> 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 plan what the customer deploys first asking for consulting experience in SF Bay Area Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?background=consulting®ion=sf-bay-area&role=strategist 34 forward deployed engineer jobs that plan what the customer deploys first asking for consulting experience in the SF Bay Area, from 31 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $171,000 to $215,000. **34** postings · **31** companies · **26** with pay · median **$200,000** · middle half $171,000–$215,000 · read Nov 6, 2026 [Onos Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/onos-health) ### [Forward-Deployed Product Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1cbb5ba03c1837ba) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 4w ago $180,000–$220,000 [Sight Machine](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sight-machine) ### [Industrial AI Forward Deployed Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9dbf01327952c23d) San Francisco, CA · Ann Arbor, MI Hybrid 4w ago $150,000–$200,000 [Appen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/appen) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7627c9c421407563) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 5w ago Pay not posted [Bolo AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bolo-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cc92741333c33cfa) Palo Alto, CA · Houston, TX Hybrid 6w ago Pay not posted [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) ### [Forward Deployed Process Senior/Principal Process Consultant](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/67ce6e554b7cdd03) San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +5 more 7w ago $117,200–$246,000 [Sitreps](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sitreps) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Strategist, Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a286130f619ca1d4) San Francisco, CA · Washington, DC On-site 2mo ago $147,000–$185,000 [Notion](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/notion) ### [Forward Deployed Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4b85ebe94bc00f48) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 2mo ago $165,000–$205,000 · OTE [Artisan](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/artisan) ### [Forward Deployed GTM Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7c7c695bb3843447) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY On-site 3mo ago $130,000–$180,000 [Context](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/context) ### [Forward Deployed Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5ff0c83dd2242853) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY On-site 6mo ago $180,000–$350,000 [FERMÀT](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ferm-t) ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/71295e354cc993d7) San Francisco, CA 8mo ago From $200,000 [Poetic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/poetic) ### [Forward Deployed Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f67c764ba3b6a1f9) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY On-site 9mo ago $160,000–$275,000 [Workhelix](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/workhelix) ### [Forward-Deployed Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f4faaba52202a835) San Francisco, CA Remote Since 2025 $145,000–$225,000 [TikTok](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tiktok) ### [AI Deployment Strategist — Ads Vertical - Global Monetization Product and Technology](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0d1cedb76bc66115) San Jose, CA New · 5d ago $159,000–$272,000 [Serval](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/serval) ### [Deployment Strategist, Flagship Account](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fdf9cb94545435b8) Santa Clara, CA · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 7w ago $150,000–$280,000 [Charta Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/charta-health) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8121b17459b54935) San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago $170,000–$250,000 [TikTok](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tiktok) ### [AI Deployment Strategist — Ads Vertical - Global Monetization Product and Technology](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5d29c1cb6b44af5e) San Francisco, CA New · 5d ago $159,000–$272,000 [Serval](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/serval) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e026ec3d5884a44d) San Francisco, CA On-site 9mo ago $150,000–$280,000 [Didero](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/didero) ### [Senior AI Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/658021d394958d3b) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 10d ago Pay not posted [Lightfield](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lightfield) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/99e691095b205253) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2w ago $170,000–$250,000 [Persona](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/persona) ### [Product Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4826db2a1ad629f7) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2w ago $90,000–$100,000 [Promise](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/promise) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7f32fde709eff4d0) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 6w ago $150,000–$210,000 [Didero](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/didero) ### [AI Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fe2a33ef6e989df6) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 10d ago Pay not posted [Afresh](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/afresh) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1960ef4a20e750b6) San Francisco, CA Remote 7w ago $171,200–$256,800 · OTE [Forerunner](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/forerunner) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6291fd67760193d9) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 more Hybrid 2mo ago $120,000–$165,000 [Seekr](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/seekr) ### [Deployment Strategist ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/105d5ad33f153b39) Menlo Park, CA · Austin, TX · +1 more Hybrid 2mo ago $180,000–$235,000 [Fulcrum](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fulcrum) ### [AI Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3b39f64b68bac2bf) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Freehand](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/freehand) ### [AI Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/90963fefc9f8ed32) San Francisco, CA 3mo ago $130,000–$180,000 [Liberate](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/liberate) ### [Founding Deployment Strategist ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1b2e16f199cb02c1) San Francisco, CA · Boston, MA Hybrid 3mo ago $185,000–$260,000 [Usul](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/usul) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fc9099f16c8dfd11) San Francisco, CA · Washington, DC On-site 3mo ago $140,000–$200,000 [BackOps.ai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/backops-ai) ### [AI Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/93166d78a3657405) San Francisco, CA 3mo ago Pay not posted [Hippocratic AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hippocratic-ai) ### [Deployment Strategist (Life Sciences)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/99a220aa78f1dd26) Menlo Park, CA On-site 4mo ago Pay not posted [Ciridae](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ciridae) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ae950227da4dd580) San Francisco, CA On-site 4mo ago Pay not posted [Artificial Intelligence Underwriting Company (AIUC)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/artificial-intelligence-underwriting-company-aiuc) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/905f2a10e440ea13) San Francisco, CA On-site 6mo ago $150,000–$275,000 [Vooma](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vooma) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4c6c26232e5adc8a) San Francisco, CA On-site Since 2025 $150,000–$180,000 All 34 of these jobs plan what the customer deploys first. - 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[Compare pay across US FDE roles →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary) ## Frequently asked questions ### What do FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first asking for consulting experience in SF Bay Area pay? 26 of 34 postings state a pay range. The median is $200,000, and half of them sit between $171,000 and $215,000, from 24 companies. ### How much experience do FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first asking for consulting experience in SF Bay Area require? Of 34 postings, 30 state a minimum number of years, from 27 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 21 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (5) or under 3 years (4). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first asking for consulting experience in SF Bay Area? These 34 postings come from 31 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Didero](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/didero) (2), [Serval](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/serval) (2), [TikTok](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tiktok) (2), [Afresh](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/afresh) (1) and [Appen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/appen) (1). ### Are FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first asking for consulting experience in SF Bay Area remote? 2 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 14 are hybrid and 12 are on-site. The remaining 6 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 16 of the 34 postings. Counted over the 34 postings in this search. 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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