> 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 serving external customers and internal teams Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=growth&management=ic&recipient=both 21 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for individual contributors at growth-stage companies serving external customers and internal teams, from 19 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $145,000 to $202,000. **21** postings · **19** companies · 17 state pay: median **$175,000**, half $145,000–$202,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Published October 24, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [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 [Middesk](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/middesk) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4733b2449ae72e66) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 6mo ago $148,000–$255,000 [Guru](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/guru) ### [Solutions Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fed1598802d35f69) Philadelphia, PA · US remote Remote New · 3d ago $132,000–$193,000 [xCures](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/xcures) ### [AI Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ead6b432bd4852e5) US Remote 13d ago $100,000–$160,000 [Performance Drone Works](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/performance-drone-works) ### [Senior Field Software Engineer, Advanced Missions Group](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3405965391f916e4) US Remote 13d ago $140,000–$190,000 [Oden Technologies](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/oden-technologies) ### [Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a0a7407331899c9c) US Remote 2mo ago $95,000–$160,000 [Striveworks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/striveworks) ### [Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Active TS/SCI Clearance)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9b5add863240574f) Fort Belvoir, VA Hybrid 2mo ago $185,000–$230,000 [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 [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 [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 [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 [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 [Gradial](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gradial) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Product Analyst](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a374eba29c9e4ad9) Seattle, WA · New York, NY · +1 more 13d ago $120,000–$135,000 [Cohere Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cohere-health) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Lead Forward Deployed Healthcare Analyst](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a6572f3589e94812) US Remote 2w ago $123,000–$141,000 [gaiia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gaiia) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0d5de6016a383b17) US Remote 4w ago Pay not posted [Thatch](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thatch) Integrates and configures it ### [Partner Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f0e7fcf68f87dedb) Austin, TX · New York, NY · +1 more · US remote Remote 8d ago $160,000–$195,000 [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 [Nominal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nominal) Integrates and configures it ### [Baremetal Infrastructure Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/58792dc4d00351d2) New York, NY · Seattle, WA · +2 more 4mo ago $120,000–$230,000 [Tabs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tabs) Integrates and configures it ### [Deployment Strategist - Accounting Solutions](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/11c7a306019786b3) New York, NY On-site 6mo ago $120,000–$170,000 [Mercor](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/mercor) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Software Engineer, Automation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ccafc6f0ecf62c0a) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY On-site 7mo ago $160,000–$500,000 13 of 21 build what the customer runs. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3FcompanyStage%3Dgrowth%26management%3Dic%26recipient%3Dboth&placement=alert) New fde and deployment jobs for individual contributors at growth-stage companies serving external customers and internal teams 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 serving external customers and internal teams pay? 17 of 21 postings state a pay range. The median is $175,000, and half of them sit between $145,000 and $202,000, from 15 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at growth-stage companies serving external customers and internal teams require? Of 21 postings, 15 state a minimum number of years, from 13 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 9 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (4) or 6 to 9 years (2). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at growth-stage companies serving external customers and internal teams? These 21 postings come from 19 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Striveworks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/striveworks) (3), [Base Power](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/base-power) (1), [Cohere Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cohere-health) (1), [Distyl AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/distyl-ai) (1) and [Fireworks AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fireworks-ai) (1). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors at growth-stage companies serving external customers and internal teams remote? 8 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 7 are hybrid and 4 are on-site. The remaining 2 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 12 of the 21 postings. Counted over the 21 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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