> 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. # Forward deployed engineer (FDE) jobs in the US Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?disclosed=1®ion=sf-bay-area&page=5 750 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). **750** postings · **356** companies · median **$214,000**, half $180,000–$245,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 [Sift](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sift) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ad72b237f4fa55ef) San Francisco, CA · Los Angeles, CA Hybrid 3mo ago $125,000–$175,000 [Amigo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amigo) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer [NYC or SF]](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cb56ee3948417bae) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY On-site 3mo ago $200,000–$260,000 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Digital Native Business ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0b9fe1e453a58f7c) Mountain View, CA 3mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [Charta Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/charta-health) ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/80d4db23176c6e8d) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY On-site 3mo ago $90,000–$140,000 [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector, Nonprofit & Education](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ae7e224e776727e8) San Francisco, CA · Mclean, VA · +8 more Remote 3mo ago $88,970–$316,750 [Tread](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tread) ### [AI-Native Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b6274401bfc0df20) San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago $120,000–$160,000 [HUD](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hud) ### [Forward Deployed Research Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e1d90d94cc954944) San Francisco, CA Remote 3mo ago $100,000–$180,000 [Afresh](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/afresh) ### [Staff Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0048527666072851) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 3mo ago $168,912–$253,368 [Doppel](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/doppel) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (SF)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7c46a86c31f82b14) San Francisco, CA 4mo ago $120,000–$220,000 [OpenClaw Foundation](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openclaw-foundation) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bc34865d20736808) San Francisco, CA On-site 4mo ago $200,000–$300,000 [Anyscale](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anyscale) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - AI/ML Platforms](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ec34a2647dc8d7d6) San Francisco, CA 4mo ago $250,000–$275,000 [Afresh](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/afresh) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3f53df7088c867fb) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 3mo ago $156,060–$211,140 [Amigo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amigo) ### [Staff Forward Deployed Engineer [NYC or SF]](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/24ad8746113a6cca) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY On-site 4mo ago $240,000–$300,000 [Rivet Industries](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rivet-industries) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/afc00b01911fad7b) San Jose, CA On-site 4mo ago $165,000–$220,000 [Edison Scientific](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/edison-scientific) ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d999f8040fbafe9a) San Francisco, CA On-site 4mo ago $200,000–$300,000 [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) (Mid/Senior Level)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2a5e1855e6916121) San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WA · +8 more Remote 4mo ago $88,970–$198,170 [Adobe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/adobe) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/26223d70879c2f80) San Jose, CA 4mo ago $159,200–$301,600 [Arize AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/arize-ai) ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer, West](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/97928758270bd183) San Francisco, CA Remote 4mo ago $155,000–$190,000 [OpenAI Deployment Company](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai-deployment-company) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/465d1561603a9449) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 4mo ago $170,000–$400,000 [Giga](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/giga) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer I/II](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a8c1bc68a76e5ecc) San Francisco, CA On-site 4mo ago $100,000–$190,000 [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 [Periodic Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/periodic-labs) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Physics & Simulation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f51097ef995e7154) Menlo Park, CA On-site 5mo ago $250,000–$350,000 [Bobyard](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bobyard) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5e4b3736d20917a6) San Francisco, CA On-site 5mo ago $130,000–$165,000 [SalesPatriot](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salespatriot) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/82c1c50f87111b84) San Francisco, CA · Miami, FL · +1 more On-site 5mo ago $150,000–$220,000 [Snowflake](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/snowflake) ### [Staff Applied AI Engineer (FDE)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3e68bc5680577be8) Menlo Park, CA Hybrid 5mo ago $200,000–$270,000 [Meticulous](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/meticulous) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, San Francisco](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5cca5c0200ba0098) San Francisco, CA On-site 5mo ago $200,000–$400,000 [Roboflow](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/roboflow) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d8c0abf8214d490b) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Remote 5mo ago $180,000–$250,000 [Reducto](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/reducto) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5c86f9b878bf4784) San Francisco, CA On-site 5mo ago $200,000–$300,000 [Faros](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/faros) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/db18836cbb99a2a1) Redwood City, CA Hybrid 5mo ago $100,000–$150,000 [Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai) ### [Staff Frontier Agents Engineer (Forward Deployed Engineering)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7450160035e263a5) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 more 5mo ago $252,000–$315,000 [Handshake (AI training)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/handshake-ai-training) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Enterprise AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/013bd98bc4409620) San Francisco, CA On-site 5mo ago $155,000–$170,000 [Sieve](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sieve) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Physical AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c01d9e4502e1f4bf) San Francisco, CA On-site 5mo ago $150,000–$350,000 [Risely AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/risely-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/26541051b96604cb) San Francisco, CA On-site 5mo ago $120,000–$180,000 [Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai) ### [Senior Frontier Agents Engineer (Forward Deployed Engineering)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/67b7c374d76c71b3) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 more 5mo ago $216,000–$270,000 [DigitalOcean](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/digitalocean) ### [Staff Forward Deployed Applied Scientist (Agentic AI)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5cb0666417640fff) San Francisco, CA Remote 6mo ago $220,000–$239,000 [Middesk](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/middesk) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4733b2449ae72e66) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 6mo ago $148,000–$255,000 [Amplitude](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amplitude) ### [Engineering: Senior Customer Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/368d0d89b82f7b7f) San Francisco, CA 6mo ago $183,000–$276,000 [Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai) ### [Frontier Agents Engineer (Forward Deployed Engineering)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/aa082644713e92d5) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 more 5mo ago $180,000–$225,000 [Netic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/netic) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bbb87ebf337b2569) San Francisco, CA On-site 6mo ago $145,000–$330,000 [Promise](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/promise) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b70e87619318199d) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 6mo ago $175,000–$210,000 433 of 750 build what the customer runs. [Compare pay across US FDE roles →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary) ## Frequently asked questions ### What do FDE jobs pay? 750 of 750 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 750 postings, 440 state a minimum number of years, from 236 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 234 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (111), under 3 years (59) or 10 or more years (36). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs? These 750 postings come from 356 companies. The employers with the most postings are [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) (29), [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (26), [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) (22), [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) (21) and [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (19). ### Are FDE jobs remote? 66 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 225 are hybrid and 237 are on-site. The remaining 222 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 275 of the 750 postings. Counted over the 750 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey. 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