Senior Software Engineer - AI, CoCounsel FDE
San Francisco, CA · Frisco, TX · +7 moreSan Francisco, CA +8Hybrid
$118,400–$253,000
FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in SF Bay Area with hybrid work
155 postings · 90 companies · 127 state pay: median $222,000, half $183,000–$245,000
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$185,000–$300,000
$180,000–$220,000
$180,000–$237,000
Forward Deployed Engineer - Cleared - US
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$170,000–$400,000
$180,000–$250,000
$185,000–$300,000
$130,600–$147,000
Forward Deployed Software Engineer-Palantir Foundry-Senior Associate
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +57 moreSan Francisco, CA +58Hybrid
$77,000–$202,000
Pay not posted
$304,000–$437,000
$136,000–$155,000
$191,000–$289,300
Forward Deployed Solutions Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Denver, CO · +2 moreSan Francisco, CA +3Hybrid
$88,000–$181,000
$264,000–$379,500
Manager, Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +8 moreSan Francisco, CA +9Hybrid
$150,000–$180,000
$125,000–$200,000
Staff Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
$280,000–$320,000
$188,000–$240,000
Manager, Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +8 moreSan Francisco, CA +9Hybrid
$150,000–$180,000
$220,000–$270,000
$190,000–$238,000
$170,000–$225,000
Pay not posted
Senior Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Austin, TXSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$194,000–$266,000
Senior Product Manager, Forward Deployed Platform
San Francisco, CA · Denver, CO · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
$190,000–$300,000
Forward Deployed Engineer - Cybersecurity - US
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$170,000–$400,000
$180,000–$300,000
$221,000–$275,000
Principal Software Engineer / Architect – AI, CoCounsel FDE
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +7 moreSan Francisco, CA +8Hybrid
$158,900–$340,000
$137,160–$228,480
$150,000–$250,000
$100,000–$300,000
$206,600–$229,000
$158,520–$294,360
$185,000–$300,000
Pay not posted
$194,000–$266,000
$200,000–$300,000
Senior/Staff FDE - Synthetic Data Generation
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$180,000–$320,000
All 155 build what the customer runs.
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in SF Bay Area with hybrid work pay?
127 of 155 postings state a pay range. The median is $222,000, and half of them sit between $183,000 and $245,000, from 70 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in SF Bay Area with hybrid work require?
Of 155 postings, 103 state a minimum number of years, from 68 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 63 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (18), under 3 years (17) or 10 or more years (5).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in SF Bay Area with hybrid work?
These 155 postings come from 90 companies. The employers with the most postings are OpenAI (18), Sia (5), Voltai (5), Distyl AI (4) and Fireworks AI (4).
Are FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in SF Bay Area with hybrid work remote?
0 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 155 are hybrid. Travel is mentioned in 74 of the 155 postings.
Counted over the 155 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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