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# FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads in SF Bay Area

Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=lead&region=sf-bay-area&page=2

421 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for technical leads in the SF Bay Area, from 236 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $193,000 to $248,000.

**421** postings · **236** companies · 347 state pay: median **$218,000**, half $193,000–$248,000

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

[Cloudflare](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cloudflare)

### [Senior Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/df0b7e1d2651bcb5)

San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX Hybrid 4w ago

$194,000–$266,000

[ServiceNow](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/servicenow)

### [Forward Deployed Solution Engineer – Applied AI FDE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1a6269874b4bdbd0)

Santa Clara, CA Remote 4w ago

$201,300–$352,300

[Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws)

### [Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1132657e1724cf67)

East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 more 2w ago

$168,100–$261,500

[Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Geo Auto](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0125b607a2d9c80e)

Mountain View, CA · Seattle, WA 4w ago

$152,000–$221,000

[Ascend](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ascend)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/31b6c47f72c5d05c)

San Francisco, CA On-site 4w ago

$170,000–$210,000

[Column](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/column)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8708e316d3429f3b)

San Francisco, CA On-site 4w ago

$130,000–$250,000

[Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws)

### [Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5b9357990c31169e)

East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 more 2w ago

$168,100–$261,500

[Dryft](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/dryft)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer - US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/731b4e96e4cfa35f)

San Francisco, CA On-site 4w ago

Pay not posted

[Qurrent](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/qurrent)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6a18268d0bd57ccf)

San Francisco, CA 4w ago

$120,000–$210,000

[Uniphore](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/uniphore)

### [Principal Data Architect, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3f127121235bfadb)

Palo Alto, CA 4w ago

$232,900–$291,100

[Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws)

### [Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/799ec8c403091b46)

East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 more 2w ago

$168,100–$261,500

[Docker, Inc](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/docker-inc)

### [Principal Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b6d3e67e51b2bef4)

San Francisco, CA Remote 4w ago

$198,000–$319,000/mo

[Campfire](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/campfire)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f935f5733b809a63)

San Francisco, CA On-site 5w ago

$180,000–$220,000

[MGT Insurance](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/mgt-insurance)

### [Senior Product Manager, Forward Deployed Platform](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e539616670aec4ca)

San Francisco, CA · Denver, CO · +1 more Hybrid 5w ago

$190,000–$300,000

[Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws)

### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e8b339d8be1a9304)

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

$168,100–$261,500

[OpenAI Deployment Company](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai-deployment-company)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Cybersecurity - US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/36ce38dd6590bdc5)

San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 5w ago

$170,000–$400,000

[Auterion](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/auterion)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3c5a59c2826f0e93)

San Francisco, CA 5w ago

Pay not posted

[Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture)

### [AI Forward Deployed Engineering Manager | Sales ReInvention](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0894ccabb46b62eb)

Mountain View, CA · Chicago, IL · +41 more On-site 6w ago

$80,400–$316,300

[Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws)

### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e25936c11460ec5d)

East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 more 3w ago

$168,100–$261,500

[Guild.ai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/guild-ai)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9d5934309cf265c1)

San Francisco, CA Hybrid 6w ago

$180,000–$300,000

[Standard Bots](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/standard-bots)

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

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

$215,000–$275,000

[Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture)

### [AI Forward Deployed Engineering Senior Manager | Sales ReInvention](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/16bca3048d7b55d6)

Mountain View, CA · Chicago, IL · +41 more 6w ago

$112,900–$366,300

[Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws)

### [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

[Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/avathon-formerly-sparkcognition)

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

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

$170,000–$220,000

[Thomson Reuters](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thomson-reuters)

### [Principal Software Engineer / Architect – AI, CoCounsel FDE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8c6d98a56ed501dd)

San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +7 more Hybrid 6w ago

$158,900–$340,000

[Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google)

### [Partner Forward Deployed Engineer V, GenAI, Google Cloud](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f3df4a9c8b00d69d)

Sunnyvale, CA · New York, NY 6w ago

$262,000–$364,000

[Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws)

### [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

[Veeam Software](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/veeam-software)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4754fb0878ac63cf)

San Jose, CA Hybrid 6w ago

$137,160–$228,480

[Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce)

### [Expert Agent Builder, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0491722a5ab5e6bd)

San Francisco, CA 7w ago

$97,860–$316,750

[Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture)

### [AI Engineer - FDE Software Engineering Sr. Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d71e3d95228a376e)

Mountain View, CA · New York, NY · +40 more 7w ago

$112,900–$302,400

[Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws)

### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b62c0b50244e3d3f)

East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 more 3w ago

$168,100–$261,500

[Veeam Software](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/veeam-software)

### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8b90677b8c9d0226)

San Jose, CA Hybrid 6w ago

$158,520–$294,360

[Sable](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sable)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/53c529995cfc45be)

San Francisco, CA On-site 7w ago

Pay not posted

[Zip](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/zip)

### [Software Engineer, Forward Deployed (Mid - Senior Level)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/db3d12a17ae46903)

San Francisco, CA Hybrid 7w ago

$150,000–$250,000

[Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks)

### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Digital Native Business ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d7d1858268bd328d)

San Francisco, CA 7w ago

$182,000–$250,208

[OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - SF](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3654e0e90e2207e8)

San Francisco, CA Hybrid 7w ago

$185,000–$300,000

[Nash](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nash)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/387e9ca0faba7f7c)

US Remote 1mo ago

Pay not posted

[Capgemini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/capgemini)

### [Capgemini Invent - Senior Consultant, Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0014ace4470c3ce5)

San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WA · +4 more 2mo ago

$112,600–$212,700

[Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks)

### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Digital Native Business ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/924a15a78c10c56b)

San Francisco, CA Remote 7w ago

$182,000–$250,208

[Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer IV, GenAI, Google Cloud](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/94f64d80eba2db88)

San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WA · +9 more 2mo ago

$207,000–$300,000

245 of 421 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 technical leads in SF Bay Area pay?

347 of 421 postings state a pay range. The median is $218,000, and half of them sit between $193,000 and $248,000, from 180 companies.

### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads in SF Bay Area require?

Of 421 postings, 281 state a minimum number of years, from 161 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 142 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (96), 10 or more years (24) or under 3 years (19).

### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads in SF Bay Area?

These 421 postings come from 236 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (19), [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) (18), [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) (16), [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (14) and [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) (13).

### Are FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads in SF Bay Area remote?

44 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 122 are hybrid and 113 are on-site. The remaining 142 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 176 of the 421 postings.

Counted over the 421 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. · [How we read postings](https://nextmove.md/fde/method)

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