> 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. # Mid-level FDE and deployment jobs involving proof of concept Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?level=mid&stage=poc&page=2 57 mid-level forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs involving proof of concept, from 46 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $115,000 to $155,000. **57** postings · **46** companies · 44 state pay: median **$141,000**, half $115,000–$155,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Liberate](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/liberate) Integrates and configures it ### [AI Agent Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5d525aaf211dfd27) Boston, MA · San Francisco, CA · +1 more Hybrid 13mo ago $120,000–$190,000 [Standard Template Labs (STLabs)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/standard-template-labs-stlabs) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/00f172290eaf0d86) New York, NY On-site New · 2d ago $120,000–$160,000 [Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pillsbury-winthrop-shaw-pittman-llp) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d91ba8cb89c06831) Nashville, TN 13d ago $85,000–$170,000 [Eastern Bank](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eastern-bank) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Lead AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bebe1d73972c9525) Wakefield, MA 2w ago $100,890–$150,000 [Planet Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/planet-labs) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Infrastructure Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1ffa2294b4ad69da) US Remote 3w ago $127,000–$180,600 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) Builds for teams inside the company ### [GenAI Applied Scientist and Solution Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/661d95f448138b30) Multiple US offices 4w ago $93,000–$191,000 [Diamondback Energy](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/diamondback-energy) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Developer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e818eef675f35531) Dallas, TX 2mo ago Pay not posted [Elsevier](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/elsevier) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Software Engineer / Senior AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f9fb6dcf46803d92) Philadelphia, PA 2mo ago $86,600–$144,400 [RELX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/relx) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Software Engineer / Senior AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f82bc7d62568a0e9) Philadelphia, PA 2mo ago $86,600–$144,400 [Klaviyo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/klaviyo) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Sr. AI Systems & Solutions Architect, Global Services](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a9651c739f4cbbef) San Francisco, CA 2mo ago $120,000–$180,000 [SpaceX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spacex) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Operations Engineer, Applied AI (Application Software) ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/438d84d3bcc1166b) Cape Canaveral, FL On-site 3mo ago Pay not posted [Cadence Design Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cadence-design-systems) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Lead Solutions Engineer– Back Office Transformation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7ae6852e1ccbf28b) San Jose, CA 3mo ago $114,800–$213,200 [Klaviyo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/klaviyo) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Sr. AI Systems & Solutions Architect, Customer Success](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d52a8600bb610846) San Francisco, CA 2mo ago $120,000–$180,000 [SpaceX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spacex) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Operations Engineer, Applied AI (Application Software) ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fcbbc701723d7380) Mcgregor, TX On-site 3mo ago Pay not posted [Klaviyo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/klaviyo) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Sr. AI Systems & Solutions Architect, Global Services](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5a30dedf4d4354d3) Boston, MA 3mo ago $120,000–$180,000 [SpaceX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spacex) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Operations Engineer, Applied AI (Application Software) ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e3cd7d7b30ed0709) Bastrop, TX On-site 3mo 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 [Compare pay across US FDE roles →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary) ## Frequently asked questions ### What do mid-level FDE and deployment jobs involving proof of concept pay? 44 of 57 postings state a pay range. The median is $141,000, and half of them sit between $115,000 and $155,000, from 37 companies. ### How much experience do mid-level FDE and deployment jobs involving proof of concept require? Of 57 postings, 34 state a minimum number of years, from 31 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 21 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (13). ### Which companies are hiring for mid-level FDE and deployment jobs involving proof of concept? These 57 postings come from 46 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) (4), [Klaviyo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/klaviyo) (3), [SpaceX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spacex) (3), [EY](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ey) (2) and [Focused](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/focused) (2). ### Are mid-level FDE and deployment jobs involving proof of concept remote? 9 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 11 are hybrid and 11 are on-site. The remaining 26 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 23 of the 57 postings. Counted over the 57 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey. Employer postings · Responsibility levels reflect our reading of the work, not just the employer’s title. 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