$200,000–$300,000
FDE jobs · Writes production code
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1,913 postings · 794 companies · median $195,000 · middle half $163,000–$226,000 · read
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$180,000–$190,000
$229,300–$310,200
$198,900–$298,300
Amazon (incl AWS)Builds for teams inside the company
Sr. Systems Development Engineer, AFSS Compliance
Arlington, VA
$151,200–$204,600
ImpiricusBuilds for teams inside the company
AI Solutions Architect
Atlanta, GA · New York, NYAtlanta, GA +1Remote
$165,000–$210,000
$166,000–$214,000
$153,200–$187,700
$169,800–$297,400
$175,000–$210,000
FaireBuilds for teams inside the company
Growth Platform, Marketing Engineer
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$176,000–$242,000
$298,000–$358,000
T. Rowe PriceBuilds for teams inside the company
Lead AI Software Engineer - T. Rowe Price Labs (MD or NYC)
Baltimore, MD · New York, NYBaltimore, MD +1Hybrid
$145,000–$309,000
$175,000–$190,000
CitigroupBuilds for teams inside the company
Lead Agentic AI Engineer – Vice President
Irving, TX · Tampa, FLIrving, TX +1Hybrid
$125,760–$188,640
$200,000–$238,000
$175,000–$270,000
$200,000–$220,000
BenchlingBuilds for teams inside the company
Software Engineer, Tools and Automation
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$195,000–$265,000
CadwellBuilds for teams inside the company
AI Strategy & Enterprise Enablement Analyst
US · city not listedHybrid
$95,000–$130,000
$190,000–$230,000
$150,000–$200,000
The Carlyle GroupBuilds for teams inside the company
Engineer, AI & Process Automation
Washington, DCRemote
$160,000–$180,000
$143,800–$231,900
$200,000–$275,000
$120,800–$151,000
$115,000–$168,000
$200,000–$300,000
$155,000–$185,000
VizientBuilds for teams inside the company
Sr. AI Delivery & Operations Engineer
Edina, MN · Irving, TX · +1 moreEdina, MN +2
$102,400–$179,000
CrusoeBuilds for teams inside the company
Staff Software Engineer, Internal Tools & Automation
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$215,000–$260,000
$165,000–$300,000
$126,000–$210,000
PwC (US)Builds for teams inside the company
Tax Innovation - AI Engineer - Manager
Dallas, TX · Chicago, IL · +2 moreDallas, TX +3
$99,000–$266,000
Applied IntuitionLeads the deployment team
Software Engineering Manager (Defense/PhysicalAI)
Arlington, VAOn-site
$250,000–$300,000
$180,000–$220,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Builds for teams inside the company
Senior Software Development Engineer, AI Acceleration, Amazon Games
Seattle, WA
$168,100–$227,400
OpenAIBuilds for teams inside the company
Software Engineer, Safety Engineering
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$207,000–$385,000
Block (Square)Builds for teams inside the company
Staff Software Engineer, Go-to-Market Systems & AI
New York, NY
$263,600–$395,400
First Solar, Inc.Builds for teams inside the company
Full Stack Engineer - AI Applications
Perrysburg, OH
$150,880–$215,050
1,276 of these 1,913 jobs build what the customer runs.
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
1,913 of 1,913 postings state a pay range. The median is $195,000, and half of them sit between $163,000 and $226,000, from 794 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 1,913 postings, 1,163 state a minimum number of years, from 551 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 588 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (366), under 3 years (119) or 10 or more years (90).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 1,913 postings come from 794 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (75), Deloitte US (67), Databricks (62), Palantir (48) and OpenAI (42).
Are FDE jobs remote?
327 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 486 are hybrid and 412 are on-site. The remaining 688 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 808 of the 1,913 postings.
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