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Senior Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Mountain View, CA · Boston, MA · +4 moreMountain View, CA +5
$175,100–$247,600
FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in SF Bay Area
512 postings · 330 companies · 374 state pay: median $200,000, half $165,000–$232,000
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GRIDSIGHTIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Power Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Austin, TXSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
Pay not posted
$150,000–$250,000
$140,000–$160,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Builds for teams inside the company
Senior Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Mountain View, CA · Boston, MA · +4 moreMountain View, CA +5
$175,100–$247,600
$220,000–$315,000
Pay not posted
SitrepsPlans what the customer deploys first
Senior Forward Deployed Strategist, Public Sector
San Francisco, CA · Washington, DCSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$147,000–$185,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Builds for teams inside the company
Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Mountain View, CA · Boston, MA · +4 moreMountain View, CA +5
$159,300–$212,800
Fenwick & WestBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Operations Intern
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +4 moreSan Francisco, CA +5Hybrid
$43,680–$52,000
AccentureIntegrates and configures it
Full Stack Engineer Manager (FDE)
Mountain View, CA · New York, NY · +39 moreMountain View, CA +40
$80,400–$316,300
ReevoIntegrates and configures it
Builder - Forward Deployed Revenue Operations
San Francisco, CAOn-site
Pay not posted
$140,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
RevelIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Test Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Los Angeles, CASan Francisco, CA +1On-site
Pay not posted
$125,000–$175,000
Pay not posted
CleraIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer (Founding Customer Engineer)
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$140,000–$185,000
HightouchProves it works before the sale
Forward Deployed Product Manager
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Remote
$175,000–$230,000
Sila NanotechnologiesBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Application Developer
Alameda, CA
$152,000–$192,000
$153,000–$200,000
$120,000–$210,000
$190,000–$220,000
ContextPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Strategist
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$180,000–$350,000
$200,000–$300,000
From $200,000
Pay not posted
$150,000–$200,000
$140,000–$200,000
$165,000–$230,000
Pay not posted
$175,000–$205,000
PalantirIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer, New Grad - US Government
Palo Alto, CAHybrid
$135,000–$145,000
$65,000–$85,000
Pay not posted
Orchard RoboticsIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Robotics Engineer
San Francisco, CARemote
$135,000–$175,000
TempusIntegrates and configures it
Solution Architect
Redwood City, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreRedwood City, CA +2
$100,000–$130,000
TikTokPlans what the customer deploys first
AI Deployment Strategist — Ads Vertical - Global Monetization Product and Technology
San Jose, CA
$159,000–$272,000
Neural ConceptIntegrates and configures it
Platform Deployment Engineer - West Coast
San Mateo, CAHybrid
$200,000–$250,000
ThatchIntegrates and configures it
Partner Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX · +1 more · US remoteSan Francisco, CA +2 · US remoteRemote
$160,000–$195,000
323 of 512 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in SF Bay Area pay?
374 of 512 postings state a pay range. The median is $200,000, and half of them sit between $165,000 and $232,000, from 237 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in SF Bay Area require?
Of 512 postings, 243 state a minimum number of years, from 187 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 151 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (61), 6 to 9 years (25) or 10 or more years (6).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in SF Bay Area?
These 512 postings come from 330 companies. The employers with the most postings are OpenAI (13), Google (7), Salesforce (7), Sierra (7) and Accenture (6).
Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in SF Bay Area remote?
34 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 140 are hybrid and 227 are on-site. The remaining 111 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 170 of the 512 postings.
Counted over the 512 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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