SitrepsPlans what the customer deploys first
Senior Forward Deployed Strategist, Public Sector
San Francisco, CA · Washington, DCSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$147,000–$185,000
FDE and deployment jobs in SF Bay Area
981 postings · 488 companies · 755 state pay: median $213,000, half $180,000–$244,000
Postings read on
Updated
Hiring here: OpenAI, Amazon (incl AWS), Accenture, NVIDIA, Google.
All filters
Counts show jobs matching each option and your other filters. Select several options to match any of them.
LocationSF Bay Area
Selected metros or remote. Remote jobs may have residency restrictions.
Pay
Matches the top of the posted range, annualized in US dollars and sometimes including variable pay. Postings with no posted range are hidden when you choose an amount.
Arrangement
Type of work
Level
Our reading of the role, not the employer’s title. Junior: guided work; Mid: independent delivery; Senior: leads an ambiguous project through production; Staff+: leads across teams or projects.
Background
The experience the posting asks you to arrive with, in the employer’s own words, not our reading of the job. A posting that states no experience requirement is in none of these, and neither is one asking for experience outside the five.
Experience
Postings that ask for that many years or fewer, plus postings that state no requirement. The kind of experience still matters.
Posted
Travel
Postings that do not mention travel are treated as no travel, so they are left out of 25% or more.
Individual contributor or manager
Company stage
Coding work
Project stages
Implementation share
Estimated from the job description, not measured working hours.
Who you build for
Visa sponsorship
Company size
Estimated from public information about the company. Bands are approximate. Companies without a stated size are listed as not stated.
981 jobs match
SF Bay Area
Selected metros or remote. Remote jobs may have residency restrictions.
981 jobs match
Pay
Matches the top of the posted range, annualized in US dollars and sometimes including variable pay. Postings with no posted range are hidden when you choose an amount.
981 jobs match
Arrangement
981 jobs match
Type of work
981 jobs match
Level
Our reading of the role, not the employer’s title. Junior: guided work; Mid: independent delivery; Senior: leads an ambiguous project through production; Staff+: leads across teams or projects.
981 jobs match
Background
The experience the posting asks you to arrive with, in the employer’s own words, not our reading of the job. A posting that states no experience requirement is in none of these, and neither is one asking for experience outside the five.
981 jobs match
Experience
Postings that ask for that many years or fewer, plus postings that state no requirement. The kind of experience still matters.
981 jobs match
Posted
981 jobs match
Travel
Postings that do not mention travel are treated as no travel, so they are left out of 25% or more.
981 jobs match
Fenwick & WestBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Operations Intern
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +4 moreSan Francisco, CA +5Hybrid
$43,680–$52,000
Ode with AnthropicPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Product Manager (SF/NY)
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$200,000–$275,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Builds for teams inside the company
Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Mountain View, CA · Boston, MA · +4 moreMountain View, CA +5
$159,300–$212,800
AircallIntegrates and configures it
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer – Key Accounts (AI Solutions)
San Francisco, CA
$175,000–$230,000
NotionPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Architect
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$165,000–$205,000 · OTE
$140,000–$220,000
WorkWhilePlans what the customer deploys first
Frontline Strategist (Product Manager), FDE
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
$190,000–$200,000
AccentureIntegrates and configures it
Full Stack Engineer Manager (FDE)
Mountain View, CA · New York, NY · +39 moreMountain View, CA +40
$80,400–$316,300
ReevoIntegrates and configures it
Builder - Forward Deployed Revenue Operations
San Francisco, CAOn-site
Pay not posted
$150,000–$195,000
$140,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
ArtisanPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed GTM Architect
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$130,000–$180,000
$150,000–$200,000
OracleIntegrates and configures it
Lead Principal Application Software Engineer- Forward Deployed Engineer
Pleasanton, CA
$104,600–$264,100
Mesh PaymentsLeads the deployment team
Head of Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$600,000–$900,000
ArxlightIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Lead (Air and Missile Defense)
Oakland, CAOn-site
$146,000–$200,000
$130,000–$180,000
Hubs.isPlans what the customer deploys first
Senior Forward Deployed Strategist (French fluent)
SF Bay AreaHybrid
$105,000–$135,000
AircallIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer (AI Solutions) - NA West Market
San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WASan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$120,000–$190,000
AccordionPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Engineer, Data & Analytics
San Francisco, CA · Atlanta, GA · +6 moreSan Francisco, CA +7On-site
$145,000–$240,000
RevelIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Test Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Los Angeles, CASan Francisco, CA +1On-site
Pay not posted
Hubs.isPlans what the customer deploys first
Senior Forward Deployed Strategist (Spanish or Portuguese fluent)
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$105,000–$135,000
AircallLeads the deployment team
Director, Forward Deployed Engineering & AI GTM
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1
$200,000–$299,000
DatadogLeads the deployment team
Forward Deployed Engineering Manager - Datadog for Startups
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$200,000–$250,000
Cursor (Anysphere)Leads the deployment team
Regional Director, Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CAOn-site
Pay not posted
AbridgePlans what the customer deploys first
Member of Product Staff, Forward Deployed
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$260,000–$290,000
$125,000–$175,000
GigsPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Product Manager
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$200,000–$250,000
$110,000–$150,000
GoviniLeads the deployment team
Software Engineering Manager, Forward Deployed
San Francisco, CA · Pittsburgh, PA · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Remote
Pay not posted
$190,000–$250,000
CleraIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer (Founding Customer Engineer)
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$140,000–$185,000
HightouchProves it works before the sale
Forward Deployed Product Manager
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Remote
$175,000–$230,000
From $180,000
Pay not posted
Sila NanotechnologiesBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployed Application Developer
Alameda, CA
$152,000–$192,000
$153,000–$200,000
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.
Employer postings · Locations cover the metro area, not only the city. · How we read postings