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# Forward Deployed AI Engineer

Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5225873c20a5c99f

StackAI posts a FDE role to prove the product works before the sale in San Francisco, CA, at $153,000–$200,000 base, below the senior FDE median of $190,000 across 1,864 postings with pay. Forward Deployed AI Engineer at StackAI (by Asana) to deploy enterprise-grade AI solutions with Fortune 500 clients, focusing on RAG pipelines and LLM workflows. Read from the employer’s posting on November 8, 2026.

- [StackAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/stackai)

Posted Apr 30, 2026 by StackAI · open on Ashby as of Nov 8, 2026

**$153,000–$200,000** + equity San Francisco, CA Hybrid Full-time

Forward Deployed AI Engineer at StackAI (by Asana) to deploy enterprise-grade AI solutions with Fortune 500 clients, focusing on RAG pipelines and LLM workflows.

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## At a glance

### Posted base pay

$153K–$200K Below the median

Midpoint $177K · median $190K

This job $153K to $200K. Senior FDE postings, 1,864 postings: the middle 50% of posted pay is $160K to $220K, median $190K.

### The work

Proves it works before the sale

Balance **Mixed**

Project stages

1. Pre-sales
2. Proof of concept (not covered)
3. Implementation
4. Operations

Travel **Up to 20%**

- **Coding**: Writes production code

- **Builds for**: External customers

- **Level**: Senior

- **Role**: Individual contributor

### What they ask for

Experience

- **3+ years** data science, software development, or generative AI

Background

- **Software engineering**
- **Implementation and data engineering**

### Do you meet what the posting states?

The posting asks for 3+ years. How many do you have?

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The job is in San Francisco, CA. Could you work there?

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## Conditions

- **Location**: San Francisco, CA

- **Work arrangement**: Hybrid

- **Employment type**: Full-time

- **Travel**: Up to 20%

- **Pay**:

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## The job description from StackAI

Posted by StackAI on Apr 30, 2026

### About the Company

StackAI (by Asana) is a no-code AI workflow platform that empowers companies to build, deploy, and scale AI-powered workflows easily. With thousands of users and rapidly growing enterprise adoption, our mission is to democratize access to LLMs and bring AI into the hands of every business operator, not just developers. An Asana Company, we're building the foundational platform for the AI-driven future of work

### About the role

We’re seeking an experienced engineer to deploy enterprise-grade AI solutions, focusing on Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines and large language model (LLM) workflows. This role is vital to expanding our reach with Fortune 500 and enterprise clients across various industries.

### Role Overview

You will integrate large language models into enterprise operations, working with strategic accounts to align solutions and technical approaches. Using the Stack AI platform, you'll also partner with clients to co-design solutions for emerging needs.

### Responsibilities

- Optimize and support solutions within strategic accounts on the Stack AI platform.
- Map requirements and relationships within target enterprise customer offices.
- Pursue opportunities and provide feedback on our go-to-market strategy.
- Contribute directly to the StackAI codebase, translating customer feedback into platform improvements across the Python backend and React/Next.js TypeScript frontend.
- Forecast and close high-value opportunities.
- Write proposals, pitch stakeholders, and lead product demos.
- Evangelize Stack AI at enterprise events.

### Requirements

- 3+ years of experience in data science, software development, or generative AI.
- Experience with strategic enterprise accounts, preferably Fortune 500.
- Expertise in AI/ML, RAG pipelines, LLM workflows, and enterprise data analytics.
- Eagerness to build a business in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to travel 10-20% of the time.

### About StackAI

**Stack AI** is a no-code drag-and-drop tool to quickly design, test, and deploy AI workflows that leverage Large Language Models (LLMs), such as ChatGPT, to automate any business process.

Our core value is to make it extremely easy to build arbitrarily complex AI pipelines using a visual interface that allows you to connect different data sources with different AI models.

Our customers use Stack AI to build applications such as:

- **Chatbots and Assistants**: AI agents that interact with users, answer questions, and complete tasks, using your internal data and APIs.
- **Document Processing**: apps to answer questions, summarize, and extract insights from any document, no matter how long.
- **Answer Questions on Databases**: connect GPT-like models to databases (such as Notion, Airtable, or Postgres) and ask questions about them.
- **Content Creation**: generate tags, summaries, and transfer styles or formats between documents and data sources.

[View posting at StackAI](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/stack-ai/d65c8bc9-7b75-4fa9-b551-322fa822f657/application)

## About StackAI

StackAI is an enterprise platform for building, deploying, and governing AI agents that connect business data and systems to automate complex workflows.

Acquired · 50–100 people

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