> 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, Enterprise AI Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1b56b79b36aa36a5 Meta posts a staff FDE role to build what the customer runs in Menlo Park, CA and 3 more, at $183,997–$257,000 base, level with the staff+ FDE median of $225,000 across 388 postings with pay. Architect and lead major enterprise AI deployments. Read from the employer’s posting on November 8, 2026. - [Meta](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/meta) First seen Oct 21, 2026 · open on Meta careers as of Nov 8, 2026 **$183,997–$257,000** *annualized* + equity Menlo Park, CA +3 Architect and lead major enterprise AI deployments. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%2F1b56b79b36aa36a5&placement=top) - [View posting at Meta](https://www.metacareers.com/profile/job_details/942632712213062/) 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 $184K–$257K Level with the median Midpoint $220K · median $225K This job $184K to $257K. Staff+ FDE postings, 388 postings: the middle 50% of posted pay is $197K to $262K, median $225K. ### The work Builds what the customer runs Balance **Mixed** 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**: Staff+ - **Role**: Technical lead ### What they ask for Experience - **8+ years** programming experience in a relevant language - **4+ years** programming experience in a relevant language with a PhD Background - **Software engineering** ### Do you meet what the posting states? The posting asks for 4+ years. How many do you have? The posting reads as a staff-level role. What level are you at now? The job is in Menlo Park, CA · Seattle, WA · +2 more. Could you work in one of these? 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**: Menlo Park, CA · Seattle, WA · Boston, MA · New York, NY - **Pay**: ## More like this [Distyl AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/distyl-ai) ### [Infrastructure Engineer, Customer Delivery](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/520c15eff228e659) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 3w ago $200,000–$250,000 [Cloudflare](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cloudflare) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5cc16d430c21aeef) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $194,000–$266,000 [Luminai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/luminai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Team Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f54c517d3cf04a24) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 2mo ago $190,000–$270,000 - [Other jobs at Meta (5)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/meta) ## What you’ll do - Integrate Meta AI platforms with client systems, including CRMs and data warehouses. - Turn deployment challenges into product and platform roadmap proposals. - Set deployment patterns, engineering standards, and tooling. - Lead technical initiatives, mentor engineers, and optimize production performance. ## What you’ll bring - Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical field or equivalent practical experience. - 8+ years of programming experience, or 4+ years with a PhD. - Experience architecting large-scale software systems and taking AI applications into enterprise production. - Experience scaling GenAI infrastructure across major cloud platforms and designing AI evaluation systems. ## About Meta Global social platform and advertising business (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp) expanding into AI agents, metaverse infrastructure, and cloud compute. 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