> 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 pre-sales Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=growth&role=strategist&stage=presales 16 forward deployed engineer jobs that plan what the customer deploys first at growth-stage companies involving pre-sales, from 15 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $189,000 to $223,000. **16** postings · **15** companies · 12 state pay: median **$209,000**, half $189,000–$223,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Published October 28, 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 [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 [PhysicsX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/physicsx) ### [Deployment Strategist ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bebe5121d18810b5) New York, NY Hybrid New · 3d ago $90,000–$130,000 [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 [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 [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 [Moment](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/moment) ### [Deployment Strategist ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/66d258c0d56058df) New York, NY On-site 5mo ago $200,000–$300,000 [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 [PhysicsX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/physicsx) ### [Principal Deployment Strategist ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/53d7d40f93a1ea67) New York, NY Hybrid 14mo ago $150,000–$250,000 [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 16 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%3Dpresales&placement=alert) New fde jobs that plan what the customer deploys first at growth-stage companies involving pre-sales 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 pre-sales pay? 12 of 16 postings state a pay range. The median is $209,000, and half of them sit between $189,000 and $223,000, from 11 companies. ### How much experience do FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first at growth-stage companies involving pre-sales require? Of 16 postings, 11 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 6 to 9 years (2) or under 3 years (1). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first at growth-stage companies involving pre-sales? These 16 postings come from 15 companies. The employers with the most postings are [PhysicsX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/physicsx) (2), [Altana](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/altana) (1), [Bretton AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bretton-ai) (1), [CertifyOS](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/certifyos) (1) and [David AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/david-ai) (1). ### Are FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first at growth-stage companies involving pre-sales remote? 1 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 8 are hybrid and 6 are on-site. The remaining 1 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 6 of the 16 postings. Counted over the 16 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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