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FDE and deployment jobs in SF Bay Area involving pre-sales
232 postings · 168 companies · 172 state pay: median $215,000, half $180,000–$249,000
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232 jobs match
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Pre-sales / evaluation
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$184,000–$356,500
$130,600–$147,000
$120,000–$200,000
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$270,000–$300,000 · OTE
$136,000–$155,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer | New York or San Francisco (Onsite)
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$136,000–$216,000
$184,000–$356,500
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Manager, Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +8 moreSan Francisco, CA +9Hybrid
$150,000–$180,000
Forward Deployed Solutions Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Denver, CO · +2 moreSan Francisco, CA +3Hybrid
$88,000–$181,000
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Staff Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
$280,000–$320,000
Manager, Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +8 moreSan Francisco, CA +9Hybrid
$150,000–$180,000
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$220,000–$270,000
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$170,000–$210,000
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$120,000–$210,000
$232,900–$291,100
$198,000–$319,000/mo
$150,000–$300,000
$180,000–$220,000
AI Forward Deployed Engineering Manager | Sales ReInvention
Mountain View, CA · Chicago, IL · +41 moreMountain View, CA +42On-site
$80,400–$316,300
$180,000–$300,000
$175,000–$250,000
$221,000–$275,000
AI Forward Deployed Engineering Senior Manager | Sales ReInvention
Mountain View, CA · Chicago, IL · +41 moreMountain View, CA +42
$112,900–$366,300
Sr./Staff Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Dallas, TX · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Remote
$270,400–$401,600
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$150,000–$250,000
$182,000–$250,208
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Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Public Sector
San Francisco, CA · Washington, DCSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$167,000–$203,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Strategic Accounts
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$197,000–$246,000
$222,000–$290,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Legal-SF
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$185,000–$300,000
130 of 232 build what the customer runs.
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs in SF Bay Area involving pre-sales pay?
172 of 232 postings state a pay range. The median is $215,000, and half of them sit between $180,000 and $249,000, from 117 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs in SF Bay Area involving pre-sales require?
Of 232 postings, 134 state a minimum number of years, from 108 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 75 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (28), under 3 years (21) or 10 or more years (10).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs in SF Bay Area involving pre-sales?
These 232 postings come from 168 companies. The employers with the most postings are OpenAI (8), NVIDIA (6), Accenture (5), Fireworks AI (5) and Google (4).
Are FDE and deployment jobs in SF Bay Area involving pre-sales remote?
28 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 70 are hybrid and 82 are on-site. The remaining 52 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 91 of the 232 postings.
Counted over the 232 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