$150,000–$195,000
FDE and deployment jobs in SF Bay Area serving external customers
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541 jobs
$140,000–$200,000
$180,000–$210,000
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CoreWeaveImplementation & delivery
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Agents
Sunnyvale, CA · San Francisco, CASunnyvale, CA +1
$182,000–$242,000
ArtisanDeployment strategy
Forward Deployed GTM Architect
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$130,000–$180,000
$150,000–$180,000
flexportDeployment strategy
Forward Deployed Consultant- Supply Chain Solutions
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$174,000–$213,000
Mesh PaymentsDeployment team leadership
Head of Forward Deployed Engineering
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$282,000–$355,000
OracleImplementation & delivery
Lead Principal Application Software Engineer- Forward Deployed Engineer
Pleasanton, CA
$104,600–$264,100
KognitosImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer — Associate (Contract-to-Hire)
Mountain View, CAOn-site
$5,000–$7,000/mo
$150,000–$170,000
IntercomImplementation & delivery
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, ILSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$190,000–$237,000
ReevoImplementation & delivery
Builder - Forward Deployed Generalist (Early Career)
San Francisco, CA · Santa Clara, CASan Francisco, CA +1On-site
Pay not posted
KognitosImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer Intern (Mountain View)
Mountain View, CAOn-site
Pay not posted
LiberateImplementation & delivery
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
Boston, MA · San Francisco, CABoston, MA +1Hybrid
$140,000–$180,000
PalantirImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer, New Grad - US Government
Palo Alto, CAHybrid
$135,000–$145,000
$300,000–$500,000
$105,000–$135,000
LiberateImplementation & delivery
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
Boston, MA · San Francisco, CABoston, MA +1Hybrid
$120,000–$180,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
Hubs.isDeployment strategy
Senior Forward Deployed Strategist (Spanish or Portuguese fluent)
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$105,000–$135,000
VercelDeployment team leadership
Director of Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
$240,000–$300,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Deployment team leadership
Senior Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Mountain View, CA · San Diego, CA · +8 moreMountain View, CA +9
$220,100–$342,300
Pay not posted
$140,000–$175,000
$130,000–$170,000 · OTE
Pay not posted
snaplogicImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer
San Mateo, CA · San Francisco, CASan Mateo, CA +1Hybrid
Pay not posted
AntithesisImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CAWashington, DC +1On-site
£80,000–£125,000
ElevenLabsCustomer adoption & accounts
Forward Deployed Creative
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Remote
Pay not posted
DatadogDeployment team leadership
Datadog for Startups - Forward Deployed Engineering Lead
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$200,000–$250,000
Cursor (Anysphere)Deployment team leadership
Regional Director, Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CAOn-site
Pay not posted
AntithesisImplementation & delivery
Forward Deployed Engineer
Vienna, VA · San Francisco, CAVienna, VA +1On-site
$110,000–$170,000
$260,000–$290,000
$190,000–$250,000
$220,000–$260,000
$150,000–$200,000
HightouchTechnical pre-sales
Forward Deployed Product Manager
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Remote
$175,000–$230,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs in SF Bay Area serving external customers pay?
435 of 541 postings state a pay range. The median is $215,000, and half of them sit between $183,000 and $250,000, across 178 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs in SF Bay Area serving external customers require?
Of 541 postings, 200 state a minimum number of years, from 115 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 100 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (52), under 3 years (30) or 10 or more years (18).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs in SF Bay Area serving external customers?
These 541 postings come from 229 companies. The employers with the most postings are Accenture (22), Sierra (20), OpenAI (19), NVIDIA (15) and Amazon (incl AWS) (13).
Are FDE and deployment jobs in SF Bay Area serving external customers remote?
56 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 175 are hybrid and 179 are on-site. The remaining 131 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 214 of the 541 postings.
Counted over the 541 postings in this search. Postings read on September 19, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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