> 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 - Strategic Account Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c2482207811855a2 Metal posts a senior FDE role to build what the customer runs in New York, NY, at $150,000–$240,000 base, level with the senior FDE median of $190,000 across 1,864 postings with pay. Own end-to-end deployment of Metal's platform for one flagship private capital firm, from scoping through reliable production workflows and integrations. Read from the employer’s posting on November 8, 2026. - [Metal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/metal) Posted Sep 11, 2026 by Metal · open on Ashby as of Nov 8, 2026 **$150,000–$240,000** New York, NY On-site Full-time Own end-to-end deployment of Metal's platform for one flagship private capital firm, from scoping through reliable production workflows and integrations. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%2Fc2482207811855a2&placement=top) - [View posting at Metal](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/metal/536f32ad-b84f-4164-9ed2-9928c9aac7a5/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 $150K–$240K Level with the median Midpoint $195K · median $190K This job $150K to $240K. 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 (not covered) 2. Proof of concept (not covered) 3. Implementation 4. Operations - **Coding**: Writes production code - **Builds for**: External customers - **Level**: Senior - **Role**: Technical lead ### What they ask for Experience - **3+ years** Building and operating production software systems end to end Background - **Software engineering** ### Do you meet what the posting states? The posting asks for 3+ years. How many do you have? The posting reads as a senior role. What level are you at now? The job is in New York, NY. 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**: New York, NY - **Work arrangement**: On-site - **Remote work restrictions**: In person at the customer's office and Metal's Brooklyn office. - **Employment type**: Full-time - **Pay**: ## More like this [August](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/august) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a8294291597368a7) New York, NY On-site 2mo ago $140,000–$240,000 [Distyl AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/distyl-ai) ### [AI Engineer (French Speaking) ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/26015012246c689a) New York, NY Hybrid 10d ago $180,000–$250,000 [Forgepoint](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/forgepoint) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ebb6432e308a038a) New York, NY On-site 3w ago $175,000–$215,000 ## The job description from Metal Posted by Metal on Sep 11, 2026 ### About Metal Metal is building the world's most powerful intelligence platform for private market investors, putting cutting-edge AI in the hands of the most sophisticated firms on the planet. In private markets, one thing defines success: the quality of your investment outcomes. Metal is the infrastructure-first platform built to sharpen every decision and build conviction across the full deal lifecycle, from sourcing to exit. Top-tier firms already run on Metal to move faster and invest smarter. Adoption is compounding, the category is ours to define, and we're backed to win it. Our team is sharp, low-ego, and obsessed with the people we build for. We take ownership of hard, ambiguous problems and we move fast. If you do your best work close to the customer, we'd love to meet you. ### The Role The Forward Deployed Engineer is how Metal goes from a promising platform to software that lives inside how a firm actually runs its investment process. You will embed with one of our most strategic customers, a leading private capital firm, and own the last mile from scoping session to production system. You sit at the intersection of a top-tier investment team and their AI evolution. You pair real engineering depth with customer empathy and a strong instinct for how AI reshapes an investment firm. You build the workflows, you integrate the systems, you own whether it actually works in production, and you translate what you learn on the ground into Metal's product direction. This is a senior, high-autonomy role with real ownership. You carry one flagship account deeply and you are measured on outcomes the customer can see. This is an in-person role. It requires regular time both on site at the customer's office and at Metal's office in Brooklyn, NY. You work shoulder to shoulder with the customer's teams, and just as closely with Metal's internal engineering team. ### What You'll Do - **Own deployment end to end.** Take customer priorities from first scoping session through live, reliable production, including the human-in-the-loop steps that make workflows trustworthy. - **Build on the platform.** Configure and ship high-impact workflows on Metal: CIM and teaser intake, deal scoring, LinkedIn account mapping, portfolio-company reporting, and pipeline views tailored to the firm. - **Integrate the customer's stack.** Connect CRMs (Salesforce, DealCloud), document systems (SharePoint), and data sources so the platform reflects how the firm really works. - **Debug and operate.** Diagnose data-model, integration, and workflow issues quickly, and keep deployed systems running as the firm's needs evolve. - **Earn trust at the top.** Partner directly with the firm's internal AI, automation, deal, and operations leaders, and act as their trusted technical advisor. - **Feed the product.** Turn first-hand field insight into clear product direction, influencing Metal's roadmap and turning what works into repeatable deployment frameworks. ### Who You'll Work With - The customer's teams, day to day and on site at their office: their internal AI and automation lead, deal teams, and operating partners. - Metal's internal engineering team, whom you partner with closely to build, integrate, and ship, from our Brooklyn office. - Metal's founding team (CEO, CPO, and CTO), turning what you learn in the field into product direction. ### What We're Looking For - **You ship production software.** 3 to 5+ years building and operating real systems end to end, from commit to live operation. Comfortable full-stack and unafraid of messy integrations. - **You build with AI, you don't just follow it.** Hands-on experience shipping LLM-powered systems (agents, retrieval, evals), and fluency in a toolkit that changes every month. - **You do your best work close to the customer.** You can earn executive trust, run a room, and stay hands-on from the first scoping call through go-live. - **Entrepreneurial mindset.** You thrive in ambiguity, take initiative, and want to write the playbook others will follow. - **Bonus:** depth in private equity, private credit, or financial services, where much of our current work lives. ### Benefits & Compensation We hire great people and reward them accordingly. For this role, you can expect: - **Base salary:** $150,000 to $240,000 USD, depending on experience. - **Equity:** 0.1% to 0.25%, meaningful early-stage ownership in Metal. - **Health benefits:** comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage. - **Location:** this is an in-person role. It requires regular time both at the customer's office and at Metal's office in Brooklyn, NY. [View posting at Metal](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/metal/536f32ad-b84f-4164-9ed2-9928c9aac7a5/application) ## About Metal Metal structures investment-firm knowledge into an AI context layer and workflows for private equity, private credit, and related teams. 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