Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization)
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +4
$168,100–$261,500
FDE and deployment jobs in SF Bay Area
964 postings · 482 companies · 747 with pay · median $214,000 · middle half $180,000–$245,000 · read
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$200,000–$375,000
$191,475–$260,830
$130,600–$147,000
$120,000–$200,000
Forward Deployed Software Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WASan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$140,000–$180,000
Pay not posted
$136,000–$155,000
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$270,000–$300,000 · OTE
Manager, Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +8 moreSan Francisco, CA +9Hybrid
$150,000–$180,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +3 moreBoston, MA +4
$143,700–$213,800
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer | New York or San Francisco (Onsite)
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$136,000–$216,000
Pay not posted
Manager, Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +8 moreSan Francisco, CA +9Hybrid
$150,000–$180,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +4 moreBoston, MA +5
$168,100–$261,500
$183,997–$257,000
Forward Deployed Software Engineer-Palantir Foundry-Experienced Associate
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +57 moreSan Francisco, CA +58Hybrid
$63,000–$140,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (U.S. Government / IL5)
San Francisco, CA · Los Altos, CASan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$130,000–$170,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization)
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +3 moreBoston, MA +4
$168,100–$250,200
Applied Researcher - Forward-Deployed RL
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Remote
$150,000–$300,000
Forward Deployed Software Engineer-Palantir Foundry-Senior Associate
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +57 moreSan Francisco, CA +58Hybrid
$77,000–$202,000
$184,000–$356,500
Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +2 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +3
$143,700–$223,600
Pay not posted
Forward Deployed Engineer – Applied AI
San Francisco, CA · Gallup, NMSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
Pay not posted
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Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Sr Forward Deployment Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +4
$168,100–$261,500
$304,000–$437,000
$191,000–$289,300
Forward Deployed Solutions Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Denver, CO · +2 moreSan Francisco, CA +3Hybrid
$88,000–$181,000
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +4
$168,100–$261,500
$120,000–$200,000
$264,000–$379,500
$125,000–$200,000
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
East Palo Alto, CA · Boston, MA · +3 moreEast Palo Alto, CA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Pay not posted
Staff Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
$280,000–$320,000
$188,000–$240,000
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SF Bay Area is the largest FDE job market of the 21 US metros listed here, with 964 postings from 482 companies read on November 6, 2026. Hiring here: OpenAI, Amazon (incl AWS), NVIDIA, Accenture, Google.
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What do FDE and deployment jobs in SF Bay Area pay?
747 of 964 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 and deployment jobs in SF Bay Area require?
Of 964 postings, 541 state a minimum number of years, from 303 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 296 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (127), under 3 years (81) or 10 or more years (37).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs in SF Bay Area?
These 964 postings come from 482 companies. The employers with the most postings are OpenAI (31), Amazon (incl AWS) (27), NVIDIA (22), Accenture (20) and Google (17).
Are FDE and deployment jobs in SF Bay Area remote?
83 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 272 are hybrid and 352 are on-site. The remaining 257 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 356 of the 964 postings.
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