$160,000–$190,000
FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads in SF Bay Area
421 postings · 237 companies · 346 state pay: median $218,000, half $193,000–$248,000
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NVIDIAIntegrates and configures it
Senior Solutions Architect, AI Inference
Santa Clara, CA · US remoteRemote
$184,000–$356,500
$170,000–$250,000
Pay not posted
OpenAIPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Lead, Semiconductors- SF
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$200,000–$295,000
NVIDIAIntegrates and configures it
Senior Solutions Architect, NVIDIA Cloud Partner Operations
Santa Clara, CA · US remoteRemote
$224,000–$356,500
$208,000–$260,000
Pay not posted
DatadogIntegrates and configures it
Senior Services Architect
San Francisco, CA · Denver, CO · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
$154,000–$205,000
$184,000–$356,500
$180,000–$225,000
OpenAIIntegrates and configures it
Partner Applied AI Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$197,000–$278,000
$230,000–$390,000
$200,000–$285,000
VercelIntegrates and configures it
Solutions Architect
San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
$190,000–$340,000 · OTE
Pay not posted
Distyl AIPlans what the customer deploys first
AI Strategist
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$180,000–$275,000
Pay not posted
AnthropicPlans what the customer deploys first
Technical Deployment Lead
San Francisco, CA · Boston, MA · +2 moreSan Francisco, CA +3Hybrid
$275,000–$380,000
C3.aiIntegrates and configures it
Senior/Lead Site Reliability Engineer – Federal
Redwood City, CA · Tysons, VARedwood City, CA +1
$159,000–$230,000
Pay not posted
$141,000–$200,000
$200,000–$290,000
$125,000–$142,500
RecidivizPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist
Oakland, CA · New York, NYOakland, CA +1Remote
$99,750–$117,600
EragonPlans what the customer deploys first
Member of Business Staff - Deployment Strategist
San Francisco, CAOn-site
Pay not posted
$208,437–$300,000
Pay not posted
BetterUpPlans what the customer deploys first
Staff Product Manager, Forward Deployment
San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
$180,000–$250,000
ColumnPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist (Travel Heavy)
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$150,000–$275,000
$150,000–$210,000
Pay not posted
$171,200–$256,800 · OTE
Pay not posted
BetterUpPlans what the customer deploys first
Principal Product Manager, Forward Deployment
San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX · +2 moreSan Francisco, CA +3Hybrid
$210,000–$295,000
ForerunnerPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
$120,000–$165,000
PalletPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist (AI/ML Product)
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$150,000–$240,000
SeekrPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist
Menlo Park, CA · Austin, TX · +1 moreMenlo Park, CA +2Hybrid
$180,000–$235,000
$130,000–$180,000
$150,000–$170,000
244 of 421 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads in SF Bay Area pay?
346 of 421 postings state a pay range. The median is $218,000, and half of them sit between $193,000 and $248,000, from 180 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads in SF Bay Area require?
Of 421 postings, 281 state a minimum number of years, from 162 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 143 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (95), 10 or more years (24) or under 3 years (19).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads in SF Bay Area?
These 421 postings come from 237 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (19), NVIDIA (17), OpenAI (16), Accenture (14) and Google (13).
Are FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads in SF Bay Area remote?
44 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 123 are hybrid and 113 are on-site. The remaining 141 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 176 of the 421 postings.
Counted over the 421 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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