> 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. # Pre-Sales Forward Deployed Engineer - IFS Loops Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/299d0f4d19ba24b2 IFS posts a FDE role to prove the product works before the sale in Palo Alto, CA, at $190,000–$230,000 · OTE base, above the not stated FDE median of $180,000 across 62 postings with pay. 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. Read from the employer’s posting on November 6, 2026. - [IFS](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ifs) First seen Oct 27, 2026 · open on SmartRecruiters as of Nov 6, 2026 **$190,000–$230,000 · OTE** Palo Alto, CA Full-time 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. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%2F299d0f4d19ba24b2&placement=top) - [View posting at IFS](https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/IFS1/744000157904839) 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 $190K–$230K Above the median Midpoint $210K · median $180K This job $190K to $230K. Not stated FDE postings, 62 postings: the middle 50% of posted pay is $153K to $210K, median $180K. ### The work Proves it works before the sale Balance **Mixed** 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 ### Do you meet what the posting states? The job is in Palo Alto, CA. Could you work there? 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**: Palo Alto, CA - **Employment type**: Full-time - **Travel**: Up to 50% - **Pay**: ## More like this [Hightouch](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hightouch) ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/582d222c53e6731f) New York, NY · San Francisco, CA Remote 5mo ago $175,000–$230,000 [Greptile](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/greptile) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9ea315669e7fc622) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago $140,000–$220,000 [HackerRank](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hackerrank) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4dae1501bc8f76a6) Santa Clara, CA · Mountain View, CA Hybrid 6w ago $160,000–$185,000 - [Other jobs at IFS (1)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ifs) ## 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. 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