> 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 at growth-stage companies involving proof of concept Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=growth&role=strategist&stage=poc 17 forward deployed engineer jobs that plan what the customer deploys first at growth-stage companies involving proof of concept, from 15 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $184,000 to $215,000. **17** postings · **15** companies · 12 state pay: median **$204,000**, half $184,000–$215,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Published October 25, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Hebbia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hebbia) ### [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) ### [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) ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/de590d542183a071) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2w ago Pay not posted [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 [Altana](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/altana) ### [ 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) ### [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) ### [Deployment Strategist, Flagship Account](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fdf9cb94545435b8) Santa Clara, CA · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 7w ago $150,000–$280,000 [HappyRobot](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/happyrobot) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5ab7a250d00b7a8b) New York, NY Hybrid 5mo ago $150,000–$200,000 [Peregrine](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/peregrine) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/97845fb208e4bfec) Washington, DC Hybrid 17mo ago $120,000–$190,000 [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 [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 [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 [Seekr](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/seekr) ### [Deployment Strategist ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/105d5ad33f153b39) Austin, TX · Menlo Park, CA · +1 more Hybrid 2mo ago $180,000–$235,000 [BackOps.ai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/backops-ai) ### [AI Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/93166d78a3657405) San Francisco, CA 3mo ago Pay not posted [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 All 17 plan what the customer deploys first. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3FcompanyStage%3Dgrowth%26role%3Dstrategist%26stage%3Dpoc&placement=alert) New fde jobs that plan what the customer deploys first 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 jobs that plan what the customer deploys first at growth-stage companies involving proof of concept pay? 12 of 17 postings state a pay range. The median is $204,000, and half of them sit between $184,000 and $215,000, from 10 companies. ### How much experience do FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first at growth-stage companies involving proof of concept require? Of 17 postings, 12 state a minimum number of years, from 11 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 9 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (2) or 6 to 9 years (1). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first at growth-stage companies involving proof of concept? These 17 postings come from 15 companies. The employers with the most postings are [HappyRobot](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/happyrobot) (2), [Serval](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/serval) (2), [Altana](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/altana) (1), [BackOps.ai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/backops-ai) (1) and [CertifyOS](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/certifyos) (1). ### Are FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first at growth-stage companies involving proof of concept remote? 1 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 9 are hybrid and 5 are on-site. The remaining 2 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 3 of the 17 postings. Counted over the 17 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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