$136,312–$184,021
FDE jobs across the US
320 postings from 188 employers, read for the kind of work, pay and travel each one describes.
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HARMAN InternationalInternal deployment & tooling
Principal Engineer - Supply Chain AI Solutions
Novi, MIHybrid
$125,250–$183,700
$130,000–$196,000
AndurilInternal deployment & tooling
Staff Full-Stack Software Engineer, ArsenalOS Deployment
Costa Mesa, CA
$220,000–$290,000
$240,000–$300,000
$200,000–$247,000
MercorDeployment team leadership
Enterprise Applied AI Leader
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$300,000–$520,000
$179,273–$286,837
$205,000–$240,000
OrbDeployment team leadership
Manager, Implementation Architects- New York City
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$195,000–$275,000
$251,000–$335,000
$185,000–$200,000
$220,000–$292,000
$228,960–$363,510
AnthropicDeployment team leadership
Manager, Applied AI Engineering, Beneficial Deployments (Life Sciences)
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$320,000–$405,000
$154,445–$185,334
Distyl AIDeployment team leadership
AI Engineer, Enterprise Lead
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$200,000–$250,000
$227,200–$324,500
DatabricksInternal deployment & tooling
Staff Fullstack Engineer, Agentic Applications
Mountain View, CA
$192,000–$260,000
True AnomalyInternal deployment & tooling
Staff Platform Engineer, AI
Denver, CO · Long Beach, CADenver, CO +1Hybrid
$225,000–$325,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Internal deployment & tooling
Sr. Software Development Engineer, Products and Solutions
New York, NY
$184,900–$250,200
$140,000–$215,000
$250,000–$300,000
$190,000–$230,000
FigmaInternal deployment & tooling
Marketing Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Remote
$127,000–$296,000
$146,370–$221,400
Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)Internal deployment & tooling
Staff Data Engineer
Chicago, IL · Westmont, ILChicago, IL +1On-site
$160,000–$200,000
$200,000–$230,000
$250,000–$400,000
$347,000–$445,000
SamsungInternal deployment & tooling
Senior GenAI Engineer — AI Enablement & Agentic Systems-1
New York, NYOn-site
$140,000–$170,000
$220,000–$290,000
GustoInternal deployment & tooling
Agentic Operations Architect
Denver, CO · New York, NY · +2 moreDenver, CO +3Hybrid
$168,420–$247,369
$194,600–$293,900
OCCInternal deployment & tooling
Associate Principal, Artificial Intelligence Engineering
Chicago, ILHybrid
$159,200–$220,200
$130,000–$150,000
$280,000–$410,000
$151,000–$177,500
Scale AIInternal deployment & tooling
Staff Software Engineer, Public Sector
San Francisco, CA · Saint Louis, MO · +2 moreSan Francisco, CA +3
$188,800–$362,000
$200,000–$280,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
320 of 320 postings state a pay range. The median is $225,000, and half of them sit between $190,000 and $263,000, across 188 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 320 postings, 179 state a minimum number of years, from 115 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 89 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (44), 10 or more years (44) or under 3 years (2).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 320 postings come from 188 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (10), Deloitte US (10), Accenture (8), Broadcom (8) and Google (8).
Are FDE jobs remote?
70 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 97 are hybrid and 45 are on-site. The remaining 108 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 115 of the 320 postings.
Counted over the 320 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 · 693 jobs · 289 companies · 693
- New York metro · 604 jobs · 265 companies · 604
- Washington, DC area · 305 jobs · 77 companies · 305
- Seattle area · 155 jobs · 54 companies · 155
- Chicago · 139 jobs · 46 companies · 139
- Los Angeles · 126 jobs · 51 companies · 126
- Dallas–Fort Worth · 125 jobs · 34 companies · 125
- Austin · 120 jobs · 52 companies · 120
- Boston area · 109 jobs · 46 companies · 109
- Atlanta · 94 jobs · 34 companies · 94
- Denver–Boulder · 80 jobs · 22 companies · 80
- Houston · 51 jobs · 16 companies · 51
- San Diego · 47 jobs · 12 companies · 47
- 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 · 24 jobs · 5 companies · 24
- Portland · 24 jobs · 5 companies · 24
- Salt Lake City · 4 jobs · 3 companies · 4
FDE jobs by work arrangement
FDE jobs by kind of work
- Production engineering · 1093 jobs · 385 companies · 1093
- Internal deployment & tooling · 401 jobs · 255 companies · 401
- Implementation & delivery · 366 jobs · 211 companies · 366
- Deployment strategy · 164 jobs · 93 companies · 164
- Deployment team leadership · 104 jobs · 71 companies · 104
- Technical pre-sales · 43 jobs · 26 companies · 43
- Customer adoption & accounts · 22 jobs · 20 companies · 22
FDE jobs by level
FDE jobs by individual contributor or manager
- Individual contributor · 1094 jobs · 495 companies · 1094
- Technical lead · 983 jobs · 404 companies · 983
- People manager · 107 jobs · 79 companies · 107
FDE jobs by company stage
- Public · 600 jobs · 124 companies · 600
- Later private · 545 jobs · 160 companies · 545
- 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 · 55 jobs · 28 companies · 55
FDE jobs by coding work
- 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
FDE jobs by project stage
- 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
FDE jobs by who you build for
- 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