15 open roles in San Diego, CA · Updated daily
Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployed Software Engineer, and FDE (Early Career) roles, plus remote roles you can do from San Diego.
Remote roles that do not name a country outside the US. Check each listing for where you can work from.
Stripe · Remote in the US, Remote in Canada · Remote
Mid levelCoinbase · Remote - USA · Remote
SeniorCoinbase · Remote - USA · Remote
SeniorCoinbase · Remote - USA · Remote
SeniorTines · North America (Remote) · Remote
SeniorDatabricks · Remote - Virginia; Remote - Washington D.C. · Remote
SeniorDatabricks · Remote - New York · Remote
SeniorDatabricks · Remote - California · Remote
SeniorTines · North America (Remote) · Remote
SeniorDatabricks · Boston, Massachusetts; Delaware; Maryland; Remote - California; Remote - New York; Remote - Washington D.C.; Virginia; West Virginia · Remote
SeniorDatabricks · Remote - Washington D.C. · Remote
SeniorDatabricks · Alabama; Remote - Virginia; Remote - Washington D.C. · Remote
SeniorDatabricks · Remote - California · Remote
SeniorGitLab · Remote, US · Remote
SeniorDatabricks · Remote - Washington D.C. · Remote
SeniorFDE roles in San Diego hire for domain expertise plus practical building, not just CS degrees. Ship 2–3 real AI integration projects, get fluent with LLM APIs, and lean on your industry background. Customer-facing experience is a genuine advantage in FDE interviews.
FDE roles in San Diego typically pay $100,000–$175,000 to start, with senior forward deployed engineers at AI companies reaching $200,000+. Early-career FDE tracks start around $100,000–$140,000.
There are currently 15 remote FDE positions open from San Diego, though many FDE roles involve travel to customer sites, which is often reflected in the higher pay band.
Usually not. FDE hiring at AI companies is portfolio- and domain-first: working AI projects, strong communication, and industry knowledge (healthcare, finance, operations, defense) frequently outweigh a formal CS credential.
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