> 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. # Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/960d9250d509557a Nimble Gravity posts a FDE role to lead deployment teams in US with no pay posted. Leads and grows a distributed forward deployed engineering team across the USA and LATAM, owning delivery outcomes across concurrent client engagements. Read from the employer’s posting on November 8, 2026. - [Nimble Gravity](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nimble-gravity) Posted Oct 21, 2026 by Nimble Gravity · open on Greenhouse as of Nov 8, 2026 Pay not posted US Remote Leads and grows a distributed forward deployed engineering team across the USA and LATAM, owning delivery outcomes across concurrent client engagements. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%2F960d9250d509557a&placement=top) - [View posting at Nimble Gravity](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/nimblegravity/jobs/4744608005) 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 Leads the deployment team Balance **Mixed** Project stages 1. Pre-sales 2. Proof of concept (not covered) 3. Implementation 4. Operations (not covered) - **Coding**: Writes production code - **Builds for**: External customers - **Level**: Senior - **Role**: People manager ### What they ask for Experience - **7+ years** software engineering - **2+ years** leading engineers or technical teams Background - **Software engineering** ### 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 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. 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Certified across Microsoft, Anthropic, and Databricks, we turn AI ambition into working systems for leaders who need results, not roadmaps. We're looking for a hands-on engineering leader who is as comfortable in a client workshop as in a pull request. You'll build and coach a team across the Americas that turns ambiguous business problems into working AI systems in production. You'll also spot where the next phase of work lives. ### Key Responsibilities - **Lead a distributed team: **Hire, coach, and grow forward deployed engineers across the USA and LATAM. Build a culture of trust, clear communication, and shared standards across time zones. - **Own delivery: **Be accountable for scope, quality, timelines, and outcomes across multiple concurrent client engagements. - **Be the technical voice with clients: **Run demos, architecture sessions, and delivery workshops that show clients what Claude Code and Claude Cowork can do in their environment. - **Build alongside the team: **Stay close to the code. Prototype, review designs, and unblock the team on agentic workflows, tool use, MCP integrations, and evaluation. - **Find the next phase: **Spot expansion opportunities in the work and partner with account leadership to shape and scope them. - **Establish repeatable practices: **Build reusable patterns, accelerators, and playbooks that the whole team can use, wherever they sit. - **Collaborate across the business: **Work with data, cloud, and digital engineering teams to deliver end-to-end outcomes. ### What We're Looking For - 7+ years in software engineering, with 2+ years leading engineers or technical teams, ideally distributed ones. - Experience in client-facing delivery: consulting, solutions engineering, or forward deployed work. - Hands-on experience building with LLMs and agentic patterns, including tool use, RAG, workflow orchestration, and evaluation. - Strong Python or TypeScript skills, plus solid API design, CI/CD, and cloud fundamentals (Azure, AWS, or GCP). - Excellent written and spoken English, and the ability to explain complex technical ideas clearly to executives and engineers alike. - Availability for meaningful working-hours overlap with US Eastern and Central time. - A track record of taking ambiguous problems to production. - Hands-on experience with Claude Code, Claude Cowork, the Anthropic API, or the Model Context Protocol. - Experience with AI governance, security, and responsible-use practices in enterprise settings. - Fluency in Spanish or Portuguese. - Background in data science or formal engineering training. - Experience in a consulting or professional services environment. ### Core Qualities - **Ownership: **You take responsibility for outcomes, not just tasks. - **Curiosity and courage: **You ask the real questions and challenge assumptions, politely but firmly. - **Coaching mindset: **You grow people and share credit. - **Async-first communication: **You keep a distributed team moving with clear documentation and decisions. - **Adaptability: **You're comfortable when the tools change monthly. ### Interview process Interview with Recruiter (30 min) 1st Technical Interview (45 min) 2nd Technical Interview (45 min) Final Interview with VP, AI Applied Solutions Case Studies Nimble Gravity Applied Anthropic Practice ### About Nimble Gravity Nimble Gravity is a team of outdoor enthusiasts, adrenaline seekers, and experienced growth hackers. We love solving hard problems and believe the right data can transform and propel growth for any organization. Nimble Gravity is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetics or any other basis forbidden under federal, state, or local law. Nimble Gravity considers all qualified applicants. 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