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# FDE jobs that lead deployment teams in SF Bay Area with production coding

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

24 forward deployed engineer jobs that lead deployment teams in the SF Bay Area with production coding, from 20 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $255,000 to $325,000.

**24** postings · **20** companies · 21 state pay: median **$276,000**, half $255,000–$325,000

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

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

### [Forward Deployed Engineering Manager II, Data Cloud, Google Cloud](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/800f27a82298228a)

Sunnyvale, CA · New York, NY New · Yesterday

$262,000–$364,000

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

### [Director of Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7ea0de498fbe1432)

SF Bay Area On-site 2w ago

$300,000–$415,000

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

### [Software Engineering Manager, AI Migrations (Forward Deployed)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/61aaf790de9aa316)

Menlo Park, CA 2w ago

$236,000–$339,200

[Cosmic Robotics](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cosmic-robotics)

### [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)

### [Head of Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/37ce06f2fc048cbe)

San Francisco, CA On-site 6w ago

$240,000–$300,000

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

### [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)

### [Head of Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1243f2ee18b869b6)

San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2mo ago

$210,000–$300,000

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

### [Sr. Director, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f4ea9efe32970402)

SF Bay Area On-site 2w ago

$300,000–$415,000

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

### [Forward Deployed Engineering Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a60e7ba97aa7fff1)

Mountain View, CA · Arlington, VA · +39 more 6w ago

$80,400–$316,300

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

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

San Francisco, CA Hybrid 6w ago

$203,745–$275,655

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

### [Director, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/47c6797aead04cf6)

San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago

$300,000–$350,000

[Mesh Payments](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/mesh-payments)

### [Head of Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7bddd405ae5a5229)

San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 3mo ago

$600,000–$900,000

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

### [Forward Deployed Engineering Manager - Datadog for Startups](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f370cd488dde1342)

San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 4mo ago

$200,000–$250,000

[Cursor (Anysphere)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cursor-anysphere)

### [Regional Director, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5bd30a2e7941578f)

San Francisco, CA On-site 4mo ago

Pay not posted

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

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

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

Pay not posted

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

### [Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5b3763b34dd9cb0d)

San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 7mo ago

$200,000–$320,000

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

### [VP, Head of Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/faa1eb0081473b5e)

San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 7mo ago

$268,800–$403,000

[Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai)

### [Frontier Agent Engineering Manager, Enterprise](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d8e8f0dc286de03f)

San Francisco, CA · New York, NY 10d ago

$227,000–$325,000

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

### [Senior Manager, Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fed674fdd8484b71)

San Francisco, CA Remote 3w ago

$210,000–$305,000

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

### [Head of Field Applications](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2b1a0715b67f2087)

San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago

$200,000–$300,000

[Distyl AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/distyl-ai)

### [AI Engineer, Enterprise Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a777a2e143cc194d)

San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 4mo ago

$200,000–$250,000

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

### [Deployment Leadership](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2cf4f2be614e9158)

San Francisco, CA On-site 5mo ago

$250,000–$400,000

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

### [Head of Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f2bf39c185070fc9)

San Francisco, CA Remote 3w ago

$240,000–$390,000

[Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai)

### [Frontier Agent Engineering Manager, Enterprise](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/443e90f636abe8b6)

San Francisco, CA 9mo ago

$227,000–$325,000

All 24 lead deployment teams.

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## Frequently asked questions

### What do FDE jobs that lead deployment teams in SF Bay Area with production coding pay?

21 of 24 postings state a pay range. The median is $276,000, and half of them sit between $255,000 and $325,000, from 17 companies.

### How much experience do FDE jobs that lead deployment teams in SF Bay Area with production coding require?

Of 24 postings, 17 state a minimum number of years, from 16 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 10 of them. The rest ask for 10 or more years (4) or 3 to 5 years (3).

### Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that lead deployment teams in SF Bay Area with production coding?

These 24 postings come from 20 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Fieldguide](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fieldguide) (2), [Hadrian](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hadrian) (2), [Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai) (2), [Snorkel AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/snorkel-ai) (2) and [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (1).

### Are FDE jobs that lead deployment teams in SF Bay Area with production coding remote?

3 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 7 are hybrid and 8 are on-site. The remaining 6 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 9 of the 24 postings.

Counted over the 24 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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