$170,000–$240,000
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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$175,000–$225,000
$120,000–$190,000
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GoogleLeads the deployment team
Forward Deployed Engineering Manager II, Data Cloud, Google Cloud
Sunnyvale, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSunnyvale, CA +2
$262,000–$364,000
NVIDIABuilds for teams inside the company
Senior AI Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering
Santa Clara, CA
$200,000–$322,000
AtomsBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
Mountain View, CA · San Francisco, CAMountain View, CA +1On-site
$176,000–$242,000
SnowflakeLeads the deployment team
Software Engineering Manager, AI Migrations (Forward Deployed)
Menlo Park, CA
$236,000–$339,200
GoogleBuilds for teams inside the company
Lead GenAI Forward Deployed Engineer, YouTube GTM Operations
Mountain View, CA · San Bruno, CA · +1 moreMountain View, CA +2
$186,000–$269,000
$116,000–$230,000
AtomsBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
Mountain View, CA · San Francisco, CAMountain View, CA +1On-site
$176,000–$242,000
Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)Builds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, ILSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$187,100–$300,000
AdobeBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed AI Engineer, Marketing Intelligence & Consumer Insights
San Jose, CA · Seattle, WA · +1 moreSan Jose, CA +2
$109,000–$200,700
$116,000–$230,000
$102,000–$115,000
Analog DevicesBuilds for teams inside the company
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, Enterprise AI Productivity
San Jose, CA · Dallas, TXSan Jose, CA +1
$200,000–$275,000
Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)Builds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2On-site
$150,000–$300,000
PrologisBuilds for teams inside the company
Lead Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Denver, CO · +8 moreSan Francisco, CA +9
$200,000–$285,000
Pay not posted
Flow EngineeringLeads the deployment team
Head of Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$240,000–$300,000
F5Builds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Engineer lll
San Jose, CA · Seattle, WASan Jose, CA +1
$120,000–$180,000
$250,000–$315,000
$210,000–$300,000
Pay not posted
SalesforceIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Data 360
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +9 moreSan Francisco, CA +10
$88,970–$316,750
Pure StorageIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineering, Portworx
Santa Clara, CA · Chicago, IL · +1 moreSanta Clara, CA +2On-site
$208,000–$305,000
CoreWeaveIntegrates and configures it
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Agents
Sunnyvale, CA · San Francisco, CASunnyvale, CA +1
$182,000–$242,000
$180,000–$230,000
SiftIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Marina Del Rey, CASan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$125,000–$175,000
$180,000–$230,000
ModalIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer - ML
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$180,000–$250,000
Snorkel AIIntegrates and configures it
Senior/Staff Forward Deployed Engineer - Data as a Service
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$180,000–$320,000
AccentureIntegrates and configures it
Salesforce Forward Deployed Engineer Lead (Agentforce)
Mountain View, CA · New York, NY · +39 moreMountain View, CA +40
$62,800–$218,800
SalesforceLeads the deployment team
Senior Director, Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2
$196,700–$329,210
Amazon (incl AWS)Leads the deployment team
Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Irvine, CA · +4 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +5
$184,900–$287,700
$115,000–$135,000
$320,000–$488,750
$210,000–$260,000
Veeam SoftwareLeads the deployment team
Technical Lead Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
San Jose, CA
$169,920–$315,600
GRIDSIGHTIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Data Analyst
San Francisco, CA · Austin, TXSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
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