Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CA · Boston, MA · +4 moreSan Francisco, CA +5
$168,100–$261,500
Senior FDE and deployment jobs in SF Bay Area serving external customers and internal teams
65 postings · 52 companies · 56 state pay: median $209,000, half $170,000–$250,000
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$191,475–$260,830
$136,000–$155,000
Applied Researcher - Forward-Deployed RL
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Remote
$150,000–$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 – Applied AI
San Francisco, CA · Gallup, NMSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
Pay not posted
Manager, Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +8 moreSan Francisco, CA +9Hybrid
$150,000–$180,000
$152,000–$221,000
Senior/Staff Forward Deployed Engineer - Computer Use Agents
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$180,000–$320,000
$100,000–$180,000
Manager, Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +8 moreSan Francisco, CA +9Hybrid
$150,000–$180,000
$148,000–$255,000
Staff Forward Deployed Engineer, Physical Sciences (Level Flexible)
San Francisco, CA · Cambridge, MASan Francisco, CA +1
$192,000–$256,000
Senior Data Scientist (Forward Deployed)
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$193,000–$250,000
$150,000–$350,000
$150,000–$185,000
$250,000–$400,000
$120,000–$170,000
$150,000–$190,000
$207,000–$265,000
Pay not posted
$152,000–$287,500
$350,000–$450,000
Pay not posted
EY-Parthenon - Strategy and Execution - Growth Platforms - AI/ML Engineer - Sr Associate/Consultant
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +12 moreSan Francisco, CA +13Hybrid
$130,000–$185,000
$179,875–$203,925
Senior MLOps Engineer - DSX Enablement
Santa Clara, CA · Seattle, WA · US remoteSanta Clara, CA +1 · US remoteRemote
$184,000–$356,500
$200,000–$400,000
EY-Parthenon - Strategy and Execution - Growth Platforms - Software Engineer - Sr Assoc/Consultant
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +12 moreSan Francisco, CA +13Hybrid
$130,000–$185,000
Senior Applied AI Engineer/Architect
San Francisco, CA · Boston, MA · +7 moreSan Francisco, CA +8
$225,000–$304,200
$150,000–$250,000
$152,000–$241,500
Senior Data Scientist (US)
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$170,000–$240,000
HadrianLeads the deployment team
Director of Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering
SF Bay AreaOn-site
$300,000–$415,000
OpenAIPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Lead, Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) - Platform
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$207,000–$294,000
GRIDSIGHTBuilds for teams inside the company
Founding Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX · US remoteSan Francisco, CA +1 · US remoteRemote
Pay not posted
Lila SciencesBuilds for teams inside the company
Staff Forward Deployed Engineer, Life Sciences
San Francisco, CA · Cambridge, MASan Francisco, CA +1
$192,000–$256,000
Pay not posted
35 of 65 build what the customer runs.
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Frequently asked questions
What do senior FDE and deployment jobs in SF Bay Area serving external customers and internal teams pay?
56 of 65 postings state a pay range. The median is $209,000, and half of them sit between $170,000 and $250,000, from 44 companies.
How much experience do senior FDE and deployment jobs in SF Bay Area serving external customers and internal teams require?
Of 65 postings, 38 state a minimum number of years, from 32 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 22 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (8) or 6 to 9 years (8).
Which companies are hiring for senior FDE and deployment jobs in SF Bay Area serving external customers and internal teams?
These 65 postings come from 52 companies. The employers with the most postings are NVIDIA (4), Aircall (3), Amazon (incl AWS) (3), OpenAI (3) and Sia (3).
Are senior FDE and deployment jobs in SF Bay Area serving external customers and internal teams remote?
10 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 20 are hybrid and 17 are on-site. The remaining 18 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 15 of the 65 postings.
Counted over the 65 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. Responsibility levels reflect our reading of the work, not just the employer’s title. Coding scope, project stages and who the work serves are our reading of each job description. · How we read postings