> 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. # Robotics Application Engineer Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9296d759e32208cd Bedrock Robotics posts a senior FDE role to build what the customer runs in US with no pay posted. Own the technical success of autonomous excavator deployments, bridging Bedrock’s R&D systems with live construction sites. Read from the employer’s posting on November 8, 2026. - [Bedrock Robotics](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bedrock-robotics) First seen Apr 22, 2026 · open on Ashby as of Nov 8, 2026 Pay not posted US Remote Full-time Own the technical success of autonomous excavator deployments, bridging Bedrock’s R&D systems with live construction sites. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%2F9296d759e32208cd&placement=top) - [View posting at Bedrock Robotics](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/bedrock-robotics/9f499006-5789-4d84-8b11-cff85ee0c25e/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 Travel **Up to 40%** - **Coding**: Writes production code - **Builds for**: External customers - **Level**: Senior - **Role**: Individual contributor ### What they ask for Experience - **3+ years** Professional technical role focused on keeping critical onboard and off-board systems operating smoothly ### 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**: US - **Work arrangement**: Remote - **Remote work restrictions**: Customer-site deployments across the U.S. - **Employment type**: Full-time - **Travel**: Up to 40% ## More like this [Overland AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/overland-ai) ### [Software Engineer - Autonomy Integration and Deployment](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7c484e9b1f45ca7f) Seattle, WA Remote 2w ago $140,000–$300,000 [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) ### [Senior MLOps Engineer - DSX Enablement](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d111a9977bdaacbb) Santa Clara, CA · Seattle, WA · US remote Remote 2mo ago $184,000–$356,500 [Shield AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/shield-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Autonomy (open level)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/29e4376987e907b0) US Remote 3mo ago $152,000–$318,000 ## The job description from Bedrock Robotics ### Join the team bringing autonomy to the built world At Bedrock, we're moving AI out of the lab and onto real job sites. Our team includes veterans who helped launch Waymo, scaled Segment to a $3.2B acquisition, and grew Uber Freight to $5B in revenue. We retrofit the heavy equipment contractors already own, starting with excavators, so experienced crews can safely take on more projects and deliver more of the critical infrastructure our society needs. In August 2026, Bedrock-equipped excavators began doing fully autonomous, paid work on live commercial job sites. We've more than doubled our customer base since 2025, and our machines now work with contractors across the South, Midwest, and Mid-Atlantic In October 2026, we raised a $600M Series C co-led by CapitalG and Emergence Capital, bringing our total funding to nearly $1B. We're using it to put more autonomous machines to work, build the field and operations teams behind every deployment, and expand into new machine types and job-site tasks. This is where algorithms meet steel-toed boots. You'll work alongside construction veterans and world-class engineers to solve physical-world problems that simulations can't touch. If you're ready to do meaningful work on hard problems, we'd love to have you join us. ### The Mission At Bedrock, we aren’t just building robots; we are redefining how the world moves earth. We are looking for a Senior level Robotics Application Engineer who thrives at the intersection of heavy machinery, cutting-edge autonomy, and real-world grit. ### What You’ll Do In this role, you won't be stuck behind a desk. You’ll be the bridge between our advanced R&D lab and the rugged reality of a construction site. Your job is to take our autonomous excavators and make them perform - turning lines of code into moved dirt and satisfied customers. As a "Full-Stack" Robotics Engineer, you will own the success of our deployments through: - **Data-Driven Evaluation:** Run evaluations on site data to predict autonomous performance and validate release readiness before the buckets start digging. - **Real-Time Problem Solving:** Debug complex issues across the entire stack—from hydraulic sensors and compute hardware to high-level behavior. Employ a breadth of technical knowledge to dig into both onboard and offboard code to keep the mission moving. - **Technical Strategy:** Collaborate closely with Partnerships to identify new customer sites that align with our product roadmap and provide technical feedback to our engineering team to influence the next generation of Bedrock systems. - **Customer Partnership:** Translate "robot-speak" into value. You will lead discussions on site progression, explain how the system integrates into our customers’ work, and how to maximize its performance on a job site. ### What We’re Looking For - B.S. or M.S. in Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field. - 3+ years of professional experience in a technical role focused on keeping critical onboard and off-board systems operating smoothly - Hands-on experience with deployed robotics is a massive plus - Ability to travel up to 40% of the time, deployed to customer sites across the U.S. ### Your Technical Toolkit We need a generalist who can navigate the complexities of a modern autonomous system. - **Software - **Proficiency in Python, Rust, C++, etc, Linux. Experience with version control and deploying code in "live" environments. - **Systems - **Strong understanding of robotics stacks – sensor fusion (LiDAR, GNSS, IMU), computer vision, motion planning, controls, embedded systems. - **Hardware - **Ability to troubleshoot electrical systems, CAN bus communication, and interact with industry debug tools. - **Data - **Experience with data visualization and analytical tools to turn raw logs into performance metrics. ### Who You Are - **Adaptable:** You are as comfortable in a hard hat and boots as you are in a terminal window. - **Decisive:** You can make high-stakes technical decisions onsite to minimize downtime. - **Communicator:** You can explain a Kalman Filter to a developer and a cycle-time improvement to a site foreman with equal clarity. - **Willing Traveler:** You love the "field" and are ready to be where the work is. ### Bedrock Robotics is an Equal Opportunity Employer We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic. ### Reasonable Accommodations We want our hiring process to be accessible to everyone. If you need an accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, please let your recruiter know so we can support you. [View posting at Bedrock Robotics](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/bedrock-robotics/9f499006-5789-4d84-8b11-cff85ee0c25e/application) ## About Bedrock Robotics Retrofit sensors, compute, and autonomy software onto heavy construction equipment for safer, more predictable, eventually operator-less excavation. 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