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FDE jobs across the US
1,230 postings from 572 employers, read for the kind of work, pay and travel each one describes.
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T-MobileInternal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployment Engineer
Bellevue, WA · Frisco, TXBellevue, WA +1
$117,800–$212,500
Block (Square)Internal deployment & tooling
Staff Software Engineer, Go-to-Market Systems & AI
New York, NY
$263,600–$395,400
$154,000–$213,000
$160,000–$220,000
$170,000–$225,000
$191,000–$253,000
$179,500–$269,300
GuidePoint SecurityInternal deployment & tooling
Innovation Engineer- Remote (Anywhere in the U.S.)
USRemote
Pay not posted
CoxInternal deployment & tooling
Sr Software Engineer
Atlanta, GA · Austin, TX · +1 moreAtlanta, GA +2Hybrid
$101,500–$169,100
Pay not posted
AndurilInternal deployment & tooling
Agentic AI Engineer, Automation
Costa Mesa, CA · Long Beach, CACosta Mesa, CA +1On-site
$220,000–$292,000
$138,000–$230,000
$119,800–$261,000
GE AppliancesInternal deployment & tooling
Principal Applied AI Solutions Engineer, AI Lab
Louisville, KY
Pay not posted
$170,000–$281,000
$152,000–$287,500
AppleInternal deployment & tooling
Senior Software Engineer, Environment and Supply Chain Innovation
Sunnyvale, CA
Pay not posted
$150,000–$170,000
LexisNexis Legal & ProfessionalInternal deployment & tooling
Finance Systems AI/Automation Engineer
Dayton, OH · Raleigh, NCDayton, OH +1
$78,800–$131,300
RELXInternal deployment & tooling
Finance Systems AI/Automation Engineer
Dayton, OH · Raleigh, NCDayton, OH +1
$78,800–$131,300
ElsevierInternal deployment & tooling
Principal Software Engineer/Principal AI Engineer
Philadelphia, PA
$115,400–$192,300
$300,000–$425,000
ImpiricusTechnical pre-sales
Product Solutions Architect
New York, NY · Atlanta, GANew York, NY +1Remote
$170,000–$210,000
$115,400–$192,300
RobinhoodInternal deployment & tooling
Senior Software Engineer, Enterprise Build
Menlo Park, CAHybrid
$130,000–$195,000
Pay not posted
X-energyInternal deployment & tooling
Engineer IV, AI & Digital Engineering
Rockville, MD · Gaithersburg, MDRockville, MD +1Hybrid
$180,000–$205,000
$104,000–$175,000
Pay not posted
Antora EnergyInternal deployment & tooling
Senior / Staff Software Engineer, Full Stack Software Products
USRemote
$183,000–$240,000
$230,000–$303,000
$95,000–$135,000
$115,000–$173,000
$130,000–$196,000
$194,000–$263,000
$130,800–$209,400
$130,000–$196,000
AppleInternal deployment & tooling
Lead Developer, AI Workflows & Media Supply Chain
Culver City, CAOn-site
Pay not posted
$215,000–$300,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
944 of 1,230 postings state a pay range. The median is $190,000, and half of them sit between $159,000 and $228,000, across 426 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 1,230 postings, 486 state a minimum number of years, from 304 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 247 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (150), under 3 years (64) or 10 or more years (25).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 1,230 postings come from 572 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (42), Booz Allen (34), Palantir (27), Google (20) and Capgemini (18).
Are FDE jobs remote?
215 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 313 are hybrid and 333 are on-site. The remaining 369 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 223 of the 1,230 postings.
Counted over the 1,230 postings in this search. Postings read on September 19, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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- SF Bay Area · 692 jobs · 289 companies · 692
- 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
- Los Angeles · 126 jobs · 51 companies · 126
- Dallas–Fort Worth · 125 jobs · 35 companies · 125
- Austin · 118 jobs · 51 companies · 118
- Boston area · 112 jobs · 47 companies · 112
- Atlanta · 92 jobs · 33 companies · 92
- Denver–Boulder · 78 jobs · 21 companies · 78
- Houston · 51 jobs · 16 companies · 51
- San Diego · 46 jobs · 12 companies · 46
- Raleigh–Durham · 45 jobs · 17 companies · 45
- 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
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- Production engineering · 1091 jobs · 385 companies · 1091
- Internal deployment & tooling · 403 jobs · 256 companies · 403
- Implementation & delivery · 364 jobs · 211 companies · 364
- Deployment strategy · 164 jobs · 93 companies · 164
- Deployment team leadership · 106 jobs · 73 companies · 106
- Technical pre-sales · 42 jobs · 26 companies · 42
- Customer adoption & accounts · 22 jobs · 20 companies · 22
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FDE jobs by individual contributor or manager
- Individual contributor · 1090 jobs · 494 companies · 1090
- Technical lead · 990 jobs · 405 companies · 990
- People manager · 107 jobs · 80 companies · 107
FDE jobs by company stage
- Later private · 729 jobs · 212 companies · 729
- Public · 672 jobs · 142 companies · 672
- Growth (Series B–C) · 353 jobs · 160 companies · 353
- 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 · 1718 jobs · 639 companies · 1718
- Configuration / integration · 263 jobs · 162 companies · 263
- Prototypes / scripts · 99 jobs · 62 companies · 99
- No coding · 62 jobs · 42 companies · 62
FDE jobs by project stage
- Implementation / production · 2148 jobs · 722 companies · 2148
- Ongoing operations · 1666 jobs · 632 companies · 1666
- Proof of concept · 809 jobs · 345 companies · 809
- Pre-sales / evaluation · 616 jobs · 268 companies · 616
FDE jobs by who you build for
- External customers · 1688 jobs · 531 companies · 1688
- Internal teams · 342 jobs · 229 companies · 342
- 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