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# FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in SF Bay Area with production coding

Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?coding=production&management=ic&region=sf-bay-area

405 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for individual contributors in the SF Bay Area with production coding, from 276 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $170,000 to $238,000.

**405** postings · **276** companies · 300 state pay: median **$203,000**, half $170,000–$238,000

Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Published October 23, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026

[Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer IV, Data Cloud, Google Cloud](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7460c510f62762db)

San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX · +5 more New · Today

$207,000–$300,000

[Thomson Reuters](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thomson-reuters)

### [Senior Software Engineer - AI, CoCounsel FDE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4062210d6364bfec)

San Francisco, CA · Frisco, TX · +7 more Hybrid New · Today

$118,400–$253,000

[Generalist AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/generalist-ai)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f13c7e99d08d7c7e)

San Mateo, CA On-site New · Yesterday

$150,000–$200,000

[Pramaana Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pramaana-labs)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f99fed3ab01cfc35)

Palo Alto, CA On-site New · Yesterday

Pay not posted

[Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer III, Data Cloud, Google Cloud](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/82606f0a46009d9d)

San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX · +5 more New · Today

$174,000–$252,000

[Clera](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/clera)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2f8984aea217c71f)

San Francisco, CA Hybrid New · Yesterday

$180,000–$220,000

[Pear-VC](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pear-vc)

### [Founding Forward Deployed Engineer (USA)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d2fe7fcf1812470c)

Palo Alto, CA · New York, NY Remote New · 3d ago

Pay not posted

[Armadin](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/armadin)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/94d19b74b47c0652)

Palo Alto, CA On-site New · 4d ago

Pay not posted

[Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Higher Education, Google Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d79f8d9d3dca840c)

Sunnyvale, CA New · 2d ago

$207,000–$300,000

[Intercom](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/intercom)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0b7b9b01aafdb7a1)

San Francisco, CA Hybrid 7d ago

$180,000–$237,000

[ChipAgents](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/chipagents)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2ff7b7b2f9e8f946)

San Jose, CA On-site 7d ago

$180,000–$300,000

[6sense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/6sense)

### [Sr. ML Ops Engineer, Forward-Deployed ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/06ba4bd7675e00f2)

San Francisco, CA Remote 9d ago

$191,475–$260,830

[Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Generative AI, Geo](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/10a632380303adc5)

Mountain View, CA · New York, NY · +2 more New · 6d ago

$152,000–$221,000

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

### [Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d1798a89ed0fd75b)

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

$143,700–$223,600

[Plain](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/plain)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/25449c101b2d1a5a)

San Francisco, CA Hybrid 10d ago

$180,000–$250,000

[Sia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sia)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/202e5a48c009cc01)

San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +7 more Hybrid 13d ago

$130,600–$147,000

[Simple AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/simple-ai)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/048b7691c8a2aa85)

San Francisco, CA On-site 13d ago

$120,000–$200,000

[Overland AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/overland-ai)

### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1229d389bf76fbbb)

San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WA On-site 13d ago

$140,000–$180,000

[Arkham Technologies Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/arkham-technologies-inc)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fa3df20a38255419)

Palo Alto, CA 13d ago

Pay not posted

[Sia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sia)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/461faf331f494ee8)

San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +6 more Hybrid 13d ago

$136,000–$155,000

[Luminary](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/luminary)

### [Senior/Principal Forward Deployed Engineer - Applied AI/ML](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/abf1cdea6984147c)

San Mateo, CA On-site 13d ago

Pay not posted

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

### [Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/26e06cc5e8aaa519)

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

$143,700–$213,800

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

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/eff7e46851b93dd1)

San Francisco, CA On-site 2w ago

Pay not posted

[Sia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sia)

### [Manager, Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/61c1777a32f46521)

San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +8 more Hybrid 13d ago

$150,000–$180,000

[Prime Intellect](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/prime-intellect)

### [Applied Researcher - Forward-Deployed RL](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0ed15e783d00992e)

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

$150,000–$300,000

[Fastino Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fastino-labs)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/da8fc44ab966dc80)

San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2w ago

Pay not posted

[Wonderschool](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/wonderschool)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer – Applied AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d5ad31a68bc2a4df)

San Francisco, CA · Gallup, NM On-site 2w ago

Pay not posted

[Sia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sia)

### [Manager, Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/183bfa468750c967)

San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +8 more Hybrid 13d ago

$150,000–$180,000

[Symmetry Software](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/symmetry-software)

### [Forward Deployed Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1491da081d8e33d9)

San Francisco, CA · Denver, CO · +2 more Hybrid 3w ago

$88,000–$181,000

[Hive](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hive)

### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d280fa23305a2516)

San Francisco, CA On-site 3w ago

$120,000–$200,000

[Neural Concept](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/neural-concept)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer (US, West Coast)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/235ab7ad735a77f2)

San Francisco, CA Hybrid 3w ago

$125,000–$200,000

[TribalScale](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tribalscale)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer (San Francisco)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6f69a28d31f514b2)

US Remote 3w ago

Pay not posted

[Autoscience Institute](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/autoscience-institute)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a9012b69fa44776f)

Menlo Park, CA On-site 3w ago

Pay not posted

[Novita AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/novita-ai)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer New Grad](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ba5921576865e9ac)

San Mateo, CA On-site 3w ago

Pay not posted

[Alpharun](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/alpharun)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8d79c46a563b1cd2)

San Francisco, CA On-site 3w ago

Pay not posted

[Perfect Venue](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/perfect-venue)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/06b7cbfa8e3707d4)

San Francisco, CA On-site 3w ago

$110,000–$140,000

[Fal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fal)

### [Principal/Senior Forward Deployed Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/571d390c3c52ec95)

San Francisco, CA 3w ago

$180,000–$250,000

[ResolveAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/resolveai)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9fbf9861d61dda44)

San Francisco, CA On-site 3w ago

Pay not posted

[Learning Commons](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/learning-commons)

### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/612fe92b05bea7dd)

Redwood City, CA Hybrid 3w ago

$190,000–$238,000

[Capgemini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/capgemini)

### [Capgemini Invent, Consultant, Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/83b64f877d666913)

San Francisco, CA · Atlanta, GA · +4 more 4w ago

$110,000–$137,500

302 of 405 build what the customer runs.

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## Frequently asked questions

### What do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in SF Bay Area with production coding pay?

300 of 405 postings state a pay range. The median is $203,000, and half of them sit between $170,000 and $238,000, from 195 companies.

### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in SF Bay Area with production coding require?

Of 405 postings, 187 state a minimum number of years, from 150 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 116 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (46), 6 to 9 years (20) or 10 or more years (5).

### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in SF Bay Area with production coding?

These 405 postings come from 276 companies. The employers with the most postings are [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) (12), [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) (7), [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) (7), [Sierra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sierra) (7) and [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (6).

### Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in SF Bay Area with production coding remote?

27 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 109 are hybrid and 182 are on-site. The remaining 87 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 131 of the 405 postings.

Counted over the 405 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. Coding scope, project stages and who the work serves are our reading of each job description. · [How we read postings](https://nextmove.md/fde/method)

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