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# Forward Deployed Engineer

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Sim posts a FDE role to build what the customer runs in San Francisco, CA, at $190,000–$250,000 base, above the senior FDE median of $190,000 across 1,849 postings with pay. Translate customer workflows into production AI agents Read from the employer’s posting on November 6, 2026.

- [Sim](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sim)

Posted Sep 24, 2026 by Sim · open on Ashby as of Nov 6, 2026

**$190,000–$250,000** San Francisco, CA On-site Full-time

Translate customer workflows into production AI agents

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## At a glance

### Posted base pay

$190K–$250K Above the median

Midpoint $220K · median $190K

This job $190K to $250K. Senior FDE postings, 1,849 postings: the middle 50% of posted pay is $160K to $220K, median $190K.

### The work

Builds what the customer runs

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**: External customers

- **Level**: Senior

- **Role**: Individual contributor

### What they ask for

Tools

- **AI agents**

Visa

- **Sponsors visas**

### Do you meet what the posting states?

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The job is in San Francisco, CA. Could you work there?

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## Conditions

- **Location**: San Francisco, CA

- **Work arrangement**: On-site

- **Employment type**: Full-time

- **Visa sponsorship**: Available

- **Pay**:

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## The job description from Sim

Posted by Sim on Sep 24, 2026

Our mission is to automate knowledge work.

Sim is a platform to build autonomous AI agents for enterprise systems. Teams connect their integrations and Sim builds a knowledge graph of company data and processes; from there, they work with Sim to build and monitor the AI agents and workflows that run production systems.

Sim is talent-dense. We're looking for special people who are mission-driven, passionate, and creative.

We're a team of 10 working full-time, in person in San Francisco. We have a flat organization: you'll work directly with the founders and own your work from idea to execution. We sponsor visas.

### About the Role

You'll work directly with customers to turn their workflows into agents that run in production. You'll own deployments end to end: developing a deep understanding of their problems, building integrations, shipping agents and evals, and engineering systems for continuous improvement. Your experience on the front lines will shape Sim's product direction: identifying recurring challenges, translating production feedback into platform capabilities, and informing what we build next.

### You may be a fit if

- You can build useful software, work through unfamiliar systems, and explain technical decisions clearly.
- You enjoy working with customers and taking a project from the first conversation to production.

New graduates are welcome. We care about what you can do; projects, internships, and independent work count.

### Compensation

$190K–$250K base plus a 0.25%–0.4% equity grant.

### Applying

If there appears to be a fit, we'll reach out to schedule 1-2 short technicals. After, we'll schedule an onsite in our office, where you'll work on a small project, discuss ideas, and meet the team.

### Equal Opportunity

Sim is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all team members. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

[View posting at Sim](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/sim/b26bbbec-f7cb-446a-8882-3f3d034c24d8/application)

## About Sim

Open-source visual canvas (Next.js) where developers and enterprises drag-and-drop blocks to build, deploy, and manage agentic LLM workflows.

Series A · 10–50 people

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