Deployment Lead, Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) - Platform
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$207,000–$294,000
FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first in SF Bay Area
96 postings · 83 companies · 68 state pay: median $206,000, half $184,000–$225,000
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$180,000–$250,000
$230,000–$294,000
Forward Deployed Product Manager
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +2 moreSan Francisco, CA +3Hybrid
$180,000–$220,000
$175,000–$250,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
Senior Product Owner | Forward Deployed AI Delivery (SF and NYC)
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$140,000–$180,000
$180,000–$220,000
Industrial AI Forward Deployed Strategist
San Francisco, CA · Ann Arbor, MISan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$150,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$155,000–$275,000
Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)
Forward Deployed Design Lead — Product Lifecycle Management
Pleasanton, CA · Austin, TXPleasanton, CA +1Hybrid
$170,000–$200,000
$219,765–$302,220
Forward Deployed Process Senior/Principal Process Consultant
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +5 moreSan Francisco, CA +6
$117,200–$246,000
Senior Solutions Manager, Tax & Audit AI FDE
San Francisco, CA · Frisco, TX · +7 moreSan Francisco, CA +8Hybrid
$100,100–$214,100
Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)
Forward Deployed Design Lead — Asset Performance Management
Pleasanton, CA · Austin, TXPleasanton, CA +1Hybrid
$130,000–$155,000
$150,000–$250,000
Pay not posted
Senior Forward Deployed Strategist, Public Sector
San Francisco, CA · Washington, DCSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$147,000–$185,000
$200,000–$275,000
$165,000–$205,000 · OTE
$130,000–$180,000
$105,000–$135,000
Forward Deployed Engineer, Data & Analytics
San Francisco, CA · Atlanta, GA · +6 moreSan Francisco, CA +7On-site
$145,000–$240,000
Member of Product Staff, Forward Deployed
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$260,000–$290,000
$200,000–$250,000
$105,000–$135,000
Pay not posted
$190,000–$220,000
$180,000–$350,000
$200,000–$300,000
Forward Deployed Product Manager, Enterprise
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2
$205,600–$300,000
From $200,000
$160,000–$275,000
$150,000–$220,000
Pay not posted
$145,000–$225,000
All 96 plan what the customer deploys first.
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first in SF Bay Area pay?
68 of 96 postings state a pay range. The median is $206,000, and half of them sit between $184,000 and $225,000, from 58 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first in SF Bay Area require?
Of 96 postings, 63 state a minimum number of years, from 57 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 40 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (14) or under 3 years (9).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first in SF Bay Area?
These 96 postings come from 83 companies. The employers with the most postings are H Company (3), OpenAI (3), Salesforce (3), Avathon (formerly SparkCognition) (2) and BetterUp (2).
Are FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first in SF Bay Area remote?
6 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 42 are hybrid and 34 are on-site. The remaining 14 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 47 of the 96 postings.
Counted over the 96 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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