> 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. # FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in SF Bay Area Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=ic®ion=sf-bay-area&page=10 512 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for individual contributors in the SF Bay Area, from 330 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $165,000 to $232,000. **512** postings · **330** companies · 374 state pay: median **$200,000**, half $165,000–$232,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5965a8234fffc00e) Mountain View, CA · Boston, MA · +4 more 7w ago $175,100–$247,600 [GRIDSIGHT](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gridsight) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Power Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/248d239a1887043a) San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX Hybrid 4w ago Pay not posted [Sela AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sela-ai) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6e1459222f479138) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 7w ago $150,000–$250,000 [Bertram Capital](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bertram-capital) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0c55020eea1396be) Foster City, CA 1mo ago $140,000–$160,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4a812728913c7b00) Mountain View, CA · Boston, MA · +4 more 7w ago $175,100–$247,600 [Goodfire AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/goodfire-ai) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Research Scientist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a9ab45854d306c11) San Francisco, CA On-site 1mo ago $220,000–$315,000 [Altara](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/altara) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1e922ceead0e1799) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Sitreps](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sitreps) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Senior Forward Deployed Strategist, Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a286130f619ca1d4) San Francisco, CA · Washington, DC On-site 2mo ago $147,000–$185,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d91468c76135ab23) Mountain View, CA · Boston, MA · +4 more 2mo ago $159,300–$212,800 [Fenwick & West](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fenwick-west) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Operations Intern](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a7d0824e9479bef2) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +4 more Hybrid 2mo ago $43,680–$52,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) Integrates and configures it ### [Full Stack Engineer Manager (FDE)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3a0bc3b034736923) Mountain View, CA · New York, NY · +39 more 2mo ago $80,400–$316,300 [Reevo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/reevo) Integrates and configures it ### [Builder - Forward Deployed Revenue Operations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/16608e5be616302c) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Instrumental](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/instrumental) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Manufacturing Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fb34b85a552cdce2) Palo Alto, CA On-site 2mo ago $140,000–$200,000 [Composio](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/composio) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (New Grad)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/212a5b8154b4ac54) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Revel](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/revel) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Test Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3f822b912f9003af) San Francisco, CA · Los Angeles, CA On-site 4mo ago Pay not posted [Harper](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/harper) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Operations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/80b7ff167e547412) San Francisco, CA On-site 4mo ago $125,000–$175,000 [Droyd Robotics](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/droyd-robotics) Integrates and configures it ### [Test Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8488ed11994dc4e7) San Francisco, CA On-site 4mo ago Pay not posted [Clera](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/clera) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (Founding Customer Engineer)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e87e2b23652d75c7) San Francisco, CA On-site 5mo ago $140,000–$185,000 [Hightouch](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hightouch) Proves it works before the sale ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/582d222c53e6731f) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Remote 5mo ago $175,000–$230,000 [Sila Nanotechnologies](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sila-nanotechnologies) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Application Developer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8a16f57ef98a631e) Alameda, CA 6mo ago $152,000–$192,000 [StackAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/stackai) Proves it works before the sale ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5225873c20a5c99f) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 6mo ago $153,000–$200,000 [Doss](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/doss) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/23ac7c632f5cc670) San Francisco, CA On-site 6mo ago $120,000–$210,000 [Eudia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eudia) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Lawyer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a95836073a3ac3c6) Palo Alto, CA 6mo ago $190,000–$220,000 [Context](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/context) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5ff0c83dd2242853) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY On-site 6mo ago $180,000–$350,000 [Labelbox](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/labelbox) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Research Scientist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8e3a7e6aecde2b63) San Francisco, CA 6mo ago $200,000–$300,000 [FERMÀT](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ferm-t) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/71295e354cc993d7) San Francisco, CA 8mo ago From $200,000 [Synthio Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/synthio-labs) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Product](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5a324b59befbcd91) San Francisco, CA 8mo ago Pay not posted [Weave](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/weave) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c4911b154c91afe0) San Francisco, CA On-site 8mo ago $150,000–$200,000 [Labelbox](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/labelbox) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, RL Environments](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d5c67750fd6fd53a) SF Bay Area 7mo ago $140,000–$200,000 [Flow Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/flow-engineering) Proves it works before the sale ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d1af269a9dbe0e40) San Francisco, CA On-site 8mo ago $165,000–$230,000 [Dealops](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/dealops) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1f0cd78cb98c9afa) San Francisco, CA On-site 9mo ago Pay not posted [PromptQL](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/promptql) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Analyst, US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4bd8f2d5e795100e) San Francisco, CA · US remote Remote 11mo ago $175,000–$205,000 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer, New Grad - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4406730ce38fce3f) Palo Alto, CA Hybrid 12mo ago $135,000–$145,000 [Vantaca](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vantaca) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/74b8f58e050ccd3b) Palo Alto, CA · US remote Remote 12mo ago $65,000–$85,000 [Dexterity](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/dexterity) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a63f94aa3ce6df93) Redwood City, CA On-site 13mo ago Pay not posted [Orchard Robotics](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/orchard-robotics) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Robotics Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/99e90c246ae36568) San Francisco, CA Remote 17mo ago $135,000–$175,000 [Tempus](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tempus) Integrates and configures it ### [Solution Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/91ace0e301c6a383) Redwood City, CA · New York, NY · +1 more New · 3d ago $100,000–$130,000 [TikTok](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tiktok) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [AI Deployment Strategist — Ads Vertical - Global Monetization Product and Technology](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0d1cedb76bc66115) San Jose, CA New · 4d ago $159,000–$272,000 [Neural Concept](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/neural-concept) Integrates and configures it ### [Platform Deployment Engineer - West Coast](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3a818f9d541fea14) San Mateo, CA Hybrid 8d ago $200,000–$250,000 [Thatch](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thatch) Integrates and configures it ### [Partner Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f0e7fcf68f87dedb) San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX · +1 more · US remote Remote 9d ago $160,000–$195,000 323 of 512 build what the customer runs. [Compare pay across US FDE roles →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary) ## Frequently asked questions ### What do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in SF Bay Area pay? 374 of 512 postings state a pay range. The median is $200,000, and half of them sit between $165,000 and $232,000, from 237 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in SF Bay Area require? Of 512 postings, 243 state a minimum number of years, from 187 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 151 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (61), 6 to 9 years (25) or 10 or more years (6). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in SF Bay Area? These 512 postings come from 330 companies. The employers with the most postings are [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) (13), [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) (7), [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) (7), [Sierra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sierra) (7) and [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (6). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in SF Bay Area remote? 34 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 140 are hybrid and 227 are on-site. The remaining 111 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 170 of the 512 postings. Counted over the 512 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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