> 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 technical leads in SF Bay Area Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=lead®ion=sf-bay-area&page=8 421 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for technical leads in the SF Bay Area, from 237 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $193,000 to $248,000. **421** postings · **237** companies · 346 state pay: median **$218,000**, half $193,000–$248,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Sr. Deployment Strategist, FDE - Digital Native Business](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/857350fa0750d7c2) San Francisco, CA 6w ago $219,765–$302,220 [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Process Senior/Principal Process Consultant](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/67ce6e554b7cdd03) San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +5 more 7w ago $117,200–$246,000 [Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/avathon-formerly-sparkcognition) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Design Lead — Asset Performance Management ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a5700c0c4f1a33c5) Pleasanton, CA · Austin, TX Hybrid 6w ago $130,000–$155,000 [Thomson Reuters](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thomson-reuters) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Senior Solutions Manager, Tax & Audit AI FDE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6acafc2ec22e682f) San Francisco, CA · Frisco, TX · +7 more Hybrid 7w ago $100,100–$214,100 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) Integrates and configures it ### [AI Architect - FDE Associate Director](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d150bad0c0de3100) Mountain View, CA · New York, NY · +40 more 7w ago $62,800–$218,800 [Noble Machines](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/noble-machines) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/77d9339706f473d9) Sunnyvale, CA On-site 1mo ago $140,000–$195,000 [Ode with Anthropic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ode-with-anthropic) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager (SF/NY)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c483283b6dde3af8) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $200,000–$275,000 [Aircall](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/aircall) Integrates and configures it ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer – Key Accounts (AI Solutions)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/93c14f4837f3a281) San Francisco, CA 2mo ago $175,000–$230,000 [Notion](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/notion) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4b85ebe94bc00f48) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 2mo ago $165,000–$205,000 · OTE [Greptile](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/greptile) Proves it works before the sale ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9ea315669e7fc622) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago $140,000–$220,000 [Deep Infra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deep-infra) Proves it works before the sale ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1aec0681eb976cc3) Palo Alto, CA 2mo ago $150,000–$195,000 [Reevo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/reevo) Integrates and configures it ### [Builder - Forward Deployed Generalist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d7c245c8fee5054d) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Artisan](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/artisan) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed GTM Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7c7c695bb3843447) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY On-site 3mo ago $130,000–$180,000 [Oracle](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/oracle) Integrates and configures it ### [Lead Principal Application Software Engineer- Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e82e8e5ac3158fc8) Pleasanton, CA 3mo ago $104,600–$264,100 [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 [Chef Robotics](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/chef-robotics) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c90e03bbf2ef439a) San Francisco, CA 3mo ago $130,000–$180,000 [Hubs.is](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hubs-is) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Senior Forward Deployed Strategist (French fluent)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7047c5fbf8abdcf7) SF Bay Area Hybrid 3mo ago $105,000–$135,000 [Aircall](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/aircall) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (AI Solutions) - NA West Market](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/db6729ff76ad04d1) San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WA Hybrid 3mo ago $120,000–$190,000 [Accordion](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accordion) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Data & Analytics](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e5a928ae59b6f49c) San Francisco, CA · Atlanta, GA · +6 more On-site 4mo ago $145,000–$240,000 [Abridge](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/abridge) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Member of Product Staff, Forward Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c46356cffd2a0d07) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 4mo ago $260,000–$290,000 [Hubs.is](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hubs-is) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Senior Forward Deployed Strategist (Spanish or Portuguese fluent)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d30d60c07e0fe81a) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 3mo ago $105,000–$135,000 [Gigs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gigs) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6928bd6130b2729f) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 4mo ago $200,000–$250,000 [Arcade.dev](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/arcade-dev) Proves it works before the sale ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/32d820f2cb811407) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 5mo ago From $180,000 [OneSchema](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/oneschema) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed PM](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8f7dd7c70a2985e0) San Francisco, CA On-site 5mo ago Pay not posted [Chai Discovery](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/chai-discovery) Keeps customers running after launch ### [Forward-Deployed Scientist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a04f56e12cff1d0a) San Francisco, CA On-site 8mo ago Pay not posted [Poetic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/poetic) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f67c764ba3b6a1f9) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY On-site 9mo ago $160,000–$275,000 [Kastle](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/kastle) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fe9e0efad87fc29d) San Francisco, CA On-site 9mo ago $150,000–$220,000 [Aircall](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/aircall) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - AI Solutions Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/837b198a32d0ce3f) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 11mo ago Pay not posted [Rox](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rox) Keeps customers running after launch ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/566545628220ec53) San Francisco, CA On-site 13mo ago Pay not posted [Workhelix](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/workhelix) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward-Deployed Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f4faaba52202a835) San Francisco, CA Remote 19mo ago $145,000–$225,000 [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) Integrates and configures it ### [Solutions Architect, Inference Deployments](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ee2fe300c19a3dc3) Santa Clara, CA 13d ago $152,000–$287,500 [GRIDSIGHT](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gridsight) Integrates and configures it ### [Customer Data Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bfe96da7a70d678f) San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX Hybrid 4w ago Pay not posted [Serval](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/serval) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist, Flagship Account](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fdf9cb94545435b8) Santa Clara, CA · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 7w ago $150,000–$280,000 [Figma](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/figma) Integrates and configures it ### [Field Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/920ea649ea394e40) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Remote 1mo ago $140,000–$296,000 [Sierra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sierra) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Strategist, Agent Development (Spanish speaking)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/af12fb2cd8f338a3) San Francisco, CA On-site 1mo ago $200,000–$290,000 [Glean](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/glean) Integrates and configures it ### [Partner Solutions Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/42c89791e06624ee) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $200,000–$250,000 [Benchling](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/benchling) Integrates and configures it ### [Technical Solution Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/970d4add91d36440) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $154,000–$209,000 [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) Integrates and configures it ### [Senior Solutions Architect, NVIDIA Cloud Partners](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7701d9b6b18c7976) Santa Clara, CA Remote 2mo ago $184,000–$287,500 [Perplexity](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/perplexity) Integrates and configures it ### [Applied AI Architect, Perplexity Computer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0286143cb6cbd380) San Francisco, CA 2mo ago $200,000–$250,000 [Lynx Analytics](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lynx-analytics) Integrates and configures it ### [Solution Architect - GenAI, Data & Applications (US)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/88dcda47f30956b7) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 more 2mo ago Pay not posted 244 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? 346 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 162 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 143 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (95), 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 237 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) (17), [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 123 are hybrid and 113 are on-site. The remaining 141 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. 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