> 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. # Generative AI Consultant Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bae78baca2f05fbb Sia posts a FDE role to build what the customer runs in San Francisco, CA, at From $105,000 base. Build and deploy GenAI/LLM solutions for clients across industries, spanning architecture, model selection and fine-tuning, RAG, application development, and production MLOps. Read from the employer’s posting on November 8, 2026. - [Sia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sia) First seen Oct 24, 2026 · open on SmartRecruiters as of Nov 8, 2026 **From $105,000** *annualized* San Francisco, CA Hybrid Full-time Build and deploy GenAI/LLM solutions for clients across industries, spanning architecture, model selection and fine-tuning, RAG, application development, and production MLOps. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%2Fbae78baca2f05fbb&placement=top) - [View posting at Sia](https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/Sia/744000156855580) 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 From $105,000 Mid-level FDE postings, 106 postings: the middle 50% of posted pay is $123K to $162K, median $149K. ### The work Builds what the customer runs Balance **Mostly building** Project stages 1. Pre-sales (not covered) 2. Proof of concept 3. Implementation 4. Operations - **Coding**: Writes production code - **Builds for**: External customers - **Level**: Mid - **Role**: Individual contributor ### What they ask for Experience - **1+ years** Hands-on experience in machine learning, software engineering, or data science, with demonstrated experience on complex AI projects involving LLMs and Generative AI Background - **Software engineering** - **Implementation and data engineering** Visa - **No visa sponsorship** ### Do you meet what the posting states? The posting asks for 1+ years. How many do you have? The posting reads as a mid-level role. What level are you at now? The job is in San Francisco, CA. Could you work there? The posting says no visa sponsorship. Do you need one? 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**: San Francisco, CA - **Work arrangement**: Hybrid - **Remote work restrictions**: San Francisco consultants are expected to live within a reasonable commuting distance and attend the office at least three days per week. - **Employment type**: Full-time - **Visa sponsorship**: Not available - **Pay**: ## More like this [Baidu USA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/baidu-usa) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer Intern](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1ef0d31c0a644932) Mountain View, CA On-site 1mo ago Pay not posted [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector, Nonprofit & Education](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ae7e224e776727e8) Mclean, VA · Chicago, IL · +8 more Remote 3mo ago $88,970–$316,750 [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) ### [Forward Deployed Engineering Intern, BS/MS, Summer 2027](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/acb6772e64dd876a) Sunnyvale, CA · New York, NY · +1 more 3w ago $98,000–$131,000 - [Other jobs at Sia (7)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sia) ## What you’ll do - Design, fine-tune, and deploy LLM and generative AI systems. - Build GenAI applications and RAG architectures tailored to business needs. - Implement production MLOps pipelines, monitoring, and system integrations. - Evaluate models for performance, reliability, fairness, and safety. ## What you’ll bring - Master's or Engineering degree in a quantitative field or equivalent. - 1–3+ years of hands-on ML, software engineering, or data science experience, including complex LLM/GenAI projects. - Strong Python skills and proficiency with a GenAI framework such as LangChain or LlamaIndex. - Experience with NLP/NLU, vector embeddings, semantic search, and LLM fine-tuning. ## About Sia Global consulting firm providing strategy, management, AI, business transformation, and creative marketing services, alongside deployable AI agents and products. 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