$185,000–$300,000
FDE and deployment jobs in SF Bay Area with hybrid work and significant travel
52 postings · 26 companies · 47 state pay: median $225,000, half $192,000–$243,000
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$180,000–$220,000
Forward Deployed Engineer - Cleared - US
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$170,000–$400,000
Forward Deployed Software Engineer-Palantir Foundry-Senior Associate
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +57 moreSan Francisco, CA +58Hybrid
$77,000–$202,000
$185,000–$300,000
$191,000–$289,300
Staff Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
$280,000–$320,000
$220,000–$270,000
$170,000–$225,000
Forward Deployed Engineer - Cybersecurity - US
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$170,000–$400,000
$180,000–$300,000
$185,000–$300,000
$200,000–$300,000
$150,000–$200,000
Forward Deployed Engineer - US
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$170,000–$400,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Legal-SF
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$185,000–$300,000
$175,000–$210,000
$150,000–$200,000
$170,000–$225,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Legal-NYC
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$185,000–$300,000
$160,000–$270,000
$185,000–$300,000
$185,000–$325,000
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Gov
San Francisco, CA · Washington, DC · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
$145,800–$280,000
$145,000–$160,000
$179,875–$203,925
$200,000–$250,000
$180,000–$250,000
OpenAIPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Lead, Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) - Platform
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$207,000–$294,000
$230,000–$294,000
PwC (US)Integrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Software Engineer-Palantir Foundry-Manager
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +57 moreSan Francisco, CA +58Hybrid
$99,000–$232,000
$140,000–$175,000
Bolo AIPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Product Manager
Palo Alto, CA · Houston, TXPalo Alto, CA +1Hybrid
Pay not posted
Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)Plans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Design Lead — Product Lifecycle Management
Pleasanton, CA · Austin, TXPleasanton, CA +1Hybrid
$170,000–$200,000
AfreshLeads the deployment team
Founding Senior Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$203,745–$275,655
Sight MachinePlans what the customer deploys first
Industrial AI Forward Deployed Strategist
San Francisco, CA · Ann Arbor, MISan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$150,000–$200,000
Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)Plans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Design Lead — Asset Performance Management
Pleasanton, CA · Austin, TXPleasanton, CA +1Hybrid
$130,000–$155,000
H CompanyPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist - US
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
Pay not posted
$200,000–$250,000
OpenAIPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Lead, Semiconductors- SF
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$200,000–$295,000
28 of 52 build what the customer runs.
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs in SF Bay Area with hybrid work and significant travel pay?
47 of 52 postings state a pay range. The median is $225,000, and half of them sit between $192,000 and $243,000, from 23 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs in SF Bay Area with hybrid work and significant travel require?
Of 52 postings, 39 state a minimum number of years, from 21 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 23 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (11), under 3 years (3) or 10 or more years (2).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs in SF Bay Area with hybrid work and significant travel?
These 52 postings come from 26 companies. The employers with the most postings are OpenAI (11), Distyl AI (4), H Company (3), OpenAI Deployment Company (3) and Seekr (3).
Are FDE and deployment jobs in SF Bay Area with hybrid work and significant travel remote?
0 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 52 are hybrid. Travel is mentioned in 52 of the 52 postings.
Counted over the 52 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. Travel is the share the posting states. Postings that never mention travel are left out. · How we read postings