> 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 | Americas Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/760df506cf3445ee Planhat posts a FDE role to build what the customer runs in Pacific Palisades, CA, at $170,000–$250,000 · OTE base, above the senior FDE median of $190,000 across 1,849 postings with pay. The Founding Forward Deployed Engineer embeds with customers to understand their business systems and build data pipelines, workflows, and automations that deliver measurable AI outcomes. Read from the employer’s posting on November 6, 2026. - [Planhat](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/planhat) Posted Jun 15, 2026 by Planhat · open on Ashby as of Nov 6, 2026 **$170,000–$250,000 · OTE** Pacific Palisades, CA On-site Full-time The Founding Forward Deployed Engineer embeds with customers to understand their business systems and build data pipelines, workflows, and automations that deliver measurable AI outcomes. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%2F760df506cf3445ee&placement=top) - [View posting at Planhat](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/planhat/ae6a1b96-f290-4915-86c9-0d3c75a0dcb3/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 $170K–$250K Above the median Midpoint $210K · median $190K This job $170K to $250K. Senior FDE postings, 1,849 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 **Required, amount not stated** - **Coding**: Writes production code - **Builds for**: External customers - **Level**: Senior - **Role**: Individual contributor ### What they ask for Experience - **3+ years** experience in consulting, data engineering, software engineering, or similar technical roles - **6+ years** experience in consulting, data engineering, software engineering, or similar technical roles Background - **Software engineering** - **Implementation and data engineering** - **Consulting** ### Do you meet what the posting states? The posting asks for 3+ years. How many do you have? The posting reads as a senior role. What level are you at now? The job is in Pacific Palisades, CA. Could you work there? Which of these have you used in production? Answer each one. Nothing is saved or sent. [What postings ask for, by background →](https://nextmove.md/fde/paths) ## Conditions - **Location**: Pacific Palisades, CA - **Work arrangement**: On-site - **Employment type**: Full-time - **Travel**: Travel required, amount not stated - **Pay**: ## More like this [Skiffra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/skiffra) ### [Founding Forward Deployed Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e3fd47c183cc8879) Los Angeles, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $215,000–$250,000 [Swarm Aero](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/swarm-aero) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Embedded](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a31dd0c0c1d39ad1) Oxnard, CA On-site 4w ago $180,000–$240,000 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Senior Software Engineer, Air Defense, Integrations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/676fb2d31665ac31) Irvine, CA 4mo ago $191,000–$253,000 ## The job description from Planhat Posted by Planhat on Jun 15, 2026 ### Competencies Planhat OS is a model-agnostic AI operating system where people and agents work together across the entire customer lifecycle. At its heart is Pi, the world’s first multiplayer customer agent. Think Salesforce, Slack and Claude all in one and Google Cloud has stated that Planhat has built the first next-generation CRM. We’re 250+ people, profitable, and growing fast. The world’s biggest logos run on Planhat because Salesforce and ServiceNow can’t deliver fast enough. More specifically, the people who do this well bring: - 3–6 years of experience in consulting, data engineering, software engineering, or similar technical roles - Comfort working directly with customers and operating in ambiguous environments - Curiosity, ownership, and interest in building something new - Willingness to travel to customer sites - The ability to learn fast — this is the most important trait of all Technical foundations: - Strong foundation in SQL and data modeling - Experience with Python and/or other scripting languages - Experience integrating with APIs (REST / GraphQL) - Strong foundation in agentic systems and experience with AI tools to accelerate delivery - Familiarity with data pipelines, ETL/ELT, or workflow automation is a bonus but not required ### Trajectory Forward Deployed Engineers are the heart of Planhat's AI Deployment Program. Joining Planhat as a Founding FDE at this moment is a unique professional accelerant: - Work with companies that are early adopters of AI and want to build the future with us - Gain experience in data engineering, systems design, AI deployment, workflow automation, and commercial operations — all at once - Become fluent in applied AI: not model research, but the much harder, much rarer skill of deploying AI that actually works - Develop technical intuition that is extremely rare in the market — the type that opens doors to engineering leadership, product architecture, or applied AI roles in any industry - Shape a brand-new discipline. FDE is to this decade what full-stack engineering was to the previous one As our Founding FDE, you'll embed with customers, understand how their business and systems actually work, and engineer the data pipelines, workflows, and automations that make AI useful and valuable. ### Definition of Success - You are continuously delivering AI-powered outcomes for customers that are measurable, scalable, and repeatable - You are consistently seen as a trusted technical partner by customers, bridging the gap between messy real-world complexity and AI systems that actually work - You are building the playbook for Forward Deployment Engineering at Planhat — shaping a discipline that is just beginning to emerge - You are growing your technical intuition across data engineering, systems design, AI deployment, and commercial operations simultaneously - You are helping companies transition into the AI era with clarity, speed, and real outcomes ### Compensation The OTE (base + variable) salary range for this position is $170,000 - $250,000 per year. Please note that actual salaries will vary based on factors including but not limited to location, experience, and performance. Please also note the range listed is just one component of the company’s total rewards package for exempt employees. Other rewards may include performance bonuses, long term incentives, a generous PTO policy, and other benefits. [View posting at Planhat](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/planhat/ae6a1b96-f290-4915-86c9-0d3c75a0dcb3/application) ## About Planhat Planhat is a customer data and automation platform combining customer success, CRM, professional services, and AI workflows for commercial teams. 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