> 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 and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for forward deployed engineering experience in SF Bay Area Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?background=forward-deployed-engineering&management=ic®ion=sf-bay-area 21 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for forward deployed engineering experience in the SF Bay Area, from 19 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $158,000 to $258,000. **21** postings · **19** companies · 14 state pay: median **$190,000**, half $158,000–$258,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Uare.ai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/uare-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (U.S. Government / IL5)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b4730e997dcec701) San Francisco, CA · Los Altos, CA On-site 2w ago $130,000–$170,000 [Capgemini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/capgemini) ### [Capgemini Invent, Consultant, Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/83b64f877d666913) San Francisco, CA · Atlanta, GA · +4 more 4w ago $110,000–$137,500 [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 [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 [ZoomLogi](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/zoomlogi) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/de7be575ac756d49) San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL Hybrid 3mo ago $150,000–$200,000 [Monaco](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/monaco) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7b17a63586ec69e2) San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago $200,000–$400,000 [Eon.io](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eon-io) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b5ba33f5ca588781) San Francisco, CA 4mo ago Pay not posted [Vori](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vori) ### [Forward Deployed Data Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/10a63de25c991395) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 9mo ago Pay not posted [ZoomLogi](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/zoomlogi) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7df80409b98e8caa) San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL Hybrid 5mo ago $150,000–$200,000 [Sage Care Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sage-care-inc) ### [Partner Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/be0852dffd48b96f) Palo Alto, CA Hybrid New · 6d ago $145,000–$160,000 [OpenAI Foundation](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai-foundation) ### [AI Deployment Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/848302912d64ec39) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 6w ago $350,000–$450,000 [Maxima](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/maxima) ### [Deployment Engineer - San Mateo](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3321c5afac6894e6) San Mateo, CA On-site 1mo ago Pay not posted [Variance](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/variance) ### [Software Engineer, Agent](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5a38ffba49062e2d) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Anthropic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anthropic) ### [Applied AI Engineer, Enterprise ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/61bf3caa773548de) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 10mo ago $200,000–$320,000 [Apple](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/apple) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8a17699f6adcec65) Cupertino, CA 2mo ago Pay not posted [Snorkel AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/snorkel-ai) Integrates and configures it ### [Senior/Staff Forward Deployed Engineer - Data as a Service](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/87ad3c2e45737840) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 12mo ago $180,000–$320,000 [Persona](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/persona) Integrates and configures it ### [Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2dcdd3700e15dae2) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 9mo ago $105,000–$170,000 [Alchemy](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/alchemy) Integrates and configures it ### [Software Engineer - Solutions](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/70c9fdbce87316c6) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 20mo ago $150,000–$225,000 [Fireworks AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fireworks-ai) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [AI Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/80114d7fe0ad330e) San Mateo, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $165,000–$220,000 [Fulcrum](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fulcrum) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [AI Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3b39f64b68bac2bf) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Anthropic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anthropic) Proves it works before the sale ### [Applied AI, Research Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ad03554ab362a16c) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 2mo ago $300,000–$400,000 14 of 21 build what the customer runs. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Fbackground%3Dforward-deployed-engineering%26management%3Dic%26region%3Dsf-bay-area&placement=alert) New fde and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for forward deployed engineering 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 and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for forward deployed engineering experience in SF Bay Area pay? 14 of 21 postings state a pay range. The median is $190,000, and half of them sit between $158,000 and $258,000, from 12 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for forward deployed engineering experience in SF Bay Area require? Of 21 postings, 19 state a minimum number of years, from 17 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 13 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (3) or 6 to 9 years (3). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for forward deployed engineering experience in SF Bay Area? These 21 postings come from 19 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Anthropic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anthropic) (2), [ZoomLogi](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/zoomlogi) (2), [Alchemy](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/alchemy) (1), [Apple](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/apple) (1) and [Blockstream](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/blockstream) (1). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for forward deployed engineering experience in SF Bay Area remote? 0 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 12 are hybrid and 6 are on-site. The remaining 3 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 8 of the 21 postings. Counted over the 21 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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