Flow EngineeringLeads the deployment team
Head of Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$240,000–$300,000
FDE and deployment jobs in SF Bay Area
981 postings · 488 companies · 755 state pay: median $213,000, half $180,000–$244,000
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Hiring here: OpenAI, Amazon (incl AWS), Accenture, NVIDIA, Google.
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AircallLeads the deployment team
Forward Deployed Engineering Team Lead
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1
$200,000–$256,000
F5Builds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Engineer lll
San Jose, CA · Seattle, WASan Jose, CA +1
$120,000–$180,000
$200,000–$275,000
SoFiBuilds for teams inside the company
Sr Staff Forward Deployed Engineer, Enterprise AI
San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WA · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2
Pay not posted
$180,000–$250,000
$210,000–$300,000
Pay not posted
$138,000–$230,000
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
Pure StorageIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineering, Portworx
Santa Clara, CA · Chicago, IL · +1 moreSanta Clara, CA +2On-site
$208,000–$305,000
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
ReductoIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer, Infrastructure Specialist
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$200,000–$300,000
$180,000–$230,000
Together AIIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer, Strategic Inference
San Francisco, CA
$270,000–$300,000 · OTE
$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
$180,000–$230,000
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
Sumeru Equity PartnersBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed AI Operating Principal
San Mateo, CAOn-site
$320,000–$360,000
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 Analyst
San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WA · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2
$120,000–$135,000
InfinitusPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Product Manager
San Francisco, CAHybrid
Pay not posted
PwC (US)Integrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Software Engineer-Palantir Foundry-Manager
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +57 moreSan Francisco, CA +58Hybrid
$99,000–$232,000
American ExpressLeads the deployment team
Vice President, Forward Deployed Engineering
Sunnyvale, CA · New York, NY · +3 moreSunnyvale, CA +4
Pay not posted
$300,000–$415,000
575 of 981 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs in SF Bay Area pay?
755 of 981 postings state a pay range. The median is $213,000, and half of them sit between $180,000 and $244,000, from 358 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs in SF Bay Area require?
Of 981 postings, 540 state a minimum number of years, from 301 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 295 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (132), under 3 years (78) or 10 or more years (35).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs in SF Bay Area?
These 981 postings come from 488 companies. The employers with the most postings are OpenAI (29), Amazon (incl AWS) (24), Accenture (23), NVIDIA (21) and Google (18).
Are FDE and deployment jobs in SF Bay Area remote?
81 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 279 are hybrid and 361 are on-site. The remaining 260 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 358 of the 981 postings.
Counted over the 981 postings in this search. Postings read on November 1, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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