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WriterProduction engineering
AI deployment engineer (West)
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +3 moreSan Francisco, CA +4Hybrid
$131,800–$185,000
FlipProduction engineering
Staff Software Engineer
Marina Del Rey, CA · Williamsburg, NYMarina Del Rey, CA +1On-site
$200,000–$400,000
Scale AIProduction engineering
Senior Frontier Agents Engineer (Applied AI)
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1
$216,000–$270,000
StripeProduction engineering
Integration Engineer, Professional Services
New York, NY · Seattle, WA · US remoteNew York, NY +1 · US remoteRemote
$190,400–$285,600
WriterProduction engineering
AI deployment engineer (East)
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +3 moreSan Francisco, CA +4Hybrid
$146,400–$185,000
$200,000–$230,000
AccentureProduction engineering
Google Agentic AI Delivery Specialist
Albany, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreAlbany, NY +40
$54,400–$196,000
OpenAIProduction engineering
Applied AI Engineer, Enterprise
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$251,000–$278,000
WriterProduction engineering
AI deployment engineer (Central)
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +3 moreSan Francisco, CA +4Hybrid
$131,800–$166,000
Obin AIProduction engineering
Principal Solution Architect (Multi-Cloud, Data & Agentic AI)
New York, NY
$220,000–$300,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Production engineering
Delivery Consultant- AI/ML, WWPS ProServe
Jersey City, NJ · Austin, TX · +8 moreJersey City, NJ +9
$131,300–$204,300
$251,000–$278,000
$140,000–$170,000 · total compensation
Distyl AIProduction engineering
AI Engineer, Lead
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$200,000–$250,000
AccentureProduction engineering
Google Agentic AI Delivery Senior Engineer
Albany, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreAlbany, NY +40
$80,400–$266,300
BCGProduction engineering
BCG Platinion | Lead AI Tech Architect - AI Platforms
Atlanta, GA · Austin, TX · +16 moreAtlanta, GA +17
$190,000
Scale AIProduction engineering
Senior Staff Frontier Agents Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2
$288,000–$360,000
Distyl AIProduction engineering
AI Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$150,000–$250,000
AccentureProduction engineering
AI Native Transformation Enterprise Consultant
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreChicago, IL +40
$54,400–$196,000
BCGProduction engineering
BCG Platinion | Senior AI Tech Architect - AI Platforms
Atlanta, GA · Austin, TX · +16 moreAtlanta, GA +17
$150,000
$175,000–$230,000
Distyl AIProduction engineering
Research Engineers, Agents
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$150,000–$250,000
AccentureProduction engineering
AI Native Transformation Manager
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreChicago, IL +40
$80,400–$266,300
AnthropicProduction engineering
Staff+ Software Engineer, Public Sector
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
$405,000–$485,000
MercorProduction engineering
Software Engineer, Enterprise Applied AI
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$145,000–$285,000
$120,000–$190,000
AccentureProduction engineering
Advanced AI Architect
Morristown, NJ · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreMorristown, NJ +40
$87,400–$293,800
$94,000–$152,662
$95,000–$149,000
$185,000–$275,000
$150,000–$190,000
$180,000–$250,000
Ode with AnthropicProduction engineering
Staff Software Engineer (SF/NY)
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$275,000–$400,000
AnthropicProduction engineering
Applied AI Engineer, Enterprise Tech
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
$200,000–$320,000
$200,000–$250,000
Snorkel AIProduction engineering
Applied AI Engineer, Federal - Top Secret Clearance
New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · US remoteNew York, NY +1 · US remoteRemote
$170,000–$300,000 · OTE
OpenAIProduction engineering
Applied AI Engineer, Startups
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$211,000–$278,000
$170,000–$215,000
$180,000–$400,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
535 of 539 postings state a pay range. The median is $203,000, and half of them sit between $170,000 and $238,000, across 225 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 539 postings, 236 state a minimum number of years, from 130 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 110 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (72), under 3 years (33) or 10 or more years (21).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 539 postings come from 225 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (28), Accenture (23), Palantir (20), Scale AI (16) and Google (15).
Are FDE jobs remote?
37 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 186 are hybrid and 136 are on-site. The remaining 180 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 211 of the 539 postings.
Counted over the 539 postings in this search. Postings read on September 21, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
Browse jobs by location and work
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