> 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. # Sr. AI Engineer Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cb56ec463d0ed5cd Vanta posts a senior FDE role to build for teams inside the company in US, at $195,000–$229,000 base, above the senior FDE median of $190,000 across 1,865 postings with pay. Build and launch AI-powered customer products and sales agents through Vanta’s New Product Factory, working across engineering and go-to-market teams. Read from the employer’s posting on November 9, 2026. - [Vanta](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vanta) First seen May 27, 2026 · open on Ashby as of Nov 9, 2026 **$195,000–$229,000** + equity US Remote Full-time Build and launch AI-powered customer products and sales agents through Vanta’s New Product Factory, working across engineering and go-to-market teams. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%2Fcb56ec463d0ed5cd&placement=top) - [View posting at Vanta](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/vanta/91c73485-5d0c-4272-9643-401ebcfff9d1/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 $195K–$229K Above the median Midpoint $212K · median $190K This job $195K to $229K. 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**: Both - **Level**: Senior - **Role**: Individual contributor ### 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 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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Vanta has a kind and talented team, and while some have prior security experience, many have been successful at Vanta without it. As a Senior AI Engineer, you’ll build and ship new products for Vanta customers through our New Product Factory, and create AI agents that transform how our sales teams generate pipeline, win customers, and grow revenue. You’ll join a team that embeds across every part of the business, with a mandate to move fast and turn ambitious ideas into products that change how Vanta operates and wins. This team operates as an internal incubator: applying AI at scale to revolutionize customer engagement. We build high-impact tools that reshape conversations, learn from every customer interaction, and demonstrate the value of our platform in real-world scenarios. This team sits at the intersection of engineering and GTM, shipping solutions that range from rapid prototypes to production-grade systems. As a Senior AI Engineer on this team, you will own end-to-end outcomes, move quickly from concept to production, and directly shape how customers experience Vanta in the field. This role is ideal for AI-pilled builders who want to be close to users, solve complex business problems with elegant technical solutions, and define entirely new categories of enterprise software. ### What you'll do as a Sr. AI Engineer at Vanta - Think big about what AI makes possible, identifying opportunities to build new customer products through our New Product Factory and transform how Vanta generates pipeline, wins customers, and grows revenue. - Take ideas from zero to launch: define the problem, prototype quickly, test with users, and ship and improve products that solve real customer and business needs. - Build AI agents and applications that reimagine how work gets done, from agents with deep domain expertise to fully agentic sellers. - Embed with teams across Vanta and partner directly with executive leadership to turn ambitious ideas into working products. - Stay at the forefront of AI by experimenting with new models, tools, and techniques, developing informed opinions about their capabilities, and applying what works. - Bring strong software engineering judgment to everything you ship, building reliable, maintainable applications and platforms with Python, TypeScript, SQL, APIs, and modern frameworks. - Own quality from prototype through production, including evaluation, testing, monitoring, documentation, and ongoing operation. - Turn lessons from real-world use into improvements to your products and insights that shape Vanta’s broader product development. ### How to be successful in this role - 5+ years of software engineering experience with a strong focus on building and shipping full-stack applications. - You've built products from the ground up, navigated ambiguity, and owned outcomes in a fast-paced, resource-constrained environment. - Deep technical skill set: proficiency in modern programming languages (Python, TypeScript/JavaScript), experience with web frameworks (React, Node.js), and strong SQL skills. - Understanding of how AI and automation can be applied to business workflows: experience with LLM APIs, prompt engineering, or workflow automation tools is a strong plus. - Product mindset: you care about user experience, business impact, and building systems that people love to use, not just technical elegance. - Demonstrated ability to move quickly from prototype to production, make effective tradeoffs, and ship incrementally. - Excellent communication skills and the ability to explain technical decisions to business stakeholders and executive leadership. *At Vanta, we are committed to hiring diverse talent of different backgrounds and as such, it is important to us to provide an inclusive work environment for all. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender identity, age, religion, sexual orientation, veteran or disability status, or any other protected class. As an equal opportunity employer, we encourage and welcome people of all backgrounds to apply.* ### About Vanta We started in 2018, in the wake of several high-profile data breaches. Online security was only becoming more important, but we knew firsthand how hard it could be for fast-growing companies to invest the time and manpower it takes to build a solid security foundation. Vanta was inspired by a vision to restore trust in internet businesses by enabling companies to improve and prove their security. From our early days automating security monitoring for compliance standards like SOC 2, HIPAA and ISO 27001 to creating the world's leading Trust Management Platform, our vision remains unchanged. Now more than ever, making security continuous—not just a point-in-time check— is essential. Thousands of companies rely on Vanta to build, maintain and demonstrate their trust— all in a way that's real-time and transparent. ### Referral Instructions If you are being referred for the role, please contact that person to apply on your behalf. [View posting at Vanta](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/vanta/91c73485-5d0c-4272-9643-401ebcfff9d1/application) ## About Vanta Trust management platform that helps companies automate compliance, continuously monitor security programs, manage vendor risk, streamline security questionnaires, and prove trust to customers through self-serve trust workflows. 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