> 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 Engineer Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a94551e4dd2849fd Nous Research posts a FDE role to build what the customer runs in US with no pay posted. Forward Deploy Engineers deploy and adapt Hermes Agent Enterprise in complex cloud, on-premises, and hybrid customer environments. Read from the employer’s posting on November 8, 2026. - [Nous Research](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nous-research) Posted Aug 13, 2026 by Nous Research · open on Ashby as of Nov 8, 2026 Pay not posted US Remote Full-time Forward Deploy Engineers deploy and adapt Hermes Agent Enterprise in complex cloud, on-premises, and hybrid customer environments. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%2Fa94551e4dd2849fd&placement=top) - [View posting at Nous Research](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/nousresearch/8dbaab89-5a93-40c6-b71f-28761b9e1115/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 Not posted 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**: Individual contributor ### What they ask for Experience - **5+ years** software engineering or solutions engineering experience building and deploying production systems Background - **Software engineering** - **Solutions and customer engineering** ### Do you meet what the posting states? The posting asks for 5+ 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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You'll partner directly with enterprise customers to understand their workflows, integrate internal systems, and deliver production-ready AI solutions that solve real business problems. You'll work across engineering, infrastructure, and customer teams to bridge the gap between cutting-edge AI research and reliable enterprise deployments. This is an ideal role for someone who enjoys solving ambiguous technical challenges, working closely with customers, and shipping high-impact solutions. ### Responsibilities - Deploy Hermes Agent Enterprise across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid customer environments. - Integrate enterprise APIs, internal data sources, authentication systems, and business applications into agent workflows. - Partner directly with customers to scope requirements, implement solutions, and iterate based on feedback. - Debug and resolve production issues across infrastructure, orchestration, integrations, and AI application layers. - Build reusable deployment patterns, tooling, and best practices that improve implementation speed and reliability. - Collaborate with engineering and research teams to influence product direction based on customer needs. - Improve deployment observability, monitoring, and operational tooling to support production AI systems. - Document deployment architectures, integration guides, and customer implementation patterns. ### Qualifications - 5+ years of software engineering or solutions engineering experience building and deploying production systems. - Experience working directly with enterprise customers or cross-functional stakeholders to deliver technical solutions. - Strong debugging skills across distributed systems, backend services, and cloud infrastructure. - Comfortable working across backend engineering, infrastructure, APIs, and AI application layers. - Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into practical customer solutions. - Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to thrive in fast-moving, ambiguous environments. ### Nice-to-Have - Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and modern cloud infrastructure. - Familiarity with LLMs, AI agents, RAG systems, or model orchestration frameworks. - Experience integrating enterprise systems such as CRMs, data warehouses, internal APIs, or identity providers. - History of shipping customer-facing technical solutions in enterprise or infrastructure-focused environments. 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