$180,000–$220,000
FDE jobs in SF Bay Area
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747 postings · 356 companies · median $214,000 · middle half $180,000–$245,000 · read
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OpenAIBuilds for teams inside the company
Software Engineer, Safety Engineering
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$207,000–$385,000
Block (Square)Builds for teams inside the company
Staff Software Engineer, Go-to-Market Systems & AI
SF Bay Area
$263,600–$395,400
$154,000–$213,000
$160,000–$220,000
ALSOBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Staff Deployment Strategist, Operations
Palo Alto, CAOn-site
$170,000–$225,000
LegenceBuilds for teams inside the company
I&M Segment Applied AI Lead
San Jose, CA · Beltsville, MDSan Jose, CA +1Remote
$145,000–$180,000
$242,200–$486,000
$146,370–$246,000
KlaviyoBuilds for teams inside the company
Sr. AI Systems & Solutions Architect, Global Services
San Francisco, CA
$120,000–$180,000
$209,000–$265,000
$250,000–$400,000
Interface AIBuilds for teams inside the company
Applied AI Engineer, Business Automation
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$220,000–$260,000
KlaviyoBuilds for teams inside the company
Sr. AI Systems & Solutions Architect, Customer Success
San Francisco, CA
$120,000–$180,000
Arcadia ScienceBuilds for teams inside the company
Software Engineer - Full Stack
Emeryville, CAOn-site
$160,000–$195,000
Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)Builds for teams inside the company
Forward Deploy Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, ILSan Francisco, CA +1Remote
$220,000–$320,000
OpenAIBuilds for teams inside the company
Applied AI Software Engineer, GTM Growth Engineering
San Francisco, CA
$266,000–$405,000
Cadence Design SystemsBuilds for teams inside the company
Lead Solutions Engineer– Back Office Transformation
San Jose, CA
$114,800–$213,200
PrologisBuilds for teams inside the company
Lead AI Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Denver, CO · +3 moreSan Francisco, CA +4On-site
$147,000–$202,000
$145,400–$257,600
FluidstackBuilds for teams inside the company
Decision Engineer, Infrastructure Development & Delivery
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$224,000–$300,000
Sprinter HealthBuilds for teams inside the company
AI Enablement Engineer (Senior / Staff)
San Francisco, CA · Menlo Park, CASan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$180,000–$260,000
$200,000–$247,000
$156,000–$224,200
FluidstackBuilds for teams inside the company
Decision Engineer, Business Operations
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$224,000–$300,000
PerplexityBuilds for teams inside the company
Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Enterprise AI Products)
San Francisco, CA
$220,000–$405,000
Distyl AILeads the deployment team
AI Engineer, Enterprise Lead
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$200,000–$250,000
Retell AIBuilds for teams inside the company
Founders Initiatives, Technical Ex-Founders
Redwood City, CAOn-site
$180,000–$300,000
$127,400–$182,000
EquinixBuilds for teams inside the company
GTM Engineer: Customer Experience & Lifecycle
Redwood City, CA · Dallas, TX · +3 moreRedwood City, CA +4
$136,000–$245,000
$148,700–$298,800
DatabricksBuilds for teams inside the company
Staff Fullstack Engineer, Agentic Applications
Mountain View, CA
$192,000–$260,000
$143,000–$210,000
EquinixBuilds for teams inside the company
GTM Engineer: Pipeline and Revenue Generation
Redwood City, CA · Dallas, TX · +3 moreRedwood City, CA +4
$131,000–$245,000
$136,000–$264,500
SalesforceBuilds for teams inside the company
Partner Technical Architect - Agentforce
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +2 moreSan Francisco, CA +3
$172,500–$285,800
$250,000–$400,000
$347,000–$445,000
$194,600–$293,900
$185,000–$315,000 · OTE
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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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