> 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. # Senior AI Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b0fcf312909b9444 NVIDIA posts a senior FDE role to build for teams inside the company in Santa Clara, CA, at $200,000–$322,000 base, above the senior FDE median of $190,000 across 1,849 postings with pay. Build and own production decision-intelligence applications for NVIDIA Operations’ supply chain using Palantir Foundry and AIP. Read from the employer’s posting on November 6, 2026. - [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) First seen Nov 2, 2026 · open on Workday as of Nov 6, 2026 **$200,000–$322,000** *annualized* Santa Clara, CA Build and own production decision-intelligence applications for NVIDIA Operations’ supply chain using Palantir Foundry and AIP. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%2Fb0fcf312909b9444&placement=top) - [View posting at NVIDIA](https://nvidia.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/NVIDIAExternalCareerSite/job/US-CA-Santa-Clara/Senior-AI-Engineer--Forward-Deployed-Engineering_JR2029041) 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 $200K–$322K Above the median Midpoint $261K · median $190K This job $200K to $322K. Senior FDE postings, 1,849 postings: the middle 50% of posted pay is $160K to $220K, median $190K. ### The work Builds for teams inside the company 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**: Internal teams - **Level**: Senior - **Role**: Technical lead ### What they ask for Experience - **12+ years** Software architecture, systems design, or enterprise platform engineering Background - **Software engineering** ### Do you meet what the posting states? The posting asks for 12+ years. How many do you have? The posting reads as a senior role. What level are you at now? The job is in Santa Clara, CA. Could you work there? Which of these have you used in production? Answer each one. Nothing is saved or sent. 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As a Senior AI Engineer and Forward Deployed Engineer, you will work directly with planners and supply-chain experts to turn their decision logic into production applications: governed data pipelines, Ontology models, analytical functions, operational interfaces and AI agents that are trusted, tested and used every day. This is a rare opportunity to shape how one of the world's most advanced AI companies runs its own supply chain. If you thrive at the intersection of Palantir engineering, applied AI and supply-chain transformation, join us. ### What you will be doing - Build and own production supply-chain applications on Palantir Foundry and AIP, including data pipelines, Ontology models (object, link and action types), analytical functions, operational interfaces (Workshop and OSDK) and controlled actions. - Work directly with supply-chain planners and experts to convert business rules, constraints and exception procedures into documented, versioned and testable software. - Combine analytical methods, optimization and language models to support operational decisions, selecting the approach that meets each use case's correctness, reliability and performance requirements. - Own automated testing and validation across application code, data pipelines, business rules and agent workflows. Establish acceptance criteria with domain experts and enforce checks before release. - Use AI coding tools effectively while remaining accountable for code quality: review generated code, validate assumptions and verify behavior against independently defined expected results. - Build evaluation datasets from approved scenarios and historical decisions. Test edge cases, repeatability, permissions, failure recovery and changes to models, prompts, tools and data. - Define agent autonomy boundaries, human-in-the-loop workflows and escalation strategies for enterprise supply-chain use cases built on AIP. - Measure operational results, including decision cycle time, manual effort, exception resolution and decision quality. Capture user corrections and outcomes to guide improvements. - Capture design requirements, translate them into user stories, lead technical design reviews and documentation, drive end-to-end integration testing and support UAT and hyper care. ### What we need to see - Demonstrated hands-on production delivery on Palantir Foundry and AIP: Python or Pipeline Builder transforms, Ontology design (object, link and action types), Workshop or OSDK applications, AIP Logic and Functions, and Data Connection sources, with ownership after go-live. - Working knowledge of Foundry governance and release management: projects and roles, markings, branching, and environment promotion across development, UAT and production. - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field (or equivalent experience). - 12+ years of demonstrable experience in software architecture, systems design or enterprise platform engineering. - Strong Python and SQL development skills, with experience integrating enterprise systems (ERP, planning, ITSM) through APIs, data connectors or custom services. - Proven ability to implement complex business rules and explain how their correctness was established. - Strong automated testing, debugging and release practices, including validation of AI-assisted development and LLM-based workflows. - Practical experience integrating and evaluating language models, including open models such as NVIDIA Nemotron. - Ability to work directly with operational users, resolve ambiguous requirements and deliver maintainable software. - Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to explain complex designs clearly and build trusted partnerships across technical and business audiences. ### Ways to stand out from the crowd - Supply-chain, manufacturing, planning or operations research experience. - Experience with constraint optimization, simulation and scenario analysis. - TypeScript development and advanced Palantir application development. - Experience with agentic frameworks and patterns (RAG pipelines, multi-agent orchestration, vector search) and with NVIDIA NeMo Guardrails or GPU-optimized inference stacks. - Hands-on experience with containerized deployments, Kubernetes and hybrid cloud/on-prem environments and evidence of measurable improvements from systems used in daily operations. NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world's most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward-thinking and creative people in the world working here! If you are driven by impact, passionate about enterprise AI, and inspired to shape decision intelligence for NVIDIA's Supply Chain Operations, we want to hear from you. Apply today! Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and other objective job-related factors. The expected base salary range for this position is 200,000 USD – 322,000 USD. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits. Applications for this job will be accepted at least until November 6, 2026. This posting is for an existing vacancy. NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes. NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law. [View posting at NVIDIA](https://nvidia.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/NVIDIAExternalCareerSite/job/US-CA-Santa-Clara/Senior-AI-Engineer--Forward-Deployed-Engineering_JR2029041) ## About NVIDIA Full-stack accelerated computing and AI infrastructure company building GPUs, CPUs, networking, systems, software and platforms for data centers, gaming, professional visualization, automotive and robotics. 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