Forward Deployed Engineer Jobs in San Francisco

San Francisco is the highest-paying market for Forward Deployed Engineers in the world. OpenAI, Anthropic, Databricks, Scale AI, and most AI-native companies run their largest FDE teams from the Bay Area, with total compensation for senior roles regularly exceeding $400K. Expect hybrid arrangements — most SF FDE roles combine office time with travel to customer sites.

50 open roles in San Francisco right now, sourced directly from company career pages.

Software Engineer, Staff: Applied AI, Science & Engineering

Anthropic·New York City, NY; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA

Salary not disclosedLead2w ago

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Manager, Applied AI Engineering (Megas)

Anthropic·San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY; San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA

Salary not disclosedLead2w ago

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Manager, Applied AI Architect

OpenAI·San FranciscoHybrid

$280K – $300KLead2w ago

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Applied AI Architect, International Policy

Anthropic·San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Washington, DC

Salary not disclosedMid2w ago

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Applied AI Engineer, Beneficial Deployments (Life Sciences)

Anthropic·San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY

Salary not disclosedMid3w ago

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Platform Engineering Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE)

OpenAI·San FranciscoHybrid

$302K – $335KLead3w ago

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Technical Program Manager, Global Programs — Applied AI Engineering

OpenAI·San FranciscoHybrid

$251K – $280KLead3w ago

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Sr. Deployment Strategist, FDE - Digital Native Business

Databricks·San Francisco, California

Salary not disclosedSenior0mo ago

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Applied AI Architect, Retail

OpenAI·San FranciscoHybrid

$217K – $276KMid1mo ago

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Applied AI Architect, Healthcare & Life Sciences

OpenAI·San FranciscoHybrid

$221K – $278KMid1mo ago

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Forward Deployed Engineer

Intercom·Chicago, Illinois; San Francisco, California

$160K – $200KMid1mo ago

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Forward Deployed Data Scientist

Intercom·San Francisco, California

$207K – $229K1mo ago

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Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - SF

OpenAI·San FranciscoHybrid

$185K – $300KMid1mo ago

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Partner Applied AI Engineer

OpenAI·San FranciscoHybrid

$197K – $278KMid1mo ago

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Software Engineer, Forward Deployed

Ramp·San Francisco, CAHybrid

$189K – $330KMid1mo ago

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Applied AI, Research Engineer

Anthropic·San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY

Salary not disclosedMid1mo ago

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Applied AI Architect, Cyber

Anthropic·San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY

Salary not disclosedMid1mo ago

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Forward Deployed Engineer, Agentic Platform (West Coast)

Cohere·San FranciscoRemote

A$175K – A$385KMid1mo ago

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Manager, Applied AI Engineering (Startups)

OpenAI·San FranciscoHybrid

$302K – $335KLead1mo ago

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Applied AI Architect, Startups

Anthropic·San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY

Salary not disclosedMid1mo ago

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Applied AI Architect, Strategic Enterprise Tech

Anthropic·San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA

Salary not disclosedMid1mo ago

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Manager, Applied AI Engineering (Codex)

OpenAI·San FranciscoHybrid

$302K – $335KLead1mo ago

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Manager, Applied AI Engineering (Digital Natives)

OpenAI·San FranciscoHybrid

$302K – $335KLead1mo ago

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Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer

Databricks·San Francisco, California

Salary not disclosedSenior1mo ago

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Manager Applied AI Architecture, Financial Services

Anthropic·New York City, NY; San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY

Salary not disclosedLead2mo ago

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Manager Applied AI Architecture, Healthcare & Life Sciences

Anthropic·New York City, NY; San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY

Salary not disclosedLead2mo ago

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Manager of Applied AI Architecture, Commercial

Anthropic·San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY

Salary not disclosedLead2mo ago

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Pre-Sales Program Lead, Forward Deployed Engineering

Anthropic·San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY

Salary not disclosedLead2mo ago

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Forward Deployed Engineer (Training)

Baseten·San FranciscoHybrid

$200K – $400KMid2mo ago

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Applied AI Architect, Enterprise Tech

Anthropic·San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA

Salary not disclosedMid2mo ago

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Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Healthcare - SF

OpenAI·San FranciscoHybrid

$185K – $300KMid2mo ago

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Senior Forward Deployed Engineer

Intercom·Chicago, Illinois; San Francisco, California

$190K – $237KSenior2mo ago

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Early Access Deployment Engineer

OpenAI·San FranciscoHybrid

$250K – $330KMid2mo ago

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Recruiter, Applied AI

Anthropic·San Francisco, CA

Salary not disclosed2mo ago

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Applied AI Engineer, Agent Enablement

OpenAI·San Francisco

$197K – $280KMid3mo ago

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Applied AI Engineer, Plugins

OpenAI·San FranciscoHybrid

$197K – $280KMid3mo ago

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Applied AI Engineer, Enterprise

OpenAI·San FranciscoHybrid

$251K – $278KMid3mo ago

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Applied AI Engineer, API Platform, Digital Natives

OpenAI·San FranciscoHybrid

$251K – $278KMid3mo ago

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Applied AI Architect, Partnerships

Anthropic·San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA

Salary not disclosedMid3mo ago

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Applied AI Engineer, Cyber

OpenAI·San FranciscoHybrid

$211K – $292KMid3mo ago

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Applied AI Engineer, Startups

OpenAI·San Francisco

$211K – $278KMid4mo ago

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Staff Frontier Agents Engineer (Forward Deployed Engineering)

Scale AI·San Francisco, CA; New York, NY

Salary not disclosedLead5mo ago

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Senior Frontier Agents Engineer (Forward Deployed Engineering)

Scale AI·San Francisco, CA; New York, NY

Salary not disclosedSenior5mo ago

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Frontier Agents Engineer (Forward Deployed Engineering)

Scale AI·San Francisco, CA; New York, NY

Salary not disclosedMid5mo ago

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Senior Staff Applied AI Engineer - Context Retrieval

Databricks·Mountain View, California; San Francisco, California

Salary not disclosedLead5mo ago

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Applied AI Architect, Commercial

Anthropic·San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY

Salary not disclosedMid6mo ago

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Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Digital Native Business

Databricks·San Francisco, California

Salary not disclosedSenior6mo ago

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Senior Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering

Intercom·San Francisco, California

$252K – $280KLead6mo ago

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Applied AI Engineer, Codex Core Agent

OpenAI·San Francisco

$230K – $385KMid6mo ago

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Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Games

Databricks·San Francisco, California

Salary not disclosedSenior7mo ago

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