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Director, Forward Deployed Engineering
Santa Clara, CA · Mountain View, CASanta Clara, CA +1Hybrid
$300,000–$350,000 · base + variable
FDE jobs in SF Bay Area
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747 postings · 356 companies · median $214,000 · middle half $180,000–$245,000 · read
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$175,000–$205,000
PalantirIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer, New Grad - US Government
Palo Alto, CAHybrid
$135,000–$145,000
$65,000–$85,000
Orchard RoboticsIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Robotics Engineer
San Francisco, CARemote
$135,000–$175,000
$145,000–$225,000
TempusIntegrates and configures it
Solution Architect
Redwood City, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreRedwood City, CA +2
$100,000–$130,000
TikTokPlans what the customer deploys first
AI Deployment Strategist — Ads Vertical - Global Monetization Product and Technology
San Jose, CA
$159,000–$272,000
Neural ConceptIntegrates and configures it
Platform Deployment Engineer - West Coast
San Mateo, CAHybrid
$200,000–$250,000
ThatchIntegrates and configures it
Partner Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Austin, TX · +1 more · US remoteSan Francisco, CA +2 · US remoteRemote
$160,000–$195,000
$152,000–$287,500
TikTokPlans what the customer deploys first
AI Deployment Strategist — Ads Vertical - Global Monetization Product and Technology
San Francisco, CA
$159,000–$272,000
Heidi HealthIntegrates and configures it
Clinical Engineer Associate
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$100,000–$120,000
$160,000–$190,000
ServalPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist, Flagship Account
Santa Clara, CA · San Francisco, CASanta Clara, CA +1Hybrid
$150,000–$280,000
FigmaIntegrates and configures it
Field Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Remote
$140,000–$296,000
CoreWeaveIntegrates and configures it
Senior Specialist Field Engineer - SaaS
Sunnyvale, CA · San Francisco, CASunnyvale, CA +1
$182,000–$242,000
SierraPlans what the customer deploys first
Strategist, Agent Development (Spanish speaking)
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$200,000–$290,000
$200,000–$250,000
$154,000–$209,000
NVIDIAIntegrates and configures it
Senior Solutions Architect, NVIDIA Cloud Partners
Santa Clara, CARemote
$184,000–$287,500
$200,000–$250,000
$105,000–$170,000
$170,000–$250,000
NVIDIAIntegrates and configures it
Senior Solutions Architect, AI Inference
Santa Clara, CA · US remoteRemote
$184,000–$356,500
OpenAIPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Lead, Semiconductors- SF
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$200,000–$295,000
$166,500–$231,000
$208,000–$260,000
NVIDIAIntegrates and configures it
Senior Solutions Architect, NVIDIA Cloud Partner Operations
Santa Clara, CA · US remoteRemote
$224,000–$356,500
DatadogIntegrates and configures it
Senior Services Architect
San Francisco, CA · Denver, CO · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
$154,000–$205,000
ValonPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$140,000–$240,000
$126,000–$188,000
NVIDIAIntegrates and configures it
Senior Solutions Architect, Physical AI Cloud
Santa Clara, CARemote
$152,000–$287,500
$180,000–$225,000
LiberateIntegrates and configures it
Senior AI Agent Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Boston, MASan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$120,000–$210,000
$200,000–$250,000 · OTE
$184,000–$356,500
TuringIntegrates and configures it
Field Engineer, AI Labs
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Remote
$175,000–$232,000
Parallel Web SystemsIntegrates and configures it
Deployed Engineer
Palo Alto, CA · San Francisco, CAPalo Alto, CA +1On-site
$150,000–$300,000
$140,000–$220,000
430 of these 747 jobs build what the customer runs.
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
747 of 747 postings state a pay range. The median is $214,000, and half of them sit between $180,000 and $245,000, from 356 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 747 postings, 434 state a minimum number of years, from 234 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 234 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (105), under 3 years (59) or 10 or more years (36).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 747 postings come from 356 companies. The employers with the most postings are OpenAI (31), Amazon (incl AWS) (27), NVIDIA (22), Accenture (19) and Google (17).
Are FDE jobs remote?
68 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 225 are hybrid and 237 are on-site. The remaining 217 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 278 of the 747 postings.
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