Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer - Public Sector
San Diego, CA · Berkeley, CA · +1 moreSan Diego, CA +2Remote
$182,000–$250,208
FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in San Diego
20 postings · 11 companies · 18 state pay: median $145,000, half $127,000–$198,000
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Palantir Forward Deployed Senior Engineer
San Diego, CA · Chicago, IL · +39 moreSan Diego, CA +40
$80,400–$316,300
$120,000–$160,000
$77,600–$176,000
$150,000–$185,000
Enterprise AI Transformation Consultant
San Diego, CA · Chicago, IL · +40 moreSan Diego, CA +41
$54,400–$196,000
$152,000–$318,000
$77,600–$176,000
Snowflake Advanced AI Engineer
San Diego, CA · San Francisco, CA · +39 moreSan Diego, CA +40
$54,400–$205,800
$69,300–$158,000
Google Agentic AI Delivery Senior Engineer
San Diego, CA · Albany, NY · +39 moreSan Diego, CA +40
$80,400–$266,300
$86,900–$198,000
Shield AIIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer, Operations & Sustainment - open level (R5497)
San Diego, CAHybrid
Pay not posted
AccentureIntegrates and configures it
Full Stack Engineer Manager (FDE)
San Diego, CA · New York, NY · +39 moreSan Diego, CA +40
$80,400–$316,300
$130,000–$180,000
Baker TillyBuilds for teams inside the company
Principal AI Engineer, Sr AI Engineer
San Diego, CA · San Jose, CA · +10 moreSan Diego, CA +11
$205,000–$250,000
16 of 20 build what the customer runs.
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in San Diego pay?
18 of 20 postings state a pay range. The median is $145,000, and half of them sit between $127,000 and $198,000, from 10 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in San Diego require?
Of 20 postings, 11 state a minimum number of years, from 8 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 8 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (2) or under 3 years (1).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in San Diego?
These 20 postings come from 11 companies. The employers with the most postings are Accenture (6), Booz Allen (4), Shield AI (2), Baker Tilly (1) and Cadre AI (1).
Counted over the 20 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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