> 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. # Partner Engineering GenAI Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c4b55e3690201838 Meta posts a FDE role to build what the customer runs in Menlo Park, CA, at $179,000–$250,000 base, above the senior FDE median of $190,000 across 1,849 postings with pay. Partner with strategic organizations to design, build, and launch production generative AI systems, integrations, and developer assets for Meta’s GenAI products. Read from the employer’s posting on November 6, 2026. - [Meta](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/meta) First seen Sep 18, 2026 · open on Meta careers as of Nov 6, 2026 **$179,000–$250,000** *annualized* + equity Menlo Park, CA Partner with strategic organizations to design, build, and launch production generative AI systems, integrations, and developer assets for Meta’s GenAI products. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%2Fc4b55e3690201838&placement=top) - [View posting at Meta](https://www.metacareers.com/profile/job_details/1738451364026306/) 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 $179K–$250K Above the median Midpoint $215K · median $190K This job $179K 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 (not covered) - **Coding**: Writes production code - **Builds for**: External customers - **Level**: Senior - **Role**: Technical lead ### What they ask for Experience - **5+ years** Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or a related field - **3+ years** Deep Learning, Model Fine-tuning, Inference Optimization, or Distributed Systems 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 Menlo Park, CA. Could you work there? Which of these have you used in production? Answer each one. Nothing is saved or sent. 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