$179,273–$286,837
FDE jobs across the US
705 postings from 238 employers, read for the kind of work, pay and travel each one describes.
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FluidstackDeployment team leadership
Decision Engineering Team Lead, Infrastructure Development & Delivery
New York, NYOn-site
$269,000–$335,000
$215,000–$280,000
$200,000–$250,000
$203,200–$254,000
FluidstackInternal deployment & tooling
Decision Engineer, Infrastructure Development & Delivery
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$224,000–$300,000
OrbDeployment team leadership
Manager, Implementation Architects- New York City
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$195,000–$275,000
PerplexityInternal deployment & tooling
Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Enterprise Adoption)
San Francisco, CA
$220,000–$405,000
$180,000–$300,000
FluidstackInternal deployment & tooling
Decision Engineer, Business Operations
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$224,000–$300,000
$159,200–$301,600
$251,000–$335,000
$220,000–$292,000
$205,000–$240,000
$228,960–$363,510
$168,000–$310,500
$150,000–$275,000
$200,000–$300,000
Distyl AIDeployment team leadership
AI Engineer, Enterprise Lead
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$200,000–$250,000
$227,200–$324,500
DatabricksInternal deployment & tooling
Staff Fullstack Engineer, Agentic Applications
Mountain View, CA
$192,000–$260,000
True AnomalyInternal deployment & tooling
Senior Platform Engineer, AI
Denver, CO · Long Beach, CADenver, CO +1Hybrid
$190,000–$285,000
Distyl AIInternal deployment & tooling
AI Engineer, Evaluation
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$150,000–$250,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Internal deployment & tooling
Sr. Software Development Engineer, Products and Solutions
New York, NY
$184,900–$250,200
$220,000–$285,000
True AnomalyInternal deployment & tooling
Staff Platform Engineer, AI
Denver, CO · Long Beach, CADenver, CO +1Hybrid
$225,000–$325,000
$250,000–$300,000
NVIDIAInternal deployment & tooling
Senior Software Engineer, Agentic Engineering
Santa Clara, CARemote
$184,000–$356,500
EquinixInternal deployment & tooling
GTM Engineer: Customer Experience & Lifecycle
Dallas, TX · Redwood City, CA · +3 moreDallas, TX +4
$136,000–$245,000
FigmaInternal deployment & tooling
Marketing Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Remote
$127,000–$296,000
SalesforceInternal deployment & tooling
Partner Technical Architect - Agentforce
Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +2 moreChicago, IL +3
$172,500–$285,800
$136,000–$264,500
EquinixInternal deployment & tooling
GTM Engineer: Pipeline and Revenue Generation
Dallas, TX · Redwood City, CA · +3 moreDallas, TX +4
$131,000–$245,000
NordstromInternal deployment & tooling
Senior Engineer 2: AI Agentic Solutions (Hybrid - Seattle, WA)
Seattle, WAHybrid
$166,000–$258,000
$250,000–$400,000
$347,000–$445,000
$220,000–$290,000
T-MobileInternal deployment & tooling
Sr Engineer, Enterprise AI
Bellevue, WA · Frisco, TXBellevue, WA +1
$133,100–$240,100
$165,000–$380,000 · OTE
$112,800–$257,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
705 of 705 postings state a pay range. The median is $230,000, and half of them sit between $216,000 and $258,000, across 238 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 705 postings, 306 state a minimum number of years, from 129 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 133 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (128), 10 or more years (32) or under 3 years (13).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 705 postings come from 238 companies. The employers with the most postings are Databricks (65), OpenAI (40), NVIDIA (26), Anduril (25) and Google (23).
Are FDE jobs remote?
104 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 197 are hybrid and 147 are on-site. The remaining 257 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 300 of the 705 postings.
Counted over the 705 postings in this search. Postings read on September 20, 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 · 289 companies · 693
- 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
FDE jobs by work arrangement
FDE jobs by kind of work
- Production engineering · 1092 jobs · 385 companies · 1092
- 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 · 1087 jobs · 493 companies · 1087
- Technical lead · 992 jobs · 407 companies · 992
- People manager · 108 jobs · 80 companies · 108
FDE jobs by company stage
- Later private · 729 jobs · 212 companies · 729
- Public · 674 jobs · 142 companies · 674
- Growth (Series B–C) · 354 jobs · 160 companies · 354
- 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 · 1719 jobs · 639 companies · 1719
- Configuration / integration · 262 jobs · 161 companies · 262
- 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 · 631 companies · 1666
- Proof of concept · 808 jobs · 345 companies · 808
- Pre-sales / evaluation · 616 jobs · 268 companies · 616
FDE jobs by who you build for
- External customers · 1686 jobs · 531 companies · 1686
- Internal teams · 344 jobs · 230 companies · 344
- 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