$160,000–$180,000
FDE jobs across the US
1,341 postings · 458 companies · median $193,000, half $160,000–$223,000
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Generalist AIBuilds for teams inside the company
Software Engineer: Product
San Mateo, CA · Somerville, MASan Mateo, CA +1On-site
$200,000–$350,000
OpenAIBuilds for teams inside the company
Backend Software Engineer, GTM Innovation
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$347,000–$445,000
DRWBuilds for teams inside the company
Software Engineer, Cumberland/FICCO Tools Engineering
New York, NY
$175,000–$225,000
$150,000–$230,000
Periodic LabsBuilds for teams inside the company
Product Engineer
Menlo Park, CA · San Francisco, CAMenlo Park, CA +1On-site
$250,000–$350,000
$266,000–$445,000
NotionBuilds for teams inside the company
AI Applications Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$152,000–$250,000
Mariana MineralsBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Full Stack Software Engineer
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$150,000–$220,000
$130,000–$150,000
$153,000–$385,000
Oaktree Capital ManagementBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Associate, Forward Deployment Engineer
Los Angeles, CA
$130,000–$160,000
$127,000–$177,000
$179,500–$269,300
$150,000–$250,000 · OTE
$150,000–$200,000
$180,000–$300,000
Scale AIProves it works before the sale
Deployment Strategist, Space Systems Command
Los Angeles, CAHybrid
$203,200–$254,000
$165,000–$380,000 · OTE
$120,000–$150,000
$150,000–$250,000 · OTE
714 of 1,341 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
1,341 of 1,341 postings state a pay range. The median is $193,000, and half of them sit between $160,000 and $223,000, from 458 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 1,341 postings, 551 state a minimum number of years, from 260 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 301 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (182), under 3 years (59) or 10 or more years (9).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 1,341 postings come from 458 companies. The employers with the most postings are Databricks (70), Deloitte US (62), Palantir (51), Amazon (incl AWS) (46) and Booz Allen (37).
Are FDE jobs remote?
193 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 335 are hybrid and 302 are on-site. The remaining 511 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 599 of the 1,341 postings.
Counted over the 1,341 postings in this search. Postings read on September 22, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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