> 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. # Forward Deployed AI Engineer Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/01bf224091b6acdf Transformworks posts a FDE role to build what the customer runs in New York, NY, at $165,000–$350,000 base, above the senior FDE median of $190,000 across 1,864 postings with pay. Forward Deployed AI Engineers partner directly with client executives, operators, and technical teams to turn complex business workflows into production AI systems. Read from the employer’s posting on November 8, 2026. - [Transformworks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/transformworks) Posted Aug 12, 2026 by Transformworks · open on Ashby as of Nov 8, 2026 **$165,000–$350,000** + equity New York, NY Hybrid Full-time Forward Deployed AI Engineers partner directly with client executives, operators, and technical teams to turn complex business workflows into production AI systems. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%2F01bf224091b6acdf&placement=top) - [View posting at Transformworks](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Transformworks/7bac1c65-fc60-4865-a928-ca85247fbeb1/application) Free. Upload your resume once, see why each FDE role fits, and get introduced only when you say so. ## At a glance ### Posted base pay $165K–$350K Above the median Midpoint $258K · median $190K This job $165K to $350K. Senior FDE postings, 1,864 postings: the middle 50% of posted pay is $160K to $220K, median $190K. ### The work Builds what the customer runs Balance **Mostly building** Project stages 1. Pre-sales (not covered) 2. Proof of concept (not covered) 3. Implementation 4. Operations - **Coding**: Writes production code - **Builds for**: External customers - **Level**: Senior - **Role**: Individual contributor ### What they ask for Experience - **2+ years** building software or applied AI systems Background - **Software engineering** ### Do you meet what the posting states? The posting asks for 2+ years. How many do you have? The posting reads as a senior role. What level are you at now? The job is in New York, NY. Could you work there? Which of these have you used in production? 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We work with companies in critical, operationally complex industries, including healthcare, education, and financial services. Our work includes: - Helping an education organization scale the development of high-quality curriculum across thousands of schools in the U.S. - Automating paperwork and documentation for a healthcare services company supporting more than 2 million patients, freeing its teams to spend more time helping the people they serve We are profitable, growing quickly, and intentionally lean. We believe AI has fundamentally changed what one exceptional engineer with strong business judgment can accomplish, so we keep teams small, give people real ownership, and reward them based on the value they create. ### The Role As a Forward Deployed AI Engineer, you will work directly with client executives, operators, and technical teams to turn high-value business problems into production AI systems. You will own the full journey: understanding the workflow, defining what should be built, designing the technical approach, shipping the system, and improving it until it delivers measurable results. This is a hands-on engineering role. You will write production code, make architecture decisions, and work directly with users. You will also need the judgment to prioritize the right problem, communicate clearly with clients, and keep an engagement moving through ambiguity. We are not looking for someone who only wants to build prototypes or work from detailed specifications. We are looking for someone who wants to figure out what matters and own the outcome. ### What You’ll Do - Build and deploy AI agents, workflow automations, data pipelines, integrations, and internal applications - Work directly with clients to understand their operations, systems, and business objectives - Own technical workstreams from discovery through deployment, adoption, and iteration - Build evaluation, monitoring, and human-review systems that make AI reliable in production - Communicate technical decisions, progress, and tradeoffs to engineers, operators, and executives - Turn lessons from client engagements into reusable tools and engineering standards ### What We’re Looking For - 2+ years of experience building software or applied AI systems - Strong Python fundamentals and comfort working across APIs, databases, and cloud infrastructure - Hands-on experience building with LLMs through professional work or substantive independent projects - Evidence that you have shipped something real and can explain how it evolved after reaching users - Strong product and business judgment - Clear communication and comfort working directly with clients - A high degree of ownership and the ability to make progress through ambiguity Experience with agentic workflows, RAG, evaluation systems, TypeScript, React, or regulated industries is helpful but not required. ### Growth at Transformworks You will work directly alongside the founders and senior engineers from day one. As you develop, you will take ownership of larger technical workstreams, lead client engagements, manage teams, and help shape how Transformworks delivers AI at scale. At a small company growing quickly, that progression can happen much faster than it would inside a traditional consulting firm or engineering organization. ### Compensation and Benefits - Highly competitive base compensation - Uncapped profit-sharing tied to the performance of the team - Equity compensation - Health, dental, and vision coverage - Direct ownership of projects with visible operational and financial impact - Hands-on work with the latest AI models and tooling - A small, high-trust team where initiative and strong judgment are rewarded This role is based in New York City and follows a hybrid collaboration model. [View posting at Transformworks](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Transformworks/7bac1c65-fc60-4865-a928-ca85247fbeb1/application) ## About Transformworks Transformworks designs, builds, and deploys practical AI workflows for investors and operators in complex industries such as healthcare, education, and financial services. 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