Forward Deployed Engineer III, Data Cloud, Google Cloud
San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX · +5 moreSan Francisco, CA +6
$174,000–$252,000
FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for software engineering experience in SF Bay Area
321 postings · 181 companies · 257 state pay: median $215,000, half $192,000–$247,000
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$195,000–$225,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +4
$168,100–$261,500
$197,800–$271,975
$207,000–$300,000
Pay not posted
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CA · Boston, MA · +4 moreSan Francisco, CA +5
$168,100–$261,500
$240,000–$415,000
Forward Deployed Engineer, Generative AI, Geo
Mountain View, CA · New York, NY · +2 moreMountain View, CA +3
$152,000–$221,000
$208,600–$312,900
$194,736.75–$265,613.9
Forward Deployed Engineer - Cleared - US
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$170,000–$400,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Google Labs
Mountain View, CA · New York, NYMountain View, CA +1
$174,000–$252,000
$184,000–$356,500
$168,349.5–$230,912.6
Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +4
$143,700–$223,600
$185,000–$300,000
$120,000–$200,000
$191,475–$260,830
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization)
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +4
$168,100–$261,500
$270,000–$300,000 · OTE
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer | New York or San Francisco (Onsite)
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$136,000–$216,000
$183,997–$257,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +3 moreBoston, MA +4
$143,700–$213,800
Forward Deployed Engineer (U.S. Government / IL5)
San Francisco, CA · Los Altos, CASan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$130,000–$170,000
$184,000–$356,500
Pay not posted
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +4 moreBoston, MA +5
$168,100–$261,500
Pay not posted
$304,000–$437,000
$191,000–$289,300
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization)
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +3 moreBoston, MA +4
$168,100–$250,200
$120,000–$200,000
$264,000–$379,500
$188,000–$240,000
Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +2 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +3
$143,700–$223,600
$180,000–$480,000
Pay not posted
$110,000–$140,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Sr Forward Deployment Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +4
$168,100–$261,500
All 321 build what the customer runs.
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for software engineering experience in SF Bay Area pay?
257 of 321 postings state a pay range. The median is $215,000, and half of them sit between $192,000 and $247,000, from 131 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for software engineering experience in SF Bay Area require?
Of 321 postings, 241 state a minimum number of years, from 151 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 143 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (53), under 3 years (30) or 10 or more years (15).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for software engineering experience in SF Bay Area?
These 321 postings come from 181 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (19), Accenture (16), OpenAI (15), Google (13) and Databricks (9).
Are FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for software engineering experience in SF Bay Area remote?
27 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 97 are hybrid and 81 are on-site. The remaining 116 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 153 of the 321 postings.
Counted over the 321 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