> 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 asking for software engineering experience in SF Bay Area with configuration work Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?background=software-engineering&coding=configuration®ion=sf-bay-area 23 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience in the SF Bay Area with configuration work, from 19 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $168,000 to $234,000. **23** postings · **19** companies · 21 state pay: median **$204,000**, half $168,000–$234,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Syntiant](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/syntiant) Builds what the customer runs ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e0bcf35f10ba6dd1) Redwood City, CA New · 2d ago $195,000–$225,000 [Uare.ai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/uare-ai) Builds what the customer runs ### [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 [Ditto](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ditto) Builds what the customer runs ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer - Platform ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c7c329b94a1f3f61) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 3w ago $188,000–$240,000 [Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/avathon-formerly-sparkcognition) Builds what the customer runs ### [Technical Architect - Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/024ec55baa0bac4d) Pleasanton, CA · Austin, TX On-site 6w ago $170,000–$220,000 [Modal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/modal) Builds what the customer runs ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c0acbfff78099976) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY On-site 13mo ago $180,000–$240,000 [Bretton AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bretton-ai) Builds what the customer runs ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c0beadc15df3ef3d) San Francisco, CA 21mo ago Pay not posted [Doss](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/doss) Leads the deployment team ### [Manager, Forward Deployed Services](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1c7c45228bc8e823) San Francisco, CA On-site 2w ago $210,000–$260,000 [Veeam Software](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/veeam-software) Leads the deployment team ### [Technical Lead Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fe5ff6be3e268032) San Jose, CA 4w ago $169,920–$315,600 [GRIDSIGHT](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gridsight) ### [Forward Deployed Data Analyst](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/24f51347037e2ac3) San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX Hybrid 4w ago Pay not posted [Noble Machines](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/noble-machines) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/77d9339706f473d9) Sunnyvale, CA On-site 1mo ago $140,000–$195,000 [Artisan](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/artisan) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed GTM Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7c7c695bb3843447) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY On-site 3mo ago $130,000–$180,000 [Chef Robotics](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/chef-robotics) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c90e03bbf2ef439a) San Francisco, CA 3mo ago $130,000–$180,000 [Doss](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/doss) ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/23ac7c632f5cc670) San Francisco, CA On-site 6mo ago $120,000–$210,000 [Context](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/context) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5ff0c83dd2242853) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY On-site 6mo ago $180,000–$350,000 [PromptQL](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/promptql) ### [Forward Deployed Analyst, US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4bd8f2d5e795100e) San Francisco, CA · US remote Remote 11mo ago $175,000–$205,000 [Thatch](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thatch) ### [Partner Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f0e7fcf68f87dedb) San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX · +1 more · US remote Remote 8d ago $160,000–$195,000 [Heidi Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/heidi-health) ### [Clinical Engineer Associate](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8ddd7c3768476feb) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY On-site 4w ago $100,000–$120,000 [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) ### [Senior Solutions Architect, AI Inference](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d22e034dd514242b) Santa Clara, CA · US remote Remote 2mo ago $184,000–$356,500 [Ripple](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ripple) ### [Senior Staff Partner Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/80281a5d0c9825af) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 4mo ago $208,000–$260,000 [Turing](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/turing) ### [Field Engineer, AI Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/78f6a15cbbef0f53) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 more Remote 6mo ago $175,000–$232,000 [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) ### [Senior Solutions Architect, NVIDIA Cloud Partner Operations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8c5615a0aa451295) Santa Clara, CA · US remote Remote 2mo ago $224,000–$356,500 [Ripple](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ripple) ### [Staff Solutions Consultant](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/06424fb4444ffa5c) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 5mo ago $180,000–$225,000 [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) ### [Senior Solutions Architect, Physical AI Cloud](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7b345337fa7318b7) Santa Clara, CA Remote 2mo ago $152,000–$287,500 13 of 23 integrate and configure the product. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Fbackground%3Dsoftware-engineering%26coding%3Dconfiguration%26region%3Dsf-bay-area&placement=alert) New fde and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience in sf bay area with configuration work 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 asking for software engineering experience in SF Bay Area with configuration work pay? 21 of 23 postings state a pay range. The median is $204,000, and half of them sit between $168,000 and $234,000, from 17 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience in SF Bay Area with configuration work require? Of 23 postings, 19 state a minimum number of years, from 18 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 12 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (3), 6 to 9 years (3) or 10 or more years (1). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience in SF Bay Area with configuration work? These 23 postings come from 19 companies. The employers with the most postings are [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) (3), [Doss](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/doss) (2), [Ripple](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ripple) (2), [Artisan](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/artisan) (1) and [Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/avathon-formerly-sparkcognition) (1). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience in SF Bay Area with configuration work remote? 6 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 4 are hybrid and 9 are on-site. The remaining 4 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 12 of the 23 postings. Counted over the 23 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. Postings that state no experience requirement, or ask for experience outside the five we list, are left out. 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