> 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 Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b7e5db4b2b2be802 Joby Aviation posts a senior FDE role to build for teams inside the company in San Carlos, CA, at $137,200–$206,600 base, below the senior FDE median of $190,000 across 1,865 postings with pay. The Senior AI Engineer builds production-grade AI capabilities and platform foundations for Joby’s manufacturing and enterprise workflows. Read from the employer’s posting on November 9, 2026. - [Joby Aviation](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/joby-aviation) First seen Oct 24, 2026 · open on iCIMS as of Nov 9, 2026 **$137,200–$206,600** San Carlos, CA The Senior AI Engineer builds production-grade AI capabilities and platform foundations for Joby’s manufacturing and enterprise workflows. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%2Fb7e5db4b2b2be802&placement=top) - [View posting at Joby Aviation](https://careers-jobyaviation.icims.com/jobs/5417/senior-ai-engineer/job?in_iframe=1) 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 $137K–$207K Below the median Midpoint $172K · median $190K This job $137K to $207K. Senior FDE postings, 1,865 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 3. Implementation 4. Operations - **Coding**: Writes production code - **Builds for**: Internal teams - **Level**: Senior - **Role**: Technical lead ### What they ask for Experience - **5+ years** software engineering Background - **Software 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 job is in San Carlos, 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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