$200,000–$290,000
FDE jobs across the US
616 postings from 227 employers, read for the kind of work, pay and travel each one describes.
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616 jobs
$150,000–$300,000
$180,000–$280,000
$156,600–$276,000
Distyl AIDeployment strategy
AI Strategist
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$150,000–$250,000
$200,000–$285,000
$200,000–$290,000
$211,000–$278,000
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 +1Hybrid
$176,000–$242,000
Wells FargoInternal deployment & tooling
Senior Lead Artificial Intelligence Solutions Consultant
Charlotte, NC
$185,000–$300,000
EYInternal deployment & tooling
Business Performance - Supply Chain - Manufacturing Operations Solutions - Manager - Consulting
Chicago, ILRemote
$128,400–$267,400
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
$140,000–$270,250
$255,000–$351,000
BenchlingInternal deployment & tooling
Software Engineer, Tools and Automation
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$195,000–$265,000
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
GoogleInternal deployment & tooling
Applied AI and Commercial Operations Specialist
Los Angeles, CA · Atlanta, GA · +4 moreLos Angeles, CA +5
$186,000–$269,000
$151,000–$309,000
$200,000–$275,000
$149,200–$249,000
$207,000–$300,000
$200,000–$300,000
CrusoeInternal deployment & tooling
Staff Software Engineer, Internal Tools & Automation
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$215,000–$260,000
$184,700–$277,600
$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
$165,000–$253,000
Block (Square)Internal deployment & tooling
Staff Software Engineer, Go-to-Market Systems & AI
SF Bay Area
$263,600–$395,400
$207,000–$385,000
T-MobileInternal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployment Engineer
Bellevue, WA · Frisco, TXBellevue, WA +1
$117,800–$212,500
$250,000–$425,000
Block (Square)Internal deployment & tooling
Staff Software Engineer, Go-to-Market Systems & AI
New York, NY
$263,600–$395,400
$191,000–$253,000
$179,500–$269,300
$220,000–$350,000
$200,000–$250,000
AndurilInternal deployment & tooling
Agentic AI Engineer, Automation
Costa Mesa, CA · Long Beach, CACosta Mesa, CA +1On-site
$220,000–$292,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
616 of 616 postings state a pay range. The median is $230,000, and half of them sit between $213,000 and $260,000, across 227 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 616 postings, 267 state a minimum number of years, from 122 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 120 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (101), 10 or more years (34) or under 3 years (12).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 616 postings come from 227 companies. The employers with the most postings are OpenAI (32), Deloitte US (27), Databricks (24), Accenture (22) and Anduril (22).
Are FDE jobs remote?
82 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 178 are hybrid and 146 are on-site. The remaining 210 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 281 of the 616 postings.
Counted over the 616 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