Forward deployed engineer jobs in San Francisco

Roles whose posting names San Francisco, the United States as a location. Remote roles are not counted here: when a posting's location field is a remote scope ("Remote - US West", "Remote Ireland; Remote, France; …"), it describes where you may live rather than where the work happens. Those are on the remote page instead.

Last refreshed 2026-09-29 · 52 roles · 20 companies

  • 52 roles tracked
  • 20 companies
  • 6 with disclosed pay

Extracted automatically from public job postings. Always verify details on the original posting before applying.

Machine Learning Engineer, Search Quality

Glean San Francisco, CA Applied AI Onsite

Build systems used daily across various platforms, including Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and GitHub, to develop and ship agentic capabilities on an open stack.

PythonGoJavaAgentsMachine LearningQuery UnderstandingDocument UnderstandingDomain-Adapted Language Models

    Sr. Lead MarTech & AI Solutions Architect

    Klaviyo San Francisco, CA FDE Onsite

    Designs and builds end-to-end architecture for marketing data flow, integrating AI and automation.

    AIAutomationMarketing dataSystem architectureIntegrationData flowMarketing systemsGenerative AI

      Partner Solutions Engineer

      Vercel Hybrid - San Francisco FDE Hybrid

      Serve as technical contact for Vercel's partners, building product integrations and providing pre-sales support.

      AWSReactAgentsfrontend developmentcloud infrastructureagentic developmentmodern application developmentNext.js

        Solution Engineer

        Contentful San Francisco, California, United States FDE Onsite

        Work with customers to understand their digital transformation needs and demonstrate how Contentful can help.

        JavaScriptContentful productAPIsSDKsCLIEnterprise presentation frameworksContent Management competitive landscapecomplementary stack solutions

          Customer siteTravel 25%

        Forward Deployed Engineer

        Fin Chicago, Illinois; San Francisco, California FDE Onsite

        Drive adoption of Fin by helping customers unlock AI capabilities and automate support operations, working with customers' technical teams.

        PythonJavaScriptAgentsAIAI modelsIntercomSalesforcecustomer support

          AI Deployment Specialist, Beneficial Deployments

          Anthropic San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY FDE Onsite

          Owns the activation journey from contract signature to production deployment, orchestrating technical deployment, enablement, and program design.

          Anthropic APIMCPSAML assertiontechnical deploymentprogram designorganizational changedeployment methodologiescustomer enablement

            Technical Account Manager

            Figma San Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States FDE Onsite

            Serve as a technical advisor to enterprise customers, guiding them through Figma implementation and adoption.

            MCPAPIsintegrationsidentity systemsgovernanceextensibilityDev Modedesign-to-code workflows

              Partner Solutions Engineer

              Glean San Francisco, CA FDE Onsite

              Partner Solutions Engineer helps strategic partners design, deploy, and operationalize Glean across their customer base.

              AgentsGleanEnterprise SaaS connectorsLLM choiceAPIsEnterprise GraphPersonal Knowledge GraphAI agents

                Applied AI Architect, Cyber

                Anthropic San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY FDE Onsite

                Partner with customers to understand their security programs and identify opportunities for Claude to take on real security work.

                Anthropic APIcybersecurityAIsecurity programcustomer-facing skillssecurity expertise

                  Director, Sales Solutions Engineering

                  Flex New York, NY; Salt Lake City, UT; San Francisco, CA FDE Onsite

                  Owns technical sales on large, complex deals, leading solution engineering and building trust with technical and executive buyers.

                  Solution EngineeringTechnical SalesSales EngineeringDemo EnvironmentsDiscovery FrameworksPeople LeadershipTeam Management

                    Applied AI Architect, Startups

                    Anthropic San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY FDE Onsite

                    Partner with startups to architect AI solutions using Claude, a large language model platform.

                    PythonAnthropic APIEvalsAIClaudelarge language modeltechnical architectureevaluation frameworks

                      Customer site

                    Enterprise Solution Engineer - West

                    Sigma Computing San Francisco, California FDE Onsite

                    Manage technical presales cycle, including presentations, demos, and prototype development for business intelligence platform.

                    SQLSnowflakeBusiness intelligenceCloudData migrationIntegrationProduct managementSales

                    $160,000 – $180,000 / yr 2026-08-28 Original posting ↗

                      Applied AI Architect, Strategic Enterprise Tech

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

                      Partner with account executives to translate customer requirements into technical solutions, and serve as primary technical advisor to enterprise customers throughout their Claude adoption journey.

                      Anthropic APIEvalsAIMachine LearningLarge Language ModelsLLMClaudeAPI

                        Customer site

                      Manager, Commercial Solution Engineering

                      Sigma Computing San Francisco FDE Hybrid

                      Manage a team of Commercial Solution Engineers, hiring, coaching, and developing them to drive business results.

                      DatabricksSparkAgentsSolution EngineeringSalesCustomer SuccessProductMarketing

                        Machine Learning Research Scientist, Evaluations

                        Scale AI San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; New York, NY Applied AI Onsite

                        Analyze model behavior, design and build benchmarks, and diagnose failure modes in large language models.

                        FineTuningAgentsdeep learningreinforcement learninglarge-scale model fine-tuningRLHFreward modelingLLM evaluation

                          Forward Deployed Engineer

                          Figma San Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States FDE Onsite

                          Embeds with customers to make Figma's products work in their environments, solving adoption challenges and building partnerships with senior engineering teams.

                          Prompt EngineeringEvalsAgentsMCPFigmafrontend stackslegacy systemssecurity

                            Customer site

                          Applied AI Architect, Enterprise Tech

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

                          Partner with customers to understand their requirements and architect technical solutions for Claude integration.

                          PythonAnthropic APIEvalsLLMClaude APIClaude for Worktechnical architectureevaluation frameworks

                            Customer site

                          Senior Forward Deployed Engineer

                          Fin Chicago, Illinois; San Francisco, California FDE Onsite

                          Drive adoption of Fin by working with customers to understand their business challenges and technical requirements.

                          PythonJavaScriptAgentsAIcustomer supportcustomer journeyAI modelsIntercom help desk

                            Head of Solutions Architecture, Startups

                            Vercel Hybrid - San Francisco, New York City, Austin FDE Hybrid

                            Lead a team of Solutions Architects, providing technical support to sales teams and customers, and driving technical excellence.

                            JavaScriptReactNode.jsAgentsNext.jsAPIscloud infrastructure

                            $382,000 – $485,000 / yr 2026-07-20 Original posting ↗

                              Senior Technical Account Manager

                              Vercel Hybrid - San Francisco, New York City, Austin FDE Hybrid

                              Owns post-sales technical relationship for a portfolio of strategic enterprise accounts, driving proactive risk identification and architectural guidance.

                              AgentsTechnical Account ManagementCustomer Relationship ManagementArchitectural GuidanceRisk IdentificationTechnical OwnershipVercelEngineering

                                Forward Deployed Engineer, Command by Asana

                                Asana San Francisco FDE Hybrid

                                Collaborate with customers and internal teams to deploy and configure Command, a new product from Asana.

                                Agentssoftware engineeringforward deployed engineeringcustomer engineeringsolutions engineeringimplementation engineeringcloud infrastructureintegrations

                                $248,000 – $282,000 / yr 2026-07-06 Original posting ↗

                                  AI Engineer, Product

                                  Brex San Francisco, California, United States Applied AI Onsite

                                  Builds and ships workflows, surfaces, and data flows for an AI agent that reviews customer spend at scale.

                                  AgentsAIbackendfrontendproduct engineeringfinancial dataproduct harnessdata flows

                                    Datadog for Startups - Forward Deployed Engineering Lead

                                    Datadog San Francisco, California, USA FDE Hybrid

                                    Lead the Forward Deployed Engineering team, defining and expanding the FDE framework, building processes, and extending the program's reach.

                                    KubernetesAWSAzureGCPObservabilityengineering leadershipprogram designsales

                                    200,000 – 250,000 USD 2026-06-24 Original posting ↗

                                      Commercial Solution Engineer

                                      Sigma Computing San Francisco, CA FDE Onsite

                                      Manage technical presales cycle, including presentations, demos, and prototype development for customers and prospects.

                                      PythonSQLDatabricksSnowflakeAgentsdatabase conceptsadvanced spreadsheet conceptsRedshift

                                      $110,000 – $135,000 / yr 2026-06-17 Original posting ↗

                                        Forward Deployed Engineering Manager

                                        Labelbox San Francisco Bay Area FDE Onsite

                                        Leads and grows a team of Forward Deployed Engineers who own the technical side of customer data programs.

                                        data labelingworkflow automationquality control systemsannotation toolsAI developmentpipeline designtechnical leadershippeople leadership

                                          Solution Architect

                                          Sigma Computing San Francisco, CA FDE Onsite

                                          Partner with SEs on complex enterprise deals, architecting solutions and leading technical conversations.

                                          DatabricksSnowflakeAgentsMCPAIChatGPTCursorSigma Assistant

                                            Forward Deployed Engineer (Inference & Post-Training)

                                            Together AI San Francisco FDE Onsite

                                            Partners with production AI teams to optimize inference and post-training pipelines, ensuring successful platform adoption and customer success.

                                            PythonFineTuninginference engineTensorRT-LLMSGLangvLLMopen-source LLM deploymentpost-training workflows

                                            $270,000 – $300,000 / yr 2026-05-07 Original posting ↗

                                              Engineering: Senior Customer Forward Deployed Engineer

                                              Amplitude San Francisco, CA FDE Onsite

                                              Owns end-to-end technical delivery for enterprise customer implementations, from sales engagement to post-deployment validation.

                                              AgentsAmplitude product codebasePRsshipping customer-specific solutionsreusable patternsSalesCustomer SuccessProduct

                                                Head of Field Engineering Operations

                                                Vercel Hybrid - San Francisco FDE Hybrid

                                                Owns operational strategy for Field Engineering, leading a team to design and optimize processes, systems, and frameworks.

                                                Agentsfield engineeringcapacity planningterritory designresource allocationprocess optimizationsystem designteam leadership

                                                  Applied AI Architect, Commercial

                                                  Anthropic San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY FDE Onsite

                                                  Partner with customers to understand their requirements and translate them into technical solutions for Claude adoption.

                                                  PythonAnthropic APIEvalsAILLMClaudeAPICode

                                                    Customer site

                                                  Forward Deployed Research Scientist

                                                  Labelbox San Francisco Bay Area FDE Onsite

                                                  Work on multiple client engagements simultaneously, fine-tune open-weight models, and collaborate with research teams.

                                                  FineTuningAIdata labelingworkflow automationquality control systemsdata-centric approachesAI developmentresearch science

                                                    Senior Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering

                                                    Fin San Francisco, California FDE Onsite

                                                    Lead a team to deliver high-stakes customer deployments and translate field experience into actionable feedback.

                                                    AgentsAIAI modelsIntercom help deskSalesforceCustomer experienceCustomer supportEcommerce

                                                      Solutions Engineer, Senior Enterprise (Pre-Sales)

                                                      Hightouch New York, NY / Denver, CO / San Francisco, CA FDE Onsite

                                                      Leads technical discovery, designs and delivers product demonstrations, and guides customers through complex sales cycles.

                                                      AgentsAgentic Marketing PlatformComposable CDPCloud data warehouseEnterprise sales cyclesTechnical sales motionProduct demonstrationsData architecture

                                                        Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering

                                                        Snorkel AI New York City, NY (Hybrid); San Francisco, CA (Hybrid) FDE Hybrid

                                                        Lead a team of engineers to design, build, and evolve AI data pipelines and workflows.

                                                        PythonSQLEvalsAgentsdata engineeringML engineeringproduction operationsdataset generation

                                                          Head of Forward Deployed Engineering

                                                          Snorkel AI New York City, NY (Hybrid); San Francisco, CA (Hybrid) FDE Hybrid

                                                          Leads a team to build and deliver high-quality datasets to support AI initiatives, owning the data pipeline and working with customers to define quality standards.

                                                          PythonSQLEvalsAgentsdata engineeringML engineeringoperationscustomer engagement

                                                            Solutions Architect

                                                            Vercel Hybrid - San Francisco, New York City, Austin FDE Hybrid

                                                            Partner with sales to lead technical discovery, design target architectures, and deliver demos and workshops to customers.

                                                            TypeScriptJavaScriptReactAgentsObservabilityAgentic workflowsAIWeb applications

                                                              Support Engineer, AI Infrastructure & Tooling

                                                              Figma San Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States Applied AI Onsite

                                                              Design, build, and operationalize integrations across systems to automate workflows and improve support experiences.

                                                              PythonGoDecagonZendeskFigma admin toolingAILLMsAI patterns

                                                                Forward-Deployed Engineer 

                                                                Vercel Hybrid - San Francisco, New York City, Austin FDE Hybrid

                                                                Works with developer teams to drive transformational outcomes through frontend modernization, platform migrations, and AI adoption.

                                                                TypeScriptReactAgentsMCPNext.jsApp RouterAI SDKeve framework

                                                                  Customer site

                                                                Senior Forward Deployed Product Manager

                                                                Fin San Francisco, California FDE Onsite

                                                                Owns outcomes for a portfolio of strategic customers deploying Fin, understanding their business and technical environment to propose deployment plans.

                                                                AgentsAIAI modelsIntercomSalesforceAI CRMcustomer supportcustomer journey

                                                                  Machine Learning Research Scientist, Post-Training

                                                                  Scale AI San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; New York, NY Applied AI Onsite

                                                                  Develop novel post-training techniques for large-scale generative models, analyze model behavior, and publish research findings.

                                                                  FineTuningEvalsDeep learningReinforcement learningLarge-scale model fine-tuningRLHFPreference modelingInstruction tuning

                                                                    Solutions Architect

                                                                    Together AI San Francisco FDE Onsite

                                                                    Work with customers and prospects to create business value through Generative AI applications, and deliver technical solutions to meet their needs.

                                                                    PythonJavaScriptKubernetesDockerTerraformFineTuningGenerative AIOSS models

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