$200,000–$238,000
FDE jobs across the US
114 postings from 45 employers, read for the kind of work, pay and travel each one describes.
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GoogleInternal deployment & tooling
Applied AI and Commercial Operations Specialist
Los Angeles, CA · Atlanta, GA · +4 moreLos Angeles, CA +5
$186,000–$269,000
$167,000–$248,000
Oaktree Capital ManagementInternal deployment & tooling
Senior Associate, Forward Deployment Engineer
Los Angeles, CA
$130,000–$160,000
$191,000–$253,000
$115,000–$173,000
$200,000–$250,000
$130,000–$196,000
AndurilInternal deployment & tooling
Agentic AI Engineer, Automation
Costa Mesa, CA · Long Beach, CACosta Mesa, CA +1On-site
$220,000–$292,000
$130,000–$196,000
$125,000–$175,000
RelativityInternal deployment & tooling
Staff Software Engineer, Agentic Infrastructure
Long Beach, CAHybrid
$181,000–$271,000
AndurilInternal deployment & tooling
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Applied Intelligence
Santa Ana, CA
$220,000–$292,000
Relativity SpaceInternal deployment & tooling
Senior Software Engineer, Agentic Infrastructure
Long Beach, CAHybrid
$154,000–$230,000
$106,200–$182,983
$112,200–$190,700
$191,000–$253,000
$154,000–$230,000
$154,000–$230,000
$179,273–$286,837
AndurilInternal deployment & tooling
Staff Full-Stack Software Engineer, ArsenalOS Deployment
Costa Mesa, CA
$220,000–$290,000
RelativityInternal deployment & tooling
Senior Software Engineer, Full Stack (Factory Platform)
Long Beach, CA
$154,000–$230,000
Relativity SpaceInternal deployment & tooling
Senior Software Engineer, Full Stack (Factory Platform)
Long Beach, CA
$154,000–$230,000
$203,200–$254,000
$183,400–$229,200
$220,000–$292,000
True AnomalyInternal deployment & tooling
Platform Engineer, AI (Levels I, II, III)
Denver, CO · Long Beach, CADenver, CO +1Hybrid
$120,000–$235,000
LaterInternal deployment & tooling
Senior AI Automation Engineer
Boston, MA · Chicago, IL · +4 moreBoston, MA +5Remote
CA$110,000–CA$160,000
$130,000–$150,000
$129,000–$171,000
True AnomalyInternal deployment & tooling
Senior Platform Engineer, AI
Denver, CO · Long Beach, CADenver, CO +1Hybrid
$190,000–$285,000
Deluxe MediaInternal deployment & tooling
Senior Software Engineer – AI & Workflow Automation
Los Angeles, CAHybrid
$170,000–$200,000
$170,000–$200,000
True AnomalyInternal deployment & tooling
Staff Platform Engineer, AI
Denver, CO · Long Beach, CADenver, CO +1Hybrid
$225,000–$325,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
114 of 114 postings state a pay range. The median is $192,000, and half of them sit between $152,000 and $220,000, across 45 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 114 postings, 48 state a minimum number of years, from 25 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 22 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (14), under 3 years (8) or 10 or more years (4).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 114 postings come from 45 companies. The employers with the most postings are Accenture (23), Anduril (13), Google (6), Relativity Space (5) and CHAOS Industries (4).
Are FDE jobs remote?
6 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 28 are hybrid and 15 are on-site. The remaining 65 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 61 of the 114 postings.
Counted over the 114 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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FDE jobs by location
- 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
- Denver–Boulder · 78 jobs · 21 companies · 78
- 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
- Salt Lake City · 4 jobs · 3 companies · 4
FDE jobs by work arrangement
FDE jobs by kind of work
- Production engineering · 1093 jobs · 386 companies · 1093
- Internal deployment & tooling · 406 jobs · 259 companies · 406
- Implementation & delivery · 364 jobs · 211 companies · 364
- 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
FDE jobs by level
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