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1,866 postings · 785 companies · median $190,000 · middle half $160,000–$220,000 · read
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FluidstackBuilds for teams inside the company
Product Engineer, Infrastructure Development & Delivery
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$224,000–$300,000
Sony Interactive Entertainment GlobalBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Software Engineer - AI & Agentic Architecture
Aliso Viejo, CAHybrid
$177,300–$265,900
Gallatin AIBuilds for teams inside the company
Applied AI Engineer, Internal Systems
El Segundo, CAOn-site
$80,000–$210,000
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's ResearchBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior AI Solutions Engineer
US · city not listed
$150,000–$170,000
FluidstackBuilds for teams inside the company
Product Engineer, Business Operations
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$224,000–$300,000
$115,000–$200,000
$145,000–$200,000
$175,000–$200,000
$200,000–$300,000
$127,200–$254,400
$200,000–$300,000
$180,000–$190,000
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
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
$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
$200,000–$220,000
$150,000–$200,000
The Carlyle GroupBuilds for teams inside the company
Engineer, AI & Process Automation
Washington, DCRemote
$160,000–$180,000
$200,000–$275,000
$115,000–$168,000
$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
$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
$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
First Solar, Inc.Builds for teams inside the company
Full Stack Engineer - AI Applications
Perrysburg, OH
$150,880–$215,050
$160,000–$220,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Builds for teams inside the company
Sr System Development Engineer, Amazon Leo
Bellevue, WA · Arlington, VA · +1 moreBellevue, WA +2
$151,200–$204,600
$300,000–$425,000
ImpiricusProves it works before the sale
Product Solutions Architect
New York, NY · Atlanta, GANew York, NY +1Remote
$170,000–$210,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
1,866 of 1,866 postings state a pay range. The median is $190,000, and half of them sit between $160,000 and $220,000, from 785 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 1,866 postings, 1,093 state a minimum number of years, from 545 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 644 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (294), under 3 years (115) or 10 or more years (40).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 1,866 postings come from 785 companies. The employers with the most postings are Databricks (68), Deloitte US (63), Amazon (incl AWS) (55), Palantir (52) and OpenAI (45).
Are FDE jobs remote?
321 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 474 are hybrid and 453 are on-site. The remaining 618 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 841 of the 1,866 postings.
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