CloudflareLeads the deployment team
Senior Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
$234,000–$310,000
FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience in SF Bay Area
375 postings · 175 companies · 318 state pay: median $216,000, half $191,000–$254,000
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C3.aiLeads the deployment team
Senior Director, Forward Deployed Engineering, Americas
Redwood City, CAOn-site
$250,000–$350,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Builds for teams inside the company
Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering
Mountain View, CA · Boston, MA · +4 moreMountain View, CA +5
$159,300–$212,800
ChalkLeads the deployment team
Director, Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$300,000–$350,000
GoogleIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer, Geo Auto
Mountain View, CA · Seattle, WAMountain View, CA +1
$152,000–$221,000
ID.meLeads the deployment team
Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
Mountain View, CA · Mclean, VA · +2 moreMountain View, CA +3On-site
$154,000–$275,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Builds for teams inside the company
Senior Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering
Mountain View, CA · Boston, MA · +4 moreMountain View, CA +5
$175,100–$247,600
$140,000–$220,000
DossPlans what the customer deploys first
Lead Forward Deployed Product Manager (NYC)
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1
$180,000–$210,000
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
Senior Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering
Mountain View, CA · Boston, MA · +4 moreMountain View, CA +5
$175,100–$247,600
flexportPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Consultant- Supply Chain Solutions
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$174,000–$213,000
DatadogLeads the deployment team
Datadog for Startups - Forward Deployed Engineering Lead
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$200,000–$250,000
$147,900–$293,250
Amazon (incl AWS)Builds for teams inside the company
Senior Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering
Mountain View, CA · Boston, MA · +4 moreMountain View, CA +5
$175,100–$247,600
$190,000–$225,000
Sila NanotechnologiesBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Application Developer
Alameda, CA
$152,000–$192,000
$153,000–$200,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Builds for teams inside the company
Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering
Mountain View, CA · Boston, MA · +4 moreMountain View, CA +5
$159,300–$212,800
DossPlans what the customer deploys first
Lead Forward Deployed Product Manager
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$180,000–$210,000
$130,000–$190,000
$140,000–$200,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Leads the deployment team
Sr Manager Forward Deployed Engineering, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Mountain View, CA · Boston, MA · +6 moreMountain View, CA +7
$220,100–$342,300
$150,000–$180,000
Snorkel AILeads the deployment team
Head of Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$268,800–$403,000
IntercomLeads the deployment team
Senior Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$252,000–$280,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Leads the deployment team
Senior Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Mountain View, CA · San Diego, CA · +8 moreMountain View, CA +9
$220,100–$342,300
$120,000–$150,000
Snorkel AILeads the deployment team
Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$200,000–$320,000
Pay not posted
$175,000–$205,000
ServalPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist, Flagship Account
Santa Clara, CA · San Francisco, CASanta Clara, CA +1Hybrid
$150,000–$280,000
CoreWeaveIntegrates and configures it
Senior Specialist Field Engineer - SaaS
Sunnyvale, CA · San Francisco, CASunnyvale, CA +1
$182,000–$242,000
$200,000–$250,000
$184,000–$287,500
$160,000–$190,000
$208,000–$260,000
$126,000–$188,000
NVIDIAIntegrates and configures it
Senior Solutions Architect, NVIDIA Cloud Partners
Santa Clara, CARemote
$184,000–$287,500
$140,000–$220,000
214 of 375 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience in SF Bay Area pay?
318 of 375 postings state a pay range. The median is $216,000, and half of them sit between $191,000 and $254,000, from 141 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience in SF Bay Area require?
Of 375 postings, 210 state a minimum number of years, from 124 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 110 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (67), under 3 years (19) or 10 or more years (14).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience in SF Bay Area?
These 375 postings come from 175 companies. The employers with the most postings are Accenture (22), OpenAI (19), NVIDIA (17), Google (13) and Amazon (incl AWS) (10).
Are FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience in SF Bay Area remote?
36 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 132 are hybrid and 85 are on-site. The remaining 122 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 146 of the 375 postings.
Counted over the 375 postings in this search. Postings read on September 22, 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