> 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. # Staff-level FDE and deployment jobs at growth-stage companies Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=growth&level=staff 46 staff-level forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs at growth-stage companies, from 36 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $218,000 to $270,000. **46** postings · **36** companies · 35 state pay: median **$238,000**, half $218,000–$270,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Gradial](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gradial) Builds what the customer runs ### [Staff Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0c5715c904689d35) Seattle, WA 8d ago $155,000–$225,000 [Lovable](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lovable) Builds what the customer runs ### [Staff Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/28e30f0bcb12a23f) New York, NY On-site 4w ago $199,000–$325,000 [Standard Bots](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/standard-bots) Builds what the customer runs ### [Staff Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/63104783ef6d97b3) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY On-site 6w ago $215,000–$275,000 [Sequen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sequen) Builds what the customer runs ### [Staff+ Forward Deployed Research Engineer – Ranking](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/263f46108ecd5df3) US Remote 4mo ago $300,000–$350,000 [Maybern](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/maybern) Builds what the customer runs ### [Principal Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9c18002efe428515) New York, NY Hybrid 5mo ago $310,000–$350,000 [Taktile](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/taktile) Builds what the customer runs ### [Lead Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c22addb5ab9c453e) New York, NY Hybrid 8mo ago $240,000–$290,000 [Striveworks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/striveworks) Builds what the customer runs ### [Staff Machine Learning Engineer - Team Lead (Active Secret Clearance)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/932fd0bec7a14bd1) Austin, TX Remote New · 2d ago $230,000–$280,000 [PhysicsX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/physicsx) Builds what the customer runs ### [Principal Machine Learning Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c855b793f4140d11) New York, NY Hybrid New · 3d ago Pay not posted [Quilter](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/quilter) Builds what the customer runs ### [Senior/Staff Platform Engineer, Enterprise Deployments](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/12acc499b2406b34) US Remote New · 3d ago Pay not posted [Luminary](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/luminary) Builds what the customer runs ### [Senior/Principal Lead Delivery Engineer — Semiconductor](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ba548c631b51d6ee) San Mateo, CA On-site 13d ago Pay not posted [Distyl AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/distyl-ai) Builds what the customer runs ### [Infrastructure Engineer, Customer Delivery](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/520c15eff228e659) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 3w ago $200,000–$250,000 [Striveworks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/striveworks) Builds what the customer runs ### [Staff Machine Learning Engineer (Active Secret Clearance)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/eb7e020ff2d79ecf) Austin, TX Remote 6mo ago $210,000–$260,000 [Liberate](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/liberate) Builds what the customer runs ### [Staff AI Agent Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1127b8adf0ceaf11) Boston, MA · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 8mo ago Pay not posted [Striveworks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/striveworks) Builds what the customer runs ### [Staff Machine Learning Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d90215677cacd31e) Austin, TX Remote 12mo ago $200,000–$250,000 [Liberate](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/liberate) Builds what the customer runs ### [Staff AI Agent Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fbce678de1afc7c6) Boston, MA · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 8mo ago Pay not posted [Rula](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rula) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Forward Deployed Engineer - Applied AI (Remote)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/36ef8dac08286c3b) US Remote 2w ago $192,000–$240,000 [Taktile](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/taktile) Leads the deployment team ### [Director of Forward Deployed Engineering, NORAM](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/98b85fdb54aa5074) New York, NY Hybrid 6w ago $300,000–$360,000 [Assort Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/assort-health) Leads the deployment team ### [Head of Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1243f2ee18b869b6) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $210,000–$300,000 [Profound](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/profound) Leads the deployment team ### [Manager, Forward Deployed Marketing Engineers](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5f8b796da97a1250) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA On-site 4w ago $183,000–$190,500 [Positron](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/positron) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Forward Deployed Engineer, Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e4072355727b31e4) US Remote 1mo ago $325,000–$400,000 [Lovable](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lovable) Leads the deployment team ### [Forward Deployed Engineering Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ca312bb59d8ca6cb) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago $241,000–$390,500 [Viam](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/viam) Leads the deployment team ### [Director, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fab92f133fbaeb2a) New York, NY Hybrid 2mo ago $225,000–$300,000 [Deep Infra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deep-infra) Proves it works before the sale ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1aec0681eb976cc3) Palo Alto, CA 2mo ago $150,000–$195,000 [Mesh Payments](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/mesh-payments) Leads the deployment team ### [Head of Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7bddd405ae5a5229) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 3mo ago $600,000–$900,000 [HighRadius](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/highradius) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Architect | Record to Report](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/62f275f3fed603d8) Houston, TX 3mo ago Pay not posted [Qualified Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/qualified-health) Integrates and configures it ### [Staff / Principal Forward-Deployed Architect, Data Modernization](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9e88859cb3aeb7e0) US Remote 5mo ago $190,000–$250,000 [TENEX.AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tenex-ai) Leads the deployment team ### [Director of Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9b08ca8859bab9aa) Scottsdale, AZ · Sarasota, FL · +1 more Hybrid 5mo ago Pay not posted [Regal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/regal) Leads the deployment team ### [Director, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/76ebd2551738d22f) New York, NY Hybrid 5mo ago Pay not posted [Cape](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cape) Leads the deployment team ### [Head of Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/039f144406f00838) New York, NY Hybrid 7mo ago $200,000–$275,000 [Qualified Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/qualified-health) Leads the deployment team ### [Director, Forward Deployed Engineering (Epic)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c02b52ffee93141a) US Remote 6mo ago $190,000–$240,000 [Hippocratic AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hippocratic-ai) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Solutions Architect, Inbound AI Deployments](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b3b850761eb23984) US Remote 3mo ago Pay not posted [Fieldguide](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fieldguide) Leads the deployment team ### [Senior Manager, Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fed674fdd8484b71) San Francisco, CA Remote 3w ago $210,000–$305,000 [Forus](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/forus) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Platform & Enablement Lead ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8ca540d0fb6c11ed) New York, NY On-site 1mo ago $175,000–$270,000 [Nscale](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nscale) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Foundry Engineering Lead ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/60e937813c4272ad) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · +1 more 1mo ago Pay not posted [ALSO](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/also) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Staff Deployment Strategist, Operations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1181054e08ce3e65) Palo Alto, CA On-site 2mo ago $170,000–$225,000 [Fieldguide](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fieldguide) Leads the deployment team ### [Head of Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f2bf39c185070fc9) San Francisco, CA Remote 3w ago $240,000–$390,000 [Antora Energy](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/antora-energy) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior / Staff Software Engineer, Full Stack Software Products](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7622a0062e0d5853) US Remote 2mo ago $183,000–$240,000 [Sprinter Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sprinter-health) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Enablement Engineer (Senior / Staff)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9f6e765ba0277c1d) San Francisco, CA · Menlo Park, CA Hybrid 3mo ago $180,000–$260,000 [Distyl AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/distyl-ai) Leads the deployment team ### [AI Engineer, Enterprise Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a777a2e143cc194d) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 4mo ago $200,000–$250,000 [True Anomaly](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/true-anomaly) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Platform Engineer, AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f03a35e95f49ad01) Denver, CO · Long Beach, CA Hybrid 4mo ago $190,000–$285,000 [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3FcompanyStage%3Dgrowth%26level%3Dstaff&placement=alert) New staff-level fde and deployment jobs at growth-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 staff-level FDE and deployment jobs at growth-stage companies pay? 35 of 46 postings state a pay range. The median is $238,000, and half of them sit between $218,000 and $270,000, from 26 companies. ### How much experience do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs at growth-stage companies require? Of 46 postings, 27 state a minimum number of years, from 20 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 14 of them. The rest ask for 10 or more years (8) or 3 to 5 years (5). ### Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE and deployment jobs at growth-stage companies? These 46 postings come from 36 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Qualified Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/qualified-health) (3), [Striveworks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/striveworks) (3), [Distyl AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/distyl-ai) (2), [Fieldguide](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fieldguide) (2) and [Liberate](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/liberate) (2). ### Are staff-level FDE and deployment jobs at growth-stage companies remote? 15 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 18 are hybrid and 9 are on-site. The remaining 4 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 20 of the 46 postings. Counted over the 46 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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