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FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for software engineering experience

658 postings · 234 companies · 556 state pay: median $209,000, half $172,000$231,000

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Booz Allen

AI Engineer

Fort Belvoir, VA · Reston, VAFort Belvoir, VA +1

$77,600–$176,000

Distyl AI

AI Engineer

San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid

$150,000–$250,000

All 658 build what the customer runs.

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Frequently asked questions

What do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for software engineering experience pay?

556 of 658 postings state a pay range. The median is $209,000, and half of them sit between $172,000 and $231,000, from 176 companies.

How much experience do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for software engineering experience require?

Of 658 postings, 373 state a minimum number of years, from 165 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 187 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (134), under 3 years (34) or 10 or more years (18).

Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for software engineering experience?

These 658 postings come from 234 companies. The employers with the most postings are Databricks (57), Deloitte US (52), Accenture (31), Booz Allen (25) and OpenAI (21).

Are FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for software engineering experience remote?

102 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 177 are hybrid and 91 are on-site. The remaining 288 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 356 of the 658 postings.

Counted over the 658 postings in this search. Postings read on September 22, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.

Employer postings · The background is what the posting asks for in the employer’s own words. Postings that state no experience requirement, or ask for experience outside the five we list, are left out. · How we read postings

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