$163,200–$236,400
FDE jobs across the US
1,726 postings · 545 companies · median $196,000, half $162,000–$230,000
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$200,000–$220,000
BenchlingBuilds for teams inside the company
Software Engineer, Tools and Automation
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$195,000–$265,000
GoogleBuilds for teams inside the company
Applied AI and Commercial Operations Specialist
Los Angeles, CA · Atlanta, GA · +4 moreLos Angeles, CA +5
$186,000–$269,000
$151,000–$309,000
The Carlyle GroupBuilds for teams inside the company
Engineer, AI & Process Automation
Washington, DCRemote
$160,000–$180,000
$200,000–$275,000
GoogleBuilds for teams inside the company
Staff AI/ML Engineer, AI Rapid Response Team
Mountain View, CA
$207,000–$300,000
recall.aiBuilds for teams inside the company
Founding Internal Products Engineer
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$215,000–$215,000
The Carlyle GroupBuilds for teams inside the company
Lead Engineer, AI & Process Automation
Washington, DC · New York, NYWashington, DC +1Hybrid
$170,000–$190,000
TaniumBuilds for teams inside the company
Corporate AI Engineer
Addison, TX · Bellevue, WA · +3 moreAddison, TX +4Hybrid
$154,000–$200,000
$115,000–$168,000
$149,200–$249,000
AnthropicProves it works before the sale
Applied AI, Research Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$300,000–$400,000
$120,800–$151,000
$160,000–$200,000
AppleBuilds for teams inside the company
Lead AI Engineer, Finance Digital Transformation
Cupertino, CA
$184,700–$277,600
$200,000–$300,000
CHAOS IndustriesBuilds for teams inside the company
Product Lead, Internal Tools
El Segundo, CAOn-site
$167,000–$248,000
VizientBuilds for teams inside the company
Sr. AI Delivery & Operations Engineer
Edina, MN · Irving, TX · +1 moreEdina, MN +2
$102,400–$179,000
Scale AIBuilds for teams inside the company
Staff Network Engineer, App Platform
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2
$1–$1
CrusoeBuilds for teams inside the company
Staff Software Engineer, Internal Tools & Automation
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$215,000–$260,000
$143,800–$231,900
$155,000–$185,000
GoogleBuilds for teams inside the company
AI and Automation Solutions Architect, Finance Operations
Chicago, IL
$128,000–$187,000
HuronBuilds for teams inside the company
AI Engineering Manager (AI Capability Center) - 4 Openings Available
Chicago, ILRemote
$140,000–$170,000
$165,000–$300,000
AnthropicProves it works before the sale
Applied AI Architect, Cyber
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$240,000–$315,000
CapgeminiLeads the deployment team
Capgemini Invent- AI Solutions Architecture & Engineering Managing Consultant
Chicago, IL
$127,500–$249,350
$126,000–$210,000
PwC (US)Builds for teams inside the company
Tax Innovation - AI Engineer - Manager
Dallas, TX · Chicago, IL · +2 moreDallas, TX +3
$99,000–$266,000
$165,000–$253,000
HARMAN InternationalBuilds for teams inside the company
AI Solutions Architect & Agent Builder
Novi, MI · Sunnyvale, CANovi, MI +1Hybrid
$125,250–$183,700
Dell TechnologiesBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Analyst, Agentic AI Engineer
Hopkinton, MA
$96,000–$132,000
$180,000–$220,000
Applied IntuitionLeads the deployment team
Engineering Manager - Forward Deployment (Defense)
Arlington, VAOn-site
$250,000–$300,000
Booz AllenBuilds for teams inside the company
Legal, Ethics & Compliance AI Solution Architect
Mclean, VA
$77,600–$176,000
Block (Square)Builds for teams inside the company
Staff Software Engineer, Go-to-Market Systems & AI
SF Bay Area
$263,600–$395,400
Amazon (incl AWS)Builds for teams inside the company
Sr System Development Engineer, Amazon Leo
Bellevue, WA · Arlington, VA · +1 moreBellevue, WA +2
$151,200–$204,600
OpenAIBuilds for teams inside the company
Software Engineer, Safety Engineering
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$207,000–$385,000
865 of 1,726 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
1,726 of 1,726 postings state a pay range. The median is $196,000, and half of them sit between $162,000 and $230,000, from 545 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 1,726 postings, 759 state a minimum number of years, from 326 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 355 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (269), under 3 years (79) or 10 or more years (56).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 1,726 postings come from 545 companies. The employers with the most postings are Databricks (76), Deloitte US (71), Amazon (incl AWS) (63), Palantir (60) and Accenture (46).
Are FDE jobs remote?
267 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 452 are hybrid and 358 are on-site. The remaining 649 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 743 of the 1,726 postings.
Counted over the 1,726 postings in this search. Postings read on September 22, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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