> 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 San Diego Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?region=san-diego&page=2 53 forward deployed engineer jobs in San Diego, CA, including related deployment roles, from 19 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $141,000 to $212,000. **53** postings · **19** companies · **50** with pay · median **$183,000** · middle half $141,000–$212,000 · read Nov 6, 2026 Updated Nov 8, 2026 [Cadre AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cadre-ai) Leads the deployment team ### [Staff Forward Deployed AI Engineer | San Diego, CA](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b144c00238ccf58c) San Diego, CA Hybrid 3mo ago $165,000–$200,000 [Insulet Corporation](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/insulet-corporation) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Data Engineer - Hybrid (Acton, MA or San Diego, CA)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f0d03332237a8824) San Diego, CA · Acton, MA Hybrid 11d ago $143,700–$215,550 [Sitreps](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sitreps) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Mission Strategist, Navy](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/31c0835d25642c66) San Diego, CA On-site 2w ago $165,000–$185,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) Integrates and configures it ### [Salesforce Forward Deployed Engineer Lead (Agentforce)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/73e5924621161727) San Diego, CA · New York, NY · +39 more New · 2d ago $62,800–$218,800 [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 Diego, CA · Chicago, IL · +57 more Hybrid 2w ago $99,000–$232,000 [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) Leads the deployment team ### [Forward Deployed Engineering Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a60e7ba97aa7fff1) San Diego, CA · Arlington, VA · +39 more 6w ago $80,400–$316,300 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) Integrates and configures it ### [AI Architect - FDE Associate Director](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d150bad0c0de3100) San Diego, CA · New York, NY · +40 more 7w ago $62,800–$218,800 [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 10d ago $205,000–$250,000 [Bristol Myers Squibb](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bristol-myers-squibb) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Manager, Research Intelligence Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/613a32893c980710) San Diego, CA · Princeton, NJ · +3 more 4w ago $134,980–$179,920 [Vannevar Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vannevar-labs) Leads the deployment team ### [Enterprise Technical Lead (Clearance Required)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f690faf1f1a405cd) San Diego, CA · Washington, DC · +1 more Remote Since 2025 $150,000–$215,000 40 of these 53 jobs build what the customer runs. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Fregion%3Dsan-diego%26page%3D2&placement=assist) [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Fregion%3Dsan-diego%26page%3D2&placement=alert) Alerts for “FDE and deployment jobs in San Diego” go out once you have an account. [Compare pay across US FDE roles →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary) San Diego is the 14th-largest FDE job market of the 21 US metros listed here, after Minneapolis–St. Paul and Houston, with 53 postings from 19 companies read on November 6, 2026. Hiring here: [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) , [Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) , [PwC (US)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pwc-us) , [STR](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/str) , [Cadre AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cadre-ai). ## Frequently asked questions ### What do FDE and deployment jobs in San Diego pay? 50 of 53 postings state a pay range. The median is $183,000, and half of them sit between $141,000 and $212,000, from 18 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs in San Diego require? Of 53 postings, 36 state a minimum number of years, from 14 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 16 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (15), 10 or more years (3) or under 3 years (2). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs in San Diego? These 53 postings come from 19 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (21), [Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) (5), [PwC (US)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pwc-us) (4), [STR](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/str) (4) and [Cadre AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cadre-ai) (2). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs in San Diego remote? 5 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 11 are hybrid and 6 are on-site. The remaining 31 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 35 of the 53 postings. Counted over the 53 postings in this search. 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