> 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 AI Engineer Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/93c0e9cb9ecf62ba Fulcrum posts a FDE role to build what the customer runs in San Francisco, CA, at $140,000–$300,000 base, above the senior FDE median of $190,000 across 1,864 postings with pay. Implements Fulcrum’s AI automations directly with enterprise insurance brokerage customers, translating their workflows and requirements into reliable, compliant solutions. Read from the employer’s posting on November 8, 2026. - [Fulcrum](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fulcrum) Posted Aug 17, 2026 by Fulcrum · open on Ashby as of Nov 8, 2026 **$140,000–$300,000** + equity San Francisco, CA On-site Full-time Implements Fulcrum’s AI automations directly with enterprise insurance brokerage customers, translating their workflows and requirements into reliable, compliant solutions. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%2F93c0e9cb9ecf62ba&placement=top) - [View posting at Fulcrum](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/with-fulcrum/2e6f2bac-24eb-4d19-ad3f-4bf56c705e9b/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 $140K–$300K Above the median Midpoint $220K · median $190K This job $140K to $300K. 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 (not covered) - **Coding**: Writes production code - **Builds for**: External customers - **Level**: Senior - **Role**: Individual contributor ### What they ask for Experience - **2+ years** Relevant post-college work experience ### Do you meet what the posting states? The posting asks for 2+ years. How many do you have? 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. 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Every business needs insurance, and the brokerage industry is hamstrung by account management capacity. Account managers are constantly pulled in multiple directions—keying information into systems, chasing documents, doing mundane work—rather than focusing on the client interactions that actually matter. Most brokerages either outsource this work or grind through it manually. We're building an AI platform to automate this insurance drudgery. Our platform already saves customers thousands of hours and millions of dollars every year. Our customers love the product— we have deep penetration within enterprise brokerages and genuinely enjoy making our customers' lives better. We just raised our Series A and are just getting started. ### Why Fulcrum - **Rocket-ship growth.** We’ve achieved multiple seven figures in ARR in just over a year, serving large enterprise clients including 30% of the top 50 brokers in the country. - **Extreme ownership.** You’ll work directly with enterprise users and ship end-to-end products that save them hours every week. - **Bleeding-edge problems, real impact.** Tackle tough AI and product challenges whose wins show up immediately in customer workflows. - **In-person collaboration.** Join a lean, staff-level team (ex-Affirm, Uber, DoorDash, McKinsey) working side-by-side in San Francisco; we believe the best ideas are fostered in an in-person environment. - **Top-of-market rewards.** Competitive base salary plus meaningful founding-team equity. ### About the Role We’re seeking a Forward Deployed Software Engineer to work directly with our customers to implement our technology and build any required customizations. In this role, you will apply your problem‑solving ability, creativity, and technical skills to be a customer’s first resource for implementing AI automations in their company. This role is critical in helping us deliver reliable, compliant, and efficient solutions to brokers and their clients. ### Responsibilities - Own the end‑to‑end implementation and execution of high‑stakes customer engagements and projects, determining customer requirements and how best to apply our AI automations to their workflows. - Implement and build new features with customers, and integrate them into the core engineering product. ### Requirements - 2+ years of relevant, post‑college work experience in a fast‑moving environment. - Strong coder with proven proficiency in **Python** and **TypeScript**. - Excellence in technical documentation and cross‑team communication. - Ability to collaborate with technical and non‑technical customers; comfortable working in a dynamic environment with evolving objectives and many iterations with customers. - Ability to work **5 days a week** from our San Francisco office (open to candidates willing to relocate). #LI-FC1 ### Our Team and Philosophy - **Builders at heart.** You don't wait for a process to exist—you create it, refine it, and own it. - **Bias toward action.** You have an internal sense of urgency. You'd much rather get something done today than tomorrow. - **Owners, not renters.** You treat the company's money and decisions like your own. You hold yourself accountable to outcomes, not just outputs. - **Ambitious about the opportunity.** You're excited about building the defining AI company in the insurance industry—and you understand that great finance is a competitive advantage. ### What We Offer - Competitive salary + meaningful equity. - Full health, dental & vision. - High-ownership, high-trust culture with lightning-fast executors. - Regular team off-sites, dinners, and an office stocked for builders. [View posting at Fulcrum](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/with-fulcrum/2e6f2bac-24eb-4d19-ad3f-4bf56c705e9b/application) ## About Fulcrum Fulcrum provides AI tools that automate insurance brokerage servicing workflows such as policy checking, certificates, and proposal work. 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