$190,000–$220,000
FDE jobs across the US
233 postings from 151 employers, read for the kind of work, pay and travel each one describes.
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233 jobs
$180,000–$230,000
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Istari DigitalProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer (Commercial / International)
Seattle, WAOn-site
Pay not posted
Vannevar LabsProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer - Software Modernization (TS/SCI Clearance Required)
Washington, DCOn-site
Pay not posted
$180,000–$230,000
$112,700–$183,900
OpenAIProduction engineering
Physical Design Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$260,000–$302,000
PoeticProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$160,000–$225,000
$180,000–$230,000
$179,500–$224,300
$100,000–$120,000
Pay not posted
$180,000–$230,000
$120,000–$136,000
Pay not posted
$211,000–$302,000
$118,000–$176,000
EYProduction engineering
Government and Public Sector - Service Delivery Center - AI Solution Development Manager
San Antonio, TXHybrid
$76,200–$197,900
NVIDIAProduction engineering
Senior Solutions Architect, Agentic AI — Safety and Security
Santa Clara, CARemote
$184,000–$287,500
$190,000–$212,000
$149,000–$210,000
$160,000–$230,000
NVIDIAProduction engineering
Senior Solutions Architect, Agentic AI — Safety and Security
Santa Clara, CARemote
$184,000–$287,500
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$150,000–$290,000
$200,000–$400,000
STRProduction engineering
Lead Mission Engineer - Full Stack
San Diego, CA · Denver, CO · +2 moreSan Diego, CA +3
$175,000–$240,000
$184,000–$287,500
TitanProduction engineering
Solutions Architect
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1On-site
Pay not posted
OpenAIProduction engineering
Applied AI Engineer, Digital Natives
San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WASan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$251,000–$278,000
PendoProduction engineering
Sr. Professional Services Engineer Consultant
Raleigh, NC · San Francisco, CARaleigh, NC +1Remote
$132,200–$175,000
$224,000–$431,250
Pay not posted
$266,000–$362,000
$140,000–$180,000
Scale AIProduction engineering
Senior Software Engineer, Public Sector
San Francisco, CA · Saint Louis, MO · +2 moreSan Francisco, CA +3On-site
$162,400–$311,000
Pay not posted
OpenAIProduction engineering
Applied AI Engineer, Startups
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$211,000–$278,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
166 of 233 postings state a pay range. The median is $183,000, and half of them sit between $154,000 and $214,000, across 100 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 233 postings, 67 state a minimum number of years, from 56 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 36 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (23), under 3 years (7) or 10 or more years (1).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 233 postings come from 151 companies. The employers with the most postings are Palantir (17), NVIDIA (8), OpenAI (7), Decagon (5) and AvePoint (4).
Are FDE jobs remote?
51 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 63 are hybrid and 71 are on-site. The remaining 48 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 88 of the 233 postings.
Counted over the 233 postings in this search. Postings read on September 18, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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FDE jobs by location
- SF Bay Area · 688 jobs · 288 companies · 688
- New York metro · 599 jobs · 264 companies · 599
- Washington, DC area · 303 jobs · 75 companies · 303
- Seattle area · 153 jobs · 54 companies · 153
- Chicago · 136 jobs · 46 companies · 136
- Dallas–Fort Worth · 125 jobs · 34 companies · 125
- Los Angeles · 123 jobs · 50 companies · 123
- Austin · 117 jobs · 52 companies · 117
- Boston area · 109 jobs · 46 companies · 109
- Atlanta · 90 jobs · 33 companies · 90
- Denver–Boulder · 77 jobs · 22 companies · 77
- Houston · 49 jobs · 16 companies · 49
- San Diego · 44 jobs · 12 companies · 44
- Raleigh–Durham · 43 jobs · 17 companies · 43
- Miami · 37 jobs · 12 companies · 37
- Philadelphia · 37 jobs · 11 companies · 37
- Minneapolis–St. Paul · 37 jobs · 8 companies · 37
- Kansas City · 28 jobs · 5 companies · 28
- Phoenix · 23 jobs · 5 companies · 23
- Portland · 22 jobs · 5 companies · 22
- Salt Lake City · 4 jobs · 3 companies · 4
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FDE jobs by kind of work
- Production engineering · 1083 jobs · 384 companies · 1083
- Internal deployment & tooling · 399 jobs · 253 companies · 399
- Implementation & delivery · 364 jobs · 209 companies · 364
- Deployment strategy · 163 jobs · 92 companies · 163
- Deployment team leadership · 104 jobs · 71 companies · 104
- Technical pre-sales · 43 jobs · 27 companies · 43
- Customer adoption & accounts · 22 jobs · 20 companies · 22
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FDE jobs by individual contributor or manager
- Individual contributor · 1090 jobs · 497 companies · 1090
- Technical lead · 966 jobs · 398 companies · 966
- People manager · 103 jobs · 77 companies · 103
FDE jobs by company stage
- Public · 587 jobs · 122 companies · 587
- Later private · 546 jobs · 159 companies · 546
- Growth (Series B–C) · 349 jobs · 146 companies · 349
- Early (pre-seed–Series A) · 214 jobs · 108 companies · 214
- Bootstrapped · 60 jobs · 28 companies · 60
- Subsidiary · 54 jobs · 27 companies · 54
FDE jobs by coding work
- Production code · 1678 jobs · 625 companies · 1678
- Configuration / integration · 260 jobs · 162 companies · 260
- Prototypes / scripts · 98 jobs · 62 companies · 98
- No coding · 66 jobs · 45 companies · 66
FDE jobs by project stage
- Implementation / production · 2105 jobs · 709 companies · 2105
- Ongoing operations · 1629 jobs · 621 companies · 1629
- Proof of concept · 787 jobs · 335 companies · 787
- Pre-sales / evaluation · 606 jobs · 265 companies · 606
FDE jobs by who you build for
- External customers · 1656 jobs · 525 companies · 1656
- Internal teams · 334 jobs · 223 companies · 334
- Both · 157 jobs · 106 companies · 157
FDE jobs by visa sponsorship
- Available · 69 jobs · 19 companies · 69
FDE jobs by travel
- 25% or more · 448 jobs · 140 companies · 448