> 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&page=4 248 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for individual contributors at growth-stage companies, from 141 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $170,000 to $219,000. **248** postings · **141** companies · 178 state pay: median **$193,000**, half $170,000–$219,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Distyl AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/distyl-ai) ### [AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2625d8a6aa23c2b2) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 4mo ago $180,000–$250,000 [Striveworks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/striveworks) ### [Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Active Secret Clearance)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5a5844b6cb2a5b62) Tacoma, WA Hybrid 3mo ago $185,000–$230,000 [Fireworks AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fireworks-ai) ### [AI Field Engineer - Enterprise](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/546672abcb710ae7) San Mateo, CA Hybrid 4mo ago $200,000–$260,000 [Physical Intelligence](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/physical-intelligence) ### [Deployments Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bc0180c57a5392c1) San Francisco, CA On-site 5mo ago Pay not posted [Distyl AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/distyl-ai) ### [Research Engineers, Agents](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/60af21c31fcb4427) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 4mo ago $150,000–$250,000 [Striveworks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/striveworks) ### [Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Active TS/SCI Clearance)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/75e641451f1d759c) Falls Church, VA Hybrid 4mo ago $185,000–$230,000 [Fireworks AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fireworks-ai) ### [AI Field Engineer - AI Natives](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c5cd7fc499de4582) San Mateo, CA Hybrid 4mo ago $200,000–$260,000 [Slash](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/slash) ### [Software Engineer, Growth](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6af1c7119a35d995) San Francisco, CA On-site 5mo ago $200,000–$250,000 [Peregrine](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/peregrine) ### [Deployment Strategist, Federal](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6a46a96e7a6da44b) Washington, DC On-site 5mo ago $140,000–$190,000 [UnitX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/unitx) ### [Product Operations Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2e575c0e0198b540) Milpitas, CA On-site 5mo ago $100,000–$120,000 [Mercor](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/mercor) ### [Software Engineer, Enterprise Applied AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2e242f85fa04f99c) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY On-site 6mo ago $145,000–$285,000 [Unstructured](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/unstructured) ### [AI Engineer - Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/714325e0c7b85e01) US Remote 6mo ago $205,000–$365,000 [Striveworks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/striveworks) ### [Machine Learning Engineer (Active Secret Clearance)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/262623f7a4db59ba) Austin, TX Hybrid 6mo ago $140,000–$165,000 [Bedrock Robotics](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bedrock-robotics) ### [Robotics Application Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9296d759e32208cd) US Remote 6mo ago Pay not posted [depthfirst](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/depthfirst) ### [Security Product Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2f827ea345c59cb2) San Francisco, CA On-site 6mo ago Pay not posted [LangChain](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/langchain) ### [Deployed Engineer (Charlotte)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8f57c3361b2838d7) Charlotte, NC Remote 6mo ago $150,000–$250,000 · OTE [Serval](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/serval) ### [Software Engineer, Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bc1b1d67206405ae) San Francisco, CA On-site 7mo ago $200,000–$325,000 [Sift](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sift) ### [Application Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5c5e0dbb4cb61e39) Marina Del Rey, CA · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 7mo ago $125,000–$175,000 [Connectly.ai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/connectly-ai) ### [Senior Software Engineer (SF)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6e77dafd8af1da2d) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 8mo ago Pay not posted [Reka AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/reka-ai) ### [Member of Technical Staff (Applied AI)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7b8699da5ce99bd9) US Remote 9mo ago Pay not posted [Tavus](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tavus) ### [Customer Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8ee31e5e457753a2) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 11mo ago $180,000–$230,000 · total compensation [PhysicsX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/physicsx) ### [Data Scientist ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6c3bf2e5c01fc540) New York, NY Hybrid 15mo ago $120,000–$240,000 [Chai Discovery](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/chai-discovery) ### [Software Engineer, Scientific Products](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d944765beb4d795d) San Francisco, CA On-site 16mo ago Pay not posted [Peregrine](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/peregrine) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/180628124ecc500d) New York, NY On-site 17mo ago $120,000–$190,000 [Fireworks AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fireworks-ai) ### [Member of Technical Staff, Applied Machine Learning Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/991b159eed68c984) San Mateo, CA Hybrid 18mo ago $170,000–$240,000 [Nominal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nominal) ### [Software Engineer - Mission Dev](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/930f583e6dd485a0) Los Angeles, CA · New York, NY · +1 more 18mo ago $130,000–$230,000 [Skild AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/skild-ai) ### [Research Engineer, Post-training & Deployment](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9fe4480a52f3d2a3) San Mateo, CA 26mo ago $100,000–$300,000 [Peregrine](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/peregrine) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6a6cea813225066d) San Francisco, CA On-site 55mo ago $120,000–$190,000 [Hippocratic AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hippocratic-ai) ### [Forward Deployment Engineer (Residency Program)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/53f2b52abf645413) Menlo Park, CA On-site 6w 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 [Dropzone AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/dropzone-ai) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a0ae3c094608eb44) US Remote 3w ago $170,000–$190,000 [LiveKit](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/livekit) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Spanish/English](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/78fe5ed742e164d0) Miami, FL Remote 2mo ago $180,000–$320,000 [AKASA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/akasa) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6b9e2488e7fb7a49) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 3mo ago $150,000–$170,000 [Basis AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/basis-ai) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Member of Technical Staff - Atlas FDE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/27a0e9b1a247b45b) New York, NY On-site 3mo ago $100,000–$300,000 [OpenRouter](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openrouter) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/59b5f31af1c66ee9) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 5mo ago $220,000–$260,000 [Firecrawl](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/firecrawl) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e499c4adf6f57b90) San Francisco, CA On-site 6mo ago $209,000–$265,000 [Regal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/regal) Integrates and configures it ### [AI Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/963a6df16d295e92) New York, NY Hybrid 6mo ago Pay not posted [Tavus](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tavus) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a36709a23decf89e) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 7mo ago $180,000–$230,000 · total compensation [Sift](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sift) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bf15e90ac28054b0) Marina Del Rey, CA · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 7mo ago $125,000–$175,000 [LiveKit](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/livekit) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bd5bbf3f791ba5d0) New York, NY Remote 7mo ago $180,000–$320,000 149 of 248 build what the customer runs. [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? 178 of 248 postings state a pay range. The median is $193,000, and half of them sit between $170,000 and $219,000, from 100 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at growth-stage companies require? Of 248 postings, 132 state a minimum number of years, from 88 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 84 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 248 postings come from 141 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 78 are on-site. The remaining 26 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 103 of the 248 postings. Counted over the 248 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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