> 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 serving external customers and internal teams Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?recipient=both&role=strategist&stage=presales 25 forward deployed engineer jobs that plan what the customer deploys first involving pre-sales serving external customers and internal teams, from 11 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $140,000 to $159,000. **25** postings · **11** companies · 20 state pay: median **$140,000**, half $140,000–$159,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Published October 20, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Deployment Lead, Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) - Platform](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d9231e5d0ab9372b) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 2w ago $207,000–$294,000 [Cursor (Anysphere)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cursor-anysphere) ### [Forward Deployed Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7ca0a94214e9307a) US Remote 3mo ago Pay not posted [Sia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sia) ### [Consultant / Senior Consultant - Forward-Deployed Business Analyst (Financial Services)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/902d89236ae62ee4) Charlotte, NC · New York, NY · +5 more Hybrid 7d ago $80,000–$116,000 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Signals for FSI - Product Forward Deployed Engineer - Innovation_Delivery_Transformation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0afff44d7def9eab) Multiple US offices 4w ago $105,400–$207,800 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Engagement Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8b091d6ee222c894) VA Remote 5w ago $130,300–$179,200 [Climb](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/climb) ### [Forward Deployed AI Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7de6abbbf1ae1617) US Remote 4mo ago Pay not posted [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 [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 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Deployment Strategist - Korea Forward Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f5c8f4f04b909593) Washington, DC On-site 25mo ago $110,000–$170,000 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Deployment Strategist, Build to Apply - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fd30d5c319d955fd) Colorado Springs, CO On-site 8mo ago $110,000–$170,000 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Deployment Strategist, Build to Apply - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/34752aa491d35a03) New York, NY On-site 8mo ago $110,000–$170,000 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Deployment Strategist - Warp Speed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/15a8c679383b2398) New York, NY Hybrid 21mo ago $110,000–$170,000 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ee55009ccd480304) New York, NY Hybrid 47mo ago $110,000–$170,000 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Deployment Strategist - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/415762a702e22de0) Washington, DC On-site 75mo ago $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 79mo ago $110,000–$170,000 [Alation](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/alation) ### [Staff Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/315e13504a747835) US Remote 2mo ago $141,781–$191,404 [Vooma](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vooma) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4c6c26232e5adc8a) San Francisco, CA On-site 19mo ago $150,000–$180,000 [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 [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 [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 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Deployment Strategist - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1bb783c00bcb2ec0) Fayetteville, NC Hybrid 9mo ago $110,000–$170,000 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4db610fee594adf8) Chicago, IL Hybrid 55mo ago Pay not posted [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Deployment Strategist - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/657885bd4aca696f) Honolulu, HI On-site 55mo ago $110,000–$170,000 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Deployment Strategist - Intel](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5472299bdd089131) Washington, DC On-site 61mo ago $110,000–$170,000 All 25 plan what the customer deploys first. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Frecipient%3Dboth%26role%3Dstrategist%26stage%3Dpresales&placement=alert) New fde jobs that plan what the customer deploys first involving pre-sales serving external customers and internal teams go out by email once you have an account and set an alert. [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 serving external customers and internal teams pay? 20 of 25 postings state a pay range. The median is $140,000, and half of them sit between $140,000 and $159,000, from 8 companies. ### Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first involving pre-sales serving external customers and internal teams? These 25 postings come from 11 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) (14), [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) (2), [Alation](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/alation) (1), [Climb](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/climb) (1) and [Cursor (Anysphere)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cursor-anysphere) (1). ### Are FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first involving pre-sales serving external customers and internal teams remote? 5 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 6 are hybrid and 12 are on-site. The remaining 2 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 19 of the 25 postings. Counted over the 25 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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