> 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 in SF Bay Area Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?region=sf-bay-area&page=16 966 forward deployed engineer jobs in San Francisco & Bay Area, CA, including related deployment roles, from 483 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $180,000 to $245,000. **966** postings · **483** companies · **747** with pay · median **$214,000** · middle half $180,000–$245,000 · read Nov 8, 2026 [Pure Storage](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pure-storage) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineering, Portworx](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/50e89e7f4d1ee762) Santa Clara, CA · Chicago, IL · +1 more On-site 2mo ago $208,000–$305,000 [CoreWeave](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/coreweave) Integrates and configures it ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Agents](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/937cb0d74a7ba1cd) Sunnyvale, CA · San Francisco, CA 3mo ago $182,000–$242,000 [AKASA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/akasa) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6b9e2488e7fb7a49) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 3mo ago $150,000–$170,000 [OpenRouter](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openrouter) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/59b5f31af1c66ee9) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 5mo ago $220,000–$260,000 [Reducto](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/reducto) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Infrastructure Specialist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2cd6a2b490a4a574) San Francisco, CA On-site 5mo ago $200,000–$300,000 [Commure](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/commure) Integrates and configures it ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cd14e4328d349710) Mountain View, CA Remote 5mo ago $180,000–$230,000 [Together AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/together-ai) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Strategic Inference ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/861af3d7eac332f8) San Francisco, CA 6mo ago $270,000–$300,000 · OTE [Firecrawl](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/firecrawl) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e499c4adf6f57b90) San Francisco, CA On-site 6mo ago $209,000–$265,000 [PromptQL](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/promptql) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3edc4a8258f99c29) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 6mo ago $180,000–$240,000 [Tavus](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tavus) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a36709a23decf89e) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 7mo ago $180,000–$230,000 · total compensation [Sift](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sift) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bf15e90ac28054b0) San Francisco, CA · Marina Del Rey, CA Hybrid 7mo ago $125,000–$175,000 [Speakeasy](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/speakeasy) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ae46d65995194b89) San Francisco, CA On-site 8mo ago $180,000–$230,000 [Modal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/modal) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - ML](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/be717912a9d27a0d) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY On-site 8mo ago $180,000–$250,000 [Snorkel AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/snorkel-ai) Integrates and configures it ### [Senior/Staff Forward Deployed Engineer - Data as a Service](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/87ad3c2e45737840) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid Since 2025 $180,000–$320,000 [Lila Sciences](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lila-sciences) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Forward Deployed Engineer, Life Sciences](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8317a7684701a22e) San Francisco, CA · Cambridge, MA Since 2025 $192,000–$256,000 [Cognition AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cognition-ai) Keeps customers running after launch ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - US](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/75ede2de094f8912) San Francisco, CA On-site Since 2025 Pay not posted [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) Integrates and configures it ### [Salesforce Forward Deployed Engineer Lead (Agentforce)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/73e5924621161727) Mountain View, CA · New York, NY · +39 more New · 2d ago $62,800–$218,800 [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) Leads the deployment team ### [Senior Director, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8b65ace4a79082c1) San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +1 more New · 5d ago $196,700–$329,210 [Method Financial](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/method-financial) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c7fbc8558816e0da) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +2 more Hybrid New · 6d ago $180,000–$220,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) Leads the deployment team ### [Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/54139ba3c218c1dc) East Palo Alto, CA · Irvine, CA · +4 more 11d ago $184,900–$287,700 [Etched](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/etched) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Systems Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/02421ed5d2a72ab8) San Jose, CA On-site 11d ago $150,000–$240,000 [IFS](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ifs) Proves it works before the sale ### [Pre-Sales Forward Deployed Engineer - IFS Loops](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/299d0f4d19ba24b2) Palo Alto, CA 12d ago $190,000–$230,000 · OTE [Varick-Agents](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/varick-agents) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Senior Forward Deployed Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/daf5d9e5addbf396) San Francisco, CA On-site 13d ago $175,000–$250,000 [Sumeru Equity Partners](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sumeru-equity-partners) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed AI Operating Principal](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/29e4e2500ba4f811) San Mateo, CA On-site 2w ago $320,000–$360,000 [SketchPro](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sketchpro) Keeps customers running after launch ### [Forward Deployed Architect: Customer Success](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2bc06a332ea19712) San Francisco, CA 2w ago $100,000–$140,000 [Rely Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rely-health) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0ade2f0274246fb2) San Francisco, CA 2w ago Pay not posted [Latica](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/latica) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager, Data & Insights](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/96b4fc6d155e343e) Palo Alto, CA 2w ago Pay not posted [Knightscope](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/knightscope) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4bc5e23e28388fe0) Sunnyvale, CA On-site 2w ago $130,000–$170,000 [AssemblyAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/assemblyai) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Triage](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/035e0d59cf07de8c) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2w ago $115,000–$135,000 [Gradial](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gradial) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Product Analyst](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a374eba29c9e4ad9) San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WA · +1 more 2w ago $120,000–$135,000 [Infinitus](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/infinitus) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/de590d542183a071) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2w ago Pay not posted [PwC (US)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pwc-us) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer-Palantir Foundry-Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5c609381e348c6d6) San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +57 more Hybrid 2w ago $99,000–$232,000 [Hadrian](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hadrian) Leads the deployment team ### [Sr. Director, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f4ea9efe32970402) SF Bay Area On-site 2w ago $300,000–$415,000 [Flint](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/flint) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/383b4fd54f7fee3f) San Francisco, CA On-site 2w ago Pay not posted [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) Leads the deployment team ### [Director, Forward Deployed Engineering - Open Models](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ba48c9ede66f4ae5) Santa Clara, CA 2w ago $320,000–$488,750 [Provectus](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/provectus) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Senior Product Owner | Forward Deployed AI Delivery (SF and NYC)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b16f757cfe829232) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 3w ago $140,000–$180,000 [Doss](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/doss) Leads the deployment team ### [Manager, Forward Deployed Services](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1c7c45228bc8e823) San Francisco, CA On-site 3w ago $210,000–$260,000 [Novita AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/novita-ai) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer Intern](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0ffdb779625db49c) San Mateo, CA Hybrid 3w ago Pay not posted [Profound](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/profound) Leads the deployment team ### [Manager, Forward Deployed Marketing Engineers](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5f8b796da97a1250) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY On-site 4w ago $183,000–$190,500 [Veeam Software](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/veeam-software) Leads the deployment team ### [Technical Lead Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fe5ff6be3e268032) San Jose, CA 4w ago $169,920–$315,600 566 of these 966 jobs build what the customer runs. - 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[Compare pay across US FDE roles →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary) SF Bay Area is the largest FDE job market of the 21 US metros listed here, with 966 postings from 483 companies read on November 8, 2026. Hiring here: [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) , [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) , [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) , [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) , [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google). ## Frequently asked questions ### What do FDE and deployment jobs in SF Bay Area pay? 747 of 966 postings state a pay range. The median is $214,000, and half of them sit between $180,000 and $245,000, from 356 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs in SF Bay Area require? Of 966 postings, 539 state a minimum number of years, from 301 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 295 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (127), under 3 years (80) or 10 or more years (37). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs in SF Bay Area? These 966 postings come from 483 companies. The employers with the most postings are [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) (31), [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (27), [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) (22), [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (20) and [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) (17). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs in SF Bay Area remote? 84 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 272 are hybrid and 352 are on-site. The remaining 258 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 360 of the 966 postings. Counted over the 966 postings in this search. 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