Scale AIInternal deployment & tooling
Software Engineer, Public Sector
San Francisco, CA · Saint Louis, MO · +2 moreSan Francisco, CA +3
$135,200–$259,000
FDE jobs across the US
346 postings from 229 employers, read for the kind of work, pay and travel each one describes.
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346 jobs
$151,000–$177,500
FigmaInternal deployment & tooling
Support Engineer, AI Infrastructure & Tooling
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Remote
$169,000–$245,000
DRWInternal deployment & tooling
Software Engineer - Cumberland/FICCO Front Office Systems
Chicago, IL
$175,000–$225,000
Scale AIInternal deployment & tooling
Staff Software Engineer, Public Sector
San Francisco, CA · Saint Louis, MO · +2 moreSan Francisco, CA +3
$188,800–$362,000
GoviniInternal deployment & tooling
AI Engineer, Internal Enablement & Productivity
Arlington, VA · Pittsburgh, PAArlington, VA +1On-site
Pay not posted
$250,000–$500,000
$175,000–$225,000
$170,000–$250,000
$190,000–$230,000
$130,000–$200,000
$175,000–$225,000
$150,000–$200,000
MercorInternal deployment & tooling
Software Engineer, Automation
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$160,000–$500,000
$160,000–$180,000
Generalist AIInternal deployment & tooling
Software Engineer: Product
San Mateo, CA · Somerville, MASan Mateo, CA +1On-site
$200,000–$350,000
$347,000–$445,000
Eight SleepInternal deployment & tooling
Full Stack Engineer - Customer Experience
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
Pay not posted
$150,000–$230,000
Periodic LabsInternal deployment & tooling
Product Engineer
Menlo Park, CA · San Francisco, CAMenlo Park, CA +1On-site
$250,000–$350,000
$266,000–$445,000
NotionInternal deployment & tooling
AI Applications Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$152,000–$250,000
Mariana MineralsInternal deployment & tooling
Senior Full Stack Software Engineer
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$150,000–$220,000
ElevenLabsInternal deployment & tooling
Engineering - Internal AI Transformation
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Remote
Pay not posted
$153,000–$385,000
BenbaseInternal deployment & tooling
Founding Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · US remoteSan Francisco, CA +1 · US remoteRemote
Pay not posted
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
291 of 346 postings state a pay range. The median is $191,000, and half of them sit between $160,000 and $225,000, across 189 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 346 postings, 166 state a minimum number of years, from 132 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 87 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (53), under 3 years (19) or 10 or more years (7).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 346 postings come from 229 companies. The employers with the most postings are Anduril (10), Palantir (9), Amazon (incl AWS) (8), OpenAI (7) and SpaceX (6).
Are FDE jobs remote?
57 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 95 are hybrid and 73 are on-site. The remaining 121 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 41 of the 346 postings.
Counted over the 346 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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- SF Bay Area · 693 jobs · 289 companies · 693
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- Washington, DC area · 305 jobs · 77 companies · 305
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- Production engineering · 1093 jobs · 385 companies · 1093
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- Individual contributor · 1094 jobs · 495 companies · 1094
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- Public · 600 jobs · 124 companies · 600
- Later private · 545 jobs · 160 companies · 545
- Growth (Series B–C) · 349 jobs · 146 companies · 349
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- Bootstrapped · 60 jobs · 28 companies · 60
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- Production code · 1699 jobs · 631 companies · 1699
- Configuration / integration · 261 jobs · 162 companies · 261
- Prototypes / scripts · 100 jobs · 63 companies · 100
- No coding · 65 jobs · 45 companies · 65
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- Implementation / production · 2128 jobs · 715 companies · 2128
- Ongoing operations · 1651 jobs · 627 companies · 1651
- Proof of concept · 800 jobs · 343 companies · 800
- Pre-sales / evaluation · 614 jobs · 267 companies · 614
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- External customers · 1671 jobs · 527 companies · 1671
- Internal teams · 338 jobs · 225 companies · 338
- Both · 162 jobs · 109 companies · 162
FDE jobs by visa sponsorship
- Available · 69 jobs · 19 companies · 69
FDE jobs by travel
- 25% or more · 454 jobs · 140 companies · 454