SpaceXBuilds for teams inside the company
Sr. Software Engineer (AI Data Engineering)
Hawthorne, CAOn-site
$165,000–$265,000
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1,184 postings · 598 companies · median $180,000 · middle half $152,000–$215,000 · read
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CHAOS IndustriesBuilds for teams inside the company
Production Software Engineer
El Segundo, CAOn-site
$120,000–$210,000
StripeBuilds for teams inside the company
AI Engineer
Atlanta, GA · Chicago, IL · +2 moreAtlanta, GA +3
$172,600–$258,800
PatchBuilds for teams inside the company
Software Engineer - Market Intelligence
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$170,000–$220,000
$125,000–$195,000
AndurilBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Product Engineer, Data
Ashville, OH · Baltimore, MD · +3 moreAshville, OH +4
$183,000–$243,000
$100,000–$140,000
$88,100–$123,366
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
MendixProves it works before the sale
Intelligence Center X Engineer - Americas
US · city not listedHybrid
$125,300–$334,400
FluidstackBuilds for teams inside the company
Product Engineer, Business Operations
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$224,000–$300,000
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
$115,000–$200,000
$145,000–$200,000
$175,000–$200,000
$200,000–$300,000
$127,200–$254,400
$200,000–$300,000
$198,900–$298,300
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
$200,000–$238,000
$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
AnthropicProves it works before the sale
Applied AI, Research Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$300,000–$400,000
$155,000–$185,000
CrusoeBuilds for teams inside the company
Staff Software Engineer, Internal Tools & Automation
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$215,000–$260,000
$165,000–$300,000
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
OpenAIBuilds for teams inside the company
Software Engineer, Safety Engineering
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$207,000–$385,000
T-MobileBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployment Engineer
Bellevue, WA · Frisco, TXBellevue, WA +1
$117,800–$212,500
691 of these 1,184 jobs build what the customer runs.
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
1,184 of 1,184 postings state a pay range. The median is $180,000, and half of them sit between $152,000 and $215,000, from 598 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 1,184 postings, 607 state a minimum number of years, from 387 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 359 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (119), 6 to 9 years (111) or 10 or more years (18).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 1,184 postings come from 598 companies. The employers with the most postings are Palantir (61), Amazon (incl AWS) (32), Anduril (23), Booz Allen (22) and OpenAI (19).
Are FDE jobs remote?
192 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 299 are hybrid and 351 are on-site. The remaining 342 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 461 of the 1,184 postings.
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