$185,000–$300,000
FDE and deployment jobs asking for implementation and data engineering experience in SF Bay Area with significant travel
43 postings · 19 companies · 39 state pay: median $211,000, half $195,000–$243,000
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Senior Forward Deployed Engineer | New York or San Francisco (Onsite)
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$136,000–$216,000
$170,000–$225,000
Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)
Technical Architect - Forward Deployed Engineering
Pleasanton, CA · Austin, TXPleasanton, CA +1On-site
$170,000–$220,000
$97,860–$316,750
AI Engineer - FDE Software Engineering Sr. Manager
Mountain View, CA · New York, NY · +40 moreMountain View, CA +41
$112,900–$302,400
$185,000–$300,000
$150,000–$200,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) — Agentforce Orchestration
San Francisco, CA · Atlanta, GA · +9 moreSan Francisco, CA +10
$88,970–$316,750
Forward Deployed AI Engineer Sr Manager
Mountain View, CA · Chicago, IL · +38 moreMountain View, CA +39
$112,900–$366,300
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Legal-SF
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$185,000–$300,000
$150,000–$200,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector, Nonprofit & Education
San Francisco, CA · Mclean, VA · +8 moreSan Francisco, CA +9Remote
$88,970–$316,750
Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer
Mountain View, CA · Chicago, IL · +39 moreMountain View, CA +40
$54,400–$235,100
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Legal-NYC
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$185,000–$300,000
$220,000–$239,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) (Mid/Senior Level)
San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WA · +8 moreSan Francisco, CA +9Remote
$88,970–$198,170
Palantir Forward Deployed Senior Engineer
Mountain View, CA · Chicago, IL · +39 moreMountain View, CA +40
$80,400–$316,300
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Gov
San Francisco, CA · Washington, DC · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
$145,800–$280,000
Forward Deployed Engineer Manager
Mountain View, CA · Chicago, IL · +38 moreMountain View, CA +39
$80,400–$316,300
Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer -Assoc Director
Mountain View, CA · Chicago, IL · +39 moreMountain View, CA +40
$138,800–$434,000
Pay not posted
Staff Applied AI Engineer - Enterprise AI Solutions
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · US remoteSan Francisco, CA +1 · US remoteRemote
$230,000–$360,000
$190,900–$334,100
Technical Commerce & AI Consultant | Agentic Commerce
Mountain View, CA · Chicago, IL · +40 moreMountain View, CA +41
Pay not posted
Senior Applied AI Engineer/Architect
San Francisco, CA · Boston, MA · +7 moreSan Francisco, CA +8
$225,000–$304,200
$120,000–$190,000
OpenAIPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Lead, Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) - Platform
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$207,000–$294,000
$230,000–$294,000
Bolo AIPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Product Manager
Palo Alto, CA · Houston, TXPalo Alto, CA +1Hybrid
Pay not posted
Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)Leads the deployment team
Engagement Director - Forward Deployed Engineering
Pleasanton, CA · Austin, TXPleasanton, CA +1
$170,000–$220,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Builds for teams inside the company
Senior Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Mountain View, CA · Boston, MA · +4 moreMountain View, CA +5
$175,100–$247,600
Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)Plans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Design Lead — Product Lifecycle Management
Pleasanton, CA · Austin, TXPleasanton, CA +1Hybrid
$170,000–$200,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Builds for teams inside the company
Senior Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Mountain View, CA · Boston, MA · +4 moreMountain View, CA +5
$175,100–$247,600
Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)Plans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Design Lead — Asset Performance Management
Pleasanton, CA · Austin, TXPleasanton, CA +1Hybrid
$130,000–$155,000
OpenAIPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Lead, Semiconductors- SF
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$200,000–$295,000
$105,000–$170,000
$171,200–$256,800 · OTE
SeekrPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist
Menlo Park, CA · Austin, TX · +1 moreMenlo Park, CA +2Hybrid
$180,000–$235,000
LiberatePlans what the customer deploys first
Founding Deployment Strategist
San Francisco, CA · Boston, MASan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$185,000–$260,000
27 of 43 build what the customer runs.
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What do FDE and deployment jobs asking for implementation and data engineering experience in SF Bay Area with significant travel pay?
39 of 43 postings state a pay range. The median is $211,000, and half of them sit between $195,000 and $243,000, from 16 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs asking for implementation and data engineering experience in SF Bay Area with significant travel require?
Of 43 postings, 27 state a minimum number of years, from 15 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 12 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (10), under 3 years (3) or 10 or more years (2).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs asking for implementation and data engineering experience in SF Bay Area with significant travel?
These 43 postings come from 19 companies. The employers with the most postings are OpenAI (8), Accenture (7), Salesforce (6), Avathon (formerly SparkCognition) (4) and Amazon (incl AWS) (2).
Are FDE and deployment jobs asking for implementation and data engineering experience in SF Bay Area with significant travel remote?
8 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 17 are hybrid and 5 are on-site. The remaining 13 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 43 of the 43 postings.
Counted over the 43 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. The background is what the posting asks for in the employer’s own words. Postings that state no experience requirement, or ask for experience outside the five we list, are left out. Travel is the share the posting states. Postings that never mention travel are left out. · How we read postings