> 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 by individual contributor or manager Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/browse/contributor-or-manager 190 searches for fde jobs by individual contributor or manager in the US, each with current postings and the employers behind them. 190 searches. Each one opens the current postings, with the posting count beside it. Updated November 6, 2026 ## Individual contributor [All 1,712 Individual contributor jobs](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=ic) · 921 companies ### FDE jobs by company stage - [Later private](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=late&management=ic) · 370 - [Public](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=public&management=ic) · 358 - [Early (pre-seed–Series A)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=early&management=ic) · 298 - [Growth (Series B–C)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=growth&management=ic) · 248 - [Bootstrapped](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=bootstrapped&management=ic) · 57 - [Subsidiary](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=subsidiary&management=ic) · 33 - [Later private · Ongoing operations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=late&management=ic&stage=operations) · 279 - [Public · Ongoing operations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=public&management=ic&stage=operations) · 256 - [Later private · External customers](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=late&management=ic&recipient=external) · 255 - [Early (pre-seed–Series A) · Writes production code](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=production&companyStage=early&management=ic) · 237 - [Early (pre-seed–Series A) · Ongoing operations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=early&management=ic&stage=operations) · 232 - [Public · External customers](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=public&management=ic&recipient=external) · 215 - [Growth (Series B–C) · Ongoing operations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=growth&management=ic&stage=operations) · 190 - [Growth (Series B–C) · Writes production code](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=production&companyStage=growth&management=ic) · 186 - [Public · Proof of concept](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=public&management=ic&stage=poc) · 161 - [Later private · Proof of concept](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=late&management=ic&stage=poc) · 132 - [Public · Internal teams](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=public&management=ic&recipient=internal) · 93 - [Early (pre-seed–Series A) · Proof of concept](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=early&management=ic&stage=poc) · 80 - [Growth (Series B–C) · Proof of concept](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=growth&management=ic&stage=poc) · 80 - [Public · 25% or more](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=public&management=ic&travelMin=25) · 80 - [Later private · Internal teams](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=late&management=ic&recipient=internal) · 78 - [Later private · Pre-sales / evaluation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=late&management=ic&stage=presales) · 74 - [Later private · 25% or more](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=late&management=ic&travelMin=25) · 67 - [Early (pre-seed–Series A) · Pre-sales / evaluation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=early&management=ic&stage=presales) · 66 - [Growth (Series B–C) · Pre-sales / evaluation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=growth&management=ic&stage=presales) · 65 - [Public · Pre-sales / evaluation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=public&management=ic&stage=presales) · 59 - [Early (pre-seed–Series A) · Configuration only](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=configuration&companyStage=early&management=ic) · 45 - [Growth (Series B–C) · 25% or more](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=growth&management=ic&travelMin=25) · 45 - [Public · Both](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=public&management=ic&recipient=both) · 41 - [Growth (Series B–C) · Configuration only](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=configuration&companyStage=growth&management=ic) · 40 - [Bootstrapped · External customers](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=bootstrapped&management=ic&recipient=external) · 39 - [Public · Configuration only](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=configuration&companyStage=public&management=ic) · 34 - [Later private · Both](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=late&management=ic&recipient=both) · 33 - [Later private · Configuration only](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=configuration&companyStage=late&management=ic) · 30 - [Bootstrapped · Proof of concept](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=bootstrapped&management=ic&stage=poc) · 26 - [Public · Prototypes and scripts](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=prototype&companyStage=public&management=ic) · 24 - [Early (pre-seed–Series A) · 25% or more](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=early&management=ic&travelMin=25) · 20 - [Growth (Series B–C) · Both](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=growth&management=ic&recipient=both) · 20 - [Subsidiary · External customers](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=subsidiary&management=ic&recipient=external) · 20 - [Growth (Series B–C) · Internal teams](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=growth&management=ic&recipient=internal) · 16 ### FDE jobs by coding work - [Configuration only](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=configuration&management=ic) · 208 - [Prototypes and scripts](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=prototype&management=ic) · 70 - [No coding](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=none&management=ic) · 13 - [Writes production code · External customers](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=production&management=ic&recipient=external) · 1,015 - [Writes production code · Proof of concept](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=production&management=ic&stage=poc) · 486 - [Writes production code · Pre-sales / evaluation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=production&management=ic&stage=presales) · 214 - [Writes production code · 25% or more](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=production&management=ic&travelMin=25) · 189 - [Writes production code · Both](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=production&management=ic&recipient=both) · 113 - [Configuration only · Pre-sales / evaluation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=configuration&management=ic&stage=presales) · 84 - [Prototypes and scripts · Implementation / production](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=prototype&management=ic&stage=implementation) · 53 - [Configuration only · Proof of concept](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=configuration&management=ic&stage=poc) · 52 - [Configuration only · 25% or more](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=configuration&management=ic&travelMin=25) · 42 - [Prototypes and scripts · External customers](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=prototype&management=ic&recipient=external) · 40 - [Writes production code · Available](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=production&management=ic&visa=yes) · 30 - [Prototypes and scripts · Ongoing operations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=prototype&management=ic&stage=operations) · 30 - [Prototypes and scripts · Pre-sales / evaluation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=prototype&management=ic&stage=presales) · 29 - [Configuration only · Both](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=configuration&management=ic&recipient=both) · 25 - [Prototypes and scripts · 25% or more](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=prototype&management=ic&travelMin=25) · 17 ### FDE jobs by project stage - [Ongoing operations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=ic&stage=operations) · 1,292 - [Proof of concept](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=ic&stage=poc) · 608 - [Pre-sales / evaluation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=ic&stage=presales) · 340 - [Ongoing operations · External customers](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=ic&recipient=external&stage=operations) · 949 - [Proof of concept · External customers](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=ic&recipient=external&stage=poc) · 422 - [Ongoing operations · 25% or more](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=ic&stage=operations&travelMin=25) · 187 - [Proof of concept · Internal teams](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=ic&recipient=internal&stage=poc) · 126 - [Ongoing operations · Both](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=ic&recipient=both&stage=operations) · 117 - [Pre-sales / evaluation · 25% or more](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=ic&stage=presales&travelMin=25) · 90 - [Proof of concept · 25% or more](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=ic&stage=poc&travelMin=25) · 87 - [Proof of concept · Both](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=ic&recipient=both&stage=poc) · 58 - [Pre-sales / evaluation · Both](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=ic&recipient=both&stage=presales) · 38 - [Ongoing operations · Available](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=ic&stage=operations&visa=yes) · 27 ### FDE jobs by who you build for - [External customers](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=ic&recipient=external) · 1,274 - [Internal teams](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=ic&recipient=internal) · 261 - [Both](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=ic&recipient=both) · 156 - [External customers · Available](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=ic&recipient=external&visa=yes) · 28 - [Both · 25% or more](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=ic&recipient=both&travelMin=25) · 25 ### FDE jobs by visa sponsorship - [Available](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=ic&visa=yes) · 38 ### FDE jobs by travel - [25% or more](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=ic&travelMin=25) · 254 ## Technical lead [All 1,470 Technical lead jobs](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=lead) · 704 companies ### FDE jobs by company stage - [Later private](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=late&management=lead) · 453 - [Public](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=public&management=lead) · 369 - [Growth (Series B–C)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=growth&management=lead) · 161 - [Early (pre-seed–Series A)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=early&management=lead) · 147 - [Subsidiary](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=subsidiary&management=lead) · 50 - [Bootstrapped](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=bootstrapped&management=lead) · 25 - [Later private · Writes production code](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=production&companyStage=late&management=lead) · 339 - [Later private · Ongoing operations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=late&management=lead&stage=operations) · 293 - [Public · Ongoing operations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=public&management=lead&stage=operations) · 262 - [Public · External customers](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=public&management=lead&recipient=external) · 236 - [Later private · Proof of concept](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=late&management=lead&stage=poc) · 216 - [Public · Proof of concept](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=public&management=lead&stage=poc) · 171 - [Later private · 25% or more](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=late&management=lead&travelMin=25) · 148 - [Later private · Pre-sales / evaluation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=late&management=lead&stage=presales) · 142 - [Growth (Series B–C) · Ongoing operations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=growth&management=lead&stage=operations) · 124 - [Early (pre-seed–Series A) · Ongoing operations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=early&management=lead&stage=operations) · 109 - [Growth (Series B–C) · Writes production code](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=production&companyStage=growth&management=lead) · 103 - [Public · Internal teams](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=public&management=lead&recipient=internal) · 98 - [Early (pre-seed–Series A) · Writes production code](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=production&companyStage=early&management=lead) · 87 - [Public · 25% or more](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=public&management=lead&travelMin=25) · 72 - [Early (pre-seed–Series A) · Proof of concept](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=early&management=lead&stage=poc) · 56 - [Early (pre-seed–Series A) · Pre-sales / evaluation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=early&management=lead&stage=presales) · 56 - [Growth (Series B–C) · Proof of concept](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=growth&management=lead&stage=poc) · 49 - [Later private · Configuration only](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=configuration&companyStage=late&management=lead) · 48 - [Public · Pre-sales / evaluation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=public&management=lead&stage=presales) · 48 - [Growth (Series B–C) · Pre-sales / evaluation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=growth&management=lead&stage=presales) · 45 - [Growth (Series B–C) · 25% or more](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=growth&management=lead&travelMin=25) · 39 - [Later private · Internal teams](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=late&management=lead&recipient=internal) · 38 - [Subsidiary · Ongoing operations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=subsidiary&management=lead&stage=operations) · 38 - [Later private · Both](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=late&management=lead&recipient=both) · 37 - [Subsidiary · External customers](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=subsidiary&management=lead&recipient=external) · 36 - [Growth (Series B–C) · Configuration only](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=configuration&companyStage=growth&management=lead) · 35 - [Later private · Prototypes and scripts](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=prototype&companyStage=late&management=lead) · 35 - [Early (pre-seed–Series A) · Configuration only](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=configuration&companyStage=early&management=lead) · 32 - [Public · Both](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=public&management=lead&recipient=both) · 31 - [Public · Configuration only](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=configuration&companyStage=public&management=lead) · 28 - [Subsidiary · Pre-sales / evaluation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=subsidiary&management=lead&stage=presales) · 24 - [Early (pre-seed–Series A) · 25% or more](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=early&management=lead&travelMin=25) · 22 - [Bootstrapped · External customers](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=bootstrapped&management=lead&recipient=external) · 19 - [Bootstrapped · Ongoing operations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=bootstrapped&management=lead&stage=operations) · 17 - [Early (pre-seed–Series A) · Prototypes and scripts](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=prototype&companyStage=early&management=lead) · 16 - [Subsidiary · Proof of concept](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=subsidiary&management=lead&stage=poc) · 16 ### FDE jobs by coding work - [Writes production code](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=production&management=lead) · 1,085 - [Configuration only](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=configuration&management=lead) · 200 - [Prototypes and scripts](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=prototype&management=lead) · 85 - [No coding](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=none&management=lead) · 34 - [Writes production code · External customers](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=production&management=lead&recipient=external) · 821 - [Writes production code · Ongoing operations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=production&management=lead&stage=operations) · 779 - [Writes production code · Proof of concept](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=production&management=lead&stage=poc) · 466 - [Writes production code · Pre-sales / evaluation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=production&management=lead&stage=presales) · 243 - [Writes production code · 25% or more](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=production&management=lead&travelMin=25) · 242 - [Configuration only · Ongoing operations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=configuration&management=lead&stage=operations) · 159 - [Writes production code · Both](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=production&management=lead&recipient=both) · 89 - [Configuration only · Pre-sales / evaluation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=configuration&management=lead&stage=presales) · 75 - [Prototypes and scripts · Implementation / production](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=prototype&management=lead&stage=implementation) · 64 - [Configuration only · Proof of concept](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=configuration&management=lead&stage=poc) · 55 - [Prototypes and scripts · Pre-sales / evaluation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=prototype&management=lead&stage=presales) · 52 - [Configuration only · 25% or more](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=configuration&management=lead&travelMin=25) · 44 - [Prototypes and scripts · Ongoing operations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=prototype&management=lead&stage=operations) · 39 - [Prototypes and scripts · 25% or more](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=prototype&management=lead&travelMin=25) · 22 - [No coding · Ongoing operations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=none&management=lead&stage=operations) · 21 - [Configuration only · Both](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=configuration&management=lead&recipient=both) · 20 ### FDE jobs by project stage - [Ongoing operations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=lead&stage=operations) · 1,034 - [Proof of concept](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=lead&stage=poc) · 625 - [Pre-sales / evaluation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=lead&stage=presales) · 402 - [Ongoing operations · External customers](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=lead&recipient=external&stage=operations) · 786 - [Proof of concept · External customers](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=lead&recipient=external&stage=poc) · 486 - [Ongoing operations · 25% or more](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=lead&stage=operations&travelMin=25) · 222 - [Proof of concept · 25% or more](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=lead&stage=poc&travelMin=25) · 196 - [Pre-sales / evaluation · 25% or more](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=lead&stage=presales&travelMin=25) · 119 - [Proof of concept · Internal teams](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=lead&recipient=internal&stage=poc) · 93 - [Ongoing operations · Both](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=lead&recipient=both&stage=operations) · 86 - [Proof of concept · Both](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=lead&recipient=both&stage=poc) · 46 - [Pre-sales / evaluation · Both](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=lead&recipient=both&stage=presales) · 32 - [Proof of concept · Available](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=lead&stage=poc&visa=yes) · 31 - [Ongoing operations · Available](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=lead&stage=operations&visa=yes) · 28 - [Pre-sales / evaluation · Available](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=lead&stage=presales&visa=yes) · 21 ### FDE jobs by who you build for - [External customers](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=lead&recipient=external) · 1,151 - [Internal teams](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=lead&recipient=internal) · 190 - [Both](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=lead&recipient=both) · 121 - [Both · 25% or more](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=lead&recipient=both&travelMin=25) · 28 ### FDE jobs by visa sponsorship - [Available](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=lead&visa=yes) · 45 ### FDE jobs by travel - [25% or more](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=lead&travelMin=25) · 337 ## People manager [All 122 People manager jobs](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=manager) · 93 companies ### FDE jobs by company stage - [Later private](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=late&management=manager) · 42 - [Public](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=public&management=manager) · 23 - [Growth (Series B–C)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=growth&management=manager) · 22 - [Later private · Writes production code](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=production&companyStage=late&management=manager) · 32 - [Later private · Ongoing operations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=late&management=manager&stage=operations) · 28 - [Later private · 25% or more](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=late&management=manager&travelMin=25) · 17 - [Growth (Series B–C) · Ongoing operations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=growth&management=manager&stage=operations) · 16 - [Later private · Pre-sales / evaluation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=late&management=manager&stage=presales) · 16 - [Public · Writes production code](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=production&companyStage=public&management=manager) · 15 ### FDE jobs by coding work - [Writes production code](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=production&management=manager) · 82 - [Configuration only](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=configuration&management=manager) · 14 - [Writes production code · External customers](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=production&management=manager&recipient=external) · 61 - [Writes production code · Ongoing operations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=production&management=manager&stage=operations) · 56 - [Writes production code · Pre-sales / evaluation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=production&management=manager&stage=presales) · 25 - [Writes production code · Proof of concept](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=production&management=manager&stage=poc) · 22 - [Writes production code · 25% or more](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=production&management=manager&travelMin=25) · 22 ### FDE jobs by project stage - [Ongoing operations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=manager&stage=operations) · 83 - [Pre-sales / evaluation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=manager&stage=presales) · 44 - [Proof of concept](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=manager&stage=poc) · 31 - [Ongoing operations · External customers](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=manager&recipient=external&stage=operations) · 60 - [Ongoing operations · 25% or more](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=manager&stage=operations&travelMin=25) · 18 - [Ongoing operations · Both](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=manager&recipient=both&stage=operations) · 15 ### FDE jobs by who you build for - [External customers](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=manager&recipient=external) · 88 - [Both](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=manager&recipient=both) · 21 - [Internal teams](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=manager&recipient=internal) · 12 ### FDE jobs by travel - [25% or more](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=manager&travelMin=25) · 28 Employer postings · Postings read on November 6, 2026 · [How we read postings](https://nextmove.md/fde/method)