Forward Deployed Software Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WASan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$140,000–$180,000
FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in SF Bay Area
570 postings · 329 companies · 434 state pay: median $215,000, half $184,000–$245,000
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$136,000–$155,000
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$270,000–$300,000 · OTE
Manager, Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +8 moreSan Francisco, CA +9Hybrid
$150,000–$180,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +3 moreBoston, MA +4
$143,700–$213,800
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer | New York or San Francisco (Onsite)
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$136,000–$216,000
Pay not posted
Manager, Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +8 moreSan Francisco, CA +9Hybrid
$150,000–$180,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +4 moreBoston, MA +5
$168,100–$261,500
$183,997–$257,000
Forward Deployed Software Engineer-Palantir Foundry-Senior Associate
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +57 moreSan Francisco, CA +58Hybrid
$77,000–$202,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (U.S. Government / IL5)
San Francisco, CA · Los Altos, CASan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$130,000–$170,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization)
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +3 moreBoston, MA +4
$168,100–$250,200
Applied Researcher - Forward-Deployed RL
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Remote
$150,000–$300,000
$184,000–$356,500
Pay not posted
Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +2 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +3
$143,700–$223,600
Forward Deployed Engineer – Applied AI
San Francisco, CA · Gallup, NMSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
Pay not posted
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$304,000–$437,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Sr Forward Deployment Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +4
$168,100–$261,500
$191,000–$289,300
Forward Deployed Solutions Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Denver, CO · +2 moreSan Francisco, CA +3Hybrid
$88,000–$181,000
$120,000–$200,000
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +4
$168,100–$261,500
$264,000–$379,500
$125,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Staff Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
$280,000–$320,000
$188,000–$240,000
Pay not posted
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +4
$168,100–$261,500
$220,000–$270,000
$180,000–$480,000
Pay not posted
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +4
$168,100–$261,500
All 570 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in SF Bay Area pay?
434 of 570 postings state a pay range. The median is $215,000, and half of them sit between $184,000 and $245,000, from 234 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in SF Bay Area require?
Of 570 postings, 301 state a minimum number of years, from 180 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 173 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (63), under 3 years (48) or 10 or more years (17).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in SF Bay Area?
These 570 postings come from 329 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (21), OpenAI (18), Accenture (16), Google (15) and Sierra (12).
Are FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in SF Bay Area remote?
48 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 155 are hybrid and 214 are on-site. The remaining 153 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 240 of the 570 postings.
Counted over the 570 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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