$127,200–$254,400
FDE jobs · Ongoing operations
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1,799 postings · 797 companies · median $193,000 · middle half $162,000–$225,000 · read
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$200,000–$300,000
$180,000–$190,000
$229,300–$310,200
$198,900–$298,300
Amazon (incl AWS)Builds for teams inside the company
Sr. Systems Development Engineer, AFSS Compliance
Arlington, VA
$151,200–$204,600
ImpiricusBuilds for teams inside the company
AI Solutions Architect
Atlanta, GA · New York, NYAtlanta, GA +1Remote
$165,000–$210,000
$166,000–$214,000
$169,800–$297,400
$175,000–$210,000
FaireBuilds for teams inside the company
Growth Platform, Marketing Engineer
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$176,000–$242,000
$298,000–$358,000
T. Rowe PriceBuilds for teams inside the company
Lead AI Software Engineer - T. Rowe Price Labs (MD or NYC)
Baltimore, MD · New York, NYBaltimore, MD +1Hybrid
$145,000–$309,000
$175,000–$190,000
CitigroupBuilds for teams inside the company
Lead Agentic AI Engineer – Vice President
Irving, TX · Tampa, FLIrving, TX +1Hybrid
$125,760–$188,640
$200,000–$238,000
$175,000–$270,000
$200,000–$220,000
BenchlingBuilds for teams inside the company
Software Engineer, Tools and Automation
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$195,000–$265,000
CadwellBuilds for teams inside the company
AI Strategy & Enterprise Enablement Analyst
US · city not listedHybrid
$95,000–$130,000
$190,000–$230,000
$150,000–$200,000
The Carlyle GroupBuilds for teams inside the company
Engineer, AI & Process Automation
Washington, DCRemote
$160,000–$180,000
$143,800–$231,900
$200,000–$275,000
$149,200–$249,000
$120,800–$151,000
$115,000–$168,000
$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
VizientBuilds for teams inside the company
Sr. AI Delivery & Operations Engineer
Edina, MN · Irving, TX · +1 moreEdina, MN +2
$102,400–$179,000
CrusoeBuilds for teams inside the company
Staff Software Engineer, Internal Tools & Automation
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$215,000–$260,000
$165,000–$300,000
$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
$180,000–$220,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Builds for teams inside the company
Senior Software Development Engineer, AI Acceleration, Amazon Games
Seattle, WA
$168,100–$227,400
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
New York, NY
$263,600–$395,400
First Solar, Inc.Builds for teams inside the company
Full Stack Engineer - AI Applications
Perrysburg, OH
$150,880–$215,050
942 of these 1,799 jobs build what the customer runs.
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
1,799 of 1,799 postings state a pay range. The median is $193,000, and half of them sit between $162,000 and $225,000, from 797 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 1,799 postings, 1,103 state a minimum number of years, from 574 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 570 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (330), under 3 years (121) or 10 or more years (82).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 1,799 postings come from 797 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (61), Palantir (44), Anduril (40), OpenAI (38) and Databricks (30).
Are FDE jobs remote?
323 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 486 are hybrid and 426 are on-site. The remaining 564 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 761 of the 1,799 postings.
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