> 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 for individual contributors in SF Bay Area with configuration work Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=configuration&management=ic®ion=sf-bay-area 64 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for individual contributors in the SF Bay Area with configuration work, from 57 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $146,000 to $209,000. **64** postings · **57** companies · 42 state pay: median **$186,000**, half $146,000–$209,000 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 [FlowGen Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/flowgen-labs) Builds what the customer runs ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9fa7ffc811510f1d) San Francisco, CA On-site 12d ago $200,000–$375,000 [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 [Clera](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/clera) Builds what the customer runs ### [Founding Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7d45a70feeb21283) San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago Pay not posted [SalesPatriot](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salespatriot) Builds what the customer runs ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/82c1c50f87111b84) San Francisco, CA · Miami, FL · +1 more On-site 5mo ago $150,000–$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 [Composio](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/composio) Builds what the customer runs ### [Forward Deployed Engineering Internship (Fall 2026 & Winter 2027)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/105b08281f5082cd) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Persona](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/persona) Builds what the customer runs ### [Field Product Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/40116663481493ba) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2w ago $100,000–$110,000 [Evolver](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/evolver) Builds what the customer runs ### [Product Solutions Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6782189f5fa9fb07) Palo Alto, CA 3mo ago Pay not posted [UnitX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/unitx) Builds what the customer runs ### [Product Operations Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2e575c0e0198b540) Milpitas, CA On-site 5mo ago $100,000–$120,000 [OpenRouter](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openrouter) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/59b5f31af1c66ee9) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 5mo ago $220,000–$260,000 [Etched](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/etched) ### [Forward Deployed Systems Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/02421ed5d2a72ab8) San Jose, CA On-site 8d ago $150,000–$240,000 [SketchPro](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sketchpro) Keeps customers running after launch ### [Forward Deployed Architect: Customer Success](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2bc06a332ea19712) San Francisco, CA 13d ago $100,000–$140,000 [Rely Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rely-health) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0ade2f0274246fb2) San Francisco, CA 13d ago Pay not posted [Latica](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/latica) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager, Data & Insights](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/96b4fc6d155e343e) Palo Alto, CA 13d ago Pay not posted [Knightscope](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/knightscope) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4bc5e23e28388fe0) Sunnyvale, CA On-site 13d ago $130,000–$170,000 [Gradial](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gradial) ### [Forward Deployed Product Analyst](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a374eba29c9e4ad9) San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WA · +1 more 13d ago $120,000–$135,000 [Profound](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/profound) Keeps customers running after launch ### [Forward Deployed Marketing Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1ce8b6af37f7206d) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY On-site 4w ago $149,250–$155,250 [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 [Petual](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/petual) Keeps customers running after launch ### [Forward Deployed Auditor](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/51b462929644eda7) San Francisco, CA On-site 5w ago Pay not posted [Sela AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sela-ai) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6e1459222f479138) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 7w ago $150,000–$250,000 [Altara](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/altara) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1e922ceead0e1799) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Reevo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/reevo) ### [Builder - Forward Deployed Revenue Operations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/16608e5be616302c) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Instrumental](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/instrumental) ### [Forward Deployed Manufacturing Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fb34b85a552cdce2) Palo Alto, CA On-site 2mo ago $140,000–$200,000 [Composio](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/composio) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (New Grad)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/212a5b8154b4ac54) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Droyd Robotics](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/droyd-robotics) ### [Test Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8488ed11994dc4e7) San Francisco, CA On-site 4mo ago Pay not posted [Clera](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/clera) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (Founding Customer Engineer)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e87e2b23652d75c7) San Francisco, CA On-site 5mo ago $140,000–$185,000 [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 [Eudia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eudia) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Lawyer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a95836073a3ac3c6) Palo Alto, CA 6mo ago $190,000–$220,000 [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 [Dealops](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/dealops) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1f0cd78cb98c9afa) San Francisco, CA On-site 9mo ago Pay not posted [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 [Vantaca](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vantaca) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/74b8f58e050ccd3b) Palo Alto, CA · US remote Remote 12mo ago $65,000–$85,000 [TikTok](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tiktok) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [AI Deployment Strategist — Ads Vertical - Global Monetization Product and Technology](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0d1cedb76bc66115) San Jose, CA New · 3d ago $159,000–$272,000 [Neural Concept](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/neural-concept) ### [Platform Deployment Engineer - West Coast](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3a818f9d541fea14) San Mateo, CA Hybrid 8d ago $200,000–$250,000 [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 [Logical Intelligence](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/logical-intelligence) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [AI Implementation Strategist — Enterprise Deployment](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ea61b8093fa7f607) San Francisco, CA 10d ago Pay not posted [H Company](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/h-company) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist - US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/505c60db81fbe5f6) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 more Hybrid 4w ago Pay not posted [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 27 of 64 integrate and configure the product. 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The rest ask for under 3 years (11), 6 to 9 years (3) or 10 or more years (1). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in SF Bay Area with configuration work? These 64 postings come from 57 companies. The employers with the most postings are [H Company](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/h-company) (3), [Persona](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/persona) (3), [Bretton AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bretton-ai) (2), [Clera](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/clera) (2) and [Composio](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/composio) (2). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in SF Bay Area with configuration work remote? 5 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 17 are hybrid and 29 are on-site. The remaining 13 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 24 of the 64 postings. Counted over the 64 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. 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