> 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/1c60f3f51c74eebf Clera posts a FDE role to build what the customer runs in New York, NY with no pay posted. Leads technical customer engagements for an early-stage enterprise AI infrastructure company, taking proofs of value from discovery through production deployment. Read from the employer’s posting on November 10, 2026. - [Clera](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/clera) Posted Nov 8, 2026 by Clera · open on Ashby as of Nov 10, 2026 Pay not posted New York, NY Hybrid Full-time Leads technical customer engagements for an early-stage enterprise AI infrastructure company, taking proofs of value from discovery through production deployment. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%2F1c60f3f51c74eebf&placement=top) - [View posting at Clera](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Clera/ff86c115-30f4-46d1-b3ff-06f3154acabe/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 Not posted Senior FDE postings, 1,861 postings: the middle 50% of posted pay is $160K to $220K, median $190K. ### The work Builds what the customer runs Balance **Mixed** Project stages 1. Pre-sales 2. Proof of concept 3. Implementation 4. Operations (not covered) Travel **Required, amount not stated** - **Coding**: Prototypes and scripts - **Builds for**: External customers - **Level**: Senior - **Role**: Technical lead ### What they ask for Experience - **5+ years** professional experience - **2+ years** building or delivering technical data systems Background - **Software engineering** - **Implementation and data engineering** Visa - **No visa sponsorship** ### 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? The posting says no visa sponsorship. Do you need one? Which of these have you used in production? Answer each one. Nothing is saved or sent. [What postings ask for, by background →](https://nextmove.md/fde/paths) ## Conditions - **Location**: New York, NY - **Work arrangement**: Hybrid - **Remote work restrictions**: Based in New York, with regular travel to customer sites across the UK and Europe. - **Employment type**: Full-time - **Visa sponsorship**: Not available - **Travel**: Travel required, amount not stated ## More like this [Clera](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/clera) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2f8984aea217c71f) San Francisco, CA Hybrid New · 6d ago $180,000–$220,000 [Higharc](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/higharc) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fcb3f10d2463e0d4) New York, NY Remote 7w ago Pay not posted [hyperexponential (hx)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hyperexponential-hx) ### [Agent Builder ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/384b8c9636361101) New York, NY Hybrid 3w ago $160,000–$190,000 - [Other jobs at Clera (5)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/clera) ## The job description from Clera Posted by Clera on Nov 8, 2026 ### About the Role Join an early-stage enterprise AI infrastructure company as the technical lead for customer engagements across the UK and Europe. You will connect customer environments with product and engineering teams, taking technical proofs of value from discovery through production deployment. ### What You'll Do - Lead customer discovery to understand data architectures, operational constraints, and business needs. - Scope and deliver proofs of value, including technical validation and plans for production adoption. - Run product demonstrations, respond to technical objections, and guide architecture discussions with senior stakeholders. - Develop repeatable pre-sales materials, discovery frameworks, and reference architectures. - Translate customer requirements and edge cases into actionable feedback for product and engineering teams. - Partner with machine learning and infrastructure teams to deliver deployments that meet customer expectations. - Travel regularly to customer sites across the UK and Europe. ### What We're Looking For - At least 5 years of professional experience, including 2 to 3 years building or delivering technical data systems. - Experience in forward-deployed engineering, solutions architecture, deployment strategy, or customer-facing data and AI delivery. - A track record of personally taking enterprise proofs of value through to production commitments, including navigating procurement and security reviews. - Strong knowledge of modern data stacks, including warehouses, ETL/ELT pipelines, and data governance. - Production experience with LLM or agentic systems, plus sound judgment about their capabilities and limitations. - Experience leading technical discovery and demos with enterprise stakeholders and translating customer constraints into product feedback. - Python or SQL skills sufficient to prototype solutions with customers. - Knowledge of knowledge graphs, semantic layers, ontologies, or entity resolution is beneficial. Experience in regulated or air-gapped environments, European markets, or early-stage companies is also valuable. ### Compensation & Benefits Visa sponsorship is not available. ### Location Hybrid role based in New York, New York, with regular travel to customer sites across the UK and Europe. 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