> 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=9 490 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 · Updated November 7, 2026 [Fireworks AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fireworks-ai) ### [Member of Technical Staff, Applied Machine Learning Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/991b159eed68c984) San Mateo, CA Hybrid 18mo ago $170,000–$240,000 [Two Dots](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/two-dots) ### [Member of the Technical Staff - Product Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/df3f0d46445696a0) San Francisco, CA 22mo ago $175,000–$225,000 [Peregrine](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/peregrine) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6a6cea813225066d) San Francisco, CA On-site 55mo ago $120,000–$190,000 [Hippocratic AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hippocratic-ai) ### [Forward Deployment Engineer (Residency Program)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/53f2b52abf645413) Menlo Park, CA On-site 6w ago Pay not posted [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) Leads the deployment team ### [Forward Deployed Engineering Manager II, Data Cloud, Google Cloud](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/800f27a82298228a) Sunnyvale, CA · New York, NY · +1 more New · 2d ago $262,000–$364,000 [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior AI Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b0fcf312909b9444) Santa Clara, CA New · 4d ago $200,000–$322,000 [Atoms](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/atoms) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fb3ba7936bd655e8) Mountain View, CA · San Francisco, CA On-site 2w ago $176,000–$242,000 [Snowflake](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/snowflake) Leads the deployment team ### [Software Engineering Manager, AI Migrations (Forward Deployed)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/61aaf790de9aa316) Menlo Park, CA 3w ago $236,000–$339,200 [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Lead GenAI Forward Deployed Engineer, YouTube GTM Operations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8847cd3282bb9d75) Mountain View, CA · San Bruno, CA · +1 more 3w ago $186,000–$269,000 [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Finance](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cfc458ae648e25c2) Santa Clara, CA 8d ago $116,000–$230,000 [Atoms](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/atoms) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a86b824cc033e512) Mountain View, CA · San Francisco, CA On-site 2w ago $176,000–$242,000 [Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/jones-lang-lasalle-jll) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c44b55a099ca0e4e) San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL On-site 3w ago $187,100–$300,000 [Adobe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/adobe) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer, Marketing Intelligence & Consumer Insights](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/569b12c0da64025b) San Jose, CA · Seattle, WA · +1 more 4w ago $109,000–$200,700 [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Finance](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8716238de9f3cdd3) Santa Clara, CA 9d ago $116,000–$230,000 [Nextpower](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nextpower) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (AI)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/434d5af6ded5cfec) Fremont, CA On-site 4w ago $102,000–$115,000 [Analog Devices](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/analog-devices) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, Enterprise AI Productivity](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b3b7fcad5a29fac4) San Jose, CA · Dallas, TX 5w ago $200,000–$275,000 [Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/jones-lang-lasalle-jll) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fd5bdcc3529df2db) San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +1 more On-site 6w ago $150,000–$300,000 [Prologis](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/prologis) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Lead Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b5974981b5313d0c) San Francisco, CA · Denver, CO · +8 more 6w ago $200,000–$285,000 [Cosmic Robotics](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cosmic-robotics) Leads the deployment team ### [Lead Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/eae406e36bd7303d) San Francisco, CA On-site 6w ago Pay not posted [Flow Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/flow-engineering) Leads the deployment team ### [Head of Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/37ce06f2fc048cbe) San Francisco, CA On-site 6w ago $240,000–$300,000 [F5](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/f5) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer lll](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/88b82a0a517ae99f) San Jose, CA · Seattle, WA 6w ago $120,000–$180,000 [Doppel](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/doppel) Leads the deployment team ### [Deployment Lead, FDE (SF)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/07021125b53721b9) San Francisco, CA 6w ago $250,000–$315,000 [Assort Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/assort-health) Leads the deployment team ### [Head of Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1243f2ee18b869b6) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $210,000–$300,000 [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 [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Data 360](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fbd033c01eb80757) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +9 more 2mo ago $88,970–$316,750 [Pure Storage](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pure-storage) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineering, Portworx](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/50e89e7f4d1ee762) Santa Clara, CA · Chicago, IL · +1 more On-site 2mo ago $208,000–$305,000 [CoreWeave](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/coreweave) Integrates and configures it ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Agents](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/937cb0d74a7ba1cd) Sunnyvale, CA · San Francisco, CA 3mo ago $182,000–$242,000 [Commure](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/commure) Integrates and configures it ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cd14e4328d349710) Mountain View, CA Remote 5mo ago $180,000–$230,000 [Sift](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sift) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bf15e90ac28054b0) San Francisco, CA · Marina Del Rey, CA Hybrid 7mo ago $125,000–$175,000 [Speakeasy](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/speakeasy) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ae46d65995194b89) San Francisco, CA On-site 8mo ago $180,000–$230,000 [Modal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/modal) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - ML](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/be717912a9d27a0d) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY On-site 8mo ago $180,000–$250,000 [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 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) Integrates and configures it ### [Salesforce Forward Deployed Engineer Lead (Agentforce)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/73e5924621161727) Mountain View, CA · New York, NY · +39 more New · Today $62,800–$218,800 [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) Leads the deployment team ### [Senior Director, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8b65ace4a79082c1) San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +1 more New · 3d ago $196,700–$329,210 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) Leads the deployment team ### [Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/54139ba3c218c1dc) East Palo Alto, CA · Irvine, CA · +4 more 9d ago $184,900–$287,700 [AssemblyAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/assemblyai) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Triage](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/035e0d59cf07de8c) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2w ago $115,000–$135,000 [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) Leads the deployment team ### [Director, Forward Deployed Engineering - Open Models](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ba48c9ede66f4ae5) Santa Clara, CA 2w ago $320,000–$488,750 [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 3w 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) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Data Analyst](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/24f51347037e2ac3) San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX Hybrid 4w ago Pay not posted 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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