$108,000–$170,000
FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for technical leads
519 postings · 206 companies · 440 state pay: median $210,000, half $175,000–$231,000
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Technical lead
519 jobs match
$200,000–$260,000
$77,600–$176,000
$150,000–$190,000
$100,200–$203,400
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$120,000–$200,000
$112,800–$257,000
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$136,000–$183,000
$124,900–$228,900
Sr. Professional Services Engineer Consultant
Raleigh, NC · San Francisco, CARaleigh, NC +1Remote
$132,200–$175,000
Pay not posted
$100,000–$225,000
BCG Platinion | Lead AI Tech Architect - AI Platforms
Atlanta, GA · Austin, TX · +16 moreAtlanta, GA +17
$190,000
Senior Staff Frontier Agents Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2
$288,000–$360,000
$99,000–$225,000
$87,400–$293,800
$163,000–$190,000
$100,000–$225,000
Staff+ Software Engineer, Public Sector
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
$405,000–$485,000
Pay not posted
$163,000–$190,000
$120,000–$190,000
$95,000–$149,000
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$180,000–$230,000
$90,000–$200,000
$150,000–$220,000
$130,200–$265,300
$150,000–$190,000
$90,000–$200,000
$140,000–$180,000
$180,000–$250,000
$200,000–$250,000
Senior Site Reliability Engineer, Colorado Springs (Top Secret Clearance Required, Relocation Provided)
Colorado Springs, COOn-site
$180,000–$220,000
$140,000–$180,000
$220,000–$275,000
Pay not posted
All 519 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for technical leads pay?
440 of 519 postings state a pay range. The median is $210,000, and half of them sit between $175,000 and $231,000, from 155 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for technical leads require?
Of 519 postings, 275 state a minimum number of years, from 124 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 120 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (119), 10 or more years (21) or under 3 years (15).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for technical leads?
These 519 postings come from 206 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (54), Databricks (53), Accenture (20), Booz Allen (12) and OpenAI (12).
Are FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for technical leads remote?
85 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 149 are hybrid and 60 are on-site. The remaining 225 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 266 of the 519 postings.
Counted over the 519 postings in this search. Postings read on September 22, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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