> 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=23 966 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 [Benchling](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/benchling) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Software Engineer, Tools and Automation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c4a1efdff7ee042a) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $195,000–$265,000 [Nscale](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nscale) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Foundry Engineering Lead ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/60e937813c4272ad) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 more 2mo ago Pay not posted [Ironsite](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ironsite) Leads the deployment team ### [Head of Field Applications](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2b1a0715b67f2087) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago $200,000–$300,000 [Anthropic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anthropic) Proves it works before the sale ### [Applied AI, Research Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ad03554ab362a16c) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 2mo ago $300,000–$400,000 [Crusoe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/crusoe) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Software Engineer, Internal Tools & Automation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8d056ef0f4cec870) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago $215,000–$260,000 [Cerebras Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cerebras-systems) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI and Automation Engineer - Business Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/73fcbb84a84c8f78) Sunnyvale, CA Hybrid 2mo ago Pay not posted [AMD](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amd) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Applied AI Engineer, Top Hardware Priorities](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ea48377ce5bbd994) Santa Clara, CA 2mo ago Pay not posted [Ciridae](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ciridae) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Platform Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/63b9ca33c41caa45) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Decagon](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/decagon) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Acceleration Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/33936cf53f20218a) San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago $180,000–$220,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Software Engineer, Safety Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/830735363503685c) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $207,000–$385,000 [Block (Square)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/block-square) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Software Engineer, Go-to-Market Systems & AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2308348edd15ae53) SF Bay Area 2mo ago $263,600–$395,400 [Everlaw](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/everlaw) Builds for teams inside the company ### [GTM AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c57efd57ebb31902) Oakland, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $154,000–$213,000 [AssemblyAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/assemblyai) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior GTM AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f11b9f241b74e158) San Francisco, CA 2mo ago $160,000–$220,000 [ALSO](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/also) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Staff Deployment Strategist, Operations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1181054e08ce3e65) Palo Alto, CA On-site 2mo ago $170,000–$225,000 [Legence](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/legence) Builds for teams inside the company ### [I&M Segment Applied AI Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8b0719a3b5b22e20) San Jose, CA · Beltsville, MD Remote 2mo ago $145,000–$180,000 [Lyra Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lyra-health) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Software Engineer - Internal Efficiency](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bbbb71f56e658c7b) South San Francisco, CA Remote 2mo ago Pay not posted [Roku](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/roku) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Sr. AI Transformation Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/33d5909e360f7f5a) San Jose, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $242,200–$486,000 [Samsara](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/samsara) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Finance & Strategy AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/39573757c75aa176) San Francisco, CA Remote 2mo ago $146,370–$246,000 [Klaviyo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/klaviyo) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Sr. AI Systems & Solutions Architect, Global Services](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a9651c739f4cbbef) San Francisco, CA 2mo ago $120,000–$180,000 [Genera](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/genera) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/92aa54f47ce41182) San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago Pay not posted [Firecrawl](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/firecrawl) Keeps customers running after launch ### [Success Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fe487ab5ae5ba055) San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago $209,000–$265,000 [Paradigm](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/paradigm) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Product Engineer, Applied AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3b955e26ed9776cb) San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago $250,000–$400,000 [Klaviyo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/klaviyo) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Sr. AI Systems & Solutions Architect, Customer Success](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d52a8600bb610846) San Francisco, CA 2mo ago $120,000–$180,000 [Interface AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/interface-ai) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Applied AI Engineer, Business Automation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/414ef0024c84432a) San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago $220,000–$260,000 [Arcadia Science](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/arcadia-science) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Software Engineer - Full Stack](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3d2b1c651a50a087) Emeryville, CA On-site 3mo ago $160,000–$195,000 [Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/jones-lang-lasalle-jll) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deploy Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/adb58e1e1a50fa0b) San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL Remote 3mo ago $220,000–$320,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Applied AI Software Engineer, GTM Growth Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/894f3a5c14d4cbf9) San Francisco, CA 3mo ago $266,000–$405,000 [Cadence Design Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cadence-design-systems) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Lead Solutions Engineer– Back Office Transformation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7ae6852e1ccbf28b) San Jose, CA 3mo ago $114,800–$213,200 [Prologis](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/prologis) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Lead AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/974be3a4d3d388f5) San Francisco, CA · Denver, CO · +3 more On-site 3mo ago $147,000–$202,000 [Block (Square)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/block-square) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Legal Systems Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4ea311520d8d39a6) San Francisco, CA 3mo ago $145,400–$257,600 [Fluidstack](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fluidstack) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Decision Engineer, Infrastructure Development & Delivery](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/57fae2e60b40241e) San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago $224,000–$300,000 [Sprinter Health](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sprinter-health) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Enablement Engineer (Senior / Staff)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9f6e765ba0277c1d) San Francisco, CA · Menlo Park, CA Hybrid 3mo ago $180,000–$260,000 [Waymo](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/waymo) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Enablement Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c882a164e9bc6d53) Mountain View, CA Hybrid 3mo ago $200,000–$247,000 [Snowflake](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/snowflake) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior AI Engineer, Enterprise](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0d220a193506cf5d) Menlo Park, CA 3mo ago $156,000–$224,200 [Fluidstack](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fluidstack) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Decision Engineer, Business Operations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ec223ab1b0028409) San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago $224,000–$300,000 [Perplexity](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/perplexity) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Enterprise AI Products)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a107ab6384fd73e5) San Francisco, CA 4mo ago $220,000–$405,000 [Composio](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/composio) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Member of Technical Staff, Enterprise Product](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ecc23366a7d784df) San Francisco, CA On-site 4mo ago Pay not posted [Apple](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/apple) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Tools and Automations Lead, App Review](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3eb3e28560ad3450) Cupertino, CA 4mo ago Pay not posted [Distyl AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/distyl-ai) Leads the deployment team ### [AI Engineer, Enterprise Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a777a2e143cc194d) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 4mo ago $200,000–$250,000 [Samba TV](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/samba-tv) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI GTM Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6af92266eeb5fd35) San Francisco, CA On-site 4mo ago Pay not posted 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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