> 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, West Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/97928758270bd183 Arize AI posts a FDE role to build what the customer runs, remote, hiring in California, at $155,000–$190,000 base, below the senior FDE median of $190,000 across 1,864 postings with pay. A hands-on, client-facing Forward Deployed AI Engineer who leads enterprise engagements to implement and scale production-grade GenAI observability and evaluation programs. Read from the employer’s posting on November 8, 2026. - [Arize AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/arize-ai) Posted Jun 15, 2026 by Arize AI · open on Greenhouse as of Nov 8, 2026 **$155,000–$190,000** + equity Remote, hiring in California A hands-on, client-facing Forward Deployed AI Engineer who leads enterprise engagements to implement and scale production-grade GenAI observability and evaluation programs. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%2F97928758270bd183&placement=top) - [View posting at Arize AI](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/arizeai/jobs/6030953004) 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 $155K–$190K Below the median Midpoint $173K · median $190K This job $155K to $190K. 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**: Technical lead ### What they ask for Experience - **2+ years** hands-on software development - **5+ years** hands-on software development 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. 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[What postings ask for, by background →](https://nextmove.md/fde/paths) ## Conditions - **Location**: San Francisco, CA - **Work arrangement**: Remote - **Remote work restrictions**: Must be based in the San Francisco Bay Area/PST time zone. - **Pay**: ## More like this [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Digital Native Business ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/924a15a78c10c56b) San Francisco, CA Remote 7w ago $182,000–$250,208 [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 [Gray Swan](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gray-swan) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer – Enterprise](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2f8298f975b489cb) San Francisco, CA Remote 2mo ago $175,000–$220,000 ## The job description from Arize AI Posted by Arize AI on Jun 15, 2026 ### About Arize AI is rapidly transforming the world. As generative AI reshapes industries, teams need powerful ways to monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize their AI systems. That’s where we come in. Arize AI is the leading AI & Agent Engineering observability and evaluation platform, empowering AI engineers to ship high-performing, reliable agents and applications. From first prototype to production scale, Arize unifies build, test, and run in a single workspace, so teams can ship faster with confidence. Arize serves a rapidly growing customer base of 150+ leading enterprises and Fortune 500 companies. Customers like Booking.com, Uber, Siemens, and PepsiCo leverage Arize to deliver AI that works. ### The Opportunity We are seeking an experienced Forward Deployed AI Engineer to work directly with client engineering teams, manage multiple concurrent projects, and drive technical solutions that extend beyond our core platform offering. This is a client-facing, hands-on technical role that combines deep AI expertise with business acumen to deliver results on tight timelines while building lasting client relationships. **While we are a remote-first company, the nature of this role requires candidates to be based in the San Francisco Bay area/PST time zone.** ### What You’ll Do - Partner directly with enterprise AI teams to design, implement, and scale production-grade GenAI observability and evaluation programs. - Lead technical discussions with customer stakeholders ranging from engineers to senior executives, translating business priorities into scalable technical solutions. - Build custom integrations, tooling, and workflows that extend the Arize platform to meet customer-specific requirements. - Manage multiple concurrent customer engagements, driving projects from scoping through delivery while maintaining a high bar for technical execution and customer experience. - Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, CS, Product, and Engineering teams to shape implementation strategy, influence product direction, and expand customer impact. - Help define and scale best practices, technical playbooks, and delivery methodologies for the growing Forward Deployed Engineering team. ### What We’re Looking For - **Software Development:** 2-5 years of hands-on software development experience with strong technical foundations. We work extensively in Python, Java, and TypeScript, and expect candidates to be comfortable working in at least two of those languages. - **ML/AI Engineering:** Experience building MLOps pipelines and/or developing, deploying, and iterating on Generative AI applications in production environments.. - **Cloud Technologies**: Experience working with public cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure) as well as containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker and Kubernetes). - **Communication: **Excellent communication skills with the ability to work effectively across both technical and business audiences. You should be comfortable engaging with senior executives on business outcomes and metrics, collaborating with engineers on technical implementation details, and translating seamlessly between the two. - **Project Management: **Proven ability to manage multiple client engineering engagements simultaneously and deliver high-quality technical outcomes under demanding timelines. - **Adaptability: **Comfortable operating in fast-paced startup or consulting environments, with the ability to navigate diverse client organizations, technical stacks, and evolving priorities. - **Passion for AI: **We live and breathe AI at Arize. The strongest candidates are genuinely excited about the space and energized by staying at the forefront of rapidly evolving AI technologies. The estimated annual salary and variable compensation for this role is between $155,000 - $190,000, plus a competitive equity package. Actual compensation is determined based upon a variety of job related factors that may include: transferable work experience, skill sets, and qualifications. Total compensation also includes a comprehensive benefit package, including: medical, dental, vision, 401(k) plan, unlimited paid time off, generous parental leave plan, and others for mental and wellness support. While we are a remote-first company, we have opened offices in New York City and the San Francisco Bay Area, as an option for those in those cities who wish to work in-person. For all other employees, there is a WFH monthly stipend to pay for co-working spaces. ### More About Arize Arize’s mission is to make the world’s AI work—and work for people. Our founders came together through a shared frustration: while investments in AI are growing rapidly across every industry, organizations face a critical challenge—understanding whether AI is performing and how to improve it at scale. Learn more about what we're doing here: https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/20/arize-ai-hopes-it-has-first-mover-advantage-in-ai-observability/ https://arize.com/blog/arize-ai-raises-70m-series-c-to-build-the-gold-standard-for-ai-evaluation-observability/ ### Diversity & Inclusion @ Arize Our company's mission is to make AI work and make AI work for the people, we hope to make an impact in bias industry-wide and that's a big motivator for people who work here. We actively hope that individuals contribute to a good culture - Regularly have chats with industry experts, researchers, and ethicists across the ecosystem to advance the use of responsible AI - Culturally conscious events such as LGBTQ trivia during pride month - We have an active Lady Arizers subgroup [View posting at Arize AI](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/arizeai/jobs/6030953004) ## About Arize AI AI engineering platform helping teams observe, evaluate, debug, and improve machine learning models, LLM applications, and agents in production. 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