$150,000–$250,000 · OTE
FDE jobs across the US
353 postings from 160 employers, read for the kind of work, pay and travel each one describes.
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MercorDeployment team leadership
Enterprise Applied AI Leader
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$300,000–$520,000
$215,000–$280,000
$160,000–$175,000 · OTE
OrbDeployment team leadership
Manager, Implementation Architects- New York City
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$195,000–$275,000
$160,000–$210,000
$150,000–$275,000
Pay not posted
Distyl AIDeployment team leadership
AI Engineer, Enterprise Lead
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$200,000–$250,000
True AnomalyInternal deployment & tooling
Platform Engineer, AI (Levels I, II, III)
Denver, CO · Long Beach, CADenver, CO +1Hybrid
$120,000–$235,000
Pay not posted
$250,000–$300,000
Distyl AIInternal deployment & tooling
AI Engineer, Evaluation
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$150,000–$250,000
True AnomalyInternal deployment & tooling
Senior Platform Engineer, AI
Denver, CO · Long Beach, CADenver, CO +1Hybrid
$190,000–$285,000
$190,000–$230,000
$250,000–$400,000
$165,000–$380,000 · OTE
True AnomalyInternal deployment & tooling
Staff Platform Engineer, AI
Denver, CO · Long Beach, CADenver, CO +1Hybrid
$225,000–$325,000
AnrokInternal deployment & tooling
GTM Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
$175,000–$205,000
Pay not posted
$150,000–$220,000
$160,000–$180,000
$160,000–$200,000
$130,000–$200,000
$200,000–$280,000
$150,000–$250,000 · OTE
MercorInternal deployment & tooling
Software Engineer, Automation
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$160,000–$500,000
Pay not posted
$165,000–$315,000 · OTE
$200,000–$250,000 · OTE
$165,000–$380,000 · OTE
$160,000–$180,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
266 of 353 postings state a pay range. The median is $200,000, and half of them sit between $170,000 and $225,000, across 117 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 353 postings, 148 state a minimum number of years, from 81 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 81 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (34), under 3 years (25) or 10 or more years (8).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 353 postings come from 160 companies. The employers with the most postings are LangChain (25), Striveworks (10), Distyl AI (8), Doss (7) and Hippocratic AI (7).
Are FDE jobs remote?
82 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 134 are hybrid and 104 are on-site. The remaining 33 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 151 of the 353 postings.
Counted over the 353 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