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1,143 postings from 482 employers, read for the kind of work, pay and travel each one describes.
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CapTech ConsultingProduction engineering
Lead Machine Learning / Data Science Engineer
Columbus, OHHybrid
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ION GroupProduction engineering
Senior Agentic Developer, LLM‑Native / Enterprise, NY
New York, NYHybrid
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ReplyProduction engineering
Senior AI Engineer
Atlanta, GA · Kansas City, MO · +1 moreAtlanta, GA +2Hybrid
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CapTech ConsultingProduction engineering
Lead Machine Learning / Data Science Engineer
Philadelphia, PAHybrid
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CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)Production engineering
FSR Engineer
US · city not listedOn-site
Pay not posted
$310,000–$500,000
CapTech ConsultingProduction engineering
Lead Machine Learning / Data Science Engineer
Atlanta, GAHybrid
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StriveworksProduction engineering
Machine Learning Engineer (Active Secret Clearance)
Austin, TXHybrid
$140,000–$165,000
CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)Production engineering
FSR Engineer
Colorado Springs, COOn-site
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$211,000–$302,000
Snorkel AIProduction engineering
Applied AI Engineer, Federal - Top Secret Clearance
New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · US remoteNew York, NY +1 · US remoteRemote
$170,000–$300,000 · OTE
SitrepsProduction engineering
Data Science Lead - Defense Accounts
Arlington, VA · Pittsburgh, PAArlington, VA +1Remote
$140,000–$175,000
$170,000–$215,000
$180,000–$400,000
Scale AIProduction engineering
Field Engineer, Data Engine
Colorado Springs, CO · Omaha, NE · +2 moreColorado Springs, CO +3
$140,000–$290,000
$166,000–$220,000
$170,000–$215,000
$180,000–$210,000
$100,000–$300,000
$191,000–$253,000
LangChainProduction engineering
Deployed Architect, Professional Services (Remote)
Los Angeles, CARemote
$170,000–$215,000
$210,000–$260,000
Scale AIProduction engineering
Senior Software Engineer, Public Sector
San Francisco, CA · Saint Louis, MO · +2 moreSan Francisco, CA +3On-site
$162,400–$311,000
$191,000–$253,000
$140,000–$240,000
$160,000–$210,000 · OTE
$152,000–$241,500
$191,000–$253,000
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$166,000–$253,000
$160,000–$500,000
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$150,000–$250,000 · OTE
$166,000–$253,000
$200,000–$325,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
890 of 1,143 postings state a pay range. The median is $191,000, and half of them sit between $158,000 and $225,000, across 350 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 1,143 postings, 180 state a minimum number of years, from 118 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 98 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (82).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 1,143 postings come from 482 companies. The employers with the most postings are Palantir (48), Amazon (incl AWS) (44), Deloitte US (33), Databricks (32) and Accenture (31).
Are FDE jobs remote?
184 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 267 are hybrid and 296 are on-site. The remaining 396 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 456 of the 1,143 postings.
Counted over the 1,143 postings in this search. Postings read on September 19, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
Browse jobs by location and work
FDE jobs by location
- SF Bay Area · 692 jobs · 289 companies · 692
- New York metro · 605 jobs · 264 companies · 605
- Washington, DC area · 304 jobs · 74 companies · 304
- Seattle area · 152 jobs · 52 companies · 152
- Chicago · 139 jobs · 46 companies · 139
- Dallas–Fort Worth · 126 jobs · 35 companies · 126
- Los Angeles · 126 jobs · 51 companies · 126
- Austin · 118 jobs · 51 companies · 118
- Boston area · 112 jobs · 47 companies · 112
- Atlanta · 92 jobs · 33 companies · 92
- Denver–Boulder · 78 jobs · 21 companies · 78
- Houston · 51 jobs · 16 companies · 51
- San Diego · 46 jobs · 12 companies · 46
- Raleigh–Durham · 46 jobs · 18 companies · 46
- Philadelphia · 39 jobs · 11 companies · 39
- Minneapolis–St. Paul · 39 jobs · 8 companies · 39
- Miami · 37 jobs · 12 companies · 37
- Kansas City · 30 jobs · 5 companies · 30
- Phoenix · 25 jobs · 6 companies · 25
- Portland · 23 jobs · 4 companies · 23
- Salt Lake City · 4 jobs · 3 companies · 4
FDE jobs by work arrangement
FDE jobs by kind of work
- Production engineering · 1091 jobs · 385 companies · 1091
- Internal deployment & tooling · 404 jobs · 257 companies · 404
- Implementation & delivery · 364 jobs · 211 companies · 364
- Deployment strategy · 164 jobs · 93 companies · 164
- Deployment team leadership · 107 jobs · 74 companies · 107
- Technical pre-sales · 42 jobs · 26 companies · 42
- Customer adoption & accounts · 22 jobs · 20 companies · 22
FDE jobs by level
FDE jobs by individual contributor or manager
- Individual contributor · 1090 jobs · 494 companies · 1090
- Technical lead · 992 jobs · 406 companies · 992
- People manager · 107 jobs · 80 companies · 107
FDE jobs by company stage
- Later private · 729 jobs · 212 companies · 729
- Public · 674 jobs · 142 companies · 674
- Growth (Series B–C) · 353 jobs · 160 companies · 353
- Early (pre-seed–Series A) · 289 jobs · 148 companies · 289
- Bootstrapped · 76 jobs · 33 companies · 76
- Subsidiary · 73 jobs · 38 companies · 73
FDE jobs by coding work
- Production code · 1718 jobs · 639 companies · 1718
- Configuration / integration · 263 jobs · 162 companies · 263
- Prototypes / scripts · 99 jobs · 62 companies · 99
- No coding · 62 jobs · 42 companies · 62
FDE jobs by project stage
- Implementation / production · 2148 jobs · 722 companies · 2148
- Ongoing operations · 1666 jobs · 632 companies · 1666
- Proof of concept · 809 jobs · 345 companies · 809
- Pre-sales / evaluation · 616 jobs · 268 companies · 616
FDE jobs by who you build for
- External customers · 1688 jobs · 531 companies · 1688
- Internal teams · 342 jobs · 229 companies · 342
- Both · 161 jobs · 108 companies · 161
FDE jobs by visa sponsorship
- Available · 69 jobs · 19 companies · 69
FDE jobs by travel
- 25% or more · 461 jobs · 141 companies · 461