> 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 Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/82c1c50f87111b84 SalesPatriot posts a FDE role to build what the customer runs in San Francisco, CA and 2 more, at $150,000–$220,000 base, above the junior FDE median of $135,000 across 26 postings with pay. A hands-on forward deployed engineer who travels weekly to customer operations, maps supply-chain and procurement workflows, and configures automations to address operational bottlenecks. Read from the employer’s posting on November 8, 2026. - [SalesPatriot](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salespatriot) Posted May 24, 2026 by SalesPatriot · open on Ashby as of Nov 8, 2026 **$150,000–$220,000** San Francisco, CA +2 On-site Full-time A hands-on forward deployed engineer who travels weekly to customer operations, maps supply-chain and procurement workflows, and configures automations to address operational bottlenecks. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%2F82c1c50f87111b84&placement=top) - [View posting at SalesPatriot](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/SalesPatriot/53626ad9-af69-4ee1-a947-ba2ef4a433a7/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 $150K–$220K Above the median Midpoint $185K · median $135K This job $150K to $220K. Junior FDE postings, 26 postings: the middle 50% of posted pay is $117K to $157K, median $135K. ### 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**: Configuration only - **Builds for**: External customers - **Level**: Junior - **Role**: Individual contributor ### Do you meet what the posting states? The posting reads as a junior role. What level are you at now? The job is in San Francisco, CA · Miami, FL · +1 more. Could you work in one of these? 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**: San Francisco, CA · Miami, FL · Los Angeles, CA - **Work arrangement**: On-site - **Employment type**: Full-time - **Travel**: Travel required, amount not stated - **Pay**: ## More like this [Casca](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/casca) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/927bef3af6c8393d) San Francisco, CA On-site 4w ago $160,000–$265,000 [11x](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/11x) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer [REMOTE - US]](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ae299b4675bb88c5) San Francisco, CA · US remote Remote 7w ago $180,000–$200,000 [Ascend](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ascend) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/31b6c47f72c5d05c) San Francisco, CA On-site 4w ago $170,000–$210,000 - [Other jobs at SalesPatriot (1)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salespatriot) ## The job description from SalesPatriot Posted by SalesPatriot on May 24, 2026 ### The Mission America's industrial base runs on systems built in the 1980s. Billions of dollars in critical components (F-35 parts, industrial assemblies, electronics, bolts, and hoses) still move through email threads, excel sheets, and disconnected ERPs. We're replacing that with an AI-native platform that makes aerospace, electronics, industrial, and defense supply-chain operations nearly autonomous. Faster quoting. Faster procurement. Full visibility. Real operational intelligence for the companies our nation depends on. ### Quick Facts - YC W25 company. Top 5% growth in batch - Raised $10M+ from investors including Paul Graham, SV Angel, Pear VC, and CRV - Team of 20 co-live in our Warsaw & SF Hacker Houses - 7 figure ARR transacting ~$50M a week through our system ### The Job - **Go.** Fly out and plant yourself inside the customer's operation. Weekdays are onsite (Wisconsin, New York, Miami, Los Angeles); weekends we regroup at the SF HQ to debrief and keep building. - **Understand.** Map how the company actually operates, from sales and supply chain teams to executives and CEOs. Learn the breakpoints choking their growth and speed. - **Implement.** Configure automations within SP Studio tooling so the platform accurately reflects the customer's needs. Build trust and confidence in SalesPatriot. - **Iterate.** Take ownership of customer implementation under the Lead FDE's guidance, learning how to scale impact. Keep finding and killing their most pressing problems, leading org-wide scaling, until SalesPatriot is the operating system their business runs on. Work closely with your Lead FDE to navigate customer strategy, escalations, and org-wide issues. ### What We’re Looking For - New grads welcome. What matters is that you've built and shipped things, so bring at least one full-stack project you can show us (GitHub repo, web app, or Loom demo). - Strong in TypeScript and at least one frontend framework (React, Svelte, Next, etc). Comfortable with SQL, preferably Postgres. - You want to learn the job from an experienced Lead FDE and grow into running your own customer implementations. - Personable. You can sit with a procurement team, ask good questions, and come back with something that works. Customers look forward to your updates. - Comfortable with ambiguity. The problem you solve on Tuesday may not be the one you flew in for on Monday. - Ready to travel every week and relocate full-time to San Francisco. This is not a remote role. - Absolute grinder. Interested in co-living (though not required). - Low ego, curious, intellectually honest. Focused on outcomes, not on being right. ### The Process Call with engineer → 1hr technical test → Call with founder → fly out to SF HQ (on us) → offer. 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