> 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 Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?background=software-engineering®ion=sf-bay-area&page=12 490 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience in the SF Bay Area, from 255 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $190,000 to $250,000. **490** postings · **255** companies · 405 state pay: median **$215,000**, half $190,000–$250,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 [Baseten](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/baseten) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/738b7098fab36184) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 1mo ago $175,000–$190,000 [Benchling](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/benchling) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Software Engineer, Tools and Automation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c4a1efdff7ee042a) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 1mo ago $195,000–$265,000 [Ironsite](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ironsite) Leads the deployment team ### [Head of Field Applications](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2b1a0715b67f2087) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago $200,000–$300,000 [Crusoe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/crusoe) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Software Engineer, Internal Tools & Automation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8d056ef0f4cec870) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago $215,000–$260,000 [Cerebras Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cerebras-systems) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI and Automation Engineer - Business Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/73fcbb84a84c8f78) Sunnyvale, CA Hybrid 2mo ago Pay not posted [Ciridae](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ciridae) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Platform Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/63b9ca33c41caa45) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Decagon](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/decagon) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Acceleration Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/33936cf53f20218a) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago $180,000–$220,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Software Engineer, Safety Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/830735363503685c) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $207,000–$385,000 [Everlaw](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/everlaw) Builds for teams inside the company ### [GTM AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c57efd57ebb31902) Oakland, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $154,000–$213,000 [AssemblyAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/assemblyai) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior GTM AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f11b9f241b74e158) San Francisco, CA 2mo ago $160,000–$220,000 [ALSO](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/also) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Staff Deployment Strategist, Operations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1181054e08ce3e65) Palo Alto, CA On-site 2mo ago $170,000–$225,000 [Legence](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/legence) Builds for teams inside the company ### [I&M Segment Applied AI Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8b0719a3b5b22e20) San Jose, CA · Beltsville, MD Remote 2mo ago $145,000–$180,000 [Roku](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/roku) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Sr. AI Transformation Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/33d5909e360f7f5a) San Jose, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $242,200–$486,000 [Samsara](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/samsara) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Finance & Strategy AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/39573757c75aa176) San Francisco, CA Remote 2mo ago $146,370–$246,000 [Interface AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/interface-ai) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Applied AI Engineer, Business Automation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/414ef0024c84432a) San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago $220,000–$260,000 [Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/jones-lang-lasalle-jll) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deploy Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/adb58e1e1a50fa0b) San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL Remote 3mo ago $220,000–$320,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Applied AI Software Engineer, GTM Growth Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/894f3a5c14d4cbf9) San Francisco, CA 3mo ago $266,000–$405,000 [Prologis](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/prologis) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Lead AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/974be3a4d3d388f5) San Francisco, CA · Denver, CO · +3 more On-site 3mo ago $147,000–$202,000 [Block (Square)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/block-square) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Legal Systems Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4ea311520d8d39a6) San Francisco, CA 3mo ago $171,800–$257,600 [Waymo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/waymo) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Enablement Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c882a164e9bc6d53) Mountain View, CA Hybrid 3mo ago $200,000–$247,000 [Snowflake](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/snowflake) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior AI Engineer, Enterprise](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0d220a193506cf5d) Menlo Park, CA 3mo ago $156,000–$224,200 [Perplexity](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/perplexity) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Enterprise AI Products)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a107ab6384fd73e5) San Francisco, CA 4mo ago $220,000–$405,000 [Apple](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/apple) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Tools and Automations Lead, App Review](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3eb3e28560ad3450) Cupertino, CA 4mo ago Pay not posted [Distyl AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/distyl-ai) Leads the deployment team ### [AI Engineer, Enterprise Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a777a2e143cc194d) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 4mo ago $200,000–$250,000 [Samba TV](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/samba-tv) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI GTM Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6af92266eeb5fd35) San Francisco, CA On-site 4mo ago Pay not posted [RoboForce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/roboforce) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Lead AI Native Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/268ed77b436ada01) Milpitas, CA On-site 4mo ago Pay not posted [Retell AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/retell-ai) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Founders Initiatives, Technical Ex-Founders](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1fef50e3f27a227b) Redwood City, CA On-site 4mo ago $180,000–$300,000 [RingCentral](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ringcentral) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Enterprise AI Product Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a2c74c8d2ab32982) Belmont, CA On-site 4mo ago $127,400–$182,000 [Equinix](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/equinix) Builds for teams inside the company ### [GTM Engineer: Customer Experience & Lifecycle](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7335306ba6f00dfe) Redwood City, CA · Dallas, TX · +3 more 5mo ago $136,000–$245,000 [TextNow](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/textnow) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Software Developer, AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/06e7768cfbe42f86) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 5mo ago $148,700–$298,800 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Fullstack Engineer, Agentic Applications](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9a39079ea2904fe9) Mountain View, CA 5mo ago $192,000–$260,000 [CoreWeave](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/coreweave) Keeps customers running after launch ### [Account Solution Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c4b2ac20ecda3794) San Francisco, CA 5mo ago $143,000–$210,000 [Equinix](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/equinix) Builds for teams inside the company ### [GTM Engineer: Pipeline and Revenue Generation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5030fdade8f5d9ce) Redwood City, CA · Dallas, TX · +3 more 5mo ago $131,000–$245,000 [Serval](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/serval) Leads the deployment team ### [Deployment Leadership](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2cf4f2be614e9158) San Francisco, CA On-site 5mo ago $250,000–$400,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Capacity Systems Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/35326025ecb53c24) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 5mo ago $347,000–$445,000 [Apple](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/apple) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Software Engineer (Applied AI)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f561d0a23f932b54) Cupertino, CA 6mo ago $194,600–$293,900 [LangChain](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/langchain) Proves it works before the sale ### [Deployed Engineer (Bay Area)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2a596ddfc7a1ad70) San Francisco, CA On-site 6mo ago $185,000–$315,000 · OTE [Handshake (AI training)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/handshake-ai-training) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Software Engineer, Operator Experience](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/167322839f2fcb41) San Francisco, CA 6mo ago $225,000–$250,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Software Engineer, Cooperative AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1fe1172380592b97) San Francisco, CA 6mo ago $266,000–$445,000 [Anthropic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anthropic) Proves it works before the sale ### [Applied AI Architect, Commercial](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3c3610a4cc4fc4d6) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 6mo ago $240,000–$315,000 324 of 490 build what the customer runs. [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 pay? 405 of 490 postings state a pay range. The median is $215,000, and half of them sit between $190,000 and $250,000, from 195 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience in SF Bay Area require? Of 490 postings, 376 state a minimum number of years, from 217 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 207 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (95), under 3 years (44) or 10 or more years (30). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience in SF Bay Area? These 490 postings come from 255 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (23), [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) (22), [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (20), [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) (20) and [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) (16). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience in SF Bay Area remote? 43 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 136 are hybrid and 130 are on-site. The remaining 181 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 199 of the 490 postings. Counted over the 490 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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