> 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/2f8984aea217c71f Clera posts a FDE role to build what the customer runs in San Francisco, CA, at $180,000–$220,000 base, above the senior FDE median of $190,000 across 1,864 postings with pay. Own field-to-production deployments of robotics systems at customer facilities, from data collection and model tuning to system setup, monitoring, and troubleshooting. Read from the employer’s posting on November 8, 2026. - [Clera](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/clera) Posted Nov 4, 2026 by Clera · open on Ashby as of Nov 8, 2026 **$180,000–$220,000** + equity San Francisco, CA Hybrid Full-time Own field-to-production deployments of robotics systems at customer facilities, from data collection and model tuning to system setup, monitoring, and troubleshooting. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%2F2f8984aea217c71f&placement=top) - [View posting at Clera](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Clera/eb51611e-0e9c-4a9e-b249-13c0995ebfff/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 $180K–$220K Above the median Midpoint $200K · median $190K This job $180K to $220K. 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 **Up to 75%** - **Coding**: Writes production code - **Builds for**: External customers - **Level**: Senior - **Role**: Individual contributor ### What they ask for Experience - **2+ years** hands-on experience deploying robotics or automation systems in factory, warehouse, or logistics settings - **8+ years** hands-on experience deploying robotics or automation systems in factory, warehouse, or logistics settings Visa - **No visa sponsorship** ### Do you meet what the posting states? 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[What postings ask for, by background →](https://nextmove.md/fde/paths) ## Conditions - **Location**: San Francisco, CA - **Work arrangement**: Hybrid - **Remote work restrictions**: Hybrid in San Francisco, California; office about three days per week, with frequent travel to customer deployment sites across the United States. - **Employment type**: Full-time - **Visa sponsorship**: Not available - **Travel**: Up to 75% - **Pay**: ## More like this [Clera](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/clera) Proves it works before the sale ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e8ac95759d5f75ca) New York, NY Hybrid 8d ago Pay not posted [Cogent Security, Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cogent-security-inc) ### [Forward Deployed Agent Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8b2ffedbcbde8090) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 7w ago $100,000–$300,000 [6sense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/6sense) ### [Sr. Data Scientist, Forward-Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8eac81fe1ac3dfde) San Francisco, CA Remote 11d ago $168,349.5–$230,912.6 - [Other jobs at Clera (4)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/clera) ## The job description from Clera Posted by Clera on Nov 4, 2026 ### About the Role Join a physical AI and robotics team deploying robotics systems in customer facilities. You will own deployments from data collection and model tuning through production troubleshooting, helping operational insights improve the underlying models. ### What You'll Do - Drive deployment cycles, including data collection, model fine-tuning, physical system setup, and production monitoring. - Diagnose and patch hardware, software, and perception failures in field and production environments. - Collect operational data and failure modes to inform foundation model training and architecture. - Troubleshoot integrations across perception hardware, compute stacks, and edge deployment environments. - Travel to customer sites across the United States, adapting to changing deployment schedules. ### What We're Looking For - Two to eight years of hands-on experience deploying robotics or automation systems in factory, warehouse, or logistics settings. - Experience in forward deployed engineering, field engineering, ML or AI operations, robotics deployment, or customer-facing technical work. - Practical debugging experience with perception hardware such as optical cameras, depth sensors, tactile sensors, or pressure sensors. - Some exposure to Vision-Language-Action models or learned robot policies; academic or lab experience is relevant. - Comfort debugging hardware and software integrations, collecting data, and owning production fixes in a fast-moving environment. - Experience with GPU compute stacks and edge deployment is useful. Korean language proficiency is also helpful. - Willingness to travel 50% to 75% and work from the San Francisco office about three days per week. - Must have US work authorization or be eligible for an H-1B transfer. New visa sponsorship is not available. ### Compensation & Benefits Base salary is $180,000 to $220,000 annually, with an early-stage equity grant and medical, dental, and vision coverage. ### Location Hybrid in San Francisco, California, with frequent travel to customer deployment sites across the United States. 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