> 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 AI Architect Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4efd89487638a0dd Tribe AI posts a FDE role to lead deployment teams in US with no pay posted. Lead mission-critical client engagements as a forward-deployed technical leader, designing end-to-end AI systems and coaching engineering teams. Read from the employer’s posting on November 8, 2026. - [Tribe AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tribe-ai) Posted Jan 29, 2026 by Tribe AI · open on Ashby as of Nov 8, 2026 Pay not posted US Remote Full-time Lead mission-critical client engagements as a forward-deployed technical leader, designing end-to-end AI systems and coaching engineering teams. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%2F4efd89487638a0dd&placement=top) - [View posting at Tribe AI](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/tribe-ai/04b8d32c-49dd-4af0-9bcc-75fc96b16917/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 Not posted Senior FDE postings, 1,864 postings: the middle 50% of posted pay is $160K to $220K, median $190K. ### The work Leads the deployment team Balance **Mixed** 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**: Technical lead ### What they ask for Experience - **10+ years** designing and delivering complex software systems, with strong AI/ML depth Background - **Software engineering** ### Do you meet what the posting states? The posting asks for 10+ years. How many do you have? The posting reads as a senior role. What level are you at now? The work is remote from the US. Can you work from the US? Which of these have you used in production? Answer each one. Nothing is saved or sent. 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Every large enterprise wants to use AI to transform how they operate — but many don’t have the capabilities to do it. That gap is our opportunity. We’re an AI-native services company that helps enterprises build and deploy best-in-class AI products that deliver real business impact. We partner closely with OpenAI and Anthropic, giving us rare visibility into the most advanced models, roadmaps, and GTM strategies in the world. ### About the Role We're looking for a Forward Deployed AI Architect to lead our most mission-critical client engagements. Think of it as being the technical cofounder of the account: often starting as the first engineer on a new engagement, shaping the system from the ground up, and building and leading the team around you to deliver it. You'll be in the field — shoulder-to-shoulder with clients — designing end-to-end AI systems, setting technical direction, and leading and coaching the team that makes it real. You'll be equal parts **technologist, strategist, and translator**: dropping into the weeds when systems need unblocking, stepping up to the balcony to shape client strategy, and always keeping focus on the only thing that matters - building technology that solves the most important problems for our customers. ### Key Responsibilities: ### Technical Leadership - Drive technical discovery with clients: understand environments, constraints, and the realities of dynamic enterprises. - Design AI/ML architectures that balance speed, reliability, and cost - but never at the expense of outcomes. - Provide architectural guardrails while enabling engineers to move fast and adapt in the field. ### Team Leadership - Lead and coach the engineers on the account — set technical direction for people, not just systems. - Partner with the Forward Deployed CTO to support team’s growth as well as figure out team composition according to account needs. ### Client Engagement - Act as the forward-deployed face of technical leadership, tailoring communication from engineers to C-levels. - Teach and enable client teams by turning complexity into clarity. - Influence decision-making by linking technical choices to business wins. ### Delivery & Enablement - Guide engineers through execution without smothering them in process. - Translate client-specific solutions into reusable patterns that strengthen our platform. - Share insights across the company, raising the bar for future deployments. ### About You: - 10+ years designing and delivering complex software systems, with strong AI/ML depth. - Track record of leading and coaching a team of 3+ engineers over multiple years - Proven experience as a hands-on technical lead — building and shipping — in high-stakes enterprise environments. - Mastery of the AI development lifecycle: from messy data ingestion to model deployment and monitoring. - Ability to engage credibly across audiences - engineers in the trenches, executives in the boardroom. - Background in consulting or client-facing engineering roles where outcomes mattered more than process. - Systems thinker with a missionary mindset: you’re here to win, not to optimize for your next job. ### Why Join Us: - **Impact:** Lead the design of AI systems that move the needle for global enterprises. - **Exposure:** Work across industries on problems that rarely have playbooks. - **Enablement:** Build not just solutions, but client capabilities that outlast your engagement. - **Culture:** Join a team that prizes creativity, resilience, and the primacy of winning over process. - **Growth:** Stretch yourself - real growth is painful, nonlinear, and career-defining. [View posting at Tribe AI](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/tribe-ai/04b8d32c-49dd-4af0-9bcc-75fc96b16917/application) ## About Tribe AI Tribe AI embeds senior AI builders and a 500+ expert network in large enterprises to build, deploy, and sustain production AI systems. 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