OpenAIImplementation & delivery
Partner Applied AI Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$197,000–$278,000
FDE jobs across the US
564 postings from 231 employers, read for the kind of work, pay and travel each one describes.
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564 jobs
$141,000–$200,000
VercelImplementation & delivery
Solutions Architect
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
$190,000–$340,000 · OTE
$152,000–$287,500
$200,000–$290,000
AnthropicDeployment strategy
Technical Deployment Lead
Austin, TX · Boston, MA · +3 moreAustin, TX +4Hybrid
$275,000–$380,000
ContextDeployment strategy
Deployment Strategist
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$180,000–$350,000
$200,000–$285,000
$230,000–$390,000
$150,000–$280,000
$150,000–$300,000
Distyl AIDeployment strategy
AI Strategist
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$150,000–$250,000
$200,000–$290,000
$105,000–$170,000
$211,000–$278,000
$145,000–$175,000
$200,000–$290,000
$150,000–$220,000
$150,000–$220,000
UncountableImplementation & delivery
ML Solution Consultant
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1
$110,000–$130,000
$150,000–$225,000
FaireInternal deployment & tooling
Growth Platform, Marketing Engineer
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$176,000–$242,000
ZscalerInternal deployment & tooling
Sr. Staff Software Development Engineer
San Jose, CA · US remoteRemote
$180,000–$225,000
Distyl AITechnical pre-sales
Enterprise AI Architect
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$200,000–$275,000
$140,000–$270,250
$255,000–$351,000
$175,000–$190,000
$163,200–$236,400
BenchlingInternal deployment & tooling
Software Engineer, Tools and Automation
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$195,000–$265,000
GoogleInternal deployment & tooling
Applied AI and Commercial Operations Specialist
Los Angeles, CA · Atlanta, GA · +4 moreLos Angeles, CA +5
$186,000–$269,000
$215,000–$215,000
TaniumInternal deployment & tooling
Corporate AI Engineer
Addison, TX · Bellevue, WA · +3 moreAddison, TX +4Hybrid
$154,000–$200,000
$184,700–$277,600
$207,000–$300,000
AnthropicTechnical pre-sales
Applied AI, Research Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$300,000–$400,000
$200,000–$300,000
Scale AIInternal deployment & tooling
Staff Network Engineer, App Platform
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2
$1–$1
CrusoeInternal deployment & tooling
Staff Software Engineer, Internal Tools & Automation
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$215,000–$260,000
AnthropicTechnical pre-sales
Applied AI Architect, Cyber
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$240,000–$315,000
$180,000–$220,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
560 of 564 postings state a pay range. The median is $215,000, and half of them sit between $185,000 and $250,000, across 229 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 564 postings, 235 state a minimum number of years, from 130 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 117 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (70), under 3 years (27) or 10 or more years (21).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 564 postings come from 231 companies. The employers with the most postings are OpenAI (26), Accenture (24), NVIDIA (24), Sierra (19) and Google (17).
Are FDE jobs remote?
59 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 182 are hybrid and 161 are on-site. The remaining 162 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 199 of the 564 postings.
Counted over the 564 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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- SF Bay Area · 695 jobs · 290 companies · 695
- 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 · 113 jobs · 48 companies · 113
- Atlanta · 92 jobs · 33 companies · 92
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- Houston · 51 jobs · 16 companies · 51
- Raleigh–Durham · 47 jobs · 19 companies · 47
- San Diego · 46 jobs · 12 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
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- Production engineering · 1093 jobs · 386 companies · 1093
- Internal deployment & tooling · 406 jobs · 259 companies · 406
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- Deployment strategy · 165 jobs · 94 companies · 165
- Deployment team leadership · 107 jobs · 74 companies · 107
- Technical pre-sales · 42 jobs · 26 companies · 42
- Customer adoption & accounts · 22 jobs · 20 companies · 22
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FDE jobs by individual contributor or manager
- Individual contributor · 1091 jobs · 496 companies · 1091
- Technical lead · 994 jobs · 407 companies · 994
- People manager · 108 jobs · 80 companies · 108
FDE jobs by company stage
- Later private · 729 jobs · 212 companies · 729
- Public · 676 jobs · 143 companies · 676
- Growth (Series B–C) · 355 jobs · 161 companies · 355
- 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 · 1724 jobs · 640 companies · 1724
- Configuration / integration · 262 jobs · 161 companies · 262
- Prototypes / scripts · 99 jobs · 62 companies · 99
- No coding · 62 jobs · 42 companies · 62
FDE jobs by project stage
- Implementation / production · 2153 jobs · 723 companies · 2153
- Ongoing operations · 1671 jobs · 632 companies · 1671
- Proof of concept · 811 jobs · 347 companies · 811
- Pre-sales / evaluation · 616 jobs · 268 companies · 616
FDE jobs by who you build for
- External customers · 1690 jobs · 531 companies · 1690
- Internal teams · 345 jobs · 231 companies · 345
- 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