Accrete AIProduction engineering
AI Engineer, TS//SCI with Counterintelligence Polygraph Required
Alexandria, VAOn-site
$170,000–$220,000
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Dark Wolf SolutionsProduction engineering
AI Software Engineer
Chantilly, VA · Herndon, VAChantilly, VA +1On-site
$120,000–$160,000
$191,000–$253,000
$175,000–$185,000
$77,500–$176,000
Pay not posted
$220,000–$292,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Production engineering
Delivery Consultant- AI/ML, WWPS ProServe Delivery Team
Arlington, VA · Herndon, VAArlington, VA +1
$131,300–$177,600
$99,000–$225,000
LeidosProduction engineering
Senior AWS Generative AI Solution Engineer
Gaithersburg, MD · Washington, DCGaithersburg, MD +1Remote
$107,900–$195,050
Scale AIProduction engineering
Senior Mission Software Engineer, Public Sector
Austin, TX · Colorado Springs, CO · +4 moreAustin, TX +5Hybrid
$186,000–$279,000
$191,000–$253,000
$99,000–$225,000
$75,000–$175,000
Red Cell PartnersProduction engineering
Staff Software Engineer (Product + Platform Development)
Seattle, WA · Mclean, VASeattle, WA +1Remote
$180,000–$240,000
Trase SystemsProduction engineering
Staff Software Engineer (Product + Platform Development)
Seattle, WA · Mclean, VASeattle, WA +1Remote
$180,000–$240,000
STRProduction engineering
Lead Mission Engineer - Full Stack
San Diego, CA · Denver, CO · +2 moreSan Diego, CA +3
$175,000–$240,000
Scale AIProduction engineering
Field Engineer, Public Sector
Austin, TX · Colorado Springs, CO · +3 moreAustin, TX +4
$150,400–$226,550
Shield AIProduction engineering
Senior Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Expeditionary (R5208)
Washington, DCOn-site
Pay not posted
$100,000–$225,000
STRProduction engineering
Lead Mission Engineer - Full Stack
San Diego, CA · Denver, CO · +2 moreSan Diego, CA +3
$175,000–$240,000
$191,000–$253,000
Booz AllenProduction engineering
Palantir Mission Integration Lead
Fayetteville, NC · Fort Belvoir, VA · +3 moreFayetteville, NC +4
$99,000–$225,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Production engineering
Delivery Consultant- AI/ML, Data & Machine Learning (DML)
Arlington, VA · Herndon, VAArlington, VA +1
$131,300–$177,600
STRProduction engineering
Lead Mission Engineer - Full Stack
Denver, CO · San Diego, CA · +2 moreDenver, CO +3
$175,000–$240,000
Pay not posted
$166,000–$220,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Production engineering
Delivery Consultant- AI/ML, Data & Machine Learning (DML)
Arlington, VA · Herndon, VAArlington, VA +1
$131,300–$177,600
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$191,000–$253,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Production engineering
Delivery Consultant- AI/ML, WWPS ProServe
Jersey City, NJ · Austin, TX · +8 moreJersey City, NJ +9
$131,300–$204,300
Pay not posted
$112,800–$257,000
$125,000–$220,000
BCGProduction engineering
BCG Platinion | Lead AI Tech Architect - AI Platforms
Atlanta, GA · Austin, TX · +16 moreAtlanta, GA +17
$190,000
$140,000–$190,000
$166,000–$220,000
$220,000–$350,000
BCGProduction engineering
BCG Platinion | Senior AI Tech Architect - AI Platforms
Atlanta, GA · Austin, TX · +16 moreAtlanta, GA +17
$150,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
227 of 264 postings state a pay range. The median is $181,000, and half of them sit between $154,000 and $213,000, across 53 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 264 postings, 82 state a minimum number of years, from 43 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 39 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (33), under 3 years (6) or 10 or more years (4).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 264 postings come from 71 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (56), Palantir (25), Booz Allen (19), Anduril (14) and Scale AI (13).
Are FDE jobs remote?
25 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 52 are hybrid and 60 are on-site. The remaining 127 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 141 of the 264 postings.
Counted over the 264 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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