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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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$120,000–$190,000
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AtomsBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
Mountain View, CA · San Francisco, CAMountain View, CA +1On-site
$176,000–$242,000
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
$102,000–$115,000
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
AtomsBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
Mountain View, CA · San Francisco, CAMountain View, CA +1On-site
$176,000–$242,000
FluidstackBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Engineer, Infrastructure Development & Delivery
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$224,000–$300,000
CyvlIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$120,000–$195,000
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
FluidstackBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Engineer, Business Operations
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$224,000–$300,000
CoreWeaveIntegrates and configures it
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Agents
Sunnyvale, CA · San Francisco, CASunnyvale, CA +1
$182,000–$242,000
$150,000–$170,000
$220,000–$260,000
$180,000–$230,000
$209,000–$265,000
$180,000–$240,000
$180,000–$230,000 · total compensation
SiftIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Marina Del Rey, CASan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$125,000–$175,000
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
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
Cognition AIKeeps customers running after launch
Forward Deployed Engineer - US
San Francisco, CAOn-site
Pay not posted
$150,000–$240,000
$190,000–$230,000 · OTE
Varick-AgentsPlans what the customer deploys first
Senior Forward Deployed Strategist
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$175,000–$250,000
SketchProKeeps customers running after launch
Forward Deployed Architect: Customer Success
San Francisco, CA
$100,000–$140,000
Pay not posted
LaticaPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Product Manager, Data & Insights
Palo Alto, CA
Pay not posted
$130,000–$170,000
$115,000–$135,000
GradialIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Product Analyst
San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WA · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2
$120,000–$135,000
Pay not posted
ProfoundKeeps customers running after launch
Forward Deployed Marketing Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$149,250–$155,250
Onos HealthPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward-Deployed Product Manager
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$180,000–$220,000
GRIDSIGHTIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Data Analyst
San Francisco, CA · Austin, TXSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
Exa (formerly Metaphor)Plans what the customer deploys first
Product Manager, Forward Deployed
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$155,000–$275,000
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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