Companies where FDE jobs write more production code than most

ConductorAI

Confido

Early · About 51–200 people · AI / CPG fintech

Connectly.ai

Growth · About 51–200 people · Conversational AI and commerce software for retailers

CookUnity

Later private · About 1,001–5,000 people · Food technology; chef-led meal delivery and food marketplace

Coral

Early · About 1–50 people · Healthcare technology — AI automation for specialty-provider administrative workflows

Cornelis Networks

Growth · About 201–1,000 people · AI and high-performance computing interconnect hardware and software

Corpay

Public · About 5,000+ people · B2B payments and expense management

CoVar

Bootstrapped · About 1–50 people · Defense AI / ML R&D

Coverbase

Early · About 1–50 people · Enterprise software for third-party risk management and procurement

Crew (CrewAI)

Early · About 1–50 people · AI / Multi-agent orchestration

CrowdStrike

Public · About 5,000+ people · Cybersecurity / AI-native Security Platform

Crowe

Cubic Corporation

Subsidiary · About 5,000+ people · Defense technology / transportation technology

Cuesta Partners

Later private · About 51–200 people · Technology, data, and AI consulting

Culmen International

Federal government services, international security, and global health

D-Wave Quantum Inc.

Public · About 201–1,000 people · Quantum computing systems, software, and services

Danaher Corporation

Public · About 5,000+ people · Life sciences, diagnostics, and biotechnology

Dark Wolf Solutions

Bootstrapped · About 201–1,000 people · Defense cyber, DevSecOps, and GovCloud services

Data Intellect

Later private · About 201–1,000 people · Capital Markets Data & Technology Consultancy

Dataminr

Later private · AI-powered real-time event, threat, and risk intelligence software for enterprise, cyber, public-sector, and media use

Datasite

Later private · About 1,001–5,000 people · M&A and deal workflow software

DataSQRL

About 1–50 people · Data engineering and AI data infrastructure software

DDN

Later private · About 1,001–5,000 people · AI and high-performance computing data storage

DeepIntent

Subsidiary · About 201–1,000 people · Healthcare advertising technology; programmatic demand-side platform (DSP)

DevRev

Early · About 201–1,000 people · AI-native customer support, product, and work intelligence software

Dexterity

Later private · About 51–200 people · Warehouse Robotics / Physical AI

Diamondback Energy

Public · About 1,001–5,000 people · oil and natural gas exploration and production

DiDi Global

Public · About 5,000+ people · Mobility technology / autonomous vehicles

DigiCert

Later private · About 1,001–5,000 people · Digital trust and cybersecurity, including PKI, certificate lifecycle management, DNS, and software and device trust

Digital Asset

Later private · About 201–1,000 people · Financial technology and blockchain infrastructure for capital markets

Dimensional

Docflow Labs Inc

Docker, Inc

Donaldson Company, Inc.

Public · About 5,000+ people · Industrial filtration products and manufacturing

Dryft

Early · About 1–50 people · Manufacturing operations software (agentic AI / ERP-successor)

Dscout

Growth · About 201–1,000 people · Experience research software and SaaS

Dyania Health

Dyna Robotics

Early · About 51–200 people · Embodied AI foundation model

ECP

Later private · Healthcare technology; senior living software

Egnyte

Later private · About 1,001–5,000 people · Enterprise content management, file collaboration, data security, and governance software