> 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. # Founding Engineer Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dffac1336553e352 Benbase posts a FDE role to build for teams inside the company in San Francisco, CA +1 · US remote with no pay posted. Founding engineer role at Benbase, a benefits brokerage scaling its trusted advisor model. Read from the employer’s posting on November 8, 2026. - [Benbase](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/benbase) Posted Jun 18, 2025 by Benbase · open on Gem as of Nov 8, 2026 Pay not posted San Francisco, CA +1 · US remote Remote Full-time Founding engineer role at Benbase, a benefits brokerage scaling its trusted advisor model. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%2Fdffac1336553e352&placement=top) - [View posting at Benbase](https://jobs.gem.com/benbase/am9icG9zdDp2BVN2kE5ghpn-HfNv8F9B) 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 for teams inside the company Balance **Mostly building** Project stages 1. Pre-sales (not covered) 2. Proof of concept 3. Implementation 4. Operations (not covered) - **Coding**: Writes production code - **Builds for**: Internal teams - **Level**: Senior - **Role**: Technical lead ### Do you meet what the posting states? 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. [What postings ask for, by background →](https://nextmove.md/fde/paths) ## Conditions - **Location**: San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · US remote - **Work arrangement**: Remote - **Remote work restrictions**: Ideal candidate based in San Francisco or New York and can be hybrid a few days a week, but we are open to a fully remote hire. - **Employment type**: Full-time ## More like this [Legence](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/legence) ### [I&M Segment Applied AI Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8b0719a3b5b22e20) San Jose, CA · Beltsville, MD Remote 2mo ago $145,000–$180,000 [Stripe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/stripe) ### [Forward Deployed AI Accelerator, Sales Development](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b8c1463c684dba5a) Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +1 more · US remote Remote 3mo ago $112,000–$168,000 [Impiricus](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/impiricus) ### [AI Solutions Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e5e876b1fc7064bb) Atlanta, GA · New York, NY Remote 6w ago $165,000–$210,000 ## The job description from Benbase Posted by Benbase on Jun 18, 2025 Benbase is on a mission to scale the trusted benefits advisor. As a Founding Engineer, you’ll architect and build our AI agent platform. You’ll work across the stack—from thinking how our agents interact human-in-loop to optimizing back-end infrastructure and model accuracy—ensuring speed, scalability, and impact. We are seeking builders who thrive on speed, iteration, and impact. ### What You’ll Do - Build and ship our AI agents platform to help automate our brokerage's core internal workflows - Develop and refine agentic middleware including prompt engineering and tool calls using Ruby and Python - Design and optimize agentic automations for performance, security, and reliability - Work closely with our brokerage team to translate ideas from prototypes to production-ready automations - Own key technical decisions, ensuring maintainability and long-term impact ### Who You Are - You love to code - Have a strong portfolio or GitHub showcasing full-stack development expertise - Proficient in at least two major languages (Ruby/Python/Typescript) and modern front-end/back-end frameworks - Experience designing and working with Large Language Models, Embeddings and Prompt Engineering - Deep understanding of debugging, performance optimization, multi-stage deployment, and best practices - Comfortable in a fast-moving, high-performance startup environment The ideal candidate is based in San Francisco or New York and can be hybrid a few days a week, but we are open to a fully remote hire. [View posting at Benbase](https://jobs.gem.com/benbase/am9icG9zdDp2BVN2kE5ghpn-HfNv8F9B) ## About Benbase AI-powered employee benefits brokerage combining licensed advisors with automation for plan comparison, enrollment, compliance, and ongoing administration. 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