> 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. # Sr. Forward Deployed AI Engineer Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/809186efd5a44005 AMD posts a senior FDE role to build what the customer runs in Santa Clara, CA with no pay posted. Builds and deploys production AI systems for enterprise engineering customers, combining applied AI research, software engineering, and direct customer engagement. Read from the employer’s posting on November 8, 2026. - [AMD](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amd) First seen Sep 2, 2026 · open on iCIMS as of Nov 8, 2026 Pay not posted Santa Clara, CA Full-time Builds and deploys production AI systems for enterprise engineering customers, combining applied AI research, software engineering, and direct customer engagement. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%2F809186efd5a44005&placement=top) - [View posting at AMD](https://careers.amd.com/jobs/87745) 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 **Mostly building** Project stages 1. Pre-sales (not covered) 2. Proof of concept 3. Implementation 4. Operations - **Coding**: Writes production code - **Builds for**: External customers - **Level**: Senior - **Role**: Individual contributor ### Do you meet what the posting states? The posting reads as a senior role. What level are you at now? The job is in Santa Clara, CA. Could you work there? Which of these have you used in production? Answer each one. Nothing is saved or sent. 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