> 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/453a4e6216cebce7 Cato Networks posts a FDE role to build what the customer runs in Atlanta, GA with no pay posted. The Forward Deployed Engineer leads complex AI Security customer engagements, from technical sales and solution design through deployment and validation. Read from the employer’s posting on November 8, 2026. - [Cato Networks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cato-networks) Posted May 20, 2026 by Cato Networks · open on Greenhouse as of Nov 8, 2026 Pay not posted Atlanta, GA The Forward Deployed Engineer leads complex AI Security customer engagements, from technical sales and solution design through deployment and validation. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%2F453a4e6216cebce7&placement=top) - [View posting at Cato Networks](https://www.catonetworks.com/careers/careers-post/4872205101?gh_jid=4872205101) 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, 1,864 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 (not covered) 3. Implementation 4. Operations (not covered) Travel **Required, amount not stated** - **Coding**: Writes production code - **Builds for**: External customers - **Level**: Senior - **Role**: Technical lead ### What they ask for Experience - **5+ years** hands-on programming in Python, Node.js, or Go - **1+ years** working with AWS, Kubernetes, and RDS Background - **Software engineering** ### Do you meet what the posting states? The posting asks for 1+ years. How many do you have? The posting reads as a senior role. What level are you at now? The job is in Atlanta, GA. Could you work there? Which of these have you used in production? Answer each one. Nothing is saved or sent. 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As AI reshapes cybersecurity, enterprises face a dual challenge: unlocking AI’s potential while defending against AI-driven attacks. Cato addresses both through a unified, cloud-native platform, providing the visibility and context to prioritize risks and stop threats in real time across users, applications, data, and AI agents. Join us as we scale: take on ambitious technological challenges and shape the next generation of enterprise security at a company trusted by thousands of organizations worldwide. **The Field AI Engineering team **is a unique group of professionals combining strong technical expertise, rooted in a software engineering background, with excellent customer-facing skills. In this role you will lead major customer engagements, both remotely and on-site, and tackle the most complex challenges faced by our customers. Some of these challenges will be addressed in-house by designing and developing tailored solutions for customer environments. Others will require close collaboration with our R&D and Product teams to deliver scalable and impactful solutions. This position is ideal for someone who enjoys solving hard technical problems while working directly with customers and influencing product direction. **NOTE: This is a customer facing role. Previous sales or customer facing consulting experience is required. ** ### Responsibilities - Drive AI Security deal success by handling complex technical sales engagements. - Lead and participate in customer meetings, including technical deep dives, solution design sessions, and executive-level discussions, both remotely and on-site. - Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including Sales, Product, R&D, Marketing, Customer Success, and Professional Services, to deliver end-to-end customer solutions. - Design and develop custom features, integrations, and tailored solutions to address customer-specific environments and challenges. - Lead and support complex customer deployments, from initial design through implementation and validation. - Act as a hands-on technical expert throughout the customer lifecycle, contributing wherever needed to ensure successful outcomes. ### Requirements - 5+ years of hands-on programming in Python, Node.js, or Go (you know one well, and you’re comfortable picking up the others). - 1+ years working with AWS, Kubernetes, and RDS (you know your way around cloud-native deployments, scaling, and persistence). - Proven experience in customer-facing roles (e.g., solutions engineering or product management), with a track record of translating customer needs into product feedback, integrations, and end-to-end solutions - Advantage - B.Sc. in Computer Science / Engineering or equivalent experience from a technological army unit. ### Why join us - Be part of a lean, elite team where your work doesn’t just sit in a backlog — you’ll ship real value, frequently, and see the impact. - This is a unique opportunity to combine deep technical expertise with a highly customer-facing role. - You’ll work on some of the most complex and dynamic customer scenarios, designing and delivering tailored solutions. - This role offers significant impact, constant learning, and the chance to shape both customer outcomes and product direction. [View posting at Cato Networks](https://www.catonetworks.com/careers/careers-post/4872205101?gh_jid=4872205101) ## About Cato Networks Cato sells a cloud-native SASE platform that converges networking (SD-WAN) and security (firewall, SWG, ZTNA, CASB) into a single subscription service for global enterprises. 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