> 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 involving pre-sales

Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?stage=presales&page=19

778 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs involving pre-sales, from 412 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $166,000 to $231,000.

**778** postings · **412** companies · **574** with pay · median **$198,000** · middle half $166,000–$231,000 · read Nov 10, 2026

[Code Metal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/code-metal) Plans what the customer deploys first

### [Deployment Strategist - USMC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dc61fe3611389a08)

Washington, DC Remote 2mo ago

Pay not posted

[Seekr](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/seekr) Plans what the customer deploys first

### [Deployment Strategist ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/105d5ad33f153b39)

Austin, TX · Menlo Park, CA · +1 more Hybrid 2mo ago

$180,000–$235,000

[Rivet Industries](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rivet-industries) Plans what the customer deploys first

### [Deployment Strategist, U.S. Army](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1d943aa3afe49488)

Washington, DC On-site 2mo ago

$140,000–$200,000

[EliseAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eliseai) Plans what the customer deploys first

### [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) Plans what the customer deploys first

### [Deployment Strategist - PACOM](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f9747b475147e3e3)

Honolulu, HI Hybrid 2mo ago

Pay not posted

[Transformworks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/transformworks) Plans what the customer deploys first

### [AI Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7aead1061220e04a)

New York, NY Hybrid 2mo ago

$150,000–$300,000

[Alation](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/alation) Plans what the customer deploys first

### [Staff Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e035988bf608b960)

US Remote 3mo ago

Pay not posted

[Liberate](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/liberate) Plans what the customer deploys first

### [Founding Deployment Strategist ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1b2e16f199cb02c1)

San Francisco, CA · Boston, MA Hybrid 3mo ago

$185,000–$260,000

[Nooks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nooks) Integrates and configures it

### [AI Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/26ad070da3ae519b)

San Francisco, CA Hybrid 3mo ago

$150,000–$170,000

[Usul](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/usul) Plans what the customer deploys first

### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fc9099f16c8dfd11)

San Francisco, CA · Washington, DC On-site 3mo ago

$140,000–$200,000

[Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) Plans what the customer deploys first

### [Deployment Strategist - Public Sector, Nonprofit & Education](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bf19150e88dcde14)

Mclean, VA · Chicago, IL · +8 more Remote 3mo ago

$134,750–$316,750

[Mistral AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/mistral-ai) Plans what the customer deploys first

### [AI Deployment Strategist - USA](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/146109157dc6eeb2)

Palo Alto, CA Hybrid 4mo ago

Pay not posted

[Rivet Industries](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rivet-industries) Plans what the customer deploys first

### [Deployment Strategist, New Business](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/562f927e966c34cd)

Washington, DC On-site 4mo ago

$140,000–$200,000

[Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) Plans what the customer deploys first

### [Deployment Strategist, New Grad - Intel, US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/50e504561a95469f)

Washington, DC On-site 4mo ago

$110,000–$170,000

[Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) Plans what the customer deploys first

### [Deployment Strategist (Mid/Senior Levels)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/233c182f95f3a859)

San Francisco, CA · Bellevue, WA · +8 more Remote 4mo ago

$134,750–$316,750

[H Company](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/h-company) Plans what the customer deploys first

### [Deployment Strategist - US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f3a8d02dc926fb61)

San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 more Hybrid 5mo ago

Pay not posted

[Moment](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/moment) Plans what the customer deploys first

### [Deployment Strategist ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/66d258c0d56058df)

New York, NY On-site 5mo ago

$200,000–$300,000

[Pryzm](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pryzm) Plans what the customer deploys first

### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cf66bd8d122782a3)

Washington, DC On-site 5mo ago

$100,000–$140,000

[Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) Plans what the customer deploys first

### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0daca810f2d27dec)

US · city not listed 6mo ago

$182,000–$250,208

[Nooks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nooks) Integrates and configures it

### [AI Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2031939143cc485d)

US Remote 7mo ago

$150,000–$170,000

[Simile](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/simile) Plans what the customer deploys first

### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6a0abcabc7321e88)

New York, NY On-site 7mo ago

$150,000–$300,000

[Nevis](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nevis) Plans what the customer deploys first

### [Deployment Strategist, Enterprise](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e9d84c5ad8b52253)

New York, NY On-site 8mo ago

Pay not posted

[Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) Plans what the customer deploys first

### [Deployment Strategist - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1bb783c00bcb2ec0)

Fayetteville, NC Hybrid 10mo ago

$110,000–$170,000

[Method Security](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/method-security) Plans what the customer deploys first

### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a400f143f9dd35de)

New York, NY 11mo ago

Pay not posted

[PhysicsX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/physicsx) Plans what the customer deploys first

### [Principal Deployment Strategist ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/53d7d40f93a1ea67)

New York, NY Hybrid Since 2025

$150,000–$250,000

[Vooma](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vooma) Plans what the customer deploys first

### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4c6c26232e5adc8a)

San Francisco, CA On-site Since 2025

$150,000–$180,000

[Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) Plans what the customer deploys first

### [Deployment Strategist, Internship - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/160e6f2c5888f330)

Honolulu, HI On-site 11mo ago

Pay not posted

[Bretton AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bretton-ai) Plans what the customer deploys first

### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/102dfe45a5001ae1)

San Francisco, CA Since 2024

Pay not posted

[Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) Plans what the customer deploys first

### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4db610fee594adf8)

Chicago, IL Hybrid Since 2022

Pay not posted

[Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) Plans what the customer deploys first

### [Deployment Strategist - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/657885bd4aca696f)

Honolulu, HI On-site Since 2022

$110,000–$170,000

[Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) Plans what the customer deploys first

### [Deployment Strategist - Intel](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5472299bdd089131)

Washington, DC On-site Since 2021

$110,000–$170,000

[Anthropic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anthropic) Builds for teams inside the company

### [Applied AI Demo Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/81f1836b1275c22b)

San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 3w ago

$240,000–$315,000

[Turbopuffer](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/turbopuffer) Leads the deployment team

### [head of deployed engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2acf28c1212964da)

US · city not listed 3w ago

Pay not posted

[Scout AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scout-ai) Leads the deployment team

### [GTM Customer Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d07a2a79ab832de6)

US Remote 4w ago

$150,000–$180,000

[Stripe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/stripe) Builds for teams inside the company

### [AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2da873ae60f23bfb)

Atlanta, GA · Chicago, IL · +2 more 4w ago

$172,600–$258,800

[Mendix](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/mendix) Leads the deployment team

### [Intelligence Center X Engineering Manager - Americas](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/661a0f7842c19c00)

US · city not listed Hybrid 5w ago

$197,300–$394,600

[Anthropic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anthropic) Proves it works before the sale

### [Applied AI, Research Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ad03554ab362a16c)

San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 2mo ago

$300,000–$400,000

[Impiricus](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/impiricus) Proves it works before the sale

### [Product Solutions Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9fb3adfa1c242b58)

New York, NY · Atlanta, GA Remote 2mo ago

$170,000–$210,000

[Turing](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/turing) Leads the deployment team

### [AI Engagement Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/51d33e8ea1efb5d6)

New York, NY Hybrid 2mo ago

$225,000–$255,000

[Mendix](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/mendix) Proves it works before the sale

### [Intelligence Center X Engineer - Americas](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0af30c9ac127f183)

US · city not listed Hybrid 5w ago

$125,300–$334,400

405 of these 778 jobs build what the customer runs.

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## Frequently asked questions

### What do FDE and deployment jobs involving pre-sales pay?

574 of 778 postings state a pay range. The median is $198,000, and half of them sit between $166,000 and $231,000, from 272 companies.

### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs involving pre-sales require?

Of 778 postings, 453 state a minimum number of years, from 277 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 246 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (126), under 3 years (47) or 10 or more years (34).

### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs involving pre-sales?

These 778 postings come from 412 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) (45), [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) (24), [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) (20), [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) (18) and [Provectus](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/provectus) (11).

### Are FDE and deployment jobs involving pre-sales remote?

201 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 213 are hybrid and 185 are on-site. The remaining 179 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 418 of the 778 postings.

Counted over the 778 postings in this search.

Employer postings · Coding scope, project stages and who the work serves are our reading of each job description. · [How we read postings](https://nextmove.md/fde/method)

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