NscaleInternal deployment & tooling
Foundry Engineering Lead
New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2
Pay not posted
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GoogleInternal deployment & tooling
Applied AI and Commercial Operations Specialist
Los Angeles, CA · Atlanta, GA · +4 moreLos Angeles, CA +5
$186,000–$269,000
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
The Carlyle GroupInternal deployment & tooling
Lead Engineer, AI & Process Automation
Washington, DC · New York, NYWashington, DC +1Hybrid
$170,000–$190,000
$200,000–$275,000
AnthropicTechnical pre-sales
Applied AI, Research Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$300,000–$400,000
$160,000–$200,000
Scale AIInternal deployment & tooling
Staff Network Engineer, App Platform
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2
$1–$1
$165,000–$300,000
AnthropicTechnical pre-sales
Applied AI Architect, Cyber
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$240,000–$315,000
PwC (US)Internal deployment & tooling
Tax Innovation - AI Engineer - Manager
Dallas, TX · Chicago, IL · +2 moreDallas, TX +3
$99,000–$266,000
Block (Square)Internal deployment & tooling
Staff Software Engineer, Go-to-Market Systems & AI
New York, NY
$263,600–$395,400
$250,000–$425,000
$220,000–$350,000
CitigroupInternal deployment & tooling
AI Business Analyst (Forward Deployment Engineer)
Jersey City, NJ
$98,960–$148,440
ImpiricusTechnical pre-sales
Product Solutions Architect
New York, NY · Atlanta, GANew York, NY +1Remote
$170,000–$210,000
$300,000–$425,000
$95,000–$135,000
$140,000–$170,000
TatariInternal deployment & tooling
Senior Software Engineer, Internal Tools & Automation
New York, NYHybrid
$160,000–$180,000 · total compensation
$138,000–$210,000
TWG GlobalInternal deployment & tooling
Staff / VP, Data Science - Marketing & Sales Focus
New York, NYHybrid
$280,000–$300,000
$150,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
$224,000–$300,000
Horizon mediaInternal deployment & tooling
Senior AI Engineer, Applied AI Solutions
New York, NYHybrid
$195,000–$225,000
$130,000–$170,000
$240,000–$300,000
FluidstackInternal deployment & tooling
Decision Engineer, Manufacturing & Supply Chain
New York, NYOn-site
$224,000–$300,000
MercorDeployment team leadership
Enterprise Applied AI Leader
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$300,000–$520,000
OrbDeployment team leadership
Manager, Implementation Architects- New York City
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$195,000–$275,000
$180,000–$300,000
FluidstackDeployment team leadership
Decision Engineering Team Lead, Business Operations
New York, NYOn-site
$269,000–$335,000
$123,000–$184,000
$251,000–$335,000
$182,300–$220,000
FluidstackDeployment team leadership
Decision Engineering Team Lead, Infrastructure Development & Delivery
New York, NYOn-site
$269,000–$335,000
$100,000–$145,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
500 of 571 postings state a pay range. The median is $205,000, and half of them sit between $170,000 and $240,000, across 225 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 571 postings, 237 state a minimum number of years, from 146 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 118 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (67), under 3 years (34) or 10 or more years (18).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 571 postings come from 265 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (28), Palantir (17), Scale AI (16), Google (15) and OpenAI (11).
Are FDE jobs remote?
48 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 205 are hybrid and 158 are on-site. The remaining 160 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 198 of the 571 postings.
Counted over the 571 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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- Available · 69 jobs · 19 companies · 69
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- 25% or more · 458 jobs · 141 companies · 458