay not posted [Cara](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cara) ### [Forward Deployed Broker](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/917c6e87d81b04bf) New York, NY Remote 6mo ago Pay not posted [Tribe AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tribe-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/26a8e984ef178e1a) US Remote 9mo ago $200,000–$300,000 [Dealops](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/dealops) ### [Forward Deployed Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1f0cd78cb98c9afa) San Francisco, CA On-site 9mo ago Pay not posted [Emerge Career](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/emerge-career) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ab7b8ddadf840a60) New York, NY On-site 13mo ago Pay not posted [Realm](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/realm) ### [Deployment Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c76e9ba19967307c) US Remote 3w ago $110,000–$185,000 [H Company](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/h-company) ### [Deployment Strategist - US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/505c60db81fbe5f6) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 more Hybrid 4w ago Pay not posted [Edra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/edra) ### [AI Strategist (New York)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2951c94d466b9d27) New York, NY On-site 4mo ago $175,000–$250,000 [Fundamental Research Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fundamental-research-labs) ### [Solutions Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d8c294af2a6f4460) US Remote 6mo ago Pay not posted [Gradient Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gradient-labs) ### [Lead Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ee730dc91e1c3256) New York, NY Hybrid 7mo ago $200,000–$250,000 [H Company](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/h-company) ### [Deployment Strategist - US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/164df6750dfc857c) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · +1 more Hybrid 4w ago Pay not posted [Thread AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thread-ai) ### [Applied AI Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f103ee75843b6409) New York, NY On-site 11mo ago $145,000–$200,000 [Standard Template Labs (STLabs)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/standard-template-labs-stlabs) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/00f172290eaf0d86) New York, NY On-site New · 2d ago $120,000–$160,000 [Specter](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/specter) ### [Founding Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fe471c2ff9f9593f) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Axle](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/axle) ### [Lead Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f1a1b1dbed425317) New York, NY On-site 4mo ago $190,000–$240,000 [August](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/august) ### [AI Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6833631848861e2f) New York, NY On-site 5mo ago $100,000–$160,000 [Waniwani](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/waniwani) ### [Founding Deployment Strategist @ Waniwani](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dc5bf7b8250641a5) New York, NY 6mo ago Pay not posted [Nuvo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nuvo) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/90f33510f658297c) New York, NY 9mo ago $160,000–$220,000 [Axle](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/axle) ### [Senior Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1b61799977c4b0a1) New York, NY On-site 4mo ago $160,000–$200,000 All 27 plan what the customer deploys first. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3FcompanyStage%3Dearly%26role%3Dstrategist%26stage%3Dpoc&placement=alert) New fde jobs that plan what the customer deploys first at early-stage companies involving proof of concept 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 jobs that plan what the customer deploys first at early-stage companies involving proof of concept pay? 15 of 27 postings state a pay range. The median is $190,000, and half of them sit between $164,000 and $215,000, from 13 companies. ### How much experience do FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first at early-stage companies involving proof of concept require? Of 27 postings, 13 state a minimum number of years, from 11 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 7 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (4) or 6 to 9 years (2). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first at early-stage companies involving proof of concept? These 27 postings come from 24 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Axle](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/axle) (2), [Chalk](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/chalk) (2), [H Company](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/h-company) (2), [Altara](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/altara) (1) and [Artisan](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/artisan) (1). ### Are FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first at early-stage companies involving proof of concept remote? 6 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 4 are hybrid and 15 are on-site. The remaining 2 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 11 of the 27 postings. Counted over the 27 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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