> 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 later-stage private companies involving proof of concept Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=late&stage=poc&page=10 367 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies involving proof of concept, from 129 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $189,000 to $261,000. **367** postings · **129** companies · **303** with pay · median **$222,000** · middle half $189,000–$261,000 · read Nov 9, 2026 [Metropolis](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/metropolis) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5d677b6d5e0e32d6) Los Angeles, CA Hybrid 6mo ago $170,000–$200,000 [Turing](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/turing) Leads the deployment team ### [Staff Research Engineer, Enterprise Knowledge](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/06f45dde0a490569) US · city not listed 12mo ago $250,000–$400,000 · OTE [Optiver](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/optiver) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3494310fedf076f0) Chicago, IL Since 2025 $200,000–$200,000 [Metropolis](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/metropolis) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a158c492bc4ae163) New York, NY Hybrid 6mo ago $170,000–$200,000 [ElevenLabs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/elevenlabs) Leads the deployment team ### [Deployment Strategist Lead - USA](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8d0349a5c302e2b9) New York, NY Remote 6w ago Pay not posted [Alation](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/alation) Proves it works before the sale ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/484d5a806f49b322) US Remote 7w ago $68,443–$92,398 [Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai) Proves it works before the sale ### [Deployment Strategist, Space Systems Command](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7bd71aa29083eac6) Los Angeles, CA On-site 4mo ago $203,200–$254,000 219 of these 367 jobs build what the customer runs. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3FcompanyStage%3Dlate%26stage%3Dpoc%26page%3D10&placement=assist) [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3FcompanyStage%3Dlate%26stage%3Dpoc%26page%3D10&placement=alert) Alerts for “FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies involving proof of concept” go out once you have an account. [Compare pay across US FDE roles →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary) ## Frequently asked questions ### What do FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies involving proof of concept pay? 303 of 367 postings state a pay range. The median is $222,000, and half of them sit between $189,000 and $261,000, from 96 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies involving proof of concept require? Of 367 postings, 242 state a minimum number of years, from 109 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 129 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (81), under 3 years (18) or 10 or more years (14). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies involving proof of concept? These 367 postings come from 129 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) (67), [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) (36), [Sierra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sierra) (15), [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) (14) and [Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai) (14). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs at later-stage private companies involving proof of concept remote? 68 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 105 are hybrid and 47 are on-site. The remaining 147 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 191 of the 367 postings. Counted over the 367 postings in this search. 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