> 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 lead deployment teams on-site with ongoing operations Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?role=leadership&stage=operations&work=onsite 17 forward deployed engineer jobs that lead deployment teams on-site with ongoing operations, from 17 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $250,000 to $325,000. **17** postings · **17** companies · 14 state pay: median **$280,000**, half $250,000–$325,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Published October 8, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Exa (formerly Metaphor)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/exa-formerly-metaphor) ### [FDE Lead, NYC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/646d9e773b63bea2) New York, NY On-site 7d ago $250,000–$315,000 [Hadrian](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hadrian) ### [Director of Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8c672492329748f6) Torrance, CA On-site 3w ago $300,000–$415,000 [First Resonance](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/first-resonance) ### [Forward Deployed Engineering Leader](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/193374f55d11f147) Los Angeles, CA On-site 5w ago $180,000–$220,000 [Cosmic Robotics](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cosmic-robotics) ### [Lead Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/eae406e36bd7303d) San Francisco, CA On-site 6w ago Pay not posted [Flow Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/flow-engineering) ### [Head of Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/37ce06f2fc048cbe) San Francisco, CA On-site 6w ago $240,000–$300,000 [Blitzy](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/blitzy) ### [Head of Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e213fd0d39d03fe6) Cambridge, MA On-site 7w ago $240,000–$315,000 [Lumbra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lumbra) ### [Lead Forward Deployed Engineer (TS/SCI Clearance Required)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0cf8ad197920db5c) Arlington, VA On-site 3mo ago $200,000–$300,000 [Doss](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/doss) ### [Manager, Forward Deployed Services](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1c7c45228bc8e823) San Francisco, CA On-site 3w ago $210,000–$260,000 [Profound](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/profound) ### [Manager, Forward Deployed Marketing Engineers](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5f8b796da97a1250) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA On-site 4w ago $183,000–$190,500 [Chalk](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/chalk) ### [Director, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/47c6797aead04cf6) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago $300,000–$350,000 [Lovable](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lovable) ### [Forward Deployed Engineering Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ca312bb59d8ca6cb) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago $241,000–$390,500 [Mind Robotics](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/mind-robotics) ### [Tech Lead Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ea7550c012907083) Normal, IL On-site 2w ago Pay not posted [Ironsite](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ironsite) ### [Head of Field Applications](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2b1a0715b67f2087) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago $200,000–$300,000 [Percepta](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/percepta) ### [Applied AI Engineer - Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f22c1bc1523b1cde) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago $250,000–$425,000 [Serval](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/serval) ### [Deployment Leadership](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2cf4f2be614e9158) San Francisco, CA On-site 5mo ago $250,000–$400,000 [Sierra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sierra) ### [Engineering Manager, Agent](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7aa24228c9c7e778) New York, NY On-site 6mo ago $280,000–$410,000 [PVM](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pvm) ### [Echo/ Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2213e7800d0baa47) Huntsville, AL On-site 3mo ago Pay not posted All 17 lead deployment teams. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Frole%3Dleadership%26stage%3Doperations%26work%3Donsite&placement=alert) New fde jobs that lead deployment teams on-site with ongoing operations 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 lead deployment teams on-site with ongoing operations pay? 14 of 17 postings state a pay range. The median is $280,000, and half of them sit between $250,000 and $325,000, from 14 companies. ### How much experience do FDE jobs that lead deployment teams on-site with ongoing operations require? Of 17 postings, 10 state a minimum number of years, from 10 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 5 of them. The rest ask for 10 or more years (3) or 3 to 5 years (2). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that lead deployment teams on-site with ongoing operations? These 17 postings come from 17 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Blitzy](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/blitzy) (1), [Chalk](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/chalk) (1), [Cosmic Robotics](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cosmic-robotics) (1), [Doss](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/doss) (1) and [Exa (formerly Metaphor)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/exa-formerly-metaphor) (1). ### Are FDE jobs that lead deployment teams on-site with ongoing operations remote? 0 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 17 are on-site. Travel is mentioned in 8 of the 17 postings. Counted over the 17 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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