> 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 with ongoing operations and significant travel Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?role=strategist&stage=operations&travelMin=25 76 forward deployed engineer jobs that plan what the customer deploys first with ongoing operations and significant travel, from 32 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $140,000 to $210,000. **76** postings · **32** companies · 62 state pay: median **$170,000**, half $140,000–$210,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Published October 21, 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 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Deployment Lead, FDE - SF](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8b6529416243e8a5) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 4w ago $230,000–$294,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Deployment Lead, FDE- NYC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e0edcda2c3365d2e) New York, NY Hybrid 6w ago $230,000–$294,000 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Senior Product Manager, Forward Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c76081294a7a7eb3) Colorado Springs, CO 7d ago $144,000–$192,000 [Varick-Agents](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/varick-agents) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/daf5d9e5addbf396) San Francisco, CA On-site 11d ago $175,000–$250,000 [R1](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/r1) ### [Forward Deployed Process Engineer Lead - R37](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b15aedae1e4c9f57) US Remote 13d ago $175,000–$306,101.78 [Sitreps](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sitreps) ### [Forward Deployed Mission Engagement Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/05dd92dbb4a39b34) Minneapolis, MN 2w ago $165,000–$185,000 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Deployment Strategist - Germany Forward Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/26bc4e3929332779) Washington, DC Hybrid 2w ago $110,000–$170,000 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Senior Product Manager, Forward Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1e496b8bb208a7d0) Seattle, WA 4w ago $166,000–$220,000 [R1](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/r1) ### [Forward Deployed Process Engineer Lead - R37](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2d2adcf9e6e9087a) US Remote 13d ago $152,163–$289,353.75 [Dynamo AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/dynamo-ai) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Strategist, Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c6343f3041deac3d) Washington, DC 4w ago Pay not posted [Bolo AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bolo-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cc92741333c33cfa) Palo Alto, CA · Houston, TX Hybrid 5w ago Pay not posted [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Senior Product Manager, Forward Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9032dab744aa4439) Washington, DC 4w ago $166,000–$220,000 [Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/avathon-formerly-sparkcognition) ### [Forward Deployed Design Lead — Product Lifecycle Management ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/87eb7c87577eea63) Austin, TX · Pleasanton, CA Hybrid 6w ago $170,000–$200,000 [Lyric](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lyric) ### [Forward Deployed Supply Chain Engineer (Canada)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/867cc24610a0307d) US Remote 7w ago $100,000–$170,000 [Artisan](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/artisan) ### [Forward Deployed GTM Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7c7c695bb3843447) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY On-site 3mo ago $130,000–$180,000 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Senior Product Manager, Forward Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b66b5223bf8ecc42) Costa Mesa, CA 4w ago $166,000–$220,000 [Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/avathon-formerly-sparkcognition) ### [Forward Deployed Design Lead — Asset Performance Management ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a5700c0c4f1a33c5) Austin, TX · Pleasanton, CA Hybrid 6w ago $130,000–$155,000 [Lyric](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lyric) ### [Forward Deployed Engagement Lead (US)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5fcf6f641ab2fc18) US Remote 1mo ago $180,000–$240,000 [Workhelix](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/workhelix) ### [Forward-Deployed Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f4faaba52202a835) San Francisco, CA Remote 19mo ago $145,000–$225,000 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Deployment Strategist - Japan Forward Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/23a679602f65c919) Washington, DC On-site 25mo ago $110,000–$170,000 [Lyric](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lyric) ### [Forward Deployed Solution Strategist (US)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f4e31a3147f78d7e) US Remote 1mo ago $180,000–$240,000 [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 [Lyric](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lyric) ### [Forward Deployed Supply Chain Engineer (US)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a8295786fe284b04) US Remote 2mo ago $100,000–$170,000 [Realm](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/realm) ### [Deployment Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c76e9ba19967307c) US Remote 3w ago $110,000–$185,000 [H Company](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/h-company) ### [Deployment Strategist - US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/505c60db81fbe5f6) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 more Hybrid 4w ago Pay not posted [Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai) ### [Engagement Manager (Homeland Layered Defense), Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7c8c10267b57092d) Washington, DC 2mo ago $166,400–$208,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Deployment Lead, Semiconductors- SF](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/482c316966a717c1) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 3mo ago $200,000–$295,000 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Deployment Strategist, Build to Apply - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/71dca02f3e076f02) Fayetteville, NC On-site 8mo ago $110,000–$170,000 [Distyl AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/distyl-ai) ### [AI Strategist ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/059ec0ea6f862c41) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 9mo ago $180,000–$275,000 [Anthropic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anthropic) ### [Technical Deployment Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7443829b46ff3cd0) Boston, MA · New York, NY · +2 more Hybrid 11mo ago $275,000–$380,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Deployment Lead, Life Sciences- NYC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/140323e3f3a4a70e) New York, NY Hybrid 6mo ago $207,000–$294,000 [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 [Mitratech](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/mitratech) ### [Legal Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d213c8f8ae9343e3) US Remote New · Today $130,000–$150,000 [Recidiviz](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/recidiviz) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a089a7ddeace423a) New York, NY · Oakland, CA Remote 9d ago $99,750–$117,600 [Hippocratic AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hippocratic-ai) ### [Deployment Strategist (Payors)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/75aa3b8b82e0c0db) US Remote 5w ago Pay not posted All 76 plan what the customer deploys first. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Frole%3Dstrategist%26stage%3Doperations%26travelMin%3D25&placement=alert) New fde jobs that plan what the customer deploys first with ongoing operations and significant travel 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 with ongoing operations and significant travel pay? 62 of 76 postings state a pay range. The median is $170,000, and half of them sit between $140,000 and $210,000, from 26 companies. ### How much experience do FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first with ongoing operations and significant travel require? Of 76 postings, 28 state a minimum number of years, from 18 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 16 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (9), 10 or more years (2) or under 3 years (1). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first with ongoing operations and significant travel? These 76 postings come from 32 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) (22), [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) (5), [Rivet Industries](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rivet-industries) (5), [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) (4) and [Code Metal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/code-metal) (4). ### Are FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first with ongoing operations and significant travel remote? 20 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 20 are hybrid and 27 are on-site. The remaining 9 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 76 of the 76 postings. Counted over the 76 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey. Employer postings · Coding scope, project stages and who the work serves are our reading of each job description. Travel is the share the posting states. 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