Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +4
$168,100–$261,500
FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience in SF Bay Area with significant travel
96 postings · 37 companies · 88 state pay: median $215,000, half $186,000–$240,000
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Forward Deployed Engineer - Cleared - US
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$170,000–$400,000
$185,000–$300,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer | New York or San Francisco (Onsite)
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$136,000–$216,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CA · Boston, MA · +4 moreSan Francisco, CA +5
$168,100–$261,500
$191,000–$289,300
$170,000–$225,000
$201,300–$352,300
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
$198,000–$319,000/mo
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Public Sector
San Francisco, CA · Washington, DCSan Francisco, CA +1
Pay not posted
Forward Deployed Engineer - Cybersecurity - US
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$170,000–$400,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization)
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +4
$168,100–$261,500
$180,000–$300,000
Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)
Technical Architect - Forward Deployed Engineering
Pleasanton, CA · Austin, TXPleasanton, CA +1On-site
$170,000–$220,000
AI Engineer - FDE Software Engineering Sr. Manager
Mountain View, CA · New York, NY · +40 moreMountain View, CA +41
$112,900–$302,400
Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +3 moreBoston, MA +4
$143,700–$213,800
Pay not posted
$185,000–$300,000
Full Stack Forward Deployed Engineering Manager
Mountain View, CA · Arlington, VA · +35 moreMountain View, CA +36
$80,400–$316,300
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +4 moreBoston, MA +5
$168,100–$261,500
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Public Sector
San Francisco, CA · Washington, DCSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$167,000–$203,000
$200,000–$300,000
Forward Deployed AI Engineer Sr Manager
Mountain View, CA · Chicago, IL · +38 moreMountain View, CA +39
$112,900–$366,300
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization)
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +3 moreBoston, MA +4
$168,100–$250,200
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Legal-SF
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$185,000–$300,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) — Agentforce Orchestration
San Francisco, CA · Atlanta, GA · +9 moreSan Francisco, CA +10
$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, Forward Deployment Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +2 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +3
$143,700–$223,600
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Legal-NYC
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$185,000–$300,000
$150,000–$200,000
Palantir Forward Deployed Senior Engineer
Mountain View, CA · Chicago, IL · +39 moreMountain View, CA +40
$80,400–$316,300
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Sr Forward Deployment Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +4
$168,100–$261,500
$185,000–$300,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector, Nonprofit & Education
San Francisco, CA · Mclean, VA · +8 moreSan Francisco, CA +9Remote
$88,970–$316,750
$200,000–$300,000
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Forward Deployed Engineer - US
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$170,000–$400,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) (Mid/Senior Level)
San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WA · +8 moreSan Francisco, CA +9Remote
$88,970–$198,170
$150,000–$200,000
75 of 96 build what the customer runs.
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience in SF Bay Area with significant travel pay?
88 of 96 postings state a pay range. The median is $215,000, and half of them sit between $186,000 and $240,000, from 31 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience in SF Bay Area with significant travel require?
Of 96 postings, 70 state a minimum number of years, from 30 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 42 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (13), under 3 years (8) or 10 or more years (7).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience in SF Bay Area with significant travel?
These 96 postings come from 37 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (23), Accenture (17), OpenAI (7), Salesforce (4) and Distyl AI (3).
Are FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience in SF Bay Area with significant travel remote?
6 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 27 are hybrid and 15 are on-site. The remaining 48 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 96 of the 96 postings.
Counted over the 96 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