> 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 Analyst Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/62667f089a64643e Makai Labs posts a junior FDE role to plan what the customer deploys first, remote, hiring in New York, at $110,000–$120,000 base, below the mid-level FDE median of $149,000 across 106 postings with pay. Forward-deployed analysts discover high-value business workflows with client SMEs, specify and prototype AI-agent automations, and lead validated solutions through rollout and ROI measurement. Read from the employer’s posting on November 8, 2026. - [Makai Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/makai-labs) Posted Sep 4, 2026 by Makai Labs · open on Ashby as of Nov 8, 2026 **$110,000–$120,000** Remote, hiring in New York Full-time Forward-deployed analysts discover high-value business workflows with client SMEs, specify and prototype AI-agent automations, and lead validated solutions through rollout and ROI measurement. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%2F62667f089a64643e&placement=top) - [View posting at Makai Labs](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/makai-labs/3d4373e8-e09a-4034-a8e0-d511cef44fc7/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 $110K–$120K Below the median Midpoint $115K · median $149K This job $110K to $120K. Mid-level FDE postings, 106 postings: the middle 50% of posted pay is $123K to $162K, median $149K. ### The work Plans what the customer deploys first Balance **Mostly building** Project stages 1. Pre-sales (not covered) 2. Proof of concept 3. Implementation 4. Operations (not covered) Travel **Required, amount not stated** - **Coding**: Writes production code - **Builds for**: External customers - **Level**: Mid - **Role**: Individual contributor ### What they ask for Visa - **No visa sponsorship** ### Do you meet what the posting states? The posting reads as a mid-level role. What level are you at now? The work is remote from the US. Can you work from the US? The posting says no visa sponsorship. Do you need one? Which of these have you used in production? Answer each one. 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[What postings ask for, by background →](https://nextmove.md/fde/paths) ## Conditions - **Location**: New York, NY - **Work arrangement**: Remote - **Remote work restrictions**: Remote-friendly; Eastern Time overlap preferred. - **Employment type**: Full-time - **Visa sponsorship**: Not available - **Travel**: Travel required, amount not stated - **Pay**: ## More like this [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Deployment Strategist, New Grad - Warp Speed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/39b98b1a0d6a4b01) New York, NY On-site 2w ago $110,000–$120,000 [Code and Theory](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/code-and-theory) ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/41e0b6a27897f7a9) New York, NY 5w ago $70,000–$140,000 [Sia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sia) ### [Consultant / Senior Consultant - Forward-Deployed Business Analyst (Financial Services)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/902d89236ae62ee4) Charlotte, NC · New York, NY · +5 more Hybrid 10d ago $80,000–$116,000 ## The job description from Makai Labs Posted by Makai Labs on Sep 4, 2026 Makai Labs builds AI systems that automate real work inside companies. As a Forward Deployed AI Analyst, you will train with Makai’s engineering, product, and client teams, then embed in one of our client engagements to find the workflows worth automating and build AI agents that handle them. You will work directly with the people who run the business, and your work is done when their teams rely on what you built. This is an early-career role. You will see how a company actually runs from the inside, rapidly become a subject matter expert, and iterate on prototypes to improve their workflows. ### Responsibilities You will spend about your first month in training and shadowing, then take one workflow end to end alongside a Makai lead before working more independently. Engagements vary, but most follow the same arc. You start by learning how the work is done today. Discovery tasks include interviewing client Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), reading the documents they work from, and mapping the systems involved. Based on this discovery, you propose what to automate, work with the client team to write the spec, and build a prototype on Makai's platform. Makai engineers support the technical work throughout. If the prototype holds up with client practitioners, you run the rollout and measure productivity and ROI. Not every project reaches every stage. Some end at discovery, and some prototypes don't survive user testing. Part of the job is figuring out what won’t work, so that we can focus our effort optimally. Over time, Analysts will get put onto career development tracks toward AI engineering, product and implementation, or engagement leadership, depending on performance and interest. ### Example Problems - A finance team spends days manually reading data from PDFs, entering them into giant spreadsheets, running internal formulae and drafting reports based on these results. - A field operations team spends hours manually scheduling and resolving conflicts for employees using multiple disconnected platforms. - A spreadsheet process has become a business-critical system without clear ownership or controls. ### Qualifications We are looking for seniors, recent graduates, and early-career candidates who want a path toward company leadership. An ideal candidate has shown ownership both inside and outside the classroom. That could mean you: - Built a product, tool, model, startup, research system, or internal process. - Led a club, team, lab effort, athletic group, event, or high-pressure project. - Took a messy internship project and turned it into something people used. ### Technical Profile - Python, JavaScript, SQL, or another programming/data-analysis language. - APIs, workflow automation, backend services, internal tools, or scripting. - LLMs, retrieval, agents, structured outputs, prompt design, or AI evaluation. - Data analysis, spreadsheets, dashboards, process mining, or financial/operating models. - Product specs, user stories, QA testing, Jira, Azure DevOps, or agile delivery. - Research, internships, startups, team leadership, athletics, or other high-accountability work. Very technical candidates may be considered for AI engineering or solutions engineering paths. Product- and operator-oriented candidates may be considered for implementation, product, or business analysis paths. ### Position Details - Location: Remote-friendly, with Eastern Time overlap preferred. - Travel: Occasional travel may be required for training, client work, or company visits. - Start timing: Paid IAP micro-cohort (January 2027) and summer 2027 full-time starts. - Exceptional recent alumni may be considered for an earlier full-time start. - Sponsorship: No VISA sponsorship available at this time. 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