DentsuProduction engineering
Associate Director, AI Engineer
New York, NY · Chicago, IL · +2 moreNew York, NY +3Hybrid
$94,000–$152,662
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$95,000–$149,000
$130,200–$265,300
$185,000–$275,000
CapTech ConsultingProduction engineering
Lead Machine Learning / Data Science Engineer
Denver, COHybrid
$90,000–$200,000
$150,000–$190,000
$98,500–$184,900
$140,000–$180,000
CapTech ConsultingProduction engineering
Lead Machine Learning / Data Science Engineer
Chicago, ILHybrid
$90,000–$200,000
$180,000–$250,000
$200,000–$250,000
$140,000–$180,000
One BriefProduction engineering
Senior Site Reliability Engineer, Colorado Springs (Top Secret Clearance Required, Relocation Provided)
Colorado Springs, COOn-site
$180,000–$220,000
Pay not posted
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CapTech ConsultingProduction engineering
Lead Machine Learning / Data Science Engineer
Charlotte, NCHybrid
Pay not posted
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ION GroupProduction engineering
Senior Agentic Developer, LLM‑Native / Enterprise, NY
New York, NYHybrid
Pay not posted
CapTech ConsultingProduction engineering
Lead Machine Learning / Data Science Engineer
Columbus, OHHybrid
Pay not posted
ReplyProduction engineering
Senior AI Engineer
Atlanta, GA · Kansas City, MO · +1 moreAtlanta, GA +2Hybrid
Pay not posted
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CapTech ConsultingProduction engineering
Lead Machine Learning / Data Science Engineer
Philadelphia, PAHybrid
Pay not posted
$310,000–$500,000
CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)Production engineering
FSR Engineer
US · city not listedOn-site
Pay not posted
$211,000–$302,000
CapTech ConsultingProduction engineering
Lead Machine Learning / Data Science Engineer
Atlanta, GAHybrid
Pay not posted
$180,000–$400,000
CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)Production engineering
FSR Engineer
Colorado Springs, COOn-site
Pay not posted
OpenAIProduction engineering
Applied AI Engineer, Startups
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$211,000–$278,000
Scale AIProduction engineering
Field Engineer, Data Engine
Colorado Springs, CO · Omaha, NE · +2 moreColorado Springs, CO +3
$140,000–$290,000
$166,000–$220,000
$196,000–$223,000
$180,000–$210,000
$100,000–$300,000
$200–$350,000
$191,000–$253,000
Scale AIProduction engineering
Senior Software Engineer, Public Sector
San Francisco, CA · Saint Louis, MO · +2 moreSan Francisco, CA +3On-site
$162,400–$311,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
857 of 1,148 postings state a pay range. The median is $186,000, and half of them sit between $155,000 and $228,000, across 372 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 1,148 postings, 154 state a minimum number of years, from 119 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 79 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (75).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 1,148 postings come from 508 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (42), Booz Allen (34), Palantir (30), Sierra (21) and Capgemini (20).
Are FDE jobs remote?
186 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 287 are hybrid and 352 are on-site. The remaining 323 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 236 of the 1,148 postings.
Counted over the 1,148 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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