> 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 for individual contributors involving pre-sales Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=ic&stage=presales&page=2 341 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for individual contributors involving pre-sales, from 225 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $155,000 to $215,000. **341** postings · **225** companies · 238 state pay: median **$180,000**, half $155,000–$215,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Medeloop](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/medeloop) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/731a29fd03376be6) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA 4w ago Pay not posted [TribalScale](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tribalscale) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (Washington, D.C.)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bdc1136de9c2288a) US Remote 3w ago Pay not posted [Thought Machine](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thought-machine) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Infrastructure](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/22b777fc009a76d3) New York, NY Hybrid 4w ago $140,000–$220,000 [ConductorAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/conductorai) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c90a59a727564bd5) Washington, DC Hybrid 4w ago $150,000–$220,000 [Matroid](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/matroid) ### [VLM & VFM Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/55bdc7eeef3cb713) Palo Alto, CA On-site 4w ago $150,000–$300,000 [TribalScale](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tribalscale) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (New York)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/869494212b84a754) US Remote 3w ago Pay not posted [Nutrient](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nutrient) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6b7ddb0c0a42ddb7) Raleigh, NC 4w ago Pay not posted [NewRocket](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/newrocket) ### [Senior Forward Deployed AI Engineer-Banking/Financial Services](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d6d639ec98407a5d) US Remote 6w ago Pay not posted [Conversion](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/conversion) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fa7adc0dbf2cb4a2) San Francisco, CA On-site 6w ago $175,000–$250,000 [TribalScale](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tribalscale) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (San Francisco)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6f69a28d31f514b2) US Remote 3w ago Pay not posted [Laurel](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/laurel) ### [Senior/Staff Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/303b3bfbfb7335e6) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 6w ago $221,000–$275,000 [Groq](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/groq) ### [Sr./Staff Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/16d9ba28146fcaf4) Dallas, TX · San Francisco, CA · +1 more Remote 6w ago $270,400–$401,600 [Teleskope](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/teleskope) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/35118ac00cd31bf9) New York, NY Hybrid 6w ago $140,000–$180,000 [Numeral](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/numeral) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/10122127c5e741a8) US Remote 6w ago Pay not posted [Higharc](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/higharc) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fcb3f10d2463e0d4) New York, NY Remote 7w ago Pay not posted [AZX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/azx) ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer (Senior)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/236f7a913003e604) US Remote 1mo ago $140,000–$230,000 [Gold & Aron](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gold-aron) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6373532f2ca419a3) Menlo Park, CA Hybrid 1mo ago Pay not posted [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [ConvergeHEALTH - Forward Deployed Engineer, Data Studio Revenue Cycle - Products & Platforms](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/94b9cefa2e028e1e) Multiple US offices 2mo ago $105,400–$207,800 [Sitreps](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sitreps) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6c5d5100c300639f) Washington, DC · San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago $167,000–$203,000 [Deepgram](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deepgram) ### [Forward-Deployed Engineer (FDE), Strategic Accounts](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/15bda554e4bf3180) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY On-site 2mo ago $155,000–$193,000 [Assort Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/assort-health) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/acba7fa1d6e7b519) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $190,000–$240,000 [Blockstream](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/blockstream) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8d7b4ad9eeb4e065) Menlo Park, CA Hybrid 2mo ago Pay not posted [Loadsmart](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/loadsmart) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e39b13c86913a61d) Chicago, IL Remote 2mo ago Pay not posted [Bilt Rewards](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bilt-rewards) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ecc1fe53de441506) New York, NY 2mo ago $200,000–$240,000 [Fleetio](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fleetio) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b00235c31caa34b1) US Remote 2mo ago Pay not posted [Blockstream](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/blockstream) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/27e11091f33b11c2) New York, NY Remote 2mo ago Pay not posted [Via](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/via) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3048ea5df7db04c3) New York, NY 2mo ago $160,000–$220,000 [RELEX Solutions](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/relex-solutions) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer | Merchandising](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5158f583cc6411d7) Atlanta, GA 2mo ago Pay not posted [Thomson Reuters](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thomson-reuters) ### [Senior Software Engineer - AI, CoCounsel FDE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7aed539477b5be97) Frisco, TX · New York, NY · +2 more 2mo ago $118,400–$219,800 [Exa (formerly Metaphor)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/exa-formerly-metaphor) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, NYC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5ca8c96310ebe227) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago $160,000–$300,000 [ZoomLogi](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/zoomlogi) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/de7be575ac756d49) Chicago, IL · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 3mo ago $150,000–$200,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Healthcare - NYC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/78e2253a446f8823) New York, NY Hybrid 3mo ago $185,000–$300,000 [Cadre AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cadre-ai) ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer | San Diego, CA](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bb21b43f6b721f75) San Diego, CA 3mo ago $100,000–$140,000 [Monaco](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/monaco) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7b17a63586ec69e2) San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago $200,000–$400,000 [AvePoint](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/avepoint) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a8a406a47a31eb77) New York, NY 3mo ago $180,000–$230,000 [Shield AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/shield-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Autonomy (open level)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/29e4376987e907b0) US Remote 3mo ago $152,000–$318,000 [Provectus](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/provectus) ### [Senior Forward Deployed AI Engineer / Solutions Architect (GenAI, AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c087a50625ed071a) New York, NY Hybrid 3mo ago $180,000–$200,000 [Wand AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/wand-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a031ac9e88f50ca9) US Remote 3mo ago Pay not posted [AvePoint](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/avepoint) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c88a151fe1c915cd) Chicago, IL 3mo ago $180,000–$230,000 [Mistral AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/mistral-ai) ### [Applied AI, Forward Deployed Machine Learning Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cb2049e2cba8970e) Palo Alto, CA Hybrid 3mo ago Pay not posted 192 of 341 build what the customer runs. [Compare pay across US FDE roles →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary) ## Frequently asked questions ### What do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors involving pre-sales pay? 238 of 341 postings state a pay range. The median is $180,000, and half of them sit between $155,000 and $215,000, from 143 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors involving pre-sales require? Of 341 postings, 157 state a minimum number of years, from 125 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 103 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (26), under 3 years (25) or 10 or more years (3). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors involving pre-sales? These 341 postings come from 225 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) (29), [Provectus](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/provectus) (9), [LangChain](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/langchain) (6), [LMI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lmi) (6) and [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) (6). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors involving pre-sales remote? 89 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 91 are hybrid and 99 are on-site. The remaining 62 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 179 of the 341 postings. Counted over the 341 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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