> 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 for individual contributors at growth-stage companies Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=growth&management=ic 249 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for individual contributors at growth-stage companies, from 142 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $168,000 to $218,000. **249** postings · **142** companies · 179 state pay: median **$193,000**, half $168,000–$218,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Clutch](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/clutch) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9a66d5225152e662) US Remote New · Today $158,000–$210,000 [Armadin](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/armadin) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/94d19b74b47c0652) Palo Alto, CA On-site New · 4d ago Pay not posted [CoLab Software](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/colab-software) ### [Software Forward Deployed Engineer - Cincinnati](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/61a297e82d4d9d61) Cincinnati, OH On-site 7d ago Pay not posted [Dscout](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/dscout) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Full-Stack)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0e9c59d4c6005d1d) US Remote 7d ago $250,000–$400,000 · OTE [Gradial](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gradial) ### [Staff Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0c5715c904689d35) Seattle, WA 8d ago $155,000–$225,000 [Pace](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pace) ### [Member of Applied AI Staff, Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ddfcfcee96c3348e) New York, NY On-site 13d ago Pay not posted [Luminary](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/luminary) ### [Senior/Principal Forward Deployed Engineer - Applied AI/ML](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/abf1cdea6984147c) San Mateo, CA On-site 13d ago Pay not posted [Buildkite](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/buildkite) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/446557b19d1bda0e) US · city not listed 13d ago $223,000–$247,000 [depthfirst](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/depthfirst) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/eff7e46851b93dd1) San Francisco, CA On-site 2w ago Pay not posted [Wonderschool](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/wonderschool) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer – Applied AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d5ad31a68bc2a4df) Gallup, NM · San Francisco, CA On-site 2w ago Pay not posted [Base Power](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/base-power) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d3793125c1576b59) Austin, TX On-site 3w ago Pay not posted [Manifold AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/manifold-ai) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5f460b6065fbc24a) Cambridge, MA 3w ago $165,000–$190,000 [Fal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fal) ### [Principal/Senior Forward Deployed Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/571d390c3c52ec95) San Francisco, CA 3w ago $180,000–$250,000 [Seekr](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/seekr) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/46808066546c242c) Austin, TX · Menlo Park, CA · +1 more Hybrid 4w ago $170,000–$225,000 [Nominal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nominal) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dec8d400dcdba3a8) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · +3 more 4w ago Pay not posted [Healthie](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/healthie) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9669ed2782715b82) New York, NY Hybrid 4w ago $160,000–$220,000 [Oden Technologies](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/oden-technologies) ### [Forward Deployed Data Scientist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ca8f93aa9613917e) US Remote 4w ago $95,000–$155,000 [Owkin](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/owkin) ### [Forward Deployed Computational Biologist ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/91a30dd11cb73e24) Boston, MA Remote 5w ago $128,000–$150,000 [Hippocratic AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hippocratic-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (Mid/Senior) - Remote w/Travel](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2c23d4b18d7ee833) US Remote 5w ago Pay not posted [Gumloop](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gumloop) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Agentic Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a0396b23bd52e518) San Francisco, CA On-site 5w ago $175,000–$265,000 [Laurel](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/laurel) ### [Senior/Staff Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/303b3bfbfb7335e6) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 6w ago $221,000–$275,000 [Numeral](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/numeral) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/10122127c5e741a8) US Remote 6w ago Pay not posted [Higharc](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/higharc) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fcb3f10d2463e0d4) New York, NY Remote 7w ago Pay not posted [n8n](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/n8n) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - US East Coast](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/80c839f785c56d4d) Boston, MA Remote 7w ago Pay not posted [Venn](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/venn) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1b0f8b1a54c7d20f) US Remote 7w ago $200,000–$400,000 [Matter Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/matter-labs) ### [Product Engineer, Forward Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e2bcc38e08058add) US Remote 7w ago Pay not posted [Binti](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/binti) ### [Forward-Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2ab6678dd001933d) San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WA Hybrid 2mo ago $200,000–$300,000 [Deepgram](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deepgram) ### [Forward-Deployed Engineer (FDE), Strategic Accounts](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/15bda554e4bf3180) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY On-site 2mo ago $155,000–$193,000 [Venn](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/venn) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ddb4a82f8df2456a) Chicago, IL 7w ago $200,000–$400,000 [Assort Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/assort-health) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/acba7fa1d6e7b519) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $190,000–$240,000 [Bilt Rewards](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bilt-rewards) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ecc1fe53de441506) New York, NY 2mo ago $200,000–$240,000 [TRM Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/trm-labs) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - US National Security](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b8827d8cb1fc94df) Washington, DC Hybrid 2mo ago Pay not posted [Venn](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/venn) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bf9e9b74b26a8568) Washington, DC 7w ago $200,000–$400,000 [Exa (formerly Metaphor)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/exa-formerly-metaphor) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, NYC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5ca8c96310ebe227) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago $160,000–$300,000 [Monaco](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/monaco) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7b17a63586ec69e2) San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago $200,000–$400,000 [Sift](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sift) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ad72b237f4fa55ef) San Francisco, CA · Los Angeles, CA Hybrid 3mo ago $125,000–$175,000 [Venn](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/venn) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5f5b26d34cf0694b) New York, NY 7w ago $200,000–$400,000 [Gradial](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gradial) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f3ee1777df7cfa29) Seattle, WA 3mo ago $145,000–$215,000 [BackOps.ai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/backops-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a41ecbd1f967b671) San Francisco, CA 3mo ago Pay not posted [PhysicsX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/physicsx) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7f6200112ac8aa08) New York, NY 3mo ago $150,000–$250,000 149 of 249 build what the customer runs. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3FcompanyStage%3Dgrowth%26management%3Dic&placement=alert) New fde and deployment jobs for individual contributors 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 FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at growth-stage companies pay? 179 of 249 postings state a pay range. The median is $193,000, and half of them sit between $168,000 and $218,000, from 101 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at growth-stage companies require? Of 249 postings, 133 state a minimum number of years, from 89 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 85 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (28) or 6 to 9 years (20). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at growth-stage companies? These 249 postings come from 142 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Striveworks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/striveworks) (9), [TRM Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/trm-labs) (8), [LangChain](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/langchain) (7), [Pace](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pace) (5) and [Venn](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/venn) (5). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at growth-stage companies remote? 64 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 80 are hybrid and 79 are on-site. The remaining 26 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 104 of the 249 postings. Counted over the 249 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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