Staff Software Engineer (SF/NY)
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$275,000–$400,000
FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for software engineering experience
654 postings · 234 companies · 552 state pay: median $209,000, half $172,000–$231,000
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Applied AI Engineer, Enterprise Tech
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
$200,000–$320,000
$170,000–$215,000
$166,000–$220,000
$211,000–$278,000
Infrastructure Software Engineer, Enterprise GenAI
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1
$179,400–$224,250
$170,000–$215,000
$180,000–$210,000
$191,000–$253,000
$184,000–$356,500
$170,000–$215,000
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$191,000–$253,000
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$191,000–$253,000
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$166,000–$253,000
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$180,000–$245,000
$166,000–$253,000
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$166,000–$253,000
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All 654 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for software engineering experience pay?
552 of 654 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 654 postings, 372 state a minimum number of years, from 166 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 186 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (133), under 3 years (34) or 10 or more years (19).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for software engineering experience?
These 654 postings come from 234 companies. The employers with the most postings are Databricks (57), Deloitte US (52), Accenture (29), 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 176 are hybrid and 91 are on-site. The remaining 285 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 353 of the 654 postings.
Counted over the 654 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