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UsulPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist
San Francisco, CA · Washington, DCSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$140,000–$200,000
SalesforcePlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist - Public Sector, Nonprofit & Education
San Francisco, CA · Mclean, VA · +8 moreSan Francisco, CA +9Remote
$134,750–$316,750
Artificial Intelligence Underwriting Company (AIUC)Plans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$150,000–$275,000
$150,000–$220,000
$150,000–$180,000
SalesforcePlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist (Mid/Senior Levels)
San Francisco, CA · Bellevue, WA · +8 moreSan Francisco, CA +9Remote
$134,750–$316,750
$224,000–$356,500
DiDi GlobalBuilds for teams inside the company
Staff/Principal AI Transformation Engineer
San Jose, CA
$255,000–$351,000
Baker TillyBuilds for teams inside the company
Principal AI Engineer, Sr AI Engineer
San Jose, CA · Pasadena, CA · +10 moreSan Jose, CA +11
$205,000–$250,000
ZscalerBuilds for teams inside the company
Sr. Staff Applied AI Engineer, GTM
Santa Clara, CA · US remoteRemote
$180,000–$225,000
$168,000–$322,000
Walmart Inc.Builds for teams inside the company
(USA) Senior, Data Scientist - Applied AI
Sunnyvale, CA · Bentonville, ARSunnyvale, CA +1
$90,000–$234,000
$130,000–$163,000
$137,200–$206,600
$224,000–$356,500
GoogleBuilds for teams inside the company
AI Tooling Technical Solutions Consultant, GSRS Security Systems and Technology
Sunnyvale, CA · Austin, TX · +5 moreSunnyvale, CA +6
$152,000–$221,000
$160,000–$240,000
LinkedInBuilds for teams inside the company
AI Architect - SaaS GTM Tech & Analytics | IC4
San Francisco, CA · Sunnyvale, CA · +2 moreSan Francisco, CA +3Hybrid
$141,000–$231,000
NVIDIABuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Software Engineer, AI Infrastructure Solutions
Santa Clara, CA
$152,000–$241,500
AtomsBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Software Engineer – Bionic Enterprise Platform
Mountain View, CA · San Francisco, CAMountain View, CA +1On-site
$176,000–$242,000
CroweBuilds for teams inside the company
AI Technical Lead
San Jose, CA · Chicago, IL · +35 moreSan Jose, CA +36Hybrid
$102,400–$204,100
AnthropicBuilds for teams inside the company
Applied AI Demo Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$240,000–$315,000
VercelBuilds for teams inside the company
GTM Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
$180,000–$295,000
AtomsBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Software Engineer – Bionic Enterprise Platform
Mountain View, CA · San Francisco, CAMountain View, CA +1On-site
$176,000–$242,000
EtchedBuilds for teams inside the company
Internal Acceleration, Engineer (Production)
San Jose, CAOn-site
$150,000–$400,000
$210,000–$305,000
AppleBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Software Engineer Enterprise Technology Services
Sunnyvale, CA
$184,700–$277,600
$188,500–$282,700
Bristol Myers SquibbBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Manager, Research Intelligence Engineer
Princeton, NJ · Tampa, FL · +3 morePrinceton, NJ +4
$134,980–$179,920
$240,000–$390,000
PatchBuilds for teams inside the company
Software Engineer - Market Intelligence
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$170,000–$220,000
FluidstackBuilds for teams inside the company
Product Engineer, Infrastructure Development & Delivery
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$224,000–$300,000
FaireBuilds for teams inside the company
Growth Platform, Marketing Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$176,000–$242,000
$175,000–$190,000
BenchlingBuilds for teams inside the company
Software Engineer, Tools and Automation
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$195,000–$265,000
FluidstackBuilds for teams inside the company
Product Engineer, Business Operations
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$224,000–$300,000
$200,000–$300,000
AnthropicProves it works before the sale
Applied AI, Research Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$300,000–$400,000
CrusoeBuilds for teams inside the company
Staff Software Engineer, Internal Tools & Automation
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$215,000–$260,000
430 of these 747 jobs build what the customer runs.
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
747 of 747 postings state a pay range. The median is $214,000, and half of them sit between $180,000 and $245,000, from 356 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 747 postings, 436 state a minimum number of years, from 236 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 235 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (105), under 3 years (60) or 10 or more years (36).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 747 postings come from 356 companies. The employers with the most postings are OpenAI (31), Amazon (incl AWS) (27), NVIDIA (22), Accenture (19) and Google (17).
Are FDE jobs remote?
67 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 225 are hybrid and 239 are on-site. The remaining 216 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 274 of the 747 postings.
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