> 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. # FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for consulting experience in SF Bay Area Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?background=consulting®ion=sf-bay-area&role=builds-for-customers 24 forward deployed engineer jobs that build what the customer runs asking for consulting experience in the SF Bay Area, from 18 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $175,000 to $243,000. **24** postings · **18** companies · 20 state pay: median **$209,000**, half $175,000–$243,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer IV, Data Cloud, Google Cloud](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7460c510f62762db) San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX · +5 more New · Today $207,000–$300,000 [Dryft](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/dryft) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/731b4e96e4cfa35f) San Francisco, CA On-site 4w ago Pay not posted [Veeam Software](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/veeam-software) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4754fb0878ac63cf) San Jose, CA Hybrid 6w ago $137,160–$228,480 [Petra Security](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/petra-security) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ac67d87a1e5c0c2c) San Francisco, CA On-site 1mo ago Pay not posted [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer III, Data Cloud, Google Cloud](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/82606f0a46009d9d) San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX · +5 more New · Yesterday $174,000–$252,000 [Blockstream](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/blockstream) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8d7b4ad9eeb4e065) Menlo Park, CA Hybrid 2mo ago Pay not posted [Veeam Software](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/veeam-software) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8b90677b8c9d0226) San Jose, CA Hybrid 6w ago $158,520–$294,360 [Halluminate](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/halluminate) ### [Member of Technical Staff - Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/eb88eb3f3b97061e) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago $215,000–$275,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Healthcare - SF](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a45fcd1a4989ef65) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 3mo ago $185,000–$300,000 [Adobe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/adobe) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/26223d70879c2f80) San Jose, CA 4mo ago $159,200–$301,600 [DatologyAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/datologyai) ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer (Post-Sales)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4564fd55dfb82f47) San Mateo, CA Hybrid 6mo ago $230,000–$300,000 [Celonis](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/celonis) ### [Lead Deployment Architect - AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/927db00cfcddf0a0) Redwood City, CA Hybrid New · Yesterday $195,000–$215,000 [Writer](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/writer) ### [AI deployment engineer (East)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/eabde487202a4488) San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +3 more Hybrid New · 2d ago $146,000–$204,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Enterprise AI Transformation Consultant](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/acce46d73a6442bf) Mountain View, CA · Chicago, IL · +40 more 10d ago $54,400–$196,000 [Bain](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bain) ### [Lead, Engineering Excellence](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/22a12cc51fef0229) San Francisco, CA · Atlanta, GA · +8 more Hybrid 2mo ago $179,875–$203,925 [Meta](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/meta) ### [Solutions Architect, Business Agents](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/67acea4b3b24feb5) San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WA · +1 more 2mo ago $130,000–$185,000 [Writer](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/writer) ### [AI deployment engineer (West)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ba1a9664d6547bbb) San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +3 more Hybrid New · 2d ago $146,000–$204,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Enterprise AI Transformation Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2d3876bc2df23d99) Mountain View, CA · Chicago, IL · +40 more 10d ago $80,400–$266,300 [ServiceNow](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/servicenow) ### [ Senior Staff AI Agent Engineer – Moveworks | Customer Deployment](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/74173532539fbe9d) San Francisco, CA Remote 2mo ago $190,900–$334,100 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Applied AI Architect, Cyber](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b06e9ce264f77358) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 4mo ago $295,000–$345,000 [Writer](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/writer) ### [AI deployment engineer (Central)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f106a3ca48ce33ec) San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +3 more Hybrid New · 2d ago $132,000–$184,000 [Nexxa.ai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nexxa-ai) ### [Applied AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/43259435117e1837) Sunnyvale, CA On-site 4mo ago Pay not posted [Fireworks AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fireworks-ai) ### [AI Field Engineer - Strategic Partnerships](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/586637615ffab02a) San Mateo, CA Hybrid 4mo ago $200,000–$260,000 [Cognition AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cognition-ai) ### [Applied AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/94e4c37ab2250de2) San Francisco, CA On-site 12mo ago $180,000–$225,000 All 24 build what the customer runs. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Fbackground%3Dconsulting%26region%3Dsf-bay-area%26role%3Dbuilds-for-customers&placement=alert) New fde jobs that build what the customer runs asking for consulting experience in sf bay area go out by email once you have an account and set an alert. [Compare pay across US FDE roles →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary) ## Frequently asked questions ### What do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for consulting experience in SF Bay Area pay? 20 of 24 postings state a pay range. The median is $209,000, and half of them sit between $175,000 and $243,000, from 14 companies. ### How much experience do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for consulting experience in SF Bay Area require? Of 24 postings, 20 state a minimum number of years, from 14 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 13 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (5) or under 3 years (2). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for consulting experience in SF Bay Area? These 24 postings come from 18 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Writer](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/writer) (3), [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (2), [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) (2), [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) (2) and [Veeam Software](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/veeam-software) (2). ### Are FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for consulting experience in SF Bay Area remote? 1 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 12 are hybrid and 5 are on-site. The remaining 6 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 11 of the 24 postings. Counted over the 24 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey. Employer postings · Locations cover the metro area, not only the city. The background is what the posting asks for in the employer’s own words. 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