> 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 Operations Intern Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a7d0824e9479bef2 Fenwick & West posts a intern FDE role to build for teams inside the company in New York, NY and 5 more, at $43,680–$52,000 base, below the junior FDE median of $135,000 across 26 postings with pay. Build and ship AI-native and agentic workflows for business development, intelligence, and legal operations at a technology law firm. Read from the employer’s posting on November 8, 2026. - [Fenwick & West](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fenwick-west) First seen Sep 2, 2026 · open on Workday as of Nov 8, 2026 **$43,680–$52,000** *annualized* New York, NY +6 Hybrid Part-time Build and ship AI-native and agentic workflows for business development, intelligence, and legal operations at a technology law firm. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%2Fa7d0824e9479bef2&placement=top) - [View posting at Fenwick & West](https://fenwick.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/Fenwick_External_Careers/job/Silicon-Valley/Forward-Deployed-Operations-Intern_R2964) 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 $44K–$52K Below the median Midpoint $48K · median $135K This job $44K to $52K. Junior FDE postings, 26 postings: the middle 50% of posted pay is $117K to $157K, median $135K. ### The work Builds for teams inside the company Balance **Mostly building** Project stages 1. Pre-sales (not covered) 2. Proof of concept 3. Implementation 4. Operations (not covered) - **Coding**: Writes production code - **Builds for**: Internal teams - **Level**: Junior - **Role**: Individual contributor ### Do you meet what the posting states? The posting reads as a junior role. What level are you at now? The job is in New York, NY · Boston, MA · +4 more. Could you work in one of these? 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**: New York, NY · Boston, MA · San Francisco, CA · Washington, DC · Seattle, WA · Santa Monica, CA · Silicon Valley - **Work arrangement**: Hybrid - **Remote work restrictions**: Can be based in any US office; must be within commuting distance and able to come into office on occasion. - **Employment type**: Part-time ## More like this [Healthpeak Properties, Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/healthpeak-properties-inc) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer Internship](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e700017fa4f96b31) Irvine, CA 2w ago $52,000 [Internship](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/internship) ### [Junior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b0ecf7f6884c39a4) New York, NY Hybrid 1mo ago $85,000–$100,000 [True Anomaly](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/true-anomaly) ### [Platform Engineer, AI (Levels I, II, III)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5881541586407788) Denver, CO · Long Beach, CA Hybrid 4mo ago $120,000–$235,000 ## The job description from Fenwick & West ### Job Description Summary Fenwick is looking for a high-impact technology intern who will design, build, and ship AI-native and agentic workflows to support how one of the country’s leading technology law firms operates and grows. This isn’t a support role. It’s a founding team experience. You’ll work alongside leadership to work with non-technical domain experts to design and engineer workflows that drive business development, intelligence, and legal operations strategy across the firm. This position can be based in any of our US offices. This is a part-time, non-exempt role expected to run through fall of 2026 and into winter of 2027. ### Job Description ### What We're Looking For - Currently enrolled in a CS, data science, industrial engineering, quantitative social science such as economics, or related technical BA, BS, or MS degree program. - Is able to work a minimum of 16 hours a week and is commuting distance and able to come into one of our offices on occasion. - Hands-on experience with programming (Python preferred) and comfort working with APIs, LLMs, agentic coding tools, MCPs, Jupyter Notebook/VS Code - Experience translating ideas into working prototypes and measuring whether they actually work. you run experiments, check results, and iterate based on evidence - Demonstrated ability to work with non-technical users. you can explain what you’re building, gather feedback, and translate stakeholder needs into technical requirements - Cloud platform experience (Azure Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, or similar) preferred Here would note MOST people applying will have AWS experience which is translatable to Microsoft/Azure if you want to note that as well - Demonstrated interest in learning about current and emerging technologies. You stay up to date with the newest industry developments. - Action-oriented and focused on execution. You prefer delivering solutions and iterating on them rather than over-planning. ### Why Fenwick Fenwick has served the world's most innovative technology and life sciences companies for over 50 years. You'll be working at the intersection of law, business, and cutting-edge AI, with direct visibility into how a premier firm operates and grows. Your work will have a tangible impact. You'll see ideas move quickly from concept to implementation and into the hands of those who use them. The anticipated pay rate is $21 to $25 per hour. #LI-DNI ### Benefits and Compensation Details At Fenwick, we believe that our partners and employees are our most important asset. Helping you and your families achieve and maintain good health - physical, emotional, and financial - is the reason we offer a comprehensive benefit program. We provide benefits to eligible employees under plans such as Healthcare, Life Insurance, Health Savings Accounts, Flexible Spending Accounts, and Wellbeing. Except as otherwise required by law, temporary employees are generally not entitled to these benefits. The anticipated range for this position is: $1 - $1,500,000 Depending on the role, the actual base salary offered may depend upon a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job. A discretionary bonus for eligible employees may also be available based on performance. Additional information about employee eligibility for benefits and discretionary bonus will be made available upon request. [View posting at Fenwick & West](https://fenwick.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/Fenwick_External_Careers/job/Silicon-Valley/Forward-Deployed-Operations-Intern_R2964) ## About Fenwick & West Fenwick provides corporate, IP, litigation, tax, and regulatory counsel to innovative technology and life sciences companies and their investors. 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