> 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 involving pre-sales Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?region=san-diego&stage=presales 12 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs in San Diego involving pre-sales, from 7 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $165,000 to $236,000. **12** postings · **7** companies · median **$179,000**, half $165,000–$236,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Published October 10, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [AI Forward Deployed Engineering Manager | Sales ReInvention](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0894ccabb46b62eb) San Diego, CA · Chicago, IL · +41 more On-site 6w ago $80,400–$316,300 [Cadre AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cadre-ai) ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer | San Diego, CA](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bb21b43f6b721f75) San Diego, CA 3mo ago $100,000–$140,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [AI Forward Deployed Engineering Senior Manager | Sales ReInvention](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/16bca3048d7b55d6) San Diego, CA · Chicago, IL · +41 more 6w ago $112,900–$366,300 [Cisco](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cisco) ### [Senior Solutions Engineer - FDSE Public Sector - Splunk (Remote)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/881e6a41c1c715b4) San Diego, CA · Reston, VA · +3 more Remote New · 6d ago $218,600–$344,700 [Shield AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/shield-ai) ### [Applications Engineer, Autonomy (open level)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/428fb983eb69a54d) San Diego, CA Hybrid 28mo ago $152,000–$318,000 [Cisco](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cisco) ### [Staff Solutions Engineer - FDSE Public Sector - Splunk (Remote)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5f665de6bff21392) San Diego, CA · Reston, VA · +6 more Remote New · 6d ago $246,800–$394,300 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Enterprise AI Transformation Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2d3876bc2df23d99) San Diego, CA · Chicago, IL · +40 more 10d ago $80,400–$266,300 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Google Agentic AI Delivery Specialist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/05234902c7615380) San Diego, CA · Albany, NY · +39 more 3mo ago $54,400–$196,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Google Agentic AI Delivery Senior Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/849934b3c434470f) San Diego, CA · Albany, NY · +39 more 4mo ago $80,400–$266,300 [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 13d ago $165,000–$185,000 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist, Build to Apply - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ca3c76d2a42048d9) San Diego, CA On-site 8mo ago $110,000–$170,000 [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 19mo ago $150,000–$215,000 9 of 12 build what the customer runs. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Fregion%3Dsan-diego%26stage%3Dpresales&placement=alert) New fde and deployment jobs in san diego involving pre-sales go out by email once you have an account and set an alert. [Compare pay across US FDE roles →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary) ## Frequently asked questions ### What do FDE and deployment jobs in San Diego involving pre-sales pay? 12 of 12 postings state a pay range. The median is $179,000, and half of them sit between $165,000 and $236,000, from 7 companies. ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs in San Diego involving pre-sales? These 12 postings come from 7 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (5), [Cisco](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cisco) (2), [Cadre AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cadre-ai) (1), [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) (1) and [Shield AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/shield-ai) (1). Counted over the 12 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey. Employer postings · Locations cover the metro area, not only the city. 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