$140,000–$190,000
FDE jobs across the US
1,316 postings · 460 companies · 1,298 state pay: median $193,000, half $160,000–$223,000
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Software Engineer, Enterprise Applied AI
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$145,000–$285,000
$130,200–$265,300
$99,000–$225,000
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Senior Site Reliability Engineer, Colorado Springs (Top Secret Clearance Required, Relocation Provided)
Colorado Springs, COOn-site
$180,000–$220,000
$200,000–$250,000
$140,000–$180,000
$310,000–$500,000
$120,000–$318,000
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Applied AI Engineer, Enterprise Tech
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
$200,000–$320,000
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
$140,000–$175,000
$211,000–$278,000
$170,000–$215,000
$180,000–$400,000
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
$196,000–$223,000
692 of 1,316 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
1,298 of 1,316 postings state a pay range. The median is $193,000, and half of them sit between $160,000 and $223,000, from 456 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 1,316 postings, 534 state a minimum number of years, from 258 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 296 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (169), under 3 years (59) or 10 or more years (10).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 1,316 postings come from 460 companies. The employers with the most postings are Databricks (64), Deloitte US (62), Palantir (51), Amazon (incl AWS) (46) and Booz Allen (36).
Are FDE jobs remote?
199 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 322 are hybrid and 303 are on-site. The remaining 492 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 574 of the 1,316 postings.
Counted over the 1,316 postings in this search. Postings read on September 21, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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