> 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. # Senior FDE and deployment jobs in SF Bay Area Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?level=senior®ion=sf-bay-area&page=18 748 senior forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs in the SF Bay Area, from 410 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $178,000 to $240,000. **748** postings · **410** companies · 572 state pay: median **$210,000**, half $178,000–$240,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 [Atoms](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/atoms) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Software Engineer – Bionic Enterprise Platform](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3d16f7029b02f9ac) Mountain View, CA · San Francisco, CA On-site 2w ago $176,000–$242,000 [Crowe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/crowe) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Technical Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/09376e25483dddb4) San Jose, CA · Chicago, IL · +35 more Hybrid 2w ago $102,400–$204,100 [Vercel](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vercel) Builds for teams inside the company ### [GTM Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/401fc6c07a57d5ac) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 more Hybrid 3w ago $180,000–$295,000 [Etched](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/etched) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Internal Acceleration, Engineer (Production)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/50520a6cf33f35c2) San Jose, CA On-site 3w ago $150,000–$400,000 [Atoms](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/atoms) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Software Engineer – Bionic Enterprise Platform](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7bc72683e244121f) Mountain View, CA · San Francisco, CA On-site 2w ago $176,000–$242,000 [Apple](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/apple) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Software Engineer Enterprise Technology Services](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/48ea6e4a20c0ae98) Sunnyvale, CA 3w ago $184,700–$277,600 [Rubrik](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rubrik) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior AI Engineer, Agentic Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/75ba2b037647994d) Palo Alto, CA 3w ago $188,500–$282,700 [Patch](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/patch) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Software Engineer - Market Intelligence](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/37f1a4334c032ed2) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 4w ago $170,000–$220,000 [Fluidstack](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fluidstack) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Product Engineer, Infrastructure Development & Delivery](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/472338056d765117) San Francisco, CA On-site 4w ago $224,000–$300,000 [Faire](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/faire) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Growth Platform, Marketing Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/34f186eb88425bdf) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 7w ago $176,000–$242,000 [Baseten](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/baseten) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/738b7098fab36184) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 1mo ago $175,000–$190,000 [Anthropic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anthropic) Proves it works before the sale ### [Applied AI, Research Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ad03554ab362a16c) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 2mo ago $300,000–$400,000 [Fluidstack](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fluidstack) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Product Engineer, Business Operations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/66aa5da1110d47bb) San Francisco, CA On-site 4w ago $224,000–$300,000 [Cerebras Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cerebras-systems) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI and Automation Engineer - Business Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/73fcbb84a84c8f78) Sunnyvale, CA Hybrid 2mo ago Pay not posted [AMD](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amd) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Applied AI Engineer, Top Hardware Priorities](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ea48377ce5bbd994) Santa Clara, CA 2mo ago Pay not posted [Decagon](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/decagon) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Acceleration Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/33936cf53f20218a) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago $180,000–$220,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Software Engineer, Safety Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/830735363503685c) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $207,000–$385,000 [AssemblyAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/assemblyai) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior GTM AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f11b9f241b74e158) San Francisco, CA 2mo ago $160,000–$220,000 [Legence](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/legence) Builds for teams inside the company ### [I&M Segment Applied AI Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8b0719a3b5b22e20) San Jose, CA · Beltsville, MD Remote 2mo ago $145,000–$180,000 [Roku](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/roku) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Sr. AI Transformation Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/33d5909e360f7f5a) San Jose, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $242,200–$486,000 [Genera](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/genera) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/92aa54f47ce41182) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Firecrawl](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/firecrawl) Keeps customers running after launch ### [Success Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fe487ab5ae5ba055) San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago $209,000–$265,000 [Paradigm](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/paradigm) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Product Engineer, Applied AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3b955e26ed9776cb) San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago $250,000–$400,000 [Arcadia Science](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/arcadia-science) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Software Engineer - Full Stack](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3d2b1c651a50a087) Emeryville, CA On-site 3mo ago $160,000–$195,000 [Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/jones-lang-lasalle-jll) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deploy Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/adb58e1e1a50fa0b) San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL Remote 3mo ago $220,000–$320,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Applied AI Software Engineer, GTM Growth Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/894f3a5c14d4cbf9) San Francisco, CA 3mo ago $266,000–$405,000 [Fluidstack](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fluidstack) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Decision Engineer, Infrastructure Development & Delivery](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/57fae2e60b40241e) San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago $224,000–$300,000 [Snowflake](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/snowflake) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior AI Engineer, Enterprise](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0d220a193506cf5d) Menlo Park, CA 3mo ago $156,000–$224,200 [Perplexity](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/perplexity) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Enterprise AI Products)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a107ab6384fd73e5) San Francisco, CA 3mo ago $220,000–$405,000 [Composio](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/composio) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Member of Technical Staff, Enterprise Product](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ecc23366a7d784df) San Francisco, CA On-site 4mo ago Pay not posted [Fluidstack](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fluidstack) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Decision Engineer, Business Operations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ec223ab1b0028409) San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago $224,000–$300,000 [Apple](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/apple) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Tools and Automations Lead, App Review](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3eb3e28560ad3450) Cupertino, CA 4mo ago Pay not posted [Samba TV](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/samba-tv) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI GTM Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6af92266eeb5fd35) San Francisco, CA On-site 4mo ago Pay not posted [Retell AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/retell-ai) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Founders Initiatives, Technical Ex-Founders](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1fef50e3f27a227b) Redwood City, CA On-site 4mo ago $180,000–$300,000 [RingCentral](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ringcentral) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Enterprise AI Product Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a2c74c8d2ab32982) Belmont, CA On-site 4mo ago $127,400–$182,000 [Equinix](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/equinix) Builds for teams inside the company ### [GTM Engineer: Customer Experience & Lifecycle](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7335306ba6f00dfe) Redwood City, CA · Dallas, TX · +3 more 5mo ago $136,000–$245,000 [TextNow](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/textnow) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Software Developer, AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/06e7768cfbe42f86) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 5mo ago $148,700–$298,800 [CoreWeave](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/coreweave) Keeps customers running after launch ### [Account Solution Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c4b2ac20ecda3794) San Francisco, CA 5mo ago $143,000–$210,000 [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Applied AI Engineer - VLSI Design](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/89d1e7f01575e622) Santa Clara, CA Hybrid 5mo ago $136,000–$264,500 [Equinix](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/equinix) Builds for teams inside the company ### [GTM Engineer: Pipeline and Revenue Generation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5030fdade8f5d9ce) Redwood City, CA · Dallas, TX · +3 more 5mo ago $131,000–$245,000 460 of 748 build what the customer runs. [Compare pay across US FDE roles →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary) ## Frequently asked questions ### What do senior FDE and deployment jobs in SF Bay Area pay? 572 of 748 postings state a pay range. The median is $210,000, and half of them sit between $178,000 and $240,000, from 301 companies. ### How much experience do senior FDE and deployment jobs in SF Bay Area require? Of 748 postings, 406 state a minimum number of years, from 252 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 260 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (76), under 3 years (59) or 10 or more years (11). ### Which companies are hiring for senior FDE and deployment jobs in SF Bay Area? These 748 postings come from 410 companies. The employers with the most postings are [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) (26), [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) (21), [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (16), [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) (16) and [Sierra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sierra) (15). ### Are senior FDE and deployment jobs in SF Bay Area remote? 61 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 210 are hybrid and 291 are on-site. The remaining 186 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 281 of the 748 postings. Counted over the 748 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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