> 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. # Implementation Engineer Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2e65f2169604a778 Cascade AI posts a FDE role to build what the customer runs in San Francisco, CA, at $90,000–$125,000 base, below the senior FDE median of $190,000 across 1,864 postings with pay. Implementation Engineer owning end-to-end, production customer deployments from scoping through launch and ongoing support. Read from the employer’s posting on November 8, 2026. - [Cascade AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cascade-ai) Posted Sep 30, 2026 by Cascade AI · open on Ashby as of Nov 8, 2026 **$90,000–$125,000** + equity San Francisco, CA Hybrid Full-time Implementation Engineer owning end-to-end, production customer deployments from scoping through launch and ongoing support. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%2F2e65f2169604a778&placement=top) - [View posting at Cascade AI](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Cascade-AI/33226358-5d6f-40c7-92c8-696d393645f9/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 $90K–$125K Below the median Midpoint $108K · median $190K This job $90K to $125K. 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 2. Proof of concept (not covered) 3. Implementation 4. Operations - **Coding**: Writes production code - **Builds for**: External customers - **Level**: Senior - **Role**: Individual contributor ### Do you meet what the posting states? The posting reads as a senior role. What level are you at now? The job is in San Francisco, 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**: San Francisco, CA - **Work arrangement**: Hybrid - **Remote work restrictions**: San Francisco - **Employment type**: Full-time - **Pay**: ## More like this [Cascade AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cascade-ai) ### [Implementation Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/40d9998633e5a290) Bellevue, WA Hybrid 3mo ago $90,000–$125,000 [Extractable](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/extractable) ### [Python Integrations Developer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/10adf16994fba200) San Francisco, CA Remote 2w ago $100,000–$130,000 [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 - [Other jobs at Cascade AI (1)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cascade-ai) ## The job description from Cascade AI Posted by Cascade AI on Sep 30, 2026 ### About the Role You will own how Cascade actually works for each customer. This is a build-heavy, customer-facing engineering role: you take a signed customer from kickoff to a live, production implementation, and you keep it working. You're the person who understands both the product internals and the customer's real environment well enough to make them fit together. Because you build the implementations, you're also the most credible person to talk about them. You'll join late-stage sales calls to show prospects exactly what we've built for customers like them — what the setup looked like, what was hard, and how it delivered value. This is not a pre-sales support role bolted onto engineering; it's an engineer who can carry the technical story into the room. ### What You'll Do - Own customer implementations end to end — scoping, integration, configuration, data setup, testing, and launch — and stay accountable for them in production. - Work directly with each customer's team to understand their systems, constraints, and goals, then translate that into a working Cascade deployment. - Write and ship the code, integrations, and custom configuration required to make each implementation succeed. - Debug and resolve issues in customer environments, and feed recurring problems back to product and engineering. - Join late-stage sales calls to present real customer implementations to prospects — walking through what we built, the outcomes, and how it maps to their situation. - Build reusable tooling, templates, and playbooks so each new implementation is faster than the last. ### What We're Looking For - Strong engineering fundamentals — you can build and ship production integrations independently, not just configure a UI. - Direct customer-facing experience: you're comfortable running a technical conversation, on a working call and in front of prospects on a sales call. - Comfort with ambiguity and ownership — you can walk into a messy customer environment and drive to a working outcome without a fully spec'd plan. - Clear communicator who can explain technical work to non-technical stakeholders and tell a compelling "here's what we did" story. - Bias for shipping and for making the next implementation easier than the last. ### Nice to Have - Prior experience as a Forward Deployed Engineer, implementation engineer, founding/solutions engineer, or early implementation hire at a startup. - Experience integrating with HR, benefits, payroll, or HRIS systems. - Comfort working closely with sales and being measured partly on customer outcomes and deal support. ### Why This Role Matters Delivery is where Cascade proves its value. You'll be the person who makes customers successful and the proof point that closes the next deal — a rare seat where what you build directly drives revenue. *Cascade is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building an inclusive team.* [View posting at Cascade AI](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Cascade-AI/33226358-5d6f-40c7-92c8-696d393645f9/application) ## Similar jobs [Charta Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/charta-health) ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/80d4db23176c6e8d) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY On-site 3mo ago $90,000–$140,000 [Perfect Venue](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/perfect-venue) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/06b7cbfa8e3707d4) San Francisco, CA On-site 3w ago $110,000–$140,000 [Sia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sia) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/461faf331f494ee8) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +6 more Hybrid 2w ago $136,000–$155,000 [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 [PwC (US)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pwc-us) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer-Palantir Foundry-Experienced Associate](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4279b29bd63b4214) Chicago, IL · Raleigh, NC · +57 more Hybrid 2w ago $63,000–$140,000 - [Compare senior FDE salary ranges](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary/senior) - [Similar jobs in SF Bay Area](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?region=sf-bay-area) - [Similar jobs that build what the customer runs](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?role=builds-for-customers) Hiring at Cascade AI and want this page changed or removed? Email info@nextmove.md and we take it down. Employer postings · [How we read postings](https://nextmove.md/fde/method)