Forward Deployed Engineer - Physical AI
San Francisco, CA · Austin, TXSan Francisco, CA +1Remote
Pay not posted
FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in SF Bay Area with remote work
34 postings · 21 companies · 31 state pay: median $230,000, half $199,000–$264,000
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$182,000–$250,208
$236,000–$289,000
$153,000–$376,000
$201,300–$352,300
$182,000–$250,208
$100,000–$500,000 · base + variable
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector, Nonprofit & Education
San Francisco, CA · Mclean, VA · +8 moreSan Francisco, CA +9Remote
$88,970–$316,750
Pay not posted
$170,000–$220,000
$155,000–$190,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) (Mid/Senior Level)
San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WA · +8 moreSan Francisco, CA +9Remote
$88,970–$198,170
$220,000–$239,000
$200,000–$250,000
CA$175,000–CA$385,000
$180,000–$233,000
Forward Deployed Engineer - Software Engineer - North America
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Remote
Pay not posted
CA$175,000–CA$385,000
$180,000–$200,000
$190,900–$334,100
$184,000–$287,500
Sr. Professional Services Engineer Consultant
San Francisco, CA · Raleigh, NCSan Francisco, CA +1Remote
$132,200–$175,000
$150,000–$220,000
$143,200–$243,400
NCX Senior Engineer
Santa Clara, CA · Seattle, WA · US remoteSanta Clara, CA +1 · US remoteRemote
$184,000–$356,500
Applied AI Engineer, Federal - Top Secret Clearance
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · US remoteSan Francisco, CA +1 · US remoteRemote
$170,000–$300,000 · OTE
Software Engineer, Implementations
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Remote
$90,000–$110,000
Senior MLOps Engineer - DSX Enablement
Santa Clara, CA · Seattle, WA · US remoteSanta Clara, CA +1 · US remoteRemote
$184,000–$356,500
$184,000–$287,500
$184,000–$356,500
NCX Senior Engineer
Santa Clara, CA · Seattle, WA · US remoteSanta Clara, CA +1 · US remoteRemote
$184,000–$356,500
$184,000–$287,500
$184,000–$287,500
$224,000–$431,250
All 34 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in SF Bay Area with remote work pay?
31 of 34 postings state a pay range. The median is $230,000, and half of them sit between $199,000 and $264,000, from 18 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in SF Bay Area with remote work require?
Of 34 postings, 10 state a minimum number of years, from 7 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 6 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (3) or under 3 years (1).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in SF Bay Area with remote work?
These 34 postings come from 21 companies. The employers with the most postings are NVIDIA (9), ServiceNow (3), Cohere (2), Databricks (2) and Salesforce (2).
Are FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in SF Bay Area with remote work remote?
34 postings allow remote work from the US. Travel is mentioned in 16 of the 34 postings.
Counted over the 34 postings in this search. Postings read on September 21, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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