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Pre-Sales Forward Deployed Engineer - IFS Loops

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$190,000–$230,000 · OTEPalo Alto, CA

A founding forward-deployed engineer for IFS Loops, bridging presales and product to discover, prototype, and validate agentic AI use cases with strategic enterprise customers.

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At a glance

Posted base pay

$190K–$230KAbove the median

The work

Proves it works before the sale

Balance

  1. Mostly building
  2. Mixed
  3. Mostly pre-sales or support

Project stages

  1. Pre-sales
  2. Proof of concept
  3. Implementation (not covered)
  4. Operations (not covered)

Travel Up to 50%

Coding
Prototypes and scripts
Builds for
Both
Role
Individual contributor

What they ask for

Tools

  • IFS Loops
  • Agent Studio
  • agentic AI
  • multi-agent workflows
  • human-in-the-loop
  • LLMs
  • retrieval systems
  • agent evaluation frameworks
  • AI-assisted development tools

Less common in FDE jobs

  • Coding work: Prototypes and scripts5%
  • Who you build for: Both9%
  • Covers pre-sales24%
  • Company stage: Later private32%

Share of US FDE postings that state each fact.

What you’ll do

  • Lead customer discovery and build agentic AI proofs of concept in short cycles.
  • Present technical walkthroughs and executive business cases to support deal validation.
  • Partner with sales, product, and engineering to convert recurring customer needs into platform capabilities.
  • Feed field learnings into the IFS Loops product roadmap.

What you’ll bring

  • Track record in presales, solutions engineering, or forward-deployed roles.
  • Hands-on experience with agentic AI, multi-agent design, tool use, and human-in-the-loop patterns.
  • Experience with Agent Studio or comparable orchestration tools.
  • Knowledge of asset-intensive industries such as EAM, FSM, manufacturing, or aerospace and defense.

About IFS

IFS builds AI-powered ERP, enterprise asset management, and field service management software for asset- and service-heavy industries like aerospace, energy, and manufacturing.

Private Late · 5000+ people

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Pay and conditions

Posted pay
$190,000–$230,000 · OTE
Pay details

Salary Range: $190,000 - $230,000 OTE annually

Location
Palo Alto, CA
Employment type
Full-time
Travel
Up to 50%

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