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San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2
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FDE and deployment jobs in SF Bay Area serving external customers and internal teams
86 postings · 63 companies · 71 state pay: median $215,000, half $180,000–$257,000
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$170,000–$240,000
HadrianLeads the deployment team
Director of Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering
SF Bay AreaOn-site
$300,000–$415,000
OpenAIPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Lead, Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) - Platform
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$207,000–$294,000
GRIDSIGHTBuilds for teams inside the company
Founding Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX · US remoteSan Francisco, CA +1 · US remoteRemote
Pay not posted
AircallLeads the deployment team
Forward Deployed Engineering Team Lead
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1
$200,000–$256,000
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
SalesforceLeads the deployment team
Senior Director, Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2
$196,700–$329,210
$190,000–$230,000 · OTE
Pay not posted
GradialIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Product Analyst
San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WA · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2
$120,000–$135,000
$300,000–$415,000
SalesforcePlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Process Senior/Principal Process Consultant
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +5 moreSan Francisco, CA +6
$117,200–$246,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Builds for teams inside the company
Senior Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Mountain View, CA · Boston, MA · +4 moreMountain View, CA +5
$175,100–$247,600
$140,000–$160,000
AircallIntegrates and configures it
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer – Key Accounts (AI Solutions)
San Francisco, CA
$175,000–$230,000
$125,000–$175,000
Pay not posted
$140,000–$200,000
AircallIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer (AI Solutions) - NA West Market
San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WASan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$120,000–$190,000
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
AircallLeads the deployment team
Director, Forward Deployed Engineering & AI GTM Lead
San Francisco, CAHybrid
Pay not posted
AircallIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer - AI Solutions Engineering
San Francisco, CAHybrid
Pay not posted
ThatchIntegrates and configures it
Partner Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX · +1 more · US remoteSan Francisco, CA +2 · US remoteRemote
$160,000–$195,000
CoreWeaveIntegrates and configures it
Senior Specialist Field Engineer - SaaS
Sunnyvale, CA · San Francisco, CASunnyvale, CA +1
$182,000–$242,000
NVIDIAIntegrates and configures it
Senior Solutions Architect, AI Inference
Santa Clara, CA · US remoteRemote
$184,000–$356,500
$180,000–$220,000
RecidivizPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist
Oakland, CA · New York, NYOakland, CA +1Remote
$99,750–$117,600
$150,000–$180,000
NscaleBuilds for teams inside the company
Foundry Engineering Lead
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2
Pay not posted
AnthropicProves it works before the sale
Applied AI, Research Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$300,000–$400,000
CiridaeBuilds for teams inside the company
Staff Platform Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
Pay not posted
OpenAIBuilds for teams inside the company
Software Engineer, Safety Engineering
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$207,000–$385,000
$250,000–$400,000
Retell AIBuilds for teams inside the company
Founders Initiatives, Technical Ex-Founders
Redwood City, CAOn-site
$180,000–$300,000
$194,600–$293,900
CommureBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Operations Manager, Infrastructure
Mountain View, CAOn-site
$120,000–$160,000
$266,000–$445,000
43 of 86 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs in SF Bay Area serving external customers and internal teams pay?
71 of 86 postings state a pay range. The median is $215,000, and half of them sit between $180,000 and $257,000, from 50 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs in SF Bay Area serving external customers and internal teams require?
Of 86 postings, 55 state a minimum number of years, from 41 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 26 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (14), under 3 years (12) or 10 or more years (3).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs in SF Bay Area serving external customers and internal teams?
These 86 postings come from 63 companies. The employers with the most postings are Aircall (5), Amazon (incl AWS) (5), NVIDIA (4), OpenAI (3) and Sia (3).
Are FDE and deployment jobs in SF Bay Area serving external customers and internal teams remote?
10 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 26 are hybrid and 20 are on-site. The remaining 30 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 22 of the 86 postings.
Counted over the 86 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
Employer postings · Locations cover the metro area, not only the city. Coding scope, project stages and who the work serves are our reading of each job description. · How we read postings