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# Staff-level FDE and deployment jobs in SF Bay Area on-site

Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?level=staff&region=sf-bay-area&work=onsite

28 staff-level forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs in the SF Bay Area on-site, from 24 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $215,000 to $273,000.

**28** postings · **24** companies · 23 state pay: median **$240,000**, half $215,000–$273,000

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

[Concurrence](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/concurrence) Builds what the customer runs

### [Staff Applied AI Engineer (Forward Deployed) [NYC or SF]](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6fc4932d5c7940bc)

San Francisco, CA · New York, NY On-site New · 3d ago

$240,000–$300,000

[Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) Builds what the customer runs

### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3087cf6a8723dff6)

Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +4 more On-site 3w ago

$168,100–$261,500

[Standard Bots](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/standard-bots) Builds what the customer runs

### [Staff Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/63104783ef6d97b3)

San Francisco, CA · New York, NY On-site 6w ago

$215,000–$275,000

[Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/avathon-formerly-sparkcognition) Builds what the customer runs

### [Technical Architect - Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/024ec55baa0bac4d)

Pleasanton, CA · Austin, TX On-site 6w ago

$170,000–$220,000

[Amigo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amigo) Builds what the customer runs

### [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

[Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) Builds what the customer runs

### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7a7d1ffed9ab9406)

Boston, MA · Bellevue, WA · +4 more On-site 3w ago

$168,100–$261,500

[Luminary](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/luminary) Builds what the customer runs

### [Senior/Principal Lead Delivery Engineer — Semiconductor](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ba548c631b51d6ee)

San Mateo, CA On-site 13d ago

Pay not posted

[Sierra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sierra) Builds what the customer runs

### [Software Engineer, Agent - Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7f3a7c3d43682b97)

San Francisco, CA On-site 6w ago

$180,000–$390,000

[Crusoe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/crusoe) Builds what the customer runs

### [Senior Staff Applied AI Inference Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5d67843846305b6d)

San Francisco, CA On-site 6w ago

$250,000–$300,000

[Decagon](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/decagon) Builds what the customer runs

### [Engineering Lead, Strategic Deployments](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/55e8a726e8f37fe4)

San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago

$200,000–$400,000

[Crusoe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/crusoe) Builds what the customer runs

### [Staff Applied AI Inference Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f6b6957db986de8d)

San Francisco, CA On-site 1mo ago

$215,000–$260,000

[Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/jones-lang-lasalle-jll) Builds for teams inside the company

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fd5bdcc3529df2db)

San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +1 more On-site 6w ago

$150,000–$300,000

[Flow Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/flow-engineering) Leads the deployment team

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

San Francisco, CA On-site 6w ago

$240,000–$300,000

[Chalk](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/chalk) Plans what the customer deploys first

### [Forward Deployed Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b4e356b364ebc5fc)

San Francisco, CA On-site 1mo ago

$180,000–$250,000

[Hadrian](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hadrian) Leads the deployment team

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

SF Bay Area On-site 2w ago

$300,000–$415,000

[Profound](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/profound) Leads the deployment team

### [Manager, Forward Deployed Marketing Engineers](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5f8b796da97a1250)

San Francisco, CA · New York, NY On-site 4w ago

$183,000–$190,500

[Arxlight](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/arxlight) Integrates and configures it

### [Forward Deployed Lead (Air and Missile Defense)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/561fee44d8a3869b)

Oakland, CA On-site 3mo ago

$146,000–$200,000

[Chalk](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/chalk) Leads the deployment team

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

San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago

$300,000–$350,000

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

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

San Francisco, CA On-site 4mo ago

Pay not posted

[Western Digital](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/western-digital) Builds for teams inside the company

### [Principal Full Stack Developer & Solutions Architect – AI, Data & Cloud](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/79ac2742bc6d23d5)

San Jose, CA On-site 5w ago

Pay not posted

[Ironsite](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ironsite) Leads the deployment team

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

San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago

$200,000–$300,000

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

### [Staff Software Engineer, Internal Tools & Automation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8d056ef0f4cec870)

San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago

$215,000–$260,000

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

### [Staff Platform Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/63b9ca33c41caa45)

San Francisco, CA · New York, NY On-site 2mo ago

Pay not posted

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

### [Senior Staff Deployment Strategist, Operations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1181054e08ce3e65)

Palo Alto, CA On-site 2mo ago

$170,000–$225,000

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

### [Applied AI Engineer, Business Automation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/414ef0024c84432a)

San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago

$220,000–$260,000

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

### [Lead AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/974be3a4d3d388f5)

San Francisco, CA · Denver, CO · +3 more On-site 3mo ago

$147,000–$202,000

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

### [Lead AI Native Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/268ed77b436ada01)

Milpitas, CA On-site 4mo ago

Pay not posted

[Serval](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/serval) Leads the deployment team

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

San Francisco, CA On-site 5mo ago

$250,000–$400,000

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## Frequently asked questions

### What do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs in SF Bay Area on-site pay?

23 of 28 postings state a pay range. The median is $240,000, and half of them sit between $215,000 and $273,000, from 19 companies.

### How much experience do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs in SF Bay Area on-site require?

Of 28 postings, 18 state a minimum number of years, from 17 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 10 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (6) or 10 or more years (2).

### Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE and deployment jobs in SF Bay Area on-site?

These 28 postings come from 24 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Crusoe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/crusoe) (3), [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (2), [Chalk](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/chalk) (2), [ALSO](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/also) (1) and [Amigo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amigo) (1).

### Are staff-level FDE and deployment jobs in SF Bay Area on-site remote?

0 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 28 are on-site. Travel is mentioned in 10 of the 28 postings.

Counted over the 28 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. Responsibility levels reflect our reading of the work, not just the employer’s title. · [How we read postings](https://nextmove.md/fde/method)

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