> 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. # Applied AI Engineer Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/94e4c37ab2250de2 Cognition AI posts a FDE role to build what the customer runs in San Francisco, CA, at $180,000–$225,000 base, above the senior FDE median of $190,000 across 1,864 postings with pay. Embeds with enterprise engineering teams to deploy Devin and integrate agentic workflows into production engineering processes, driving measurable adoption and productivity gains. Read from the employer’s posting on November 8, 2026. - [Cognition AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cognition-ai) Posted Oct 23, 2025 by Cognition AI · open on Ashby as of Nov 8, 2026 **$180,000–$225,000** + equity San Francisco, CA On-site Full-time Embeds with enterprise engineering teams to deploy Devin and integrate agentic workflows into production engineering processes, driving measurable adoption and productivity gains. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%2F94e4c37ab2250de2&placement=top) - [View posting at Cognition AI](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/cognition/811c3f5a-b26d-4162-b49b-93890a91794d/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 $180K–$225K Above the median Midpoint $203K · median $190K This job $180K to $225K. 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**: Technical lead ### What they ask for Experience - **3+ years** Experience as a software engineer, technical consultant, deployment strategist, forward deployed engineer, solutions engineer, or similar role Background - **Software engineering** - **Forward deployed engineering** - **Consulting** ### Do you meet what the posting states? The posting asks for 3+ years. How many do you have? 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[What postings ask for, by background →](https://nextmove.md/fde/paths) ## Conditions - **Location**: San Francisco, CA - **Work arrangement**: On-site - **Employment type**: Full-time - **Pay**: ## More like this [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) — Agentforce Orchestration](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/aa41a1949bc5bc55) Atlanta, GA · Chicago, IL · +9 more 2mo ago $88,970–$316,750 [Hive](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hive) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d280fa23305a2516) San Francisco, CA On-site 3w ago $120,000–$200,000 [Cogent Security, Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cogent-security-inc) ### [Forward Deployed Agent Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8b2ffedbcbde8090) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 7w ago $100,000–$300,000 - [Other jobs at Cognition AI (4)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cognition-ai) ## The job description from Cognition AI Posted by Cognition AI on Oct 23, 2025 ### We are an applied AI lab building end-to-end software agents. We're the makers of Devin, the first AI software engineer. Our team is extremely talent-dense. Among our founding team, we have world-class competitive programmers, former founders, and leaders from companies at the cutting edge of AI including Scale AI, Palantir, Cursor, Waymo, Tesla, Lunchclub, Modal, Google DeepMind, and Nuro. Building Devin is just the first step—our hardest challenges still lie ahead. If you’re excited to solve some of the world’s biggest problems and build AI that can reason on real-world tasks, apply to join us. ### About the Role Applied AI Engineers are how Cognition operationalizes AI modernization at the enterprise level. You don't demo Devin - you deploy it. You embed with engineering teams, integrate agentic workflows into how they actually build and ship, and drive the kind of measurable productivity gains that make adoption irreversible. As one of our first Applied AI Engineers, you'll also shape the function itself - turning individual customer engagements into repeatable playbooks, digital learning content, and partner-driven enablement models that allow Cognition to reach hundreds of thousands of engineers worldwide. This role is perfect for someone who has strong engineering fundamentals, enjoys working directly with customers, and finds deep satisfaction in driving product adoption and having users unlock their potential with Devin - while also thinking systematically about how to scale those learnings to the next 100 teams. ### In this role, you will: - Embed with enterprise engineering teams to drive deep, lasting adoption of Devin — owning outcomes, not just onboarding - Architect and implement agentic workflows across engineering, QA, support, data, and product — identifying where AI creates the highest leverage and building toward it - Lead interactive programs for enterprise engineering teams (live workshops, pair programming sessions) - Guide customers through installing, configuring, and optimizing Devin and its associated tools (DeepWiki, MCP integrations, etc.) - Pair-program on live production problems to demonstrate high-value usage patterns and accelerate the team's applied AI fluency - Quantify impact — tracking productivity metrics, surfacing ROI stories, and making the business case for expanding Devin's footprint within accounts - Work with leadership to scale field learnings into structured playbooks and best practices that scale beyond individual engagements - Create enablement materials, best practices, and shared playbooks based on customer learnings ### Requirements for the Role: - Degree in a STEM field or equivalent hands-on experience - 3+ years as a software engineer, technical consultant, deployment strategist, forward deployed engineer, solutions engineer or similar roles with strong coding proficiency (Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, or similar) - Proven ability to communicate complex technical topics to diverse audiences - Proven track record of driving technical adoption and measurable impact inside engineering organizations - Strong commercial instincts; you understand that successful engagements grow accounts, and you operate accordingly - Excellent verbal and written communication skills - Demonstrated ability to learn and adapt exceptionally fast ### You might excel if you… - You've led developer enablement, platform adoption, or internal AI modernization initiatives — and you can point to the before/after metrics - Have deployed or integrated LLM or agent-based systems in production settings - Have previously founded or joined early-stage startups where autonomy and execution speed were critical - You're energized by seeing a team's velocity compound after working with them — and you engineer those outcomes deliberately ### Our Commitment **Equal Opportunity.** Cognition is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected characteristic under applicable law. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities throughout the hiring process - please let us know if you need any. Cognition also considers applicants with criminal histories consistent with the SF Fair Chance Ordinance and similar local laws. **Data Privacy and Arbitration:** By submitting your application, you agree to our Global Applicant and Job Candidate Privacy Notice. For US applicants, by submitting your application, you agree to the Applicant Arbitration Agreement. [View posting at Cognition AI](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/cognition/811c3f5a-b26d-4162-b49b-93890a91794d/application) ## About Cognition AI Applied AI lab building autonomous software engineering agents and tools that let enterprise engineering teams delegate production work. 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