> 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 in Austin at growth-stage companies Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=growth&management=ic®ion=austin 20 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for individual contributors in Austin at growth-stage companies, from 10 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $175,000 to $193,000. **20** postings · **10** companies · 14 state pay: median **$176,000**, half $175,000–$193,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Published November 3, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [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 [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) Austin, TX · New York, NY · +3 more 4w ago Pay not posted [RobCo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/robco) ### [(Senior) Robotics Software / Forward Deployed Engineer (US)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1736d53f8bea661e) Austin, TX On-site 4mo ago Pay not posted [Seekr](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/seekr) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/79719a1a4cb8d68b) Austin, TX · Menlo Park, CA · +1 more Hybrid 6mo ago $170,000–$225,000 [Writer](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/writer) ### [AI deployment engineer (East)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/eabde487202a4488) Austin, TX · San Francisco, CA · +3 more Hybrid New · 2d ago $146,000–$204,000 [Unframe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/unframe) ### [Full Stack Software Engineer (Remote)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ca15f260073a63ee) Austin, TX Remote 2w ago Pay not posted [Striveworks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/striveworks) ### [Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Agentic Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fc89e0b6e672d939) Austin, TX Remote 4w ago $160,000–$200,000 [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 [Writer](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/writer) ### [AI deployment engineer (West)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ba1a9664d6547bbb) Austin, TX · San Francisco, CA · +3 more Hybrid New · 2d ago $146,000–$204,000 [Nominal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nominal) ### [Software Engineer - Mission Dev](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/930f583e6dd485a0) Austin, TX · Los Angeles, CA · +1 more 18mo ago $130,000–$230,000 [Striveworks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/striveworks) ### [Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Agentic Systems (Active Secret Clearance)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ee6dd71d9378887b) Austin, TX Remote 4w ago $185,000–$230,000 [Writer](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/writer) ### [AI deployment engineer (Central)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f106a3ca48ce33ec) Austin, TX · San Francisco, CA · +3 more Hybrid New · 2d ago $132,000–$184,000 [Striveworks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/striveworks) ### [Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Active Secret Clearance)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a58e0daafcbeb6f3) Austin, TX Hybrid 3mo 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 [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 [Nominal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nominal) Integrates and configures it ### [Baremetal Infrastructure Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/58792dc4d00351d2) Austin, TX · New York, NY · +2 more 4mo ago $120,000–$230,000 [Nominal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nominal) Integrates and configures it ### [Deployment Systems Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2d651601d19bd72e) Austin, TX · Los Angeles, CA · +1 more 27mo ago $120,000–$230,000 [Aalo Atomics](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/aalo-atomics) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Solutions Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e2b2e3a4fd5d7a57) Austin, TX On-site 13d ago Pay not posted [Aalo Atomics](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/aalo-atomics) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Solutions Engineer (Manufacturing)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/08772bd64a49939c) Austin, TX On-site 13d ago Pay not posted 15 of 20 build what the customer runs. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3FcompanyStage%3Dgrowth%26management%3Dic%26region%3Daustin&placement=alert) New fde and deployment jobs for individual contributors in austin 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 in Austin at growth-stage companies pay? 14 of 20 postings state a pay range. The median is $176,000, and half of them sit between $175,000 and $193,000, from 6 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in Austin at growth-stage companies require? Of 20 postings, 15 state a minimum number of years, from 9 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 8 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (5) or under 3 years (2). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in Austin at growth-stage companies? These 20 postings come from 10 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Nominal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nominal) (4), [Striveworks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/striveworks) (4), [Writer](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/writer) (3), [Aalo Atomics](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/aalo-atomics) (2) and [Seekr](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/seekr) (2). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in Austin at growth-stage companies remote? 5 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 7 are hybrid and 4 are on-site. The remaining 4 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 12 of the 20 postings. Counted over the 20 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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