> 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. # Forward Deployed Engineer Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fa7adc0dbf2cb4a2 Conversion posts a FDE role to build what the customer runs in San Francisco, CA, at $175,000–$250,000 base, above the senior FDE median of $190,000 across 1,864 postings with pay. Scope technical requirements and build proof-of-concepts for enterprise customers Read from the employer’s posting on November 8, 2026. - [Conversion](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/conversion) Posted Sep 23, 2026 by Conversion · open on Ashby as of Nov 8, 2026 **$175,000–$250,000** + equity San Francisco, CA On-site Full-time Scope technical requirements and build proof-of-concepts for enterprise customers - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%2Ffa7adc0dbf2cb4a2&placement=top) - [View posting at Conversion](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/conversion/79dcefbf-b697-4089-8dc0-0133ee114c94/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 $175K–$250K Above the median Midpoint $213K · median $190K This job $175K to $250K. Senior FDE postings, 1,864 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 2. Proof of concept 3. Implementation 4. Operations (not covered) - **Coding**: Writes production code - **Builds for**: External customers - **Level**: Senior - **Role**: Individual contributor ### Do you meet what the posting states? The posting reads as a senior role. What level are you at now? The job is in San Francisco, CA. Could you work there? 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**: On-site - **Employment type**: Full-time - **Pay**: ## More like this [Squint](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/squint) ### [Deployment Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/87c003c8d36a7a5c) San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago $180,000–$220,000 [Amigo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amigo) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer [NYC or SF]](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cb56ee3948417bae) New York, NY On-site 3mo ago $200,000–$260,000 [Fireworks AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fireworks-ai) ### [AI Field Engineer - Strategic Partnerships](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/586637615ffab02a) San Mateo, CA Hybrid 5mo ago $200,000–$260,000 - [Other jobs at Conversion (1)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/conversion) ## The job description from Conversion Posted by Conversion on Sep 23, 2026 ### About Us Conversion is the agentic marketing automation platform for modern enterprises such as Plaid, ClickHouse, Webflow, and Productboard. Our platform lets growth teams run their entire go-to-market motion in one place, from acquisition through retention, with AI agents doing the work that legacy tools like Marketo, HubSpot, and Pardot can't. We've raised $28M+ from Abstract Ventures, True Ventures, and HOF Capital. The team is based in San Francisco and includes engineers, designers, and operators from Airbnb, Palantir, Pinterest, IMC, Shopify, LinkedIn, and Microsoft. ### About the Role Hey there! James here 👋, co-founder at Conversion. Just wanted to share my thoughts on the perfect candidate we're looking for to be one our Founding Forward Deployed Engineers. So what exactly is a Forward Deployed Engineer? At Conversion, they turn enterprise customer needs into working AI deployments. A $100k+ deal does not survive on a nice pitch or a self-serve onboarding flow. It survives if the customer sees value in the pilot. Forward Deployed Engineers partner with Deployment Strategists to build, integrate, and deploy the technology that makes that value real. 1. **Technical sales enablement:** Partnering with Deployment Strategists and the sales team to scope technical requirements, build proof-of-concepts, and demonstrate how Conversion can solve enterprise customers’ specific challenges. 2. **Customer integration and deployment:** Building the integrations, data pipelines, and custom functionality needed to connect a customer’s existing marketing infrastructure to Conversion and get them successfully into production. 3. **Building for customer success:** Working directly with customer teams and Deployment Strategists to translate marketing goals into deployed product features, AI workflows, and technical solutions that deliver measurable results. 4. **Shaping product:** Working closely with engineering and product to turn lessons from customer deployments into reusable capabilities, helping ensure that what we build for one customer makes Conversion better for many. This role is in-person 5 days/week in **San Francisco**. ### You Might Be a Good Fit If You - Have software engineering experience, and prefer staying close to customers while also shipping product - Thrive cross-functionally, working alongside engineering, growth, and product - Enjoy fast paced and dynamic environments ### You Might Be a Great Fit If You - **Love** helping customers, and gain fulfillment from seeing customers thrive and succeed with the products we build ### Useful links Website: https://conversion.ai/ Learn more about our company culture here: https://conversion.ai/careers Read our Series A announcement here: https://techcrunch.com/ [View posting at Conversion](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/conversion/79dcefbf-b697-4089-8dc0-0133ee114c94/application) ## Similar jobs [Campfire](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/campfire) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f935f5733b809a63) San Francisco, CA On-site 5w ago $180,000–$220,000 [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) ### [Senior Solutions Architect, Agentic AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bbc4e0e7b7f53b69) Santa Clara, CA · US remote Remote 3mo ago $184,000–$287,500 [Guild.ai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/guild-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9d5934309cf265c1) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 6w ago $180,000–$300,000 [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) ### [Senior AI/ML Engineer, Cloud AI Research](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/37629b31ce74e34c) Mountain View, CA 3w ago $174,000–$252,000 [Laurel](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/laurel) ### [Senior/Staff Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/303b3bfbfb7335e6) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 6w ago $221,000–$275,000 - [Compare senior FDE salary ranges](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary/senior) - [Similar jobs in SF Bay Area](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?region=sf-bay-area) - [Similar jobs that build what the customer runs](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?role=builds-for-customers) Hiring at Conversion and want this page changed or removed? 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