$166,000–$253,000
FDE jobs across the US
636 postings · 245 companies · 625 state pay: median $208,000, half $170,000–$233,000
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Full Stack Software Engineer, Gov
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CA · +1 moreWashington, DC +2Hybrid
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All 636 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
625 of 636 postings state a pay range. The median is $208,000, and half of them sit between $170,000 and $233,000, from 244 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 636 postings, 263 state a minimum number of years, from 121 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 121 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (95), under 3 years (36) or 10 or more years (11).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 636 postings come from 245 companies. The employers with the most postings are Databricks (59), Accenture (41), Palantir (33), OpenAI (26) and Anduril (24).
Are FDE jobs remote?
101 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 191 are hybrid and 155 are on-site. The remaining 189 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 340 of the 636 postings.
Counted over the 636 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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