> 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 involving pre-sales Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?role=strategist&stage=presales&page=3 144 forward deployed engineer jobs that plan what the customer deploys first involving pre-sales, from 85 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $157,000 to $223,000. **144** postings · **85** companies · **109** with pay · median **$183,000** · middle half $157,000–$223,000 · read Nov 6, 2026 Updated Nov 7, 2026 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Deployment Strategist - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/415762a702e22de0) Washington, DC On-site Since 2020 $110,000–$170,000 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Deployment Strategist - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6a936a97b310ea23) New York, NY On-site Since 2020 $110,000–$170,000 [monday.com](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/monday-com) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f4589bc1a84e3ca8) New York, NY Hybrid New · Yesterday $130,000–$180,000 [PhysicsX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/physicsx) ### [Deployment Strategist ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bebe5121d18810b5) New York, NY Hybrid New · 4d ago $90,000–$130,000 [Pace](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pace) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/98d2735efe65639b) New York, NY On-site 2w ago Pay not posted [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Deployment Strategist, Internship - Warp Speed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/743afa1fee09c630) New York, NY On-site 2w ago $80,400 [Lightfield](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lightfield) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/99e691095b205253) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2w ago $170,000–$250,000 [BetterUp](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/betterup) ### [Staff Product Manager, Forward Deployment](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5fba1ee621bbcb82) Austin, TX · New York, NY · +1 more Hybrid 2w ago $180,000–$250,000 [David AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/david-ai) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fd354a4590515217) San Francisco, CA On-site 2w ago $145,000–$200,000 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Deployment Strategist, New Grad - Warp Speed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/39b98b1a0d6a4b01) New York, NY On-site 2w ago $110,000–$120,000 [GovSignals](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/govsignals) ### [Senior Federal Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5bfa0204a859ac40) New York, NY Hybrid 4w ago $140,000–$200,000 [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 [Dynamo AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/dynamo-ai) ### [Senior Forward Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7c124558d074cca7) New York, NY 4w ago Pay not posted [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Deployment Strategist - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1a0be7ab698c092f) Laurel, MD On-site 3w ago $110,000–$170,000 [GovSignals](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/govsignals) ### [Senior Federal Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b12521324312a352) Washington, DC Hybrid 4w ago $140,000–$200,000 [Rivet Industries](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rivet-industries) ### [Deployment Strategist, Palantir Partnership](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9aef4ae64a175647) Washington, DC On-site 5w ago $140,000–$200,000 [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 [GovSignals](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/govsignals) ### [Senior Federal Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f2793444c2b0d8df) San Antonio, TX Hybrid 4w ago $140,000–$200,000 [Afresh](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/afresh) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1960ef4a20e750b6) San Francisco, CA Remote 7w ago $171,200–$256,800 · OTE [Fundamental Research Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fundamental-research-labs) ### [AI Deployment Strategist - Houston ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1fb082404755c964) Houston, TX On-site 7w 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 [Vantor](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vantor) ### [Deployment Strategist (Secret)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/361f25424cfd6a08) Herndon, VA 1mo ago $137,000–$182,000 [Code Metal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/code-metal) ### [Deployment Strategist - SOUTHCOM](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ddc8aa8530bb78ee) Miami, FL Remote 1mo ago Pay not posted [Maxima](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/maxima) ### [Forward Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8469178f90b3b908) San Mateo, CA On-site 1mo ago Pay not posted [Rivet Industries](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rivet-industries) ### [Deployment Strategist, Integration Partnerships](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cc3c894b1d4fada1) Washington, DC On-site 2mo ago $140,000–$200,000 [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 [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 [Rivet Industries](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rivet-industries) ### [Deployment Strategist, U.S. Air Force](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fe961a0d2e35ec35) Washington, DC On-site 2mo ago $140,000–$200,000 [Alation](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/alation) ### [Staff Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/315e13504a747835) US Remote 2mo ago $141,781–$191,404 [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 [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 [Rivet Industries](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rivet-industries) ### [Deployment Strategist, U.S. Navy](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/234898ba2cf7a604) Washington, DC On-site 2mo ago $140,000–$200,000 [EliseAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eliseai) ### [Lead Deployment Strategist, Future Platforms | Housing](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/af76c48cc2440028) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago $190,000–$250,000 [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 [Seekr](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/seekr) ### [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) ### [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) ### [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 - PACOM](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f9747b475147e3e3) Honolulu, HI Hybrid 2mo ago Pay not posted All 144 of these jobs plan what the customer deploys first. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Frole%3Dstrategist%26stage%3Dpresales%26page%3D3&placement=assist) [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Frole%3Dstrategist%26stage%3Dpresales%26page%3D3&placement=alert) Alerts for “FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first involving pre-sales” go out once you have an account. [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 involving pre-sales pay? 109 of 144 postings state a pay range. The median is $183,000, and half of them sit between $157,000 and $223,000, from 60 companies. ### How much experience do FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first involving pre-sales require? Of 144 postings, 72 state a minimum number of years, from 56 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 42 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (17), under 3 years (9) or 10 or more years (4). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first involving pre-sales? These 144 postings come from 85 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) (19), [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) (9), [Rivet Industries](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rivet-industries) (6), [Code Metal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/code-metal) (4) and [Accrete AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accrete-ai) (3). ### Are FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first involving pre-sales remote? 28 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 36 are hybrid and 59 are on-site. The remaining 21 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 94 of the 144 postings. Counted over the 144 postings in this search. 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