$120,000–$210,000
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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$190,000–$220,000
$130,000–$190,000
$200,000–$300,000
Snorkel AILeads the deployment team
Director, Forward Deployed Researcher - Data as a Service
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · US remoteSan Francisco, CA +1 · US remoteRemote
$228,000–$403,200
Scale AIPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Product Manager, Enterprise
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2
$205,600–$300,000
From $200,000
$140,000–$200,000
Snorkel AILeads the deployment team
Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$200,000–$320,000
Pay not posted
Chai DiscoveryKeeps customers running after launch
Forward-Deployed Scientist
San Francisco, CAOn-site
Pay not posted
AircallLeads the deployment team
Director, Forward Deployed Engineering & AI GTM Lead
San Francisco, CAHybrid
Pay not posted
Snorkel AILeads the deployment team
VP, Head of Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$268,800–$403,000
$150,000–$200,000
$165,000–$230,000
PoeticPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Strategist
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$160,000–$250,000
$150,000–$220,000
Pay not posted
HackerRankLeads the deployment team
Director, Forward Deployed Engineering
Santa Clara, CA · Mountain View, CASanta Clara, CA +1Hybrid
$300,000–$350,000 · base + variable
$175,000–$205,000
AircallIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer - AI Solutions Engineering
San Francisco, CAHybrid
Pay not posted
PalantirIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer, New Grad - US Government
Palo Alto, CAHybrid
$135,000–$145,000
$65,000–$85,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
Orchard RoboticsIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Robotics Engineer
San Francisco, CARemote
$135,000–$175,000
$145,000–$225,000
Neural ConceptIntegrates and configures it
Platform Deployment Engineer - West Coast
San Mateo, CAHybrid
$200,000–$250,000
ThatchIntegrates and configures it
Partner Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX · +1 more · US remoteSan Francisco, CA +2 · US remoteRemote
$160,000–$195,000
Logical IntelligencePlans what the customer deploys first
AI Implementation Strategist — Enterprise Deployment
San Francisco, CA
Pay not posted
$152,000–$287,500
$100,000–$110,000
H CompanyPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist - US
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
Pay not posted
Heidi HealthIntegrates and configures it
Clinical Engineer Associate
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$100,000–$120,000
$160,000–$190,000
GRIDSIGHTIntegrates and configures it
Customer Data Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Austin, TXSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
Pay not posted
H CompanyPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist - US
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
Pay not posted
$180,000–$250,000
ServalPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist, Flagship Account
Santa Clara, CA · San Francisco, CASanta Clara, CA +1Hybrid
$150,000–$280,000
CoreWeaveIntegrates and configures it
Senior Specialist Field Engineer - SaaS
Sunnyvale, CA · San Francisco, CASunnyvale, CA +1
$182,000–$242,000
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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