> 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 technical leads at growth-stage companies involving proof of concept Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=growth&management=lead&stage=poc 49 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for technical leads at growth-stage companies involving proof of concept, from 37 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $175,000 to $236,000. **49** postings · **37** companies · 35 state pay: median **$198,000**, half $175,000–$236,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Together AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/together-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Post-Training](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3c12aeeb37e0d254) San Francisco, CA 13d ago $270,000–$300,000 · OTE [Ocrolus](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ocrolus) ### [Mortgage Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ccfc8a6901548790) US Remote 3w ago $150,000–$170,000 [Narmi](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/narmi) ### [Software Engineer - Forward Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6da7ec3092ab2c51) New York, NY Hybrid 2mo ago $91,000–$110,000 [Footprint](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/footprint) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/88950f32b81cc138) New York, NY On-site 4mo ago $170,000–$205,000 [Strider Technologies](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/strider-technologies) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f5cffb28dacce7e4) Tysons Corner, VA Hybrid 6mo ago Pay not posted [Deepgram](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deepgram) ### [Senior Forward-Deployed Engineer, Federal](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/92abff21b2d86629) Washington, DC Remote 8mo ago $180,000–$245,000 [Narmi](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/narmi) ### [Senior Software Engineer - Forward Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e21e2a1ccb895111) New York, NY Hybrid 2mo ago $167,000–$196,000 [Profound](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/profound) ### [Member of Technical Staff, Forward Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fc8070eaf3deefc7) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA On-site 12mo ago $140,000–$260,000 [Virtuous](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/virtuous) ### [Integrations Engineer, AI Services](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/056f558506f3fdd4) US Remote New · 3d ago Pay not posted [Luminary](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/luminary) ### [Senior/Principal Lead Delivery Engineer — Aerospace](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/492222403f260da6) San Mateo, CA On-site 13d ago Pay not posted [Seekr](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/seekr) ### [Senior Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ee8d306129529a75) Reston, VA Remote 2w ago $160,000–$230,000 [hyperexponential (hx)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hyperexponential-hx) ### [Agent Builder ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/384b8c9636361101) New York, NY Hybrid 2w ago $160,000–$190,000 [Reveal Technology](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/reveal-technology) ### [Field Service Representative - Fort Bragg, NC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1b0e9a2a480d5959) Fort Bragg, NC On-site 3w ago Pay not posted [Luminary](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/luminary) ### [Senior/Principal Lead Delivery Engineer — Industrial](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9a8815f0bc3b2c5a) San Mateo, CA On-site 13d ago Pay not posted [Altana](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/altana) ### [Senior Staff Implementation Delivery Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/28306742057e7321) Washington, DC On-site 6w ago Pay not posted [Mercor](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/mercor) ### [Software Engineer, Applied AI - Frontier Engineering (NYC)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/10ec122e743146e7) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago $160,000–$500,000 [LangChain](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/langchain) ### [Deployed Engineer (Federal)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/40118733a4b00450) Washington, DC Remote 2mo ago $185,000–$300,000 · OTE [Observe.AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/observe-ai) ### [AI Agent Engineer, Client Facing](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fcdedb65d7c5b453) Redwood City, CA Hybrid 4mo ago $108,000–$170,000 [Fireworks AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fireworks-ai) ### [AI Field Engineer - Strategic Partnerships](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/586637615ffab02a) San Mateo, CA Hybrid 4mo ago $200,000–$260,000 [Bland AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bland-ai) ### [Agent Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2835d19d46c9e04d) San Francisco, CA On-site 5mo ago $120,000–$200,000 [Canvas Medical](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/canvas-medical) ### [Product Experience Builder](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8a4dc7db29ba4368) US Remote 5mo ago $100,000–$200,000 [Mercor](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/mercor) ### [Software Engineer, Applied AI - Frontier Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6ae52ff90fa4789c) San Francisco, CA On-site 6mo ago $160,000–$500,000 [Deepgram](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deepgram) ### [Senior Solutions Engineer, Federal](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ab90418d9dd210ca) Washington, DC Remote 7mo ago $180,000–$245,000 [Typeface](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/typeface) ### [Solutions Architect ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3efe382e7af45e15) US Remote 11mo ago $160,000–$210,000 · OTE [Canvas Medical](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/canvas-medical) ### [Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/53dfbacde8578f09) San Francisco, CA · Washington, DC Remote 14mo ago Pay not posted [Cohere Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cohere-health) Integrates and configures it ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6f622892e4ed5e9c) US Remote 3mo ago $154,000–$175,000 [Together AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/together-ai) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Strategic Inference ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/861af3d7eac332f8) San Francisco, CA 6mo ago $270,000–$300,000 · OTE [Hebbia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hebbia) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5281f28199211273) New York, NY On-site 7d ago $180,000–$320,000 [CertifyOS](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/certifyos) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Senior Product Manager, Forward Deployed - US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4d49834126c87c10) US Remote 10d ago Pay not posted [Infinitus](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/infinitus) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/de590d542183a071) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2w ago Pay not posted [Deep Infra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deep-infra) Proves it works before the sale ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1aec0681eb976cc3) Palo Alto, CA 2mo ago $150,000–$195,000 [Northwood Space](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/northwood-space) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7e4a57ecaa9894ba) Washington, DC On-site 3mo ago $170,000–$225,000 [Mintlify](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/mintlify) Proves it works before the sale ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (NYC)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/10cda808b23e54f9) New York, NY 6mo ago $250,000–$315,000 [Altana](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/altana) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [ Staff AI Deployment Strategist ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4676a0bf140baee3) Brooklyn, NY · Washington, DC Hybrid 9d ago $165,000–$195,000 [Vannevar Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vannevar-labs) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Mission Lead - USV Software](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b77fe239ef44a044) Norfolk, VA On-site 7w ago Pay not posted [Serval](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/serval) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist, Flagship Account](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fdf9cb94545435b8) Santa Clara, CA · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 7w ago $150,000–$280,000 [Seqera](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/seqera) Integrates and configures it ### [Technical Solutions Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/79fca284ae29c806) US Remote 2mo ago Pay not posted [Vivenu](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vivenu) Integrates and configures it ### [Solution Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1c37512bbdbd1cc4) Tampa, FL On-site 5mo ago Pay not posted [Vannevar Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vannevar-labs) Integrates and configures it ### [Mission Strategist - Tampa (Clearance Required)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1c5d4751f994043a) Tampa, FL On-site 4mo ago Pay not posted [HappyRobot](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/happyrobot) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5ab7a250d00b7a8b) New York, NY Hybrid 5mo ago $150,000–$200,000 25 of 49 build what the customer runs. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3FcompanyStage%3Dgrowth%26management%3Dlead%26stage%3Dpoc&placement=alert) New fde and deployment jobs for technical leads at growth-stage companies involving proof of concept 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 technical leads at growth-stage companies involving proof of concept pay? 35 of 49 postings state a pay range. The median is $198,000, and half of them sit between $175,000 and $236,000, from 27 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads at growth-stage companies involving proof of concept require? Of 49 postings, 31 state a minimum number of years, from 22 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 23 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (5), under 3 years (2) or 10 or more years (1). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads at growth-stage companies involving proof of concept? These 49 postings come from 37 companies. The employers with the most postings are [LangChain](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/langchain) (4), [Altana](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/altana) (2), [Canvas Medical](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/canvas-medical) (2), [Deepgram](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deepgram) (2) and [Luminary](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/luminary) (2). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads at growth-stage companies involving proof of concept remote? 13 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 14 are hybrid and 17 are on-site. The remaining 5 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 20 of the 49 postings. Counted over the 49 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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