$144,000–$240,000
FDE jobs across the US
603 postings from 265 employers, read for the kind of work, pay and travel each one describes.
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603 jobs
$110,000–$170,000
$120,000–$170,000
OpenAIImplementation & delivery
Partner Applied AI Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$197,000–$278,000
$156,000–$178,000
$110,000–$170,000
VercelImplementation & delivery
Solutions Architect
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
$190,000–$340,000 · OTE
AnthropicDeployment strategy
Technical Deployment Lead
Austin, TX · Boston, MA · +3 moreAustin, TX +4Hybrid
$275,000–$380,000
$125,000–$250,000
$110,000–$170,000
$150,000–$300,000
ContextDeployment strategy
Deployment Strategist
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$180,000–$350,000
$140,000–$180,000
$160,000–$200,000
$120,000–$160,000
$150,000–$230,000
$150,000–$300,000
DustImplementation & delivery
Solutions Engineer Post-Sales
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$156,600–$276,000
$150,000–$220,000
Distyl AIDeployment strategy
AI Strategist
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$150,000–$250,000
$130,000–$230,000
$145,000–$200,000
$200,000–$285,000
$150,000–$220,000
UncountableImplementation & delivery
ML Solution Consultant
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1
$110,000–$130,000
NominalImplementation & delivery
Deployment Systems Engineer
New York, NY · Los Angeles, CA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2
$120,000–$230,000
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 +1
$176,000–$242,000
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
NscaleInternal deployment & tooling
Foundry Engineering Lead
New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
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
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
532 of 603 postings state a pay range. The median is $202,000, and half of them sit between $170,000 and $238,000, across 225 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 603 postings, 254 state a minimum number of years, from 147 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 121 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (77), under 3 years (39) or 10 or more years (17).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 603 postings come from 265 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (28), Accenture (23), Palantir (21), Google (15) and Scale AI (14).
Are FDE jobs remote?
48 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 208 are hybrid and 160 are on-site. The remaining 187 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 233 of the 603 postings.
Counted over the 603 postings in this search. Postings read on September 19, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
Browse jobs by location and work
FDE jobs by location
- SF Bay Area · 693 jobs · 290 companies · 693
- New York metro · 606 jobs · 265 companies · 606
- Washington, DC area · 305 jobs · 74 companies · 305
- Seattle area · 153 jobs · 52 companies · 153
- Chicago · 139 jobs · 46 companies · 139
- Dallas–Fort Worth · 126 jobs · 35 companies · 126
- Los Angeles · 126 jobs · 51 companies · 126
- Austin · 119 jobs · 52 companies · 119
- Boston area · 112 jobs · 47 companies · 112
- Atlanta · 92 jobs · 33 companies · 92
- Denver–Boulder · 79 jobs · 21 companies · 79
- Houston · 51 jobs · 16 companies · 51
- San Diego · 46 jobs · 12 companies · 46
- 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 · 25 jobs · 6 companies · 25
- 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 · 1091 jobs · 385 companies · 1091
- Internal deployment & tooling · 403 jobs · 256 companies · 403
- Implementation & delivery · 365 jobs · 211 companies · 365
- Deployment strategy · 164 jobs · 93 companies · 164
- Deployment team leadership · 106 jobs · 73 companies · 106
- 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 · 1091 jobs · 494 companies · 1091
- Technical lead · 982 jobs · 401 companies · 982
- People manager · 109 jobs · 82 companies · 109
FDE jobs by company stage
- Public · 597 jobs · 124 companies · 597
- Later private · 548 jobs · 161 companies · 548
- Growth (Series B–C) · 350 jobs · 146 companies · 350
- Early (pre-seed–Series A) · 214 jobs · 109 companies · 214
- Bootstrapped · 60 jobs · 28 companies · 60
- Subsidiary · 55 jobs · 28 companies · 55
FDE jobs by coding work
- Production code · 1698 jobs · 631 companies · 1698
- Configuration / integration · 261 jobs · 161 companies · 261
- Prototypes / scripts · 98 jobs · 62 companies · 98
- No coding · 63 jobs · 43 companies · 63
FDE jobs by project stage
- Implementation / production · 2126 jobs · 713 companies · 2126
- Ongoing operations · 1648 jobs · 625 companies · 1648
- Proof of concept · 801 jobs · 343 companies · 801
- Pre-sales / evaluation · 612 jobs · 267 companies · 612
FDE jobs by who you build for
- External customers · 1673 jobs · 525 companies · 1673
- Internal teams · 336 jobs · 225 companies · 336
- Both · 160 jobs · 107 companies · 160
FDE jobs by visa sponsorship
- Available · 69 jobs · 19 companies · 69
FDE jobs by travel
- 25% or more · 458 jobs · 141 companies · 458