> 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. # Lead AI Engineer Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bebe1d73972c9525 Eastern Bank posts a FDE role to build for teams inside the company in Wakefield, MA, at $100,890–$150,000 base, below the mid-level FDE median of $149,000 across 106 postings with pay. Build and scale enterprise AI capabilities across a bank, developing agents, RAG pipelines, and automated workflows that move from prototypes into daily business use. Read from the employer’s posting on November 8, 2026. - [Eastern Bank](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eastern-bank) Posted Oct 19, 2026 by Eastern Bank · open on Oracle Cloud as of Nov 8, 2026 **$100,890–$150,000** *annualized* Wakefield, MA Build and scale enterprise AI capabilities across a bank, developing agents, RAG pipelines, and automated workflows that move from prototypes into daily business use. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%2Fbebe1d73972c9525&placement=top) - [View posting at Eastern Bank](https://gka.fa.us1.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/4507) 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 $101K–$150K Below the median Midpoint $125K · median $149K This job $101K to $150K. Mid-level FDE postings, 106 postings: the middle 50% of posted pay is $123K to $162K, median $149K. ### 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**: Internal teams - **Level**: Mid - **Role**: Individual contributor ### What they ask for Experience - **1+ years** Software engineering, data/ML engineering, or a related technical role (minimum) - **4+ years** Software engineering, data/ML engineering, or a related technical role (maximum) Background - **Software engineering** - **Implementation and data engineering** ### Do you meet what the posting states? The posting asks for 1+ years. 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[What postings ask for, by background →](https://nextmove.md/fde/paths) ## Conditions - **Location**: Wakefield, MA ## More like this [Eastern Bank](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eastern-bank) ### [Lead AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a8d2a344b01a5a93) Wakefield, MA 2w ago $100,890–$150,000 [Foundation Medicine](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/foundation-medicine) ### [AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/67bfafe66979ec1c) Boston, MA Hybrid New · 6d ago $111,040–$138,800 [Klaviyo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/klaviyo) ### [Sr. AI Systems & Solutions Architect, Global Services](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5a30dedf4d4354d3) Boston, MA 3mo ago $120,000–$180,000 - [Other jobs at Eastern Bank (1)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eastern-bank) ## What you’ll do - Build AI agents and automated workflows using Claude and Microsoft tools. - Develop reliable RAG pipelines, retrieval systems, and prompt architectures. - Translate business workflows and use cases into technical specifications and solutions. - Move prototypes into embedded, day-to-day use across the bank. ## What you’ll bring - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, or a related field. - 1–4 years of experience in software engineering, data/ML engineering, or a related technical role. - Hands-on experience with LLM tools, prompt engineering, and/or agent frameworks. - Familiarity with Azure, Copilot, Power Platform, or Microsoft 365 tools. ## About Eastern Bank Eastern Bank provides consumer, business, commercial, and wealth management banking services across New England. 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