> 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=6 341 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for individual contributors involving pre-sales, from 226 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $155,000 to $215,000. **341** postings · **226** companies · 238 state pay: median **$180,000**, half $155,000–$215,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Eudia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eudia) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Eudia for Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/16a20fbf5fdf4a3f) Washington, DC Remote 3mo ago $160,000–$200,000 [Firecrawl](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/firecrawl) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e499c4adf6f57b90) San Francisco, CA On-site 6mo ago $209,000–$265,000 [PromptQL](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/promptql) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3edc4a8258f99c29) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 6mo ago $180,000–$240,000 [Crew (CrewAI)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/crew-crewai) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - (East coast based)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/81e779528c33b4d2) US Remote 6mo ago Pay not posted [StackAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/stackai) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Healthcare](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/04b444ebcef6e4ca) New York, NY Hybrid 7mo ago $153,000–$200,000 [LiveKit](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/livekit) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bd5bbf3f791ba5d0) New York, NY Remote 7mo ago $180,000–$320,000 [Runlayer](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/runlayer) Proves it works before the sale ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cc06032aca0fff56) New York, NY Hybrid 8mo ago Pay not posted [Cognition AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cognition-ai) Keeps customers running after launch ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/75ede2de094f8912) San Francisco, CA On-site 16mo ago Pay not posted [Cresta](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cresta) Integrates and configures it ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (AI Agent)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/23d666ea16d8ee4c) US Remote 17mo ago $185,000–$235,000 [Nearform](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nearform) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Strategist ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ab013f5a2ebefc5e) US · city not listed New · Yesterday Pay not posted [Thomson Reuters](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thomson-reuters) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Senior Tax & Audit AI Engineer, FDE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6d5f1dea82405965) Brooklyn, NY · Frisco, TX · +3 more Hybrid New · 4d ago $102,200–$218,600 [IFS](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ifs) Proves it works before the sale ### [Pre-Sales Forward Deployed Engineer - IFS Loops](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/299d0f4d19ba24b2) Palo Alto, CA 9d ago $190,000–$230,000 · OTE [SketchPro](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sketchpro) Keeps customers running after launch ### [Forward Deployed Architect: Customer Success](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2bc06a332ea19712) San Francisco, CA 13d ago $100,000–$140,000 [Atlas Technica](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/atlas-technica) Proves it works before the sale ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7b201a435cd0cb43) US Remote 13d ago Pay not posted [Nilus](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nilus) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) (NYC or Remote)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3ceb3b9c9ce49752) New York, NY Remote 13d ago Pay not posted [Latica](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/latica) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager, Data & Insights](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/96b4fc6d155e343e) Palo Alto, CA 13d ago Pay not posted [Knightscope](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/knightscope) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4bc5e23e28388fe0) Sunnyvale, CA On-site 13d ago $130,000–$170,000 [Dirac, Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/dirac-inc) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Manufacturing Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4a0fa928f759c10c) New York, NY Hybrid 2w ago $90,000–$120,000 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist - Germany Forward Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/26bc4e3929332779) Washington, DC Hybrid 2w ago $110,000–$170,000 [goTenna](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gotenna) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4b3fe62787eb4da6) Fairfax, VA · Clarksburg, MD · +1 more Hybrid 4w ago $100,000–$130,000 [gaiia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gaiia) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0d5de6016a383b17) US Remote 4w ago Pay not posted [GRIDSIGHT](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gridsight) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Power Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/248d239a1887043a) Austin, TX · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 4w ago Pay not posted [Dynamo AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/dynamo-ai) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Senior Forward Deployed Strategist, Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c6343f3041deac3d) Washington, DC 4w ago Pay not posted [goTenna](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gotenna) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/159323920733c84c) US Remote 4w ago $100,000–$130,000 [Minerva](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/minerva) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Marketer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2fd783454e8c4def) New York, NY On-site 5w ago $200,000–$240,000 [Monte Carlo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/monte-carlo) Proves it works before the sale ### [Sr. Sales Engineer (Forward Deployed Engineer - Pre Sales)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6886f31d95415fc2) US Remote 5w ago $240,000–$270,000 [Exa (formerly Metaphor)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/exa-formerly-metaphor) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Product Manager, Forward Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5c82ba2222265ca0) San Francisco, CA On-site 5w ago $155,000–$275,000 [zaimler](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/zaimler) Proves it works before the sale ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fcbb7df283900a11) New York, NY Hybrid 7w ago Pay not posted [TikTok](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tiktok) Integrates and configures it ### [TikTok Shop - Forward Deployed Engineer, Apps and API](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/def41bc53fd7587e) Seattle, WA 7w ago $115,520–$198,360 [SnapLogic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/snaplogic) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/91a7ef17e9add3f1) US Remote 2mo ago Pay not posted [Sitreps](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sitreps) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Senior Forward Deployed Strategist, Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a286130f619ca1d4) Washington, DC · San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago $147,000–$185,000 [Miro](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/miro) Proves it works before the sale ### [Forward Deployed Consultant, Manufacturing](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/be5caad23766cbf2) US Remote 2mo ago Pay not posted [Preql](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/preql) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Infrastructure and Deployment](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/24a344afd2901f2a) US Remote 2mo ago Pay not posted [Ema](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ema) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Builder](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/423ebe78dc247909) New York, NY Hybrid 3mo ago Pay not posted [Eliza](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eliza) Proves it works before the sale ### [GTM Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e846080fefa26a7a) Remote, OR Remote 3mo ago Pay not posted [Egen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/egen) Proves it works before the sale ### [Pre-Sales Architect (FDE)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1f0e661b320b8b85) US Remote 3mo ago $185,000–$225,000 [Eulerity](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eulerity) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9442b43fc86fcada) New York, NY Hybrid 3mo ago $100,000–$125,000 [Nitra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nitra) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Solutions](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b41bda2f25147188) Washington, DC Hybrid 4mo ago Pay not posted [Hightouch](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hightouch) Proves it works before the sale ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/582d222c53e6731f) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA Remote 5mo ago $175,000–$230,000 [StackAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/stackai) Proves it works before the sale ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5225873c20a5c99f) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 6mo ago $153,000–$200,000 191 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, 158 state a minimum number of years, from 126 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 104 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 226 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 92 are hybrid and 98 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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