> 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 jobs that plan what the customer deploys first for individual contributors at growth-stage companies Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=growth&management=ic&role=strategist 18 forward deployed engineer jobs that plan what the customer deploys first for individual contributors at growth-stage companies, from 18 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $171,000 to $214,000. **18** postings · **18** companies · 14 state pay: median **$191,000**, half $171,000–$214,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Published October 25, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Doss](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/doss) ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d3d88f6a394e10a0) US Remote New · Today $120,000–$210,000 [Cohere Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cohere-health) ### [Lead Forward Deployed Healthcare Analyst](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a6572f3589e94812) US Remote 2w ago $123,000–$141,000 [Exa (formerly Metaphor)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/exa-formerly-metaphor) ### [Product Manager, Forward Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5c82ba2222265ca0) San Francisco, CA On-site 5w ago $155,000–$275,000 [FERMÀT](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ferm-t) ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/71295e354cc993d7) San Francisco, CA 8mo ago From $200,000 [Hippocratic AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hippocratic-ai) ### [Solutions Architect, Inbound AI Deployments](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b3b850761eb23984) US Remote 3mo ago Pay not posted [Valon](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/valon) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7cc05397d71d2c90) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 5mo ago $140,000–$240,000 [Serval](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/serval) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e026ec3d5884a44d) San Francisco, CA On-site 9mo ago $150,000–$280,000 [Peregrine](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/peregrine) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/97845fb208e4bfec) Washington, DC Hybrid 17mo ago $120,000–$190,000 [Pace](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pace) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/98d2735efe65639b) New York, NY On-site 13d ago Pay not posted [Lightfield](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lightfield) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/99e691095b205253) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2w ago $170,000–$250,000 [David AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/david-ai) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fd354a4590515217) San Francisco, CA On-site 2w ago $145,000–$200,000 [Clay](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/clay) ### [Growth Strategist, Enterprise (Deployment Strategist) - NY](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cc642d975ed538f2) New York, NY Hybrid 3w ago $150,000–$190,000 [Fireworks AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fireworks-ai) ### [AI Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/80114d7fe0ad330e) San Mateo, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $165,000–$220,000 [Liberate](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/liberate) ### [Founding Deployment Strategist ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1b2e16f199cb02c1) San Francisco, CA · Boston, MA Hybrid 3mo ago $185,000–$260,000 [Encord](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/encord) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5006b05e4f746d17) New York, NY On-site 5mo ago Pay not posted [Simile](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/simile) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6a0abcabc7321e88) New York, NY On-site 7mo ago $150,000–$300,000 [HappyRobot](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/happyrobot) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c210b42e7acdc74a) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 16mo ago $150,000–$220,000 [Bretton AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bretton-ai) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/102dfe45a5001ae1) San Francisco, CA 28mo ago Pay not posted All 18 plan what the customer deploys first. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3FcompanyStage%3Dgrowth%26management%3Dic%26role%3Dstrategist&placement=alert) New fde jobs that plan what the customer deploys first 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 jobs that plan what the customer deploys first for individual contributors at growth-stage companies pay? 14 of 18 postings state a pay range. The median is $191,000, and half of them sit between $171,000 and $214,000, from 14 companies. ### How much experience do FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first for individual contributors at growth-stage companies require? Of 18 postings, 10 state a minimum number of years, from 10 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 8 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (2). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first for individual contributors at growth-stage companies? These 18 postings come from 18 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Bretton AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bretton-ai) (1), [Clay](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/clay) (1), [Cohere Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cohere-health) (1), [David AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/david-ai) (1) and [Doss](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/doss) (1). ### Are FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first for individual contributors at growth-stage companies remote? 3 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 7 are hybrid and 6 are on-site. The remaining 2 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 7 of the 18 postings. Counted over the 18 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. 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