> 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 serving internal teams Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=ic&recipient=internal®ion=sf-bay-area 46 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for individual contributors in the SF Bay Area serving internal teams, from 36 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $180,000 to $237,000. **46** postings · **36** companies · 39 state pay: median **$200,000**, half $180,000–$237,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Atoms](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/atoms) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fb3ba7936bd655e8) Mountain View, CA · San Francisco, CA On-site 2w ago $176,000–$242,000 [Adobe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/adobe) ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer, Marketing Intelligence & Consumer Insights](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/569b12c0da64025b) San Jose, CA · Seattle, WA · +1 more 4w ago $109,000–$200,700 [Nextpower](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nextpower) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (AI)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/434d5af6ded5cfec) Fremont, CA On-site 4w ago $102,000–$115,000 [Fluidstack](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fluidstack) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Business Operations ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d9e3cbc0100652f4) San Francisco, CA On-site 4w ago $224,000–$300,000 [Atoms](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/atoms) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a86b824cc033e512) Mountain View, CA · San Francisco, CA On-site 2w ago $176,000–$242,000 [Apple](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/apple) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8a17699f6adcec65) Cupertino, CA 2mo ago Pay not posted [Fenwick & West](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fenwick-west) ### [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 [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 [Sila Nanotechnologies](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sila-nanotechnologies) ### [Forward Deployed Application Developer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8a16f57ef98a631e) Alameda, CA 6mo ago $152,000–$192,000 [Baker Tilly](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/baker-tilly) ### [Principal AI Engineer, Sr AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a8bd18ac838c9b76) San Jose, CA · Pasadena, CA · +10 more 8d ago $205,000–$250,000 [Walmart Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/walmart-inc) ### [(USA) Senior, Data Scientist - Applied AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/873412dd03cb4f8b) Sunnyvale, CA · Bentonville, AR 13d ago $90,000–$234,000 [BlackLine](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/blackline) ### [Senior AI Developer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dbe86e9feda6b778) Pleasanton, CA Hybrid 13d ago $130,000–$163,000 [American Express](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/american-express) ### [Senior AI Engineer II - Forward Deployment Engineer - Enterprise AI Platforms](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ef18b4ef7495f629) Sunnyvale, CA · New York, NY 13d ago Pay not posted [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) ### [Senior Software Engineer, AI Infrastructure Solutions](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8732eaa36c8f1b29) Santa Clara, CA 2w ago $152,000–$241,500 [Applied Compute](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/applied-compute) ### [GTM AI Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4aed0be0305443e1) San Francisco, CA On-site 2w ago $160,000–$240,000 [Atoms](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/atoms) ### [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 [Vercel](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vercel) ### [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) ### [Internal Acceleration, Engineer (Production)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/50520a6cf33f35c2) San Jose, CA On-site 3w ago $150,000–$400,000 [Rubrik](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rubrik) ### [Senior AI Engineer, Agentic Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/75ba2b037647994d) Palo Alto, CA 3w ago $188,500–$282,700 [Atoms](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/atoms) ### [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 [Patch](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/patch) ### [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) ### [Product Engineer, Business Operations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/66aa5da1110d47bb) San Francisco, CA On-site 4w ago $224,000–$300,000 [Faire](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/faire) ### [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) ### [AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/738b7098fab36184) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 1mo ago $175,000–$190,000 [Crusoe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/crusoe) ### [Staff Software Engineer, Internal Tools & Automation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8d056ef0f4cec870) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago $215,000–$260,000 [Cerebras Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cerebras-systems) ### [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) ### [Applied AI Engineer, Top Hardware Priorities](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ea48377ce5bbd994) Santa Clara, CA 2mo ago Pay not posted [AssemblyAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/assemblyai) ### [Senior GTM AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f11b9f241b74e158) San Francisco, CA 2mo ago $160,000–$220,000 [Klaviyo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/klaviyo) ### [Sr. AI Systems & Solutions Architect, Global Services](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a9651c739f4cbbef) San Francisco, CA 2mo ago $120,000–$180,000 [Interface AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/interface-ai) ### [Applied AI Engineer, Business Automation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/414ef0024c84432a) San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago $220,000–$260,000 [Arcadia Science](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/arcadia-science) ### [Software Engineer - Full Stack](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3d2b1c651a50a087) Emeryville, CA On-site 3mo ago $160,000–$195,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Applied AI Software Engineer, GTM Growth Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/894f3a5c14d4cbf9) San Francisco, CA 3mo ago $266,000–$405,000 [Klaviyo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/klaviyo) ### [Sr. AI Systems & Solutions Architect, Customer Success](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d52a8600bb610846) San Francisco, CA 2mo ago $120,000–$180,000 [Fluidstack](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fluidstack) ### [Decision Engineer, Business Operations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ec223ab1b0028409) San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago $224,000–$300,000 [Equinix](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/equinix) ### [GTM Engineer: Customer Experience & Lifecycle](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7335306ba6f00dfe) Redwood City, CA · Dallas, TX · +3 more 5mo ago $136,000–$245,000 [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) ### [Applied AI Engineer - VLSI Design](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/89d1e7f01575e622) Santa Clara, CA Hybrid 5mo ago $136,000–$264,500 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Software Engineer, GTM Growth Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6f502ea2bf99de49) San Francisco, CA On-site 6mo ago $266,000–$405,000 [Dyna Robotics](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/dyna-robotics) ### [Software Engineer, Applications](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dd285b93f1c97717) Redwood City, CA On-site 7mo ago $170,000–$250,000 [Equinix](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/equinix) ### [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 [Samba TV](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/samba-tv) ### [AI Product Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5b97663e44a22136) San Francisco, CA On-site 7mo ago Pay not posted 45 of 46 build for teams inside the company. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Fmanagement%3Dic%26recipient%3Dinternal%26region%3Dsf-bay-area&placement=alert) New fde and deployment jobs for individual contributors in sf bay area serving internal teams go out by email once you have an account and set an alert. [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 serving internal teams pay? 39 of 46 postings state a pay range. The median is $200,000, and half of them sit between $180,000 and $237,000, from 29 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in SF Bay Area serving internal teams require? Of 46 postings, 27 state a minimum number of years, from 23 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 20 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (4) or under 3 years (3). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in SF Bay Area serving internal teams? These 46 postings come from 36 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Atoms](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/atoms) (4), [Fluidstack](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fluidstack) (3), [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) (3), [Equinix](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/equinix) (2) and [Klaviyo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/klaviyo) (2). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in SF Bay Area serving internal teams remote? 0 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 10 are hybrid and 19 are on-site. The remaining 17 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 3 of the 46 postings. Counted over the 46 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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