> 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=7 248 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 [Netic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/netic) Keeps customers running after launch ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d640d8f699c69473) San Francisco, CA On-site 17mo ago $130,000–$230,000 [Clay](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/clay) Keeps customers running after launch ### [Growth Strategist, Strategic (Deployment Strategist) - SF](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8d0f0cd407b1b6e1) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $190,000–$210,000 [TRM Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/trm-labs) Keeps customers running after launch ### [Deployment Strategist, National Security](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/53302a6c782efef5) US Remote 8d ago $118,000–$170,000 [LangChain](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/langchain) Proves it works before the sale ### [Deployed Engineer (Seattle)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e03d5804545775cf) Seattle, WA 5mo ago $165,000–$380,000 · OTE [TRM Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/trm-labs) Keeps customers running after launch ### [Deployment Strategist, Private Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8c31d1be6da6939e) US Remote 2mo ago $110,000–$156,000 [Clay](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/clay) Keeps customers running after launch ### [Growth Strategist, Enterprise (Deployment Strategist) - SF](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/04bddbcf46487fc6) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 6mo ago $150,000–$190,000 [TRM Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/trm-labs) Keeps customers running after launch ### [Deployment Strategist, Public Sector (Law Enforcement)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a0e154f800384352) US Remote 4mo ago Pay not posted [TRM Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/trm-labs) Keeps customers running after launch ### [Deployment Strategist, Public Sector (Regulators)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9b7ccbd7c96f1024) US Remote 6mo ago Pay not posted 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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