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# FDE jobs in SF Bay Area

Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?disclosed=1&region=sf-bay-area&page=19

747 forward deployed engineer jobs and related deployment roles from 356 employers. Compare posted pay, locations and work arrangements, then read the employer’s posting.

Nextmove is a job board and free career service for forward deployed engineers (FDEs).

**747** postings · **356** companies · median **$214,000** · middle half $180,000–$245,000 · read Nov 6, 2026

[Commure](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/commure) Builds for teams inside the company

### [Senior Operations Manager, Infrastructure](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/abb91756fc6adb7b)

Mountain View, CA On-site 6mo ago

$120,000–$160,000

[Handshake (AI training)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/handshake-ai-training) Builds for teams inside the company

### [Senior Software Engineer, Operator Experience](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/167322839f2fcb41)

San Francisco, CA 6mo ago

$225,000–$250,000

[OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) Builds for teams inside the company

### [Software Engineer, Cooperative AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1fe1172380592b97)

San Francisco, CA 6mo ago

$266,000–$445,000

[Anthropic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anthropic) Proves it works before the sale

### [Applied AI Architect, Commercial](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3c3610a4cc4fc4d6)

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

$240,000–$315,000

[Dyna Robotics](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/dyna-robotics) Builds for teams inside the company

### [Software Engineer, Applications](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dd285b93f1c97717)

Redwood City, CA On-site 7mo ago

$170,000–$250,000

[Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai) Builds for teams inside the company

### [Staff Software Engineer, Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/037814d943f2f163)

San Francisco, CA · Saint Louis, MO · +2 more 7mo ago

$188,800–$362,000

[OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) Builds for teams inside the company

### [Software Engineer, GTM Growth Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6f502ea2bf99de49)

San Francisco, CA On-site 6mo ago

$266,000–$405,000

[Samba](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/samba) Builds for teams inside the company

### [AI Product Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d756678c8072cf84)

San Francisco, CA 7mo ago

$200,000–$250,000

[Mercor](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/mercor) Builds for teams inside the company

### [Software Engineer, Automation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ccafc6f0ecf62c0a)

San Francisco, CA · New York, NY On-site 8mo ago

$160,000–$500,000

[Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai) Builds for teams inside the company

### [Software Engineer, ARC Team](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a6a93858892ae877)

San Francisco, CA · Saint Louis, MO · +2 more Hybrid 7mo ago

$138,000–$259,440

[Cresta](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cresta) Builds for teams inside the company

### [AI Engineer, GTM](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4a75973161e40e43)

San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 8mo ago

$150,000–$230,000

[Redwood Materials](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/redwood-materials) Builds for teams inside the company

### [Staff Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b9310795131be37e)

San Francisco, CA · Mccarran, NV Hybrid 8mo ago

$217,500–$287,500

[Figma](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/figma) Builds for teams inside the company

### [Support Engineer, AI Infrastructure & Tooling](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/70b0028f6789ce57)

San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Remote 8mo ago

$169,000–$245,000

[Generalist AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/generalist-ai) Builds for teams inside the company

### [Software Engineer: Product](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cbc510d6bf03eb79)

San Mateo, CA On-site 8mo ago

$200,000–$350,000

[OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) Builds for teams inside the company

### [Backend Software Engineer, GTM Innovation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0f9099e5e00530f9)

San Francisco, CA Hybrid 9mo ago

$347,000–$445,000

[Sierra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sierra) Builds for teams inside the company

### [GTM Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/55f9956bb88baeda)

San Francisco, CA On-site 9mo ago

$150,000–$230,000

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

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

San Francisco, CA 9mo ago

$265,000–$331,000

[Gusto](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gusto) Builds for teams inside the company

### [Enterprise Application AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/52d3a1b1c417debb)

San Francisco, CA Hybrid 11mo ago

$225,000–$250,000

[Periodic Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/periodic-labs) Builds for teams inside the company

### [Product Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f58ee38e240df145)

Menlo Park, CA On-site 11mo ago

$250,000–$350,000

[Astranis](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/astranis) Builds for teams inside the company

### [Senior Software Engineer - Enterprise Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/11d949153ca32523)

San Francisco, CA Since 2025

$145,000–$210,000

[Mariana Minerals](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/mariana-minerals) Builds for teams inside the company

### [Senior Full Stack Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f969b0acf6a0944b)

San Francisco, CA On-site Since 2025

$150,000–$220,000

[Clay](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/clay) Keeps customers running after launch

### [Growth Strategist, Key (Deployment Strategist) - SF](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/966334816069affd)

San Francisco, CA Hybrid 11d ago

$210,000–$240,000

[LangChain](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/langchain) Proves it works before the sale

### [Deployed Engineer (Early Career- SF)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cf677e9e9ca98360)

San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago

$160,000–$185,000 · OTE

[Lassie](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lassie) Keeps customers running after launch

### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/569f8d4b6159f92e)

San Francisco, CA On-site 5mo ago

$170,000–$210,000

[Netic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/netic) Keeps customers running after launch

### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d640d8f699c69473)

San Francisco, CA On-site Since 2025

$130,000–$230,000

[Clay](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/clay) Keeps customers running after launch

### [Growth Strategist, Strategic (Deployment Strategist) - SF](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8d0f0cd407b1b6e1)

San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2mo ago

$190,000–$210,000

[Clay](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/clay) Keeps customers running after launch

### [Growth Strategist, Enterprise (Deployment Strategist) - SF](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/04bddbcf46487fc6)

San Francisco, CA Hybrid 6mo ago

$150,000–$190,000

430 of these 747 jobs build what the customer runs.

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## Frequently asked questions

### What do FDE jobs pay?

747 of 747 postings state a pay range. The median is $214,000, and half of them sit between $180,000 and $245,000, from 356 companies.

### How much experience do FDE jobs require?

Of 747 postings, 436 state a minimum number of years, from 236 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 235 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (105), under 3 years (60) or 10 or more years (36).

### Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?

These 747 postings come from 356 companies. The employers with the most postings are [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) (31), [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (27), [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) (22), [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (19) and [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) (17).

### Are FDE jobs remote?

67 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 225 are hybrid and 239 are on-site. The remaining 216 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 274 of the 747 postings.

Counted over the 747 postings in this search.

Employer postings · [How we read postings](https://nextmove.md/fde/method)

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