> 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=24 966 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 [RoboForce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/roboforce) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Lead AI Native Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/268ed77b436ada01) Milpitas, CA On-site 4mo ago Pay not posted [Retell AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/retell-ai) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Founders Initiatives, Technical Ex-Founders](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1fef50e3f27a227b) Redwood City, CA On-site 5mo ago $180,000–$300,000 [RingCentral](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ringcentral) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Enterprise AI Product Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a2c74c8d2ab32982) Belmont, CA On-site 5mo ago $127,400–$182,000 [Equinix](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/equinix) Builds for teams inside the company ### [GTM Engineer: Customer Experience & Lifecycle](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7335306ba6f00dfe) Redwood City, CA · Dallas, TX · +3 more 5mo ago $136,000–$245,000 [TextNow](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/textnow) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Software Developer, AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/06e7768cfbe42f86) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 5mo ago $148,700–$298,800 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Fullstack Engineer, Agentic Applications](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9a39079ea2904fe9) Mountain View, CA 5mo ago $192,000–$260,000 [CoreWeave](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/coreweave) Keeps customers running after launch ### [Account Solution Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c4b2ac20ecda3794) San Francisco, CA 5mo ago $143,000–$210,000 [Equinix](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/equinix) Builds for teams inside the company ### [GTM Engineer: Pipeline and Revenue Generation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5030fdade8f5d9ce) Redwood City, CA · Dallas, TX · +3 more 5mo ago $131,000–$245,000 [NVIDIA](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nvidia) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Applied AI Engineer - VLSI Design](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/89d1e7f01575e622) Santa Clara, CA Hybrid 5mo ago $136,000–$264,500 [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Partner Technical Architect - Agentforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0d3316c6c5777485) San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +2 more 5mo ago $172,500–$285,800 [Serval](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/serval) Leads the deployment team ### [Deployment Leadership](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2cf4f2be614e9158) San Francisco, CA On-site 5mo ago $250,000–$400,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Capacity Systems Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/35326025ecb53c24) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 5mo ago $347,000–$445,000 [Apple](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/apple) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Software Engineer (Applied AI)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f561d0a23f932b54) Cupertino, CA 6mo ago $194,600–$293,900 [LangChain](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/langchain) Proves it works before the sale ### [Deployed Engineer (Bay Area)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2a596ddfc7a1ad70) San Francisco, CA On-site 6mo ago $185,000–$315,000 · OTE [Commure](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/commure) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Operations Manager, Infrastructure](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/abb91756fc6adb7b) Mountain View, CA On-site 6mo ago $120,000–$160,000 [Handshake (AI training)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/handshake-ai-training) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Software Engineer, Operator Experience](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/167322839f2fcb41) San Francisco, CA 6mo ago $225,000–$250,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Software Engineer, Cooperative AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1fe1172380592b97) San Francisco, CA 6mo ago $266,000–$445,000 [Anthropic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anthropic) Proves it works before the sale ### [Applied AI Architect, Commercial](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3c3610a4cc4fc4d6) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 6mo ago $240,000–$315,000 [Dyna Robotics](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/dyna-robotics) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Software Engineer, Applications](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dd285b93f1c97717) Redwood City, CA On-site 7mo ago $170,000–$250,000 [Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Software Engineer, Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/037814d943f2f163) San Francisco, CA · Saint Louis, MO · +2 more 7mo ago $188,800–$362,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Software Engineer, GTM Growth Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6f502ea2bf99de49) San Francisco, CA On-site 6mo ago $266,000–$405,000 [Samba TV](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/samba-tv) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Product Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5b97663e44a22136) San Francisco, CA On-site 7mo ago Pay not posted [Samba](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/samba) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Product Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d756678c8072cf84) San Francisco, CA 7mo ago $200,000–$250,000 [Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Software Engineer, ARC Team](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a6a93858892ae877) San Francisco, CA · Saint Louis, MO · +2 more Hybrid 7mo ago $138,000–$259,440 [Mercor](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/mercor) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Software Engineer, Automation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ccafc6f0ecf62c0a) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY On-site 8mo ago $160,000–$500,000 [Apple](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/apple) Builds for teams inside the company ### [GenAI Solutions Architect, Customer Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c464568d0c188bee) Sunnyvale, CA 8mo ago Pay not posted [Cresta](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cresta) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Engineer, GTM](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4a75973161e40e43) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Hybrid 8mo ago $150,000–$230,000 [Redwood Materials](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/redwood-materials) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b9310795131be37e) San Francisco, CA · Mccarran, NV Hybrid 8mo ago $217,500–$287,500 [Figma](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/figma) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Support Engineer, AI Infrastructure & Tooling](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/70b0028f6789ce57) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY Remote 8mo ago $169,000–$245,000 [Generalist AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/generalist-ai) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Software Engineer: Product](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cbc510d6bf03eb79) San Mateo, CA On-site 8mo ago $200,000–$350,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Backend Software Engineer, GTM Innovation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0f9099e5e00530f9) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 9mo ago $347,000–$445,000 [Eight Sleep](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eight-sleep) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Full Stack Engineer - Customer Experience](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e21fd296a43af528) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY On-site 9mo ago Pay not posted [Sierra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sierra) Builds for teams inside the company ### [GTM Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/55f9956bb88baeda) San Francisco, CA On-site 9mo ago $150,000–$230,000 [Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai) Leads the deployment team ### [Frontier Agent Engineering Manager, Enterprise](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/443e90f636abe8b6) San Francisco, CA 9mo ago $265,000–$331,000 [Gusto](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gusto) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Enterprise Application AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/52d3a1b1c417debb) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 11mo ago $225,000–$250,000 [Periodic Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/periodic-labs) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Product Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f58ee38e240df145) Menlo Park, CA On-site 12mo ago $250,000–$350,000 [Astranis](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/astranis) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Software Engineer - Enterprise Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/11d949153ca32523) San Francisco, CA Since 2025 $145,000–$210,000 [Mariana Minerals](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/mariana-minerals) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Full Stack Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f969b0acf6a0944b) San Francisco, CA On-site Since 2025 $150,000–$220,000 [Benbase](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/benbase) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Founding Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dffac1336553e352) San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · US remote Remote Since 2025 Pay not posted [Clay](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/clay) Keeps customers running after launch ### [Growth Strategist, Key (Deployment Strategist) - SF](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/966334816069affd) San Francisco, CA Hybrid 12d ago $210,000–$240,000 566 of these 966 jobs build what the customer runs. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Fregion%3Dsf-bay-area%26page%3D24&placement=assist) [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Fregion%3Dsf-bay-area%26page%3D24&placement=alert) Alerts for “FDE and deployment jobs in SF Bay Area” go out once you have an account. [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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