> 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. # Staff-level FDE and deployment jobs on-site involving pre-sales Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?level=staff&stage=presales&work=onsite 15 staff-level forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs on-site involving pre-sales, from 12 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $187,000 to $300,000. **15** postings · **12** companies · 12 state pay: median **$243,000**, half $187,000–$300,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Amigo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amigo) Builds what the customer runs ### [Staff Forward Deployed Engineer [NYC or SF]](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/24ad8746113a6cca) New York, NY On-site 4mo ago $240,000–$300,000 [Luminary](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/luminary) Builds what the customer runs ### [Senior/Principal Lead Delivery Engineer — Semiconductor](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ba548c631b51d6ee) San Mateo, CA On-site 13d ago Pay not posted [Hitachi Energy](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hitachi-energy) Builds what the customer runs ### [Federal Data Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f9798b9bebc97700) Washington, DC On-site 1mo ago $160,000–$205,000 [Decagon](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/decagon) Builds what the customer runs ### [Engineering Lead, Strategic Deployments](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3ff1ce35a22b105f) New York, NY On-site 3mo ago $200,000–$400,000 [Decagon](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/decagon) Builds what the customer runs ### [Engineering Lead, Strategic Deployments](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/55e8a726e8f37fe4) San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago $200,000–$400,000 [First Resonance](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/first-resonance) ### [Forward Deployed Engineering Leader](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/193374f55d11f147) Los Angeles, CA On-site 5w ago $180,000–$220,000 [Blitzy](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/blitzy) ### [Head of Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e213fd0d39d03fe6) Cambridge, MA On-site 7w ago $240,000–$315,000 [Chalk](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/chalk) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b4e356b364ebc5fc) San Francisco, CA On-site 1mo ago $180,000–$250,000 [Cursor (Anysphere)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cursor-anysphere) ### [Regional Director, Forward Deployed Engineering - Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3d7da549ceebf857) Washington, DC On-site 8d ago Pay not posted [Hadrian](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hadrian) ### [Sr. Director, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/398acf9eaf31771b) Torrance, CA On-site 3w ago $300,000–$415,000 [Arxlight](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/arxlight) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Lead (Air and Missile Defense)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/561fee44d8a3869b) Oakland, CA On-site 3mo ago $146,000–$200,000 [Chalk](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/chalk) ### [Director, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/47c6797aead04cf6) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago $300,000–$350,000 [Cursor (Anysphere)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cursor-anysphere) ### [Regional Director, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5bd30a2e7941578f) San Francisco, CA On-site 4mo ago Pay not posted [Twenty](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/twenty) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Senior Forward Deployed Analyst](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7c29f42c84227db9) Fort Meade, MD On-site 13mo ago $137,000–$240,000 [Pure Storage](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pure-storage) Integrates and configures it ### [Senior Services Solutions Architect – AI, Advanced Services](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/73d6437db41a3e41) New York, NY · Raleigh, NC On-site 3w ago $146,000–$219,000 6 of 15 lead deployment teams. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Flevel%3Dstaff%26stage%3Dpresales%26work%3Donsite&placement=alert) New staff-level fde and deployment jobs on-site 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 staff-level FDE and deployment jobs on-site involving pre-sales pay? 12 of 15 postings state a pay range. The median is $243,000, and half of them sit between $187,000 and $300,000, from 10 companies. ### How much experience do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs on-site involving pre-sales require? Of 15 postings, 10 state a minimum number of years, from 9 companies. The most common requirement is 10 or more years, in 4 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (3) or 6 to 9 years (3). ### Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE and deployment jobs on-site involving pre-sales? These 15 postings come from 12 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Chalk](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/chalk) (2), [Cursor (Anysphere)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cursor-anysphere) (2), [Decagon](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/decagon) (2), [Amigo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amigo) (1) and [Arxlight](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/arxlight) (1). ### Are staff-level FDE and deployment jobs on-site involving pre-sales remote? 0 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 15 are on-site. Travel is mentioned in 3 of the 15 postings. Counted over the 15 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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