$150,000–$250,000
FDE jobs across the US
1,226 postings from 548 employers, read for the kind of work, pay and travel each one describes.
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1,226 jobs
$250,000–$400,000
$138,000–$210,000
$166,640–$250,000
$176,000–$317,400
TWG GlobalInternal deployment & tooling
Staff / VP, Data Science - Marketing & Sales Focus
New York, NYHybrid
$280,000–$300,000
Grow TherapyInternal deployment & tooling
Senior Software Engineer - Developer Experience & AI Enablement
San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WASan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$182,000–$250,000
$166,640–$250,000
$200,000–$200,000
$106,200–$182,983
$125,000–$195,000
$174,500–$240,000
$191,000–$253,000
$150,000–$200,000
$125,000–$200,000
VizientInternal deployment & tooling
Sr. AI Delivery & Operations Engineer
Chicago, IL · Irving, TX · +1 moreChicago, IL +2
$102,400–$179,000
Pay not posted
Interface AIInternal deployment & tooling
Applied AI Engineer, Business Automation
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$220,000–$260,000
Pay not posted
HARMAN InternationalInternal deployment & tooling
Principal Engineer - Finance AI Solutions
Novi, MIHybrid
$125,250–$183,700
$180,000–$300,000
$224,000–$300,000
Pay not posted
$125,250–$183,700
Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)Internal deployment & tooling
Forward Deploy Engineer
Chicago, IL · San Francisco, CAChicago, IL +1Remote
$220,000–$320,000
FluidstackInternal deployment & tooling
Decision Engineer, Manufacturing & Supply Chain
New York, NYOn-site
$224,000–$300,000
SpaceXInternal deployment & tooling
Application Software Engineer, Applied AI
Cape Canaveral, FLOn-site
Pay not posted
HARMAN InternationalInternal deployment & tooling
Principal Engineer - Partner with Customers AI Solutions
Novi, MIHybrid
$125,250–$183,700
$112,200–$190,700
FluidstackDeployment team leadership
Decision Engineering Team Lead, Business Operations
New York, NYOn-site
$269,000–$335,000
T-MobileInternal deployment & tooling
Sr Forward Deployment Engineer
Bellevue, WA · Frisco, TXBellevue, WA +1
$142,300–$256,700
HARMAN InternationalInternal deployment & tooling
Principal Engineer - Supply Chain AI Solutions
Novi, MIHybrid
$125,250–$183,700
OpenAIInternal deployment & tooling
Applied AI Software Engineer, GTM Growth Engineering
San Francisco, CA
$266,000–$405,000
FluidstackDeployment team leadership
Decision Engineering Team Lead, Infrastructure Development & Delivery
New York, NYOn-site
$269,000–$335,000
Pay not posted
Cadence Design SystemsInternal deployment & tooling
Lead Solutions Engineer– Back Office Transformation
San Jose, CA
$114,800–$213,200
$145,400–$257,600
$159,780–$238,080
Pay not posted
$130,000–$170,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
930 of 1,226 postings state a pay range. The median is $193,000, and half of them sit between $160,000 and $230,000, across 411 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 1,226 postings, 480 state a minimum number of years, from 291 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 245 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (146), under 3 years (60) or 10 or more years (29).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 1,226 postings come from 548 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (28), Booz Allen (25), OpenAI (24), Sierra (22) and Palantir (20).
Are FDE jobs remote?
209 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 337 are hybrid and 351 are on-site. The remaining 329 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 216 of the 1,226 postings.
Counted over the 1,226 postings in this search. Postings read on September 20, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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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