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Forward Deployed Engineer, Enterprise AI

Forward Deployed Engineer, Enterprise AI

Menlo Park, CA +1 location

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We help global enterprise partners integrate Meta's foundation models and AI tools directly into their core products and infrastructure. We are hiring an experienced Staff Forward Deployed Engineer to act as the primary technical bridge between Meta's internal engineering teams and our enterprise clients.

You will lead the architecture and rollout of large-scale AI systems, working side-by-side with engineering leaders at other companies to adapt our AI platform to their specific environments and constraints.

Crucially, you’ll take the friction you encounter in the field—like optimizing inference speeds, resolving interoperability issues, and connecting complex external data sources—and turn it into concrete technical proposals. Your hands-on experience will directly inform and shape the roadmap for Meta's core AI tools and ecosystem.

If you want autonomy and the chance to lead complex technical deployments that define how the enterprise uses AI, we encourage you to apply.

Forward Deployed Engineer, Enterprise AI Responsibilities

• Architect Systems: Lead the technical design for major enterprise AI deployments. Ensure the solutions can scale, remain secure, and adhere to strict partner compliance requirements.
• Build Integrations: Design reliable connections between Meta's AI platforms and client infrastructure, including CRMs, data warehouses, and custom APIs.
• Drive the Roadmap: Serve as the definitive technical link between field deployments and internal platform teams. Synthesize real-world deployment challenges into strategic decisions that shape Meta's core AI products.
• Establish Standards: Define deployment patterns, build tooling, and set engineering standards that reduce technical debt and speed up future execution across the team.
• Lead and Mentor: Set technical direction, drive major cross-functional initiatives, and provide deep technical mentorship to uplevel the team and guide new engineers.
• Optimize at Scale: Identify and resolve complex performance, latency, and scalability bottlenecks to ensure reliable performance in live production environments.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• Experience utilizing data and analysis to explain technical problems and provide detailed feedback and solutions
• Demonstrated experience driving change within an organization and leading complex technical projects
• 8+ years of programming experience in a relevant language OR 4+ years experience with a PhD

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience architecting and deploying large-scale software systems, including taking complex AI applications from early prototypes to enterprise-ready production
• Experience architecting and scaling GenAI infrastructure across major cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP), leveraging advanced cloud services (compute, distributed storage, ML frameworks) to optimize model performance, manage compute costs, and ensure enterprise-grade reliability
• Experience designing and implementing advanced AI testing systems (e.g., automated evaluation loops to proactively catch hallucinations, reasoning gaps, or safety issues in live products)
• Experience in regulated industries (financial services, insurance, healthcare) or navigating enterprise compliance requirements (SOC2, data residency, privacy frameworks)
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical engagements with external engineering teams (e.g., Forward Deployed Engineering, Solutions Architecture) and translate complex business constraints into robust system designs
• Demonstrated ability to act as a technical bridge between field deployments and internal engineering, using hands-on customer insights to directly shape core product and platform roadmaps
• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
• Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
• Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies

About Meta

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world.

Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.

For those who live in or expect to work from California if hired for this position, please click here for additional information.

United States of America: $183,997/year to $257,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits.

Learn more about benefits at Meta.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

You may view our Equal Employment Opportunity notice here .

Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, fill out the Accommodations request form .

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