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# FDE and deployment jobs asking for solutions and customer engineering experience in SF Bay Area with significant travel

Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?background=solutions-and-customer-engineering&region=sf-bay-area&travelMin=25

41 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs asking for solutions and customer engineering experience in the SF Bay Area with significant travel, from 28 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $184,000 to $244,000.

**41** postings · **28** companies · 36 state pay: median **$214,000**, half $184,000–$244,000

Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026

[Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws)

### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/110f7227e28583f5)

East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 more 10d ago

$168,100–$261,500

[OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - AI Infra - SF](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c7485e204e45fc68)

San Francisco, CA Hybrid 10d ago

$185,000–$300,000

[ServiceNow](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/servicenow)

### [Forward Deployed Solution Engineer – Applied AI FDE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1a6269874b4bdbd0)

Santa Clara, CA Remote 4w ago

$201,300–$352,300

[Docker, Inc](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/docker-inc)

### [Principal Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b6d3e67e51b2bef4)

San Francisco, CA Remote 4w ago

$198,000–$319,000/mo

[Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws)

### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7ff23fbf052dee22)

Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +3 more 2w ago

$168,100–$250,200

[Dynamo AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/dynamo-ai)

### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8ccde3e4186d1e0f)

San Francisco, CA · Washington, DC 4w ago

Pay not posted

[Guild.ai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/guild-ai)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9d5934309cf265c1)

San Francisco, CA Hybrid 6w ago

$180,000–$300,000

[Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/avathon-formerly-sparkcognition)

### [Technical Architect - Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/024ec55baa0bac4d)

Pleasanton, CA · Austin, TX On-site 6w ago

$170,000–$220,000

[OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - SF](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3654e0e90e2207e8)

San Francisco, CA Hybrid 7w ago

$185,000–$300,000

[Sitreps](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sitreps)

### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6c5d5100c300639f)

San Francisco, CA · Washington, DC On-site 2mo ago

$167,000–$203,000

[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

[Tessera Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tessera-labs)

### [Forward-Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/478f6651d1af72b7)

San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Remote 6mo ago

$180,000–$233,000

[OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Legal-SF](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f8a4d49298c2cba9)

San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 2mo ago

$185,000–$300,000

[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

[OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Healthcare - SF](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a45fcd1a4989ef65)

San Francisco, CA Hybrid 3mo ago

$185,000–$300,000

[ServiceNow](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/servicenow)

### [Senior AI Agent Engineer | Moveworks](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9f0ec069a896669f)

San Francisco, CA Remote 9d ago

$143,200–$243,400

[Snorkel AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/snorkel-ai)

### [Staff Applied AI Engineer - Enterprise AI Solutions](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4ed7ca7a0fc3216e)

San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · US remote Remote 4w ago

$230,000–$360,000

[Meta](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/meta)

### [Solutions Architect, Business Agents](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/67acea4b3b24feb5)

San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WA · +1 more 2mo ago

$130,000–$185,000

[ServiceNow](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/servicenow)

### [ Senior Staff AI Agent Engineer – Moveworks | Customer Deployment](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/74173532539fbe9d)

San Francisco, CA Remote 2mo ago

$190,900–$334,100

[OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) Plans what the customer deploys first

### [Deployment Lead, Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) - Platform](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d9231e5d0ab9372b)

San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 2w ago

$207,000–$294,000

[OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) Plans what the customer deploys first

### [Deployment Lead, FDE - SF](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8b6529416243e8a5)

San Francisco, CA Hybrid 4w ago

$230,000–$294,000

[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

[Bolo AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bolo-ai) Plans what the customer deploys first

### [Forward Deployed Product Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cc92741333c33cfa)

Palo Alto, CA · Houston, TX Hybrid 5w ago

Pay not posted

[Afresh](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/afresh) Leads the deployment team

### [Founding Senior Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f7f6357b3d597caf)

San Francisco, CA Hybrid 6w ago

$203,745–$275,655

[Sitreps](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sitreps) Plans what the customer deploys first

### [Senior Forward Deployed Strategist, Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a286130f619ca1d4)

San Francisco, CA · Washington, DC On-site 2mo ago

$147,000–$185,000

[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) Integrates and configures it

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c90e03bbf2ef439a)

San Francisco, CA 3mo ago

$130,000–$180,000

[Govini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/govini) Leads the deployment team

### [Software Engineering Manager, Forward Deployed ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0641047a62f4e7c6)

San Francisco, CA · Arlington, VA · +1 more Remote 5mo ago

Pay not posted

[Dexterity](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/dexterity) Integrates and configures it

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a63f94aa3ce6df93)

Redwood City, CA On-site 13mo ago

Pay not posted

[Workhelix](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/workhelix) Plans what the customer deploys first

### [Forward-Deployed Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f4faaba52202a835)

San Francisco, CA Remote 19mo ago

$145,000–$225,000

[Glean](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/glean) Integrates and configures it

### [Partner Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/42c89791e06624ee)

San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2mo ago

$200,000–$250,000

[OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) Plans what the customer deploys first

### [Deployment Lead, Semiconductors- SF](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/482c316966a717c1)

San Francisco, CA Hybrid 3mo ago

$200,000–$295,000

[Datadog](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/datadog) Integrates and configures it

### [Senior Services Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cd63e3fd3fd01d74)

San Francisco, CA · Denver, CO · +1 more Hybrid 4mo ago

$154,000–$205,000

[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

[Afresh](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/afresh) Plans what the customer deploys first

### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1960ef4a20e750b6)

San Francisco, CA Remote 7w ago

$171,200–$256,800 · OTE

[Pallet](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pallet) Plans what the customer deploys first

### [Deployment Strategist (AI/ML Product)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4f98f6e7ae1e5bf2)

San Francisco, CA · New York, NY On-site 2mo ago

$150,000–$240,000

[Seekr](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/seekr) Plans what the customer deploys first

### [Deployment Strategist ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/105d5ad33f153b39)

Menlo Park, CA · Austin, TX · +1 more Hybrid 2mo ago

$180,000–$235,000

[Liberate](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/liberate) Plans what the customer deploys first

### [Founding Deployment Strategist ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1b2e16f199cb02c1)

San Francisco, CA · Boston, MA Hybrid 3mo ago

$185,000–$260,000

[Hippocratic AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hippocratic-ai) Plans what the customer deploys first

### [Deployment Strategist (Life Sciences)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/99a220aa78f1dd26)

Menlo Park, CA On-site 4mo ago

Pay not posted

[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

19 of 41 build what the customer runs.

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## Frequently asked questions

### What do FDE and deployment jobs asking for solutions and customer engineering experience in SF Bay Area with significant travel pay?

36 of 41 postings state a pay range. The median is $214,000, and half of them sit between $184,000 and $244,000, from 23 companies.

### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs asking for solutions and customer engineering experience in SF Bay Area with significant travel require?

Of 41 postings, 29 state a minimum number of years, from 20 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 13 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (6), 6 to 9 years (6) or 10 or more years (4).

### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs asking for solutions and customer engineering experience in SF Bay Area with significant travel?

These 41 postings come from 28 companies. The employers with the most postings are [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) (7), [ServiceNow](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/servicenow) (3), [Afresh](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/afresh) (2), [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (2) and [LangChain](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/langchain) (2).

### Are FDE and deployment jobs asking for solutions and customer engineering experience in SF Bay Area with significant travel remote?

9 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 17 are hybrid and 9 are on-site. The remaining 6 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 41 of the 41 postings.

Counted over the 41 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. Travel is the share the posting states. Postings that never mention travel are left out. · [How we read postings](https://nextmove.md/fde/method)

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