> 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 build what the customer runs asking for software engineering experience in San Diego Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?background=software-engineering®ion=san-diego&role=builds-for-customers 29 forward deployed engineer jobs that build what the customer runs asking for software engineering experience in San Diego, from 8 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $136,000 to $235,000. **29** postings · **8** companies · **28** with pay · median **$198,000** · middle half $136,000–$235,000 · read Nov 9, 2026 Published Oct 29, 2026 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer - Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/440870dea6def209) San Diego, CA · Berkeley, CA · +1 more Remote New · 3d ago $182,000–$250,208 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [AI Forward Deployed Engineering Manager | Sales ReInvention](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0894ccabb46b62eb) San Diego, CA · Chicago, IL · +41 more On-site 6w ago $80,400–$316,300 [Cadre AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cadre-ai) ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer | San Diego, CA](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bb21b43f6b721f75) San Diego, CA 3mo ago $100,000–$140,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [AI Forward Deployed Engineering Senior Manager | Sales ReInvention](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/16bca3048d7b55d6) San Diego, CA · Chicago, IL · +41 more 6w ago $112,900–$366,300 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/99fcc726b3f450eb) San Diego, CA · Chicago, IL · +1 more Hybrid 2mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [AI Engineer - FDE Software Engineering Sr. Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d71e3d95228a376e) San Diego, CA · New York, NY · +40 more 7w ago $112,900–$302,400 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Full Stack Forward Deployed Engineering Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/22c678035fc1bf46) San Diego, CA · Arlington, VA · +35 more 2mo ago $80,400–$316,300 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer Sr Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2ef22c72ece768b6) San Diego, CA · Chicago, IL · +38 more 2mo ago $112,900–$366,300 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/603238d92737226e) San Diego, CA · Chicago, IL · +39 more 2mo ago $54,400–$235,100 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Palantir Forward Deployed Senior Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/79e9c43db5c86c34) San Diego, CA · Chicago, IL · +39 more 2mo ago $80,400–$316,300 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/139f128284087904) San Diego, CA · Chicago, IL · +38 more 2mo ago $80,400–$316,300 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer -Assoc Director](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/eed6abce4ec9270a) San Diego, CA · Chicago, IL · +39 more 2mo ago $138,800–$434,000 [STR](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/str) ### [Principal Mission Engineer - Full Stack (Secret Clearance Required)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/36c74c6c3896751b) Arlington, VA · Boston, MA · +5 more Hybrid New · 3d ago $240,000–$290,000 [Cisco](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cisco) ### [Senior Solutions Engineer - FDSE Public Sector - Splunk (Remote)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/881e6a41c1c715b4) San Diego, CA · Reston, VA · +3 more Remote 9d ago $218,600–$344,700 [ServiceNow](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/servicenow) ### [Senior Staff Product Success Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dcb388279b6f552e) San Diego, CA Remote 2w ago $171,900–$300,800 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Enterprise AI Transformation Consultant](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/acce46d73a6442bf) San Diego, CA · Chicago, IL · +40 more 13d ago $54,400–$196,000 [Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) ### [Palantir Foundry Developer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2958c14c3e11b38b) San Diego, CA · Arlington, VA · +1 more 1mo ago $77,600–$176,000 [Cisco](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cisco) ### [Staff Solutions Engineer - FDSE Public Sector - Splunk (Remote)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5f665de6bff21392) San Diego, CA · Reston, VA · +6 more Remote 9d ago $246,800–$394,300 [Shield AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/shield-ai) ### [Applications Engineer, Autonomy (open level)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/428fb983eb69a54d) San Diego, CA Hybrid Since 2024 $152,000–$318,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Enterprise AI Transformation Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2d3876bc2df23d99) San Diego, CA · Chicago, IL · +40 more 13d ago $80,400–$266,300 [Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) ### [Palantir Foundry Developer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/54fd24cffb45900c) San Diego, CA · Mclean, VA 2mo ago $77,600–$176,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Technical Commerce & AI Consultant | Agentic Commerce](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0fa960d82e23fab2) San Diego, CA · Chicago, IL · +40 more 13d ago Pay not posted [Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) ### [AI Software Developer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/11239d2a0d46d6da) San Diego, CA 2mo ago $69,300–$158,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Snowflake Advanced AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bfaf5e58ec1e0a16) San Diego, CA · San Francisco, CA · +39 more 2mo ago $54,400–$205,800 [Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) ### [AI Software Developer, Senior](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/aa3c84c432f5bd2e) San Diego, CA 2mo ago $86,900–$198,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Google Agentic AI Delivery Specialist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/05234902c7615380) San Diego, CA · Albany, NY · +39 more 4mo ago $54,400–$196,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Google Agentic AI Delivery Senior Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/849934b3c434470f) San Diego, CA · Albany, NY · +39 more 4mo ago $80,400–$266,300 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6801db30761f80db) San Diego, CA 5mo ago $115,300–$160,100 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Advanced AI Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a4e1febd22fdb964) San Diego, CA · Morristown, NJ · +39 more 6mo ago $87,400–$293,800 All 29 of these jobs build what the customer runs. - 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[Compare pay across US FDE roles →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary) ## Frequently asked questions ### What do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for software engineering experience in San Diego pay? 28 of 29 postings state a pay range. The median is $198,000, and half of them sit between $136,000 and $235,000, from 8 companies. ### How much experience do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for software engineering experience in San Diego require? Of 29 postings, 20 state a minimum number of years, from 8 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 11 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (7) or 10 or more years (2). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for software engineering experience in San Diego? These 29 postings come from 8 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (17), [Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) (4), [Cisco](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cisco) (2), [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) (2) and [Cadre AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cadre-ai) (1). Counted over the 29 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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