> 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 at growth-stage companies involving pre-sales Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=growth&stage=presales&page=2 114 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs at growth-stage companies involving pre-sales, from 70 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $180,000 to $230,000. **114** postings · **70** companies · 87 state pay: median **$205,000**, half $180,000–$230,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Luminary](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/luminary) ### [Senior/Principal Lead Delivery Engineer — Automotive](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/27f62ce9c80d4125) San Mateo, CA On-site 13d ago Pay not posted [Vannevar Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vannevar-labs) ### [Senior Full-Stack Engineer - Product (TS/SCI Required)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ac3e0bd78fe984de) US Remote 6w 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 [RelationalAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/relationalai) ### [Solution Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5b1e41aad94fe773) US Remote 2mo ago $170,000–$200,000 [Luminary](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/luminary) ### [Senior/Principal Lead Delivery Engineer — Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/44f0de2ca4442dd8) San Mateo, CA On-site 13d ago Pay not posted [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 [Seekr](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/seekr) ### [AI Engineer, Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3974fa16dd83f70a) Reston, VA Hybrid 2mo ago $185,000–$225,000 [Lovable](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lovable) ### [Partner Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/df03085c8d553a3c) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago $199,000–$271,000 [Luminary](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/luminary) ### [Senior/Principal Lead Delivery Engineer — Semiconductor](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ba548c631b51d6ee) San Mateo, CA On-site 13d ago Pay not posted [InstaLILY](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/instalily) ### [Software Engineer, Full Stack](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/69133966645ebb04) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA 4mo ago $150,000–$190,000 [Fireworks AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fireworks-ai) ### [AI Field Engineer - Enterprise](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/546672abcb710ae7) 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 [Unstructured](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/unstructured) ### [AI Engineer - Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/714325e0c7b85e01) US Remote 6mo ago $205,000–$365,000 [LangChain](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/langchain) ### [Deployed Engineer (Charlotte)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8f57c3361b2838d7) Charlotte, NC Remote 6mo ago $150,000–$250,000 · OTE [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 [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 [Nominal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nominal) ### [Software Engineer, Mission Dev - U.S. Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/25571084cdc5fffa) New York, NY · Washington, DC 8mo ago $150,000–$215,000 [Typeface](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/typeface) ### [Solutions Architect ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3efe382e7af45e15) US Remote 11mo ago $160,000–$210,000 · OTE [Fireworks AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fireworks-ai) ### [AI Field Engineer - AI Natives](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c5cd7fc499de4582) San Mateo, CA Hybrid 4mo ago $200,000–$260,000 [PhysicsX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/physicsx) ### [Senior Machine Learning Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/774e7ed1f294a9c8) New York, NY Hybrid 13mo ago $200,000–$250,000 [Nominal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nominal) ### [Software Engineer - Mission Dev](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/930f583e6dd485a0) Los Angeles, CA · New York, NY · +1 more 18mo ago $130,000–$230,000 [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 [Exa (formerly Metaphor)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/exa-formerly-metaphor) Leads the deployment team ### [FDE Lead, NYC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/646d9e773b63bea2) New York, NY On-site 7d ago $250,000–$315,000 [Tennr](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tennr) Leads the deployment team ### [Forward Deployed Engineering Team Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/303e2e4d9994c1d2) New York, NY Hybrid 10d ago $170,000–$190,000 [Dropzone AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/dropzone-ai) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a0ae3c094608eb44) US Remote 3w ago $170,000–$190,000 [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 [Firecrawl](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/firecrawl) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e499c4adf6f57b90) San Francisco, CA On-site 6mo ago $209,000–$265,000 [Tennr](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tennr) Integrates and configures it ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (Post-Sales)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a561658e62b3c4df) New York, NY Hybrid 6mo ago $160,000–$180,000 [LiveKit](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/livekit) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bd5bbf3f791ba5d0) New York, NY Remote 7mo ago $180,000–$320,000 [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 [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 [Exa (formerly Metaphor)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/exa-formerly-metaphor) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Product Manager, Forward Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5c82ba2222265ca0) San Francisco, CA On-site 5w ago $155,000–$275,000 [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 [Nitra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nitra) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Solutions](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b41bda2f25147188) Washington, DC Hybrid 4mo ago Pay not posted [Qualified Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/qualified-health) Integrates and configures it ### [Staff / Principal Forward-Deployed Architect, Data Modernization](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9e88859cb3aeb7e0) US Remote 5mo ago $190,000–$250,000 [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 [Nitra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nitra) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Solutions](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5359f251ba3144fd) New York, NY Hybrid 4mo ago Pay not posted 62 of 114 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 at growth-stage companies involving pre-sales pay? 87 of 114 postings state a pay range. The median is $205,000, and half of them sit between $180,000 and $230,000, from 53 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs at growth-stage companies involving pre-sales require? Of 114 postings, 70 state a minimum number of years, from 46 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 53 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (8), under 3 years (6) or 10 or more years (3). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs at growth-stage companies involving pre-sales? These 114 postings come from 70 companies. The employers with the most postings are [LangChain](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/langchain) (10), [Fireworks AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fireworks-ai) (5), [Deepgram](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deepgram) (4), [Exa (formerly Metaphor)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/exa-formerly-metaphor) (4) and [Luminary](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/luminary) (4). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs at growth-stage companies involving pre-sales remote? 32 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 35 are hybrid and 31 are on-site. The remaining 16 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 51 of the 114 postings. Counted over the 114 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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