> 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 Engineer Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/06b7cbfa8e3707d4 Perfect Venue posts a FDE role to build what the customer runs in San Francisco, CA, at $110,000–$140,000 base, below the senior FDE median of $190,000 across 1,864 postings with pay. Own end-to-end adoption of AI features for restaurant and venue customers, working on-site to identify where AI falls short and customize it to each business. Read from the employer’s posting on November 8, 2026. - [Perfect Venue](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/perfect-venue) Posted Oct 11, 2026 by Perfect Venue · open on Ashby as of Nov 8, 2026 **$110,000–$140,000** San Francisco, CA On-site Full-time Own end-to-end adoption of AI features for restaurant and venue customers, working on-site to identify where AI falls short and customize it to each business. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%2F06b7cbfa8e3707d4&placement=top) - [View posting at Perfect Venue](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/perfect-venue/4a2e290f-e855-4e69-8196-002dbbb0600b/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 $110K–$140K Below the median Midpoint $125K · median $190K This job $110K to $140K. 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 Travel **Required, amount not stated** - **Coding**: Writes production code - **Builds for**: External customers - **Level**: Senior - **Role**: Individual contributor ### What they ask for Experience - **4+ years** professional engineering experience building AI features Background - **Software engineering** ### Do you meet what the posting states? The posting asks for 4+ years. How many do you have? The posting reads as a senior role. What level are you at now? The job is in San Francisco, CA. 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[What postings ask for, by background →](https://nextmove.md/fde/paths) ## Conditions - **Location**: San Francisco, CA - **Work arrangement**: On-site - **Employment type**: Full-time - **Travel**: Travel required, amount not stated - **Pay**: ## More like this [AiPrise](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/aiprise) ### [Bilingual Forward Deployed Engineer (English/Spanish)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7ea1eef0aa28380f) San Jose, CA On-site 1mo ago $115,000–$130,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Snowflake Advanced AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bfaf5e58ec1e0a16) San Francisco, CA · Milwaukee, WI · +39 more 2mo ago $54,400–$205,800 [Uare.ai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/uare-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (U.S. Government / IL5)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b4730e997dcec701) San Francisco, CA · Los Altos, CA On-site 2w ago $130,000–$170,000 ## The job description from Perfect Venue Posted by Perfect Venue on Oct 11, 2026 ### About Us The more AI does, the more people want to be in the same room. The retirement party. The rehearsal dinner. The offsite where a team that has only met over video finally sits at one table. Someone has to make those gatherings happen, and today that person is drowning. Private events and group dining are an $80 billion market in the United States, and most of it still runs on email chains and spreadsheets or legacy software. At Perfect Venue we are on a mission to bring communities together by making it effortless to plan events. We combine intuitive software with AI agents that make it easy for venues to increase sales, save hours every week, and bring their communities together. We are backed by top investors and operators like the Hustle Fund, Defy.vc, Amity Ventures and are used by thousands of venues nationwide from Michelin star restaurants to your favorite bar. **About the Role** We are hiring a Forward Deployed Engineer to get our AI features working for real venues. We've launched agents that help our customers send messages, build menus, and more. Every venue runs its business differently, and the gap between a feature that works in general and one that works for a specific customer is where you come in. This role is based in San Francisco, in office 5 days per week so that you can work closely with sales, customer success, and engineering. Expect regular time on-site with customers. **What you'll own** You own AI adoption for our customers end to end. - **Embed.** Work directly with restaurants and venues to learn how they handle inquiries, menus, and follow-up. Find where our AI falls short for them. - **Customize.** Customize the AI features to our customers needs so that they can be successful. - **Drive adoption.** Track and improve customizations so that they drive real outcomes for our customers. - **Feed the product.** Turn patterns across customers into improvements for the core product. Bring engineering the problems worth solving for everyone. Help write evals to improve performance. ### What we're looking for - 4+ years of professional engineering experience building AI features - You have built products where AI features are core to the user experience - You are familiar with LLM observability tools - You have been a founder or worked at an early stage startup - You have a strong sense of urgency and move quickly - Bonus: experience in hospitality, restaurants, or events ### What We Offer - Competitive compensation including meaningful equity you’ll actually be able to use - Medical, vision, and dental with paid premiums for you, cost-sharing for dependents - Flexible PTO & 401(k) - Daily lunches when onsite - Unlimited book budget - Company laptop - Complimentary One Medical membership for you and your family ### Perfect Venue is committed to building a winning team We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We will work to provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and mental disabilities. [View posting at Perfect Venue](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/perfect-venue/4a2e290f-e855-4e69-8196-002dbbb0600b/application) ## About Perfect Venue Event management software for hospitality groups to manage private-event inquiries, proposals, payments, and reporting across venues. 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