> 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 for individual contributors Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=ic&role=strategist&page=3 124 forward deployed engineer jobs that plan what the customer deploys first for individual contributors, from 88 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $140,000 to $205,000. **124** postings · **88** companies · 81 state pay: median **$169,000**, half $140,000–$205,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Conversion](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/conversion) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7914d652b8187ed0) San Francisco, CA On-site 4w ago $150,000–$225,000 [Conduct](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/conduct) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ca0577585f55540e) New York, NY On-site 5w ago Pay not posted [Auctor](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/auctor) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a261fb2e096567b6) New York, NY On-site 6w ago $130,000–$230,000 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Deployment Strategist - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4f12e09cbeb454c6) Norfolk, VA On-site 3w ago $110,000–$170,000 [EliseAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eliseai) ### [Deployment Strategist, Ecosystem Partnerships](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/da5f8e73543721b0) New York, NY On-site 7w ago $140,000–$180,000 [Vantor](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vantor) ### [Deployment Strategist (Secret)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/361f25424cfd6a08) Herndon, VA 7w ago $137,000–$182,000 [Concourse](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/concourse) ### [AI Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5a318e02bbfe8cce) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Deployment Strategist - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9200c0738c44358c) Kitsap, WA On-site 6w ago $110,000–$170,000 [Lupa](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lupa) ### [Deployment Strategist ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9013e4e824d2dfa2) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [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 [Code Metal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/code-metal) ### [Deployment Strategist - SOCOM/CENTCOM](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a135f732ebac9e6e) Tampa, FL Remote 2mo ago Pay not posted [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Deployment Strategist - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/045b19ea19318959) Miami, FL On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Specter](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/specter) ### [Founding Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fe471c2ff9f9593f) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [EliseAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eliseai) ### [Deployment Strategist, Future Platforms | Housing](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/13f207d3cca6dd30) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago $160,000–$200,000 [Code Metal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/code-metal) ### [Deployment Strategist - USMC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dc61fe3611389a08) Washington, DC Remote 2mo ago Pay not posted [Fulcrum](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fulcrum) ### [AI Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3b39f64b68bac2bf) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Lumbra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lumbra) ### [Deployment Strategist (TS/SCI Clearance Required)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ad89b186e784f610) Arlington, VA On-site 3mo ago $90,000–$250,000 [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 [Code Metal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/code-metal) ### [Deployment Strategist - PACOM](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f9747b475147e3e3) Honolulu, HI Hybrid 2mo ago Pay not posted [Endeavor](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/endeavor) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f8f52f3f7c8a63bd) Chicago, IL On-site 3mo ago $125,000–$225,000 [Arch](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/arch) ### [Founding Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/df799178f20b4477) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 3mo ago Pay not posted [Emanate](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/emanate) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4ecbbd856813e7d7) San Francisco, CA On-site 4mo ago Pay not posted [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Deployment Strategist, New Grad - Intel, US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/50e504561a95469f) Washington, DC On-site 4mo ago $110,000–$170,000 [H Company](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/h-company) ### [Deployment Strategist - US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f3a8d02dc926fb61) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 more Hybrid 5mo ago Pay not posted [Lumbra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lumbra) ### [Deployment Strategist, Intel (TS/SCI with CI Polygraph Required)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d4d7d1c6f1f0f19f) Arlington, VA On-site 5mo ago Pay not posted [August](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/august) ### [AI Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6833631848861e2f) New York, NY On-site 5mo ago $100,000–$160,000 [Pryzm](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pryzm) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cf66bd8d122782a3) Washington, DC On-site 5mo ago $100,000–$140,000 [Encord](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/encord) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5006b05e4f746d17) New York, NY On-site 5mo ago Pay not posted [Waniwani](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/waniwani) ### [Founding Deployment Strategist @ Waniwani](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dc5bf7b8250641a5) New York, NY 6mo ago Pay not posted [Clarion](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/clarion) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3f74ff10533b3250) New York, NY On-site 6mo ago $140,000–$180,000 [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 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Deployment Strategist, Build to Apply - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5fc4e1c6521a2615) Honolulu, HI On-site 8mo ago $110,000–$170,000 [Method Security](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/method-security) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a400f143f9dd35de) New York, NY 11mo ago Pay not posted [Motion](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/motion) ### [AI Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fc8c83765297f30f) US Remote 12mo ago Pay not posted [Sapien](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sapien) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a6c47957f1d535d0) New York, NY On-site 13mo ago $125,000–$200,000 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Deployment Strategist, Build to Apply - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/326bd9d2548086f6) Washington, DC On-site 9mo ago $110,000–$170,000 [HappyRobot](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/happyrobot) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c210b42e7acdc74a) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 16mo ago $150,000–$220,000 [Vooma](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vooma) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4c6c26232e5adc8a) San Francisco, CA On-site 19mo ago $150,000–$180,000 [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 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Deployment Strategist - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1bb783c00bcb2ec0) Fayetteville, NC Hybrid 9mo ago $110,000–$170,000 All 124 plan what the customer deploys first. [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 for individual contributors pay? 81 of 124 postings state a pay range. The median is $169,000, and half of them sit between $140,000 and $205,000, from 53 companies. ### How much experience do FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first for individual contributors require? Of 124 postings, 58 state a minimum number of years, from 53 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 36 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (18), 6 to 9 years (2) or 10 or more years (2). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first for individual contributors? These 124 postings come from 88 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) (24), [Code Metal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/code-metal) (3), [H Company](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/h-company) (3), [Sitreps](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sitreps) (3) and [TikTok](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tiktok) (3). ### Are FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first for individual contributors remote? 20 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 28 are hybrid and 57 are on-site. The remaining 19 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 73 of the 124 postings. Counted over the 124 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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