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546 postings from 244 employers, read for the kind of work, pay and travel each one describes.
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Distyl AIDeployment strategy
AI Strategist
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$150,000–$250,000
$105,000–$170,000
Pay not posted
$150,000–$220,000
$150,000–$225,000
$169,800–$297,400
Iterative HealthInternal deployment & tooling
Applied AI Engineer
Cambridge, MA · New York, NYCambridge, MA +1Hybrid
$170,000–$240,000
FaireInternal deployment & tooling
Growth Platform, Marketing Engineer
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$176,000–$242,000
$130,000–$140,000
Distyl AITechnical pre-sales
Enterprise AI Architect
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$200,000–$275,000
T. Rowe PriceInternal deployment & tooling
Senior AI Software Engineer — T. Rowe Price Lab (NY or MD)
New York, NY · Baltimore, MDNew York, NY +1Hybrid
$121,000–$258,000
$115,000–$135,000
$175,000–$190,000
CadwellInternal deployment & tooling
AI Strategy & Enterprise Enablement Analyst
US · city not listedHybrid
$95,000–$130,000
T. Rowe PriceInternal deployment & tooling
Lead AI Software Engineer - T. Rowe Price Lab (MD or NYC)
Baltimore, MD · New York, NYBaltimore, MD +1Hybrid
$145,000–$309,000
CitigroupInternal deployment & tooling
Lead Agentic AI Engineer – Vice President
Irving, TX · Tampa, FLIrving, TX +1Hybrid
$125,760–$188,640
BenchlingInternal deployment & tooling
Software Engineer, Tools and Automation
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$195,000–$265,000
The Carlyle GroupInternal deployment & tooling
Lead Engineer, AI & Process Automation
Washington, DC · New York, NYWashington, DC +1Hybrid
$170,000–$190,000
TaniumInternal deployment & tooling
Corporate AI Engineer
Addison, TX · Bellevue, WA · +3 moreAddison, TX +4Hybrid
$154,000–$200,000
AnthropicTechnical pre-sales
Applied AI, Research Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$300,000–$400,000
$120,800–$151,000
Pay not posted
$165,000–$300,000
AnthropicTechnical pre-sales
Applied AI Architect, Cyber
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$240,000–$315,000
$126,000–$210,000
Pay not posted
Cerebras SystemsInternal deployment & tooling
Staff AI Engineer – Business Systems
Sunnyvale, CAHybrid
Pay not posted
$207,000–$385,000
$154,000–$213,000
$179,500–$269,300
CoxInternal deployment & tooling
Sr Software Engineer
Atlanta, GA · Austin, TX · +1 moreAtlanta, GA +2Hybrid
$101,500–$169,100
$138,000–$230,000
RobinhoodInternal deployment & tooling
Senior Software Engineer, Enterprise Build
Menlo Park, CAHybrid
$130,000–$195,000
X-energyInternal deployment & tooling
Engineer IV, AI & Digital Engineering
Rockville, MD · Gaithersburg, MDRockville, MD +1Hybrid
$180,000–$205,000
$230,000–$303,000
$130,800–$209,400
Thomson ReutersInternal deployment & tooling
Lead AI Forward Engineer
Eagan, MN · Frisco, TXEagan, MN +1Hybrid
$118,400–$219,800
$215,000–$300,000
Relativity SpaceInternal deployment & tooling
Senior Software Engineer, Agentic Infrastructure
Long Beach, CAHybrid
$154,000–$230,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
430 of 546 postings state a pay range. The median is $200,000, and half of them sit between $166,000 and $238,000, across 194 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 546 postings, 267 state a minimum number of years, from 153 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 133 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (83), under 3 years (33) or 10 or more years (18).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 546 postings come from 244 companies. The employers with the most postings are OpenAI (34), Palantir (19), Anthropic (11), CapTech Consulting (10) and Distyl AI (8).
Are FDE jobs remote?
0 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 546 are hybrid. Travel is mentioned in 204 of the 546 postings.
Counted over the 546 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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FDE jobs by location
- 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
- Dallas–Fort Worth · 126 jobs · 35 companies · 126
- Los Angeles · 126 jobs · 51 companies · 126
- 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 · 46 jobs · 18 companies · 46
- 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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FDE jobs by kind of work
- Production engineering · 1091 jobs · 385 companies · 1091
- Internal deployment & tooling · 404 jobs · 257 companies · 404
- Implementation & delivery · 364 jobs · 211 companies · 364
- Deployment strategy · 164 jobs · 93 companies · 164
- Deployment team leadership · 107 jobs · 74 companies · 107
- Technical pre-sales · 42 jobs · 26 companies · 42
- Customer adoption & accounts · 22 jobs · 20 companies · 22
FDE jobs by level
FDE jobs by individual contributor or manager
- Individual contributor · 1090 jobs · 494 companies · 1090
- Technical lead · 992 jobs · 406 companies · 992
- People manager · 107 jobs · 80 companies · 107
FDE jobs by company stage
- Later private · 729 jobs · 212 companies · 729
- Public · 674 jobs · 142 companies · 674
- 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