> 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 proof of concept Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?stage=poc&page=27 1,270 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs involving proof of concept, from 659 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $162,000 to $231,000. **1,270** postings · **659** companies · 967 state pay: median **$198,000**, half $162,000–$231,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 [Rivet Industries](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rivet-industries) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist, U.S. Air Force](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fe961a0d2e35ec35) Washington, DC On-site 2mo ago $140,000–$200,000 [Fireworks AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fireworks-ai) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [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) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist - SOCOM/CENTCOM](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a135f732ebac9e6e) Tampa, FL Remote 2mo ago Pay not posted [Specter](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/specter) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Founding Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fe471c2ff9f9593f) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Rivet Industries](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rivet-industries) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist, U.S. Navy](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/234898ba2cf7a604) Washington, DC On-site 2mo ago $140,000–$200,000 [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 [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 [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 [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 [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 [BackOps.ai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/backops-ai) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [AI Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/93166d78a3657405) San Francisco, CA 3mo ago Pay not posted [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 3mo 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 [Axle](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/axle) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Lead Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f1a1b1dbed425317) New York, NY On-site 4mo ago $190,000–$240,000 [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 [August](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/august) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [AI Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6833631848861e2f) New York, NY On-site 5mo ago $100,000–$160,000 [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 [Axle](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/axle) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Senior Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1b61799977c4b0a1) New York, NY On-site 4mo ago $160,000–$200,000 [Waniwani](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/waniwani) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Founding Deployment Strategist @ Waniwani](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dc5bf7b8250641a5) New York, NY 6mo ago Pay not posted [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 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist, Build to Apply - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ca3c76d2a42048d9) San Diego, CA On-site 8mo ago $110,000–$170,000 [Nuvo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nuvo) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/90f33510f658297c) New York, NY 9mo ago $160,000–$220,000 [HappyRobot](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/happyrobot) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c210b42e7acdc74a) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 16mo ago $150,000–$220,000 [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 9mo ago $110,000–$170,000 [MiQ](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/miq) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Automation & Innovation Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0466c65720862fbe) New York, NY · Chicago, IL Hybrid New · Today $140,000–$180,000 [TRM Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/trm-labs) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior AI Engineer (AI Automation) ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/22e2e5e62fb4df69) US Remote New · Yesterday Pay not posted [Serve Robotics](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/serve-robotics) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Software Engineer, Operations Tools & Al Enablement](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/10526bef9d127823) Los Angeles, CA · US remote Remote New · Yesterday $180,000–$200,000 [CloudZero](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cloudzero) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior AI Enablement Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/09d4d1dd88bbed11) Boston, MA Hybrid New · Yesterday $150,000–$205,000 [Blackstone](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/blackstone) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Blackstone Data Science Product Engineering, Vice President](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/72f706d8db51ecc4) New York, NY New · 2d ago $175,000–$200,000 [MiniMed](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/minimed) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Principal AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7b7dcdea737a4852) Atlanta, GA · Northridge, CA New · 2d ago $138,000–$261,000 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Software Engineer, AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/508dcdb38d2509f2) Costa Mesa, CA New · 2d ago $191,000–$254,000 [Millennium](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/millennium) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Operations Control Specialist, Applied AI/ML](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/64e2b7c60a13d261) New York, NY New · 2d ago $160,000–$250,000 [General Dynamics Mission Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/general-dynamics-mission-systems) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Advanced Software Engineer - AI Reliability Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d2163065f8ae093c) US Remote New · 3d ago $118,519–$131,482 [Wolters Kluwer](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/wolters-kluwer) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Principal Enterprise Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c632d2359640c59a) Kennesaw, GA · Houston, TX · +1 more New · 6d ago $133,400–$238,400 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Software Engineer, AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/14188cf726c60b03) Costa Mesa, CA New · 2d ago $220,000–$292,000 [T. Rowe Price](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/t-rowe-price) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior AI Software Engineer — T. Rowe Price Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e2791acd34bf3a96) New York, NY · Baltimore, MD Hybrid 7d ago $121,000–$258,000 [RealPage](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/realpage) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Data Engineer III](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/74dce4e3a582a9d7) US · city not listed 8d ago Pay not posted [Lockheed Martin](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lockheed-martin) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Research Engineer Stf - Engineering Transformation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7b01cbb0551581ee) TX Remote 8d ago $120,600–$224,000 [Morgan Stanley](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/morgan-stanley) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Fixed Income Division - Vice President, AI Engineer - Agentic Solutions (Vice President)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/03fceb2f7e444fb8) New York, NY 9d ago $225,000–$250,000 704 of 1,270 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 involving proof of concept pay? 967 of 1,270 postings state a pay range. The median is $198,000, and half of them sit between $162,000 and $231,000, from 460 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs involving proof of concept require? Of 1,270 postings, 787 state a minimum number of years, from 464 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 423 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (215), under 3 years (90) or 10 or more years (59). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs involving proof of concept? These 1,270 postings come from 659 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) (67), [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) (34), [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (31), [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (31) and [SpaceX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spacex) (19). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs involving proof of concept remote? 267 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 300 are hybrid and 258 are on-site. The remaining 445 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 543 of the 1,270 postings. Counted over the 1,270 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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