> 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 technical leads Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=lead&role=strategist&page=3 197 forward deployed engineer jobs that plan what the customer deploys first for technical leads, from 130 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $170,000 to $225,000. **197** postings · **130** companies · 143 state pay: median **$193,000**, half $170,000–$225,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [OneSchema](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/oneschema) ### [Forward Deployed PM](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8f7dd7c70a2985e0) San Francisco, CA On-site 5mo ago Pay not posted [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Lead Field Technical Program Manager, FDE - Retail, Consumer Goods, Travel, Transportation & Hospitality](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/297e07eb29e596df) US · city not listed 6mo ago $151,400–$260,150 [Ellipsis Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ellipsis-health) ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager, AI Assistant](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7f0214e1702b2f7d) US Remote 6mo ago $100,000–$165,000 [Caylent](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/caylent) ### [Forward Deployed AI Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/65b7596bf5106261) US Remote 6mo ago $210,000–$232,500 [Tribe AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tribe-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/26a8e984ef178e1a) US Remote 9mo ago $200,000–$300,000 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Lead Engagement Manager, FDE - Healthcare & Life Sciences](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3172b88f05d8a37e) US · city not listed 6mo ago $143,000–$245,850 [Poetic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/poetic) ### [Forward Deployed Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f67c764ba3b6a1f9) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY On-site 9mo ago $160,000–$275,000 [Kastle](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/kastle) ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fe9e0efad87fc29d) San Francisco, CA On-site 9mo ago $150,000–$220,000 [Twenty](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/twenty) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Analyst](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7c29f42c84227db9) Fort Meade, MD On-site 13mo ago $137,000–$240,000 [Emerge Career](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/emerge-career) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ab7b8ddadf840a60) New York, NY On-site 13mo ago Pay not posted [Cresta](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cresta) ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager, AI Agent](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/43efa4c7af3f80f1) US Remote 17mo ago $170,000–$280,000 · OTE [Workhelix](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/workhelix) ### [Forward-Deployed Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f4faaba52202a835) San Francisco, CA Remote 19mo ago $145,000–$225,000 [Altana](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/altana) ### [ Staff AI Deployment Strategist ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4676a0bf140baee3) Brooklyn, NY · Washington, DC Hybrid 9d ago $165,000–$195,000 [Realm](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/realm) ### [Deployment Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c76e9ba19967307c) US Remote 3w ago $110,000–$185,000 [Hippocratic AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hippocratic-ai) ### [Deployment Strategist (York, PA)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f340912a077c6ebc) York, PA On-site 5w ago Pay not posted [OpenAI Deployment Company](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai-deployment-company) ### [Technical Deployment Lead - Cybersecurity - US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/41677034157b16aa) New York, NY Hybrid 5w ago $170,000–$400,000 [Axion](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/axion) ### [AI Deployment Strategist ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c207d900f8457323) New York, NY 6w ago $135,000–$180,000 [Vannevar Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vannevar-labs) ### [Mission Lead - USV Software](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b77fe239ef44a044) Norfolk, VA On-site 7w ago Pay not posted [Hippocratic AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hippocratic-ai) ### [Deployment Strategist (Cincinnati, OH)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2b0bd827ad462357) Cincinnati, OH On-site 5w ago Pay not posted [Serval](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/serval) ### [Deployment Strategist, Flagship Account](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fdf9cb94545435b8) Santa Clara, CA · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 7w ago $150,000–$280,000 [Sierra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sierra) ### [Strategist, Agent Development (Spanish speaking)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/af12fb2cd8f338a3) San Francisco, CA On-site 1mo ago $200,000–$290,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Applied AI Architect, Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/301376dc825dc9cc) Washington, DC Hybrid 2mo ago $234,000–$335,000 [Gecko Robotics](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gecko-robotics) ### [Deployment Lead | Navy Manufacturing](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fc4c3c70688f9348) Pittsburgh, PA On-site 2mo ago $170,000–$240,000 [Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai) ### [Engagement Manager (Homeland Layered Defense), Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7c8c10267b57092d) Washington, DC 2mo ago $166,400–$208,000 [Netomi](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/netomi) ### [Senior Customer Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c9704414e5d9baca) US Remote 2mo ago Pay not posted [Wraithwatch](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/wraithwatch) ### [Enterprise Mission Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8d603ebe5af471b6) US · city not listed Hybrid 2mo ago Pay not posted [Anterior](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anterior) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fb53358214acae4c) New York, NY On-site 3mo ago $160,000–$200,000 [Charta Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/charta-health) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8121b17459b54935) San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago $170,000–$250,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Deployment Lead, Semiconductors- SF](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/482c316966a717c1) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 3mo ago $200,000–$295,000 [OpenAI Deployment Company](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai-deployment-company) ### [Technical Deployment Lead - US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2c383d8c50dec7aa) New York, NY Hybrid 4mo ago $170,000–$400,000 [HappyRobot](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/happyrobot) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5ab7a250d00b7a8b) New York, NY Hybrid 5mo ago $150,000–$200,000 [Fundamental Research Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fundamental-research-labs) ### [Solutions Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d8c294af2a6f4460) US Remote 6mo ago Pay not posted [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Deployment Lead, Life Sciences- NYC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/140323e3f3a4a70e) New York, NY Hybrid 6mo ago $207,000–$294,000 [EliseAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eliseai) ### [Engagement Manager, Future Platforms | Housing](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2e2c550ce94fffac) New York, NY On-site 6mo ago $160,000–$200,000 [Thread AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thread-ai) ### [Federal Deployment Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/976be882d7fe7d76) New York, NY On-site 7mo ago $150,000–$230,000 [Gradient Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gradient-labs) ### [Lead Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ee730dc91e1c3256) New York, NY Hybrid 7mo ago $200,000–$250,000 [Decagon](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/decagon) ### [Senior Agent Product Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/901e7217a6ed821e) San Francisco, CA On-site 7mo ago $200,000–$285,000 [Parloa](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/parloa) ### [Staff Deployment Strategist - US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/62755c754c77047b) New York, NY 8mo ago $276,000–$315,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Applied AI Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0399056aa308a61b) New York, NY Hybrid 9mo ago $156,600–$276,000 [Distyl AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/distyl-ai) ### [AI Strategist ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/059ec0ea6f862c41) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 9mo ago $180,000–$275,000 All 197 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 technical leads pay? 143 of 197 postings state a pay range. The median is $193,000, and half of them sit between $170,000 and $225,000, from 92 companies. ### How much experience do FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first for technical leads require? Of 197 postings, 126 state a minimum number of years, from 87 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 70 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (35), under 3 years (14) or 10 or more years (7). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first for technical leads? These 197 postings come from 130 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) (10), [Hippocratic AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hippocratic-ai) (7), [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) (7), [Rivet Industries](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rivet-industries) (6) and [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) (4). ### Are FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first for technical leads remote? 43 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 65 are hybrid and 60 are on-site. The remaining 29 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 119 of the 197 postings. Counted over the 197 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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