> 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 San Diego Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=ic®ion=san-diego 19 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for individual contributors in San Diego, from 10 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $127,000 to $180,000. **19** postings · **10** companies · 17 state pay: median **$144,000**, half $127,000–$180,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Saronic Technologies](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/saronic-technologies) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7dca5db4386b4f44) San Diego, CA On-site 2w ago Pay not posted [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/603238d92737226e) San Diego, CA · Chicago, IL · +39 more 2mo ago $54,400–$235,100 [Cadre AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cadre-ai) ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer | San Diego, CA](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bb21b43f6b721f75) San Diego, CA 3mo ago $100,000–$140,000 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f69efe8b63c86af3) San Diego, CA On-site 15mo ago $135,000–$200,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Palantir Forward Deployed Senior Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/79e9c43db5c86c34) San Diego, CA · Chicago, IL · +39 more 2mo ago $80,400–$316,300 [Navaide](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/navaide) ### [AI Data Analyst](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a1c68357c7ed2e00) San Diego, CA Hybrid New · 2d ago $120,000–$160,000 [Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) ### [Palantir Foundry Ontology Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2958c14c3e11b38b) San Diego, CA · Arlington, VA · +1 more 7w ago $77,600–$176,000 [HavocAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/havocai) ### [Mission Software Engineer - San Diego ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9c87c9e0c4f0cc49) San Diego, CA On-site 8mo ago $150,000–$185,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Enterprise AI Transformation Consultant](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/acce46d73a6442bf) San Diego, CA · Chicago, IL · +40 more 10d ago $54,400–$196,000 [Shield AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/shield-ai) ### [Applications Engineer, Autonomy (open level)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/428fb983eb69a54d) San Diego, CA Hybrid 28mo ago $152,000–$318,000 [Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) ### [Palantir Foundry Ontology Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/54fd24cffb45900c) San Diego, CA · Mclean, VA 2mo ago $77,600–$176,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Snowflake Advanced AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bfaf5e58ec1e0a16) San Diego, CA · San Francisco, CA · +39 more 2mo ago $54,400–$205,800 [Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) ### [AI Software Developer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/11239d2a0d46d6da) San Diego, CA 2mo ago $69,300–$158,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Google Agentic AI Delivery Senior Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/849934b3c434470f) San Diego, CA · Albany, NY · +39 more 4mo ago $80,400–$266,300 [Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) ### [AI Software Developer, Senior](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/aa3c84c432f5bd2e) San Diego, CA 2mo ago $86,900–$198,000 [Shield AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/shield-ai) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Operations & Sustainment - open level (R5497)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/00652d251b47d57a) San Diego, CA Hybrid 3mo ago Pay not posted [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) Integrates and configures it ### [Full Stack Engineer Manager (FDE)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3a0bc3b034736923) San Diego, CA · New York, NY · +39 more 2mo ago $80,400–$316,300 [Seasats](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/seasats) Integrates and configures it ### [Customer Software Application Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7bb4d5324bed0d63) San Diego, CA On-site 3mo ago $130,000–$180,000 [Baker Tilly](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/baker-tilly) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Principal AI Engineer, Sr AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a8bd18ac838c9b76) San Diego, CA · San Jose, CA · +10 more 8d ago $205,000–$250,000 15 of 19 build what the customer runs. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Fmanagement%3Dic%26region%3Dsan-diego&placement=alert) New fde and deployment jobs for individual contributors in san diego 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 San Diego pay? 17 of 19 postings state a pay range. The median is $144,000, and half of them sit between $127,000 and $180,000, from 9 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in San Diego require? Of 19 postings, 10 state a minimum number of years, from 7 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 7 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (2) or under 3 years (1). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in San Diego? These 19 postings come from 10 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (6), [Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) (4), [Shield AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/shield-ai) (2), [Baker Tilly](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/baker-tilly) (1) and [Cadre AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cadre-ai) (1). Counted over the 19 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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