Exa (formerly Metaphor)Plans what the customer deploys first
Product Manager, Forward Deployed
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$155,000–$275,000
FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience in SF Bay Area
490 postings · 255 companies · 405 state pay: median $215,000, half $190,000–$250,000
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AccentureLeads the deployment team
Forward Deployed Engineering Manager
Mountain View, CA · Arlington, VA · +39 moreMountain View, CA +40
$80,400–$316,300
DatabricksPlans what the customer deploys first
Sr. Deployment Strategist, FDE - Digital Native Business
San Francisco, CA
$219,765–$302,220
GRIDSIGHTIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Power Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Austin, TXSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
Pay not posted
AfreshLeads the deployment team
Founding Senior Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$203,745–$275,655
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
AccentureIntegrates and configures it
AI Architect - FDE Associate Director
Mountain View, CA · New York, NY · +40 moreMountain View, CA +41
$62,800–$218,800
$140,000–$195,000
$300,000–$350,000
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
$140,000–$220,000
AccentureIntegrates and configures it
Full Stack Engineer Manager (FDE)
Mountain View, CA · New York, NY · +39 moreMountain View, CA +40
$80,400–$316,300
ArtisanPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed GTM Architect
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$130,000–$180,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Builds for teams inside the company
Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Mountain View, CA · Boston, MA · +4 moreMountain View, CA +5
$159,300–$212,800
$130,000–$180,000
AccordionPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Engineer, Data & Analytics
San Francisco, CA · Atlanta, GA · +6 moreSan Francisco, CA +7On-site
$145,000–$240,000
RevelIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Test Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Los Angeles, CASan Francisco, CA +1On-site
Pay not posted
DatadogLeads the deployment team
Forward Deployed Engineering Manager - Datadog for Startups
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$200,000–$250,000
$125,000–$175,000
GoviniLeads the deployment team
Software Engineering Manager, Forward Deployed
San Francisco, CA · Arlington, VA · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Remote
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
Sila NanotechnologiesBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Application Developer
Alameda, CA
$152,000–$192,000
$153,000–$200,000
$120,000–$210,000
ContextPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Strategist
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$180,000–$350,000
$140,000–$200,000
Snorkel AILeads the deployment team
Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$200,000–$320,000
$165,000–$230,000
HackerRankLeads the deployment team
Director, Forward Deployed Engineering
Santa Clara, CA · Mountain View, CASanta Clara, CA +1Hybrid
$300,000–$350,000 · base + variable
$175,000–$205,000
Snorkel AILeads the deployment team
VP, Head of Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$268,800–$403,000
ThatchIntegrates and configures it
Partner Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX · +1 more · US remoteSan Francisco, CA +2 · US remoteRemote
$160,000–$195,000
$152,000–$287,500
GRIDSIGHTIntegrates and configures it
Customer Data Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Austin, TXSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
Pay not posted
ServalPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist, Flagship Account
Santa Clara, CA · San Francisco, CASanta Clara, CA +1Hybrid
$150,000–$280,000
FigmaIntegrates and configures it
Field Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Remote
$140,000–$296,000
CoreWeaveIntegrates and configures it
Senior Specialist Field Engineer - SaaS
Sunnyvale, CA · San Francisco, CASunnyvale, CA +1
$182,000–$242,000
$200,000–$250,000
NVIDIAIntegrates and configures it
Senior Solutions Architect, NVIDIA Cloud Partners
Santa Clara, CARemote
$184,000–$287,500
Lynx AnalyticsIntegrates and configures it
Solution Architect - GenAI, Data & Applications (US)
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2
Pay not posted
324 of 490 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience in SF Bay Area pay?
405 of 490 postings state a pay range. The median is $215,000, and half of them sit between $190,000 and $250,000, from 195 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience in SF Bay Area require?
Of 490 postings, 376 state a minimum number of years, from 217 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 207 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (95), under 3 years (44) or 10 or more years (30).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience in SF Bay Area?
These 490 postings come from 255 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (23), OpenAI (22), Accenture (20), NVIDIA (20) and Google (16).
Are FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience in SF Bay Area remote?
43 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 136 are hybrid and 130 are on-site. The remaining 181 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 199 of the 490 postings.
Counted over the 490 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. · How we read postings