BenchlingInternal deployment & tooling
Software Engineer, Tools and Automation
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$195,000–$265,000
FDE jobs across the US
331 postings from 221 employers, read for the kind of work, pay and travel each one describes.
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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
$117,000–$150,000
$151,000–$309,000
$160,000–$180,000
$207,000–$300,000
$200,000–$275,000
$215,000–$215,000
The Carlyle GroupInternal deployment & tooling
Lead Engineer, AI & Process Automation
Washington, DC · New York, NYWashington, DC +1Hybrid
$170,000–$190,000
TaniumInternal deployment & tooling
Corporate AI Engineer
Addison, TX · Bellevue, WA · +3 moreAddison, TX +4Hybrid
$154,000–$200,000
$115,000–$168,000
$149,200–$249,000
$120,800–$151,000
$167,000–$248,000
VizientInternal deployment & tooling
Sr. AI Delivery & Operations Engineer
Edina, MN · Irving, TX · +1 moreEdina, MN +2
$102,400–$179,000
$184,700–$277,600
CrusoeInternal deployment & tooling
Staff Software Engineer, Internal Tools & Automation
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$215,000–$260,000
$143,800–$231,900
Pay not posted
$155,000–$185,000
Pay not posted
GoogleInternal deployment & tooling
AI and Automation Solutions Architect, Finance Operations
Chicago, IL
$128,000–$187,000
HuronInternal deployment & tooling
AI Engineering Manager (AI Capability Center) - 4 Openings Available
Chicago, ILRemote
$140,000–$170,000
$165,000–$300,000
$126,000–$210,000
Pay not posted
Cerebras SystemsInternal deployment & tooling
Staff AI Engineer – Business Systems
Sunnyvale, CAHybrid
Pay not posted
$165,000–$253,000
$96,000–$132,000
$180,000–$220,000
Oaktree Capital ManagementInternal deployment & tooling
Senior Associate, Forward Deployment Engineer
Los Angeles, CA
$130,000–$160,000
Block (Square)Internal deployment & tooling
Staff Software Engineer, Go-to-Market Systems & AI
SF Bay Area
$263,600–$395,400
Amazon (incl AWS)Internal deployment & tooling
Sr System Development Engineer, Amazon Leo
Bellevue, WA · Arlington, VA · +1 moreBellevue, WA +2
$151,200–$204,600
T-MobileInternal deployment & tooling
Forward Deployment Engineer
Bellevue, WA · Frisco, TXBellevue, WA +1
$117,800–$212,500
$154,000–$213,000
Block (Square)Internal deployment & tooling
Staff Software Engineer, Go-to-Market Systems & AI
New York, NY
$263,600–$395,400
$160,000–$220,000
$170,000–$225,000
$191,000–$253,000
$179,500–$269,300
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
270 of 331 postings state a pay range. The median is $190,000, and half of them sit between $158,000 and $224,000, across 181 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 331 postings, 173 state a minimum number of years, from 131 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 82 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (60), under 3 years (21) or 10 or more years (10).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 331 postings come from 221 companies. The employers with the most postings are SpaceX (11), Anduril (10), Apple (10), Fluidstack (7) and DRW (5).
Are FDE jobs remote?
53 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 90 are hybrid and 69 are on-site. The remaining 119 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 43 of the 331 postings.
Counted over the 331 postings in this search. Postings read on September 18, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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FDE jobs by location
- SF Bay Area · 688 jobs · 288 companies · 688
- New York metro · 599 jobs · 264 companies · 599
- Washington, DC area · 303 jobs · 75 companies · 303
- Seattle area · 153 jobs · 54 companies · 153
- Chicago · 136 jobs · 46 companies · 136
- Dallas–Fort Worth · 125 jobs · 34 companies · 125
- Los Angeles · 123 jobs · 50 companies · 123
- Austin · 117 jobs · 52 companies · 117
- Boston area · 109 jobs · 46 companies · 109
- Atlanta · 90 jobs · 33 companies · 90
- Denver–Boulder · 77 jobs · 22 companies · 77
- Houston · 49 jobs · 16 companies · 49
- San Diego · 44 jobs · 12 companies · 44
- Raleigh–Durham · 43 jobs · 17 companies · 43
- Miami · 37 jobs · 12 companies · 37
- Philadelphia · 37 jobs · 11 companies · 37
- Minneapolis–St. Paul · 37 jobs · 8 companies · 37
- Kansas City · 28 jobs · 5 companies · 28
- Phoenix · 23 jobs · 5 companies · 23
- Portland · 22 jobs · 5 companies · 22
- Salt Lake City · 4 jobs · 3 companies · 4
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FDE jobs by kind of work
- Production engineering · 1083 jobs · 384 companies · 1083
- Internal deployment & tooling · 399 jobs · 253 companies · 399
- Implementation & delivery · 364 jobs · 209 companies · 364
- Deployment strategy · 163 jobs · 92 companies · 163
- Deployment team leadership · 104 jobs · 71 companies · 104
- Technical pre-sales · 43 jobs · 27 companies · 43
- Customer adoption & accounts · 22 jobs · 20 companies · 22
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FDE jobs by individual contributor or manager
- Individual contributor · 1090 jobs · 497 companies · 1090
- Technical lead · 966 jobs · 398 companies · 966
- People manager · 103 jobs · 77 companies · 103
FDE jobs by company stage
- Public · 587 jobs · 122 companies · 587
- Later private · 546 jobs · 159 companies · 546
- Growth (Series B–C) · 349 jobs · 146 companies · 349
- Early (pre-seed–Series A) · 214 jobs · 108 companies · 214
- Bootstrapped · 60 jobs · 28 companies · 60
- Subsidiary · 54 jobs · 27 companies · 54
FDE jobs by coding work
- Production code · 1678 jobs · 625 companies · 1678
- Configuration / integration · 260 jobs · 162 companies · 260
- Prototypes / scripts · 98 jobs · 62 companies · 98
- No coding · 66 jobs · 45 companies · 66
FDE jobs by project stage
- Implementation / production · 2105 jobs · 709 companies · 2105
- Ongoing operations · 1629 jobs · 621 companies · 1629
- Proof of concept · 787 jobs · 335 companies · 787
- Pre-sales / evaluation · 606 jobs · 265 companies · 606
FDE jobs by who you build for
- External customers · 1656 jobs · 525 companies · 1656
- Internal teams · 334 jobs · 223 companies · 334
- Both · 157 jobs · 106 companies · 157
FDE jobs by visa sponsorship
- Available · 69 jobs · 19 companies · 69
FDE jobs by travel
- 25% or more · 448 jobs · 140 companies · 448