> 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 (FDE) : North America Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/90284f83828c3dd1 forgd posts a FDE role to build what the customer runs, remote, hiring in Colorado with no pay posted. Forward Deploy Engineers embed with enterprise customers to move AI-native engineering initiatives from demos and proof-of-value engagements into production. Read from the employer’s posting on November 8, 2026. - [forgd](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/forgd) Posted Aug 31, 2026 by forgd · open on Ashby as of Nov 8, 2026 Pay not posted Remote, hiring in Colorado Full-time Forward Deploy Engineers embed with enterprise customers to move AI-native engineering initiatives from demos and proof-of-value engagements into production. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%2F90284f83828c3dd1&placement=top) - [View posting at forgd](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/forgd-ai/e961724b-82ee-4f86-a75c-ac534bfb82a4/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 3. Implementation 4. Operations (not covered) Travel **Up to 20%** - **Coding**: Writes production code - **Builds for**: External customers - **Level**: Senior - **Role**: Technical lead ### What they ask for Experience - **3+ years** customer-facing technical role or hands-on Software Engineer/Product Engineer role - **5+ years** maximum stated experience in a customer-facing technical role or hands-on Software Engineer/Product Engineer role Background - **Software engineering** - **Solutions and customer engineering** ### 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 work is remote from the US. Can you work from the US? 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**: Denver, CO · US remote - **Work arrangement**: Remote - **Remote work restrictions**: USA role; fully remote across North American and European time zones - **Employment type**: Full-time - **Travel**: Up to 20% ## More like this [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) (Mid/Senior Level)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2a5e1855e6916121) San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WA · +8 more Remote 4mo ago $88,970–$198,170 [Bitmovin](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bitmovin) ### [Senior Software Engineer (US Deployment/Relocation from Europe)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d6ed0fb20d9e5599) Denver, CO Remote 3mo ago Pay not posted [ECP](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ecp) ### [Analytics Consultant, ECP Insights](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/05d08eb2ac4587fa) Denver, CO Remote 2w ago Pay not posted - [Other jobs at forgd (1)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/forgd) ## The job description from forgd Posted by forgd on Aug 31, 2026 ### Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) ### About forgd forgd is the consultancy partnering exclusively with Anthropic to help enterprises build AI-native businesses. We start with engineering — helping organizations move from individual developers using Claude Code to entire teams shipping together with AI-native workflows — and expand into agentic solution delivery and broader business transformation. Our conviction is that engineers are uniquely positioned to lead this transformation. The strongest mental model for designing, deploying, and governing AI agents in production lives in software engineering. The teams that change how their organization builds software are the same teams equipped to shepherd the rest of the business into this new world. We embed and co-build with customer teams. Cycles are short, delivery is iterative and accountable to clear outcome goals. ### About the Role As an FDE, you embed with enterprise customers and own the technical work across the full customer journey — initial demos, short proof-of-value engagements, and multi-week implementations. The work moves customers from interesting prototypes to production capability. Most engagements start in engineering. You'll work with customer engineering teams adopting Claude Code and redesigning their SDLC — code review, requirements, testing, documentation, and governance. From there, the work expands: co-building agentic applications and modernizing legacy systems on the Claude developer platform, and partnering with business stakeholders to deploy agents into core operations like sales, customer service, and finance. You're the expert in the room on how engineers work with Claude Code, what an agentic application looks like in production, and what has to change in an organization to sustain either. You build prototypes, ship code, run workshops, write specs, and make the calls that move customers from demos to deployment. Collaborate directly with Anthropic on customer engagements — joint working sessions, early access to product changes, and a direct line to their product and engineering teams. ### Responsibilities ### Enable - Lead Claude Code Labs and customer workshops - Take customer teams from beginner to power user across Claude Code, Claude for Work, Cowork, and the developer platform - Codify deployment patterns and feed them back to forgd's methodology and Anthropic's product teams ### Transform - Lead discovery into customer environments — engineering toolchains and workflows, business operations, and organizational dynamics — and turn that into clear technical plans - Advise on how AI-native development changes existing engineering practices: issue management, branching, testing, code review, and security - Guide adoption programs that scale Claude across engineering organizations and into business teams ### Build - Scope engagements: assumptions, risks, milestones, and dependencies - Embed with customer teams to co-build agentic applications on the Claude developer platform - Build technical artifacts — evaluation frameworks, MCP servers, sub-agents, and deployment configurations — tailored to the customer's stack ### What Success Looks Like - Customers move from proof-of-value to production - Engineering teams measurably change how they ship software - Customers become references - Accounts expand on the strength of the work ### You May Be a Good Fit If You Have - 3–5 years in a customer-facing technical role — Solutions Architect, Sales Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineer, Technical Consultant — or in a hands-on engineering role as a Software Engineer or Product Engineer - Software development experience in a high-scale startup or enterprise environment; you know what it takes to write, ship, and operate production code - Production experience with LLMs — prompt engineering, agent design, and evaluation frameworks. - Power user of Claude Code or equivalent AI coding assistants; you live in AI-native development yourself - Familiarity with enterprise development toolchains, CI/CD, and modern SDLC practices, and cloud-native deployment on AWS, GCP, or Azure - Communication skills that work across the room — individual contributors, engineering leadership, and business stakeholders - High agency and comfort with ambiguity; you operate autonomously in customer environments ### Nice to Have - Background in professional services or consulting - Track record leading developer productivity or developer experience at scale - Vertical experience in financial services, healthcare, or other regulated industries - Experience driving organizational change ### What We Offer - Work at the frontier: Direct partnership with Anthropic — joint engagements, early access to product changes, and working sessions with their Applied AI team - Founding team: You shape how we work and grow as we scale - Remote: Fully remote across North American and European time zones - Compensation and benefits: Competitive salary, equity, and full benefits ### How to Apply We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every qualification. Research shows people from underrepresented groups often hesitate unless they meet every requirement, and we don't want you to exclude yourself prematurely. If you're excited about AI-native engineering and want to help enterprises change how they build software, we'd love to hear from you. [View posting at forgd](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/forgd-ai/e961724b-82ee-4f86-a75c-ac534bfb82a4/application) ## About forgd Provides enterprise AI enablement, co-building, and managed agent services centered on Anthropic's Claude platform. ## Similar jobs [MongoDB](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/mongodb) ### [Senior Forward Deployment Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ee18b4ffe9431fe6) Seattle, WA · Denver, CO · +5 more Remote 2w ago $126,000–$248,000 [Cisco](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cisco) ### [Senior Solutions Engineer - FDSE Public Sector - Splunk (Remote)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/881e6a41c1c715b4) Reston, VA · Austin, TX · +3 more Remote 8d ago $218,600–$344,700 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Palantir Forward Deployed Senior Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/79e9c43db5c86c34) Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +39 more 2mo ago $80,400–$316,300 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Retail](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a26baf7a5d8d5ac5) Denver, CO 3mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Delivery Consultant- AI/ML, Data & Machine Learning (DML)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7d7c4d4a3ec04461) Jessup, MD · Arlington, VA · +2 more 5w ago $131,300–$177,600 - [Compare senior FDE salary ranges](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary/senior) - [Similar jobs in Denver–Boulder](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?region=front-range) - [Similar jobs that build what the customer runs](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?role=builds-for-customers) Hiring at forgd and want this page changed or removed? 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