> 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 (Robotics / Systems) Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8f4b0b6565bf39ca Dimensional posts a FDE role to build what the customer runs in San Francisco, CA with no pay posted. Forward-deployed engineer responsible for deploying and operating Dimensional’s robotics platform in customer environments, bridging end users, product, and engineering. Read from the employer’s posting on November 8, 2026. - [Dimensional](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/dimensional) Posted Mar 26, 2026 by Dimensional · open on Ashby as of Nov 8, 2026 Pay not posted San Francisco, CA On-site Full-time Forward-deployed engineer responsible for deploying and operating Dimensional’s robotics platform in customer environments, bridging end users, product, and engineering. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%2F8f4b0b6565bf39ca&placement=top) - [View posting at Dimensional](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/dimensional/f0f64b87-3be8-4ab3-8afb-4b581437c56f/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 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 (not covered) 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 San Francisco, 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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We develop a unified framework that enables robots to perceive, reason, learn, and act across diverse real-world environments and embodiments. Dimensional’s mission is to make physical intelligence programmable, scalable, and accessible -- accelerating the development of generalist robots that can adapt, learn, and perform reliably in the real world. Our platform sits between robot hardware and AI models, providing a modular, composable architecture for training and deploying robotic intelligence at scale. By abstracting hardware differences and standardizing core capabilities—such as perception, spatial understanding, decision-making, and control—Dimensional allows developers and partners to build, transfer, and operate robotic skills efficiently across platforms. ### About This Role We’re looking for a Forward-Deployed Engineer to work directly at the intersection of customers, software, and physical robotic systems. This role is about closing the last 10%: taking cutting-edge robotics software and making it work reliably in real-world environments. You’ll partner closely with end users to understand their workflows, deploy systems in the wild, and translate real-world constraints into product and engineering improvements. While experience with physical hardware is a plus, our core mission is to dramatically lower the barrier to deploying robots — strong software engineers with customer-facing experience are encouraged to apply. ### Core Responsibilities - Deploy, configure, and adapt the Dimensional robotics platform in real-world customer environments. - Partner directly with users to gather requirements, understand operational constraints, and identify edge cases encountered in production. - Serve as a key interface between product, engineering, and customers, ensuring tight feedback loops and rapid iteration. - Own end-to-end real-world implementations, from initial system setup and validation through stable, long-term operation. - Contribute production-quality, maintainable code to the core platform codebase, informed by deployment learnings. - Help define, document, and standardize best practices for deploying and operating robotic systems at scale. ### What We Look For - Prior experience in forward-deployed engineering, solutions engineering, or other customer-facing technical roles. - Strong software engineering fundamentals, including the ability to design, implement, and maintain production-quality systems. - Comfort working with real-world systems characterized by incomplete information, hardware constraints, and operational uncertainty. - Demonstrated ability to translate ambiguous customer requirements into well-defined technical solutions and execution plans. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. ### Preferred Qualifications - Demonstrated experience deploying and operating physical hardware systems in real-world environments. - Professional background at forward-deployed or deployment-intensive organizations (e.g., Palantir, Anduril, or similar). - Prior exposure to robotics, embedded systems, automation, or related physical systems domains. Dimensional is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion, supporting all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. At Dimensional, accessibility is a fundamental human right. By welcoming diverse perspectives, we help you build a career where you feel you belong. 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