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1,369 postings from 466 employers, read for the kind of work, pay and travel each one describes.
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AnrokInternal deployment & tooling
GTM Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
$175,000–$205,000
$150,000–$250,000
$180,000–$200,000
$150,000–$220,000
GSKInternal deployment & tooling
Applied AI Engineer
Upper Providence, PA · Cambridge, MAUpper Providence, PA +1
$136,125–$226,875
Deluxe MediaInternal deployment & tooling
Senior Software Engineer – AI & Workflow Automation
Los Angeles, CAHybrid
$170,000–$200,000
$160,000–$180,000
$160,000–$200,000
$280,000–$410,000
GustoInternal deployment & tooling
Enterprise Application AI Engineer
San Francisco, CA · San Jose, CA · +3 moreSan Francisco, CA +4Hybrid
$185,000–$250,000
$150,000–$250,000 · OTE
Scale AIDeployment team leadership
Frontier Agent Engineering Manager, Enterprise
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1
$252,000–$315,000
CrestaInternal deployment & tooling
GTM Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · US remoteSan Francisco, CA +1 · US remoteRemote
$150,000–$230,000
$170,000–$200,000
$165,000–$315,000 · OTE
Redwood MaterialsInternal deployment & tooling
Senior Software Engineer
Mccarran, NV · San Francisco, CAMccarran, NV +1Remote
$180,000–$237,500
AstranisInternal deployment & tooling
Senior Software Engineer - Enterprise Systems
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$145,000–$210,000
$170,000–$200,000
$200,000–$250,000 · OTE
Handshake (AI training)Internal deployment & tooling
Senior Software Engineer, Operator Tooling
San Francisco, CA
$225,000–$250,000
DRWInternal deployment & tooling
Software Engineer - Cumberland/FICCO Front Office Systems
Greenwich, CT
$175,000–$225,000
$170,000–$200,000
$165,000–$380,000 · OTE
Scale AIInternal deployment & tooling
Software Engineer, ARC Team
San Francisco, CA · Saint Louis, MO · +2 moreSan Francisco, CA +3Hybrid
$138,000–$259,440
DRWInternal deployment & tooling
Software Engineer - Cumberland/FICCO Front Office Systems
New York, NY
$175,000–$225,000
OpenAIInternal deployment & tooling
Software Engineer, GTM Growth Engineering
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$266,000–$405,000
$151,000–$177,500
Scale AIInternal deployment & tooling
Software Engineer, Public Sector
San Francisco, CA · Saint Louis, MO · +2 moreSan Francisco, CA +3
$135,200–$259,000
DRWInternal deployment & tooling
Software Engineer - Cumberland/FICCO Front Office Systems
Chicago, IL
$175,000–$225,000
FigmaInternal deployment & tooling
Support Engineer, AI Infrastructure & Tooling
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Remote
$169,000–$245,000
$250,000–$500,000
Scale AIInternal deployment & tooling
Staff Software Engineer, Public Sector
San Francisco, CA · Saint Louis, MO · +2 moreSan Francisco, CA +3
$188,800–$362,000
$175,000–$225,000
$170,000–$250,000
$190,000–$230,000
$130,000–$200,000
$175,000–$225,000
$150,000–$200,000
$200,000–$280,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
1,368 of 1,369 postings state a pay range. The median is $202,000, and half of them sit between $170,000 and $232,000, across 465 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 1,369 postings, 594 state a minimum number of years, from 276 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 278 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (216), under 3 years (56) or 10 or more years (44).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 1,369 postings come from 466 companies. The employers with the most postings are Databricks (70), Amazon (incl AWS) (61), OpenAI (41), Anduril (37) and Booz Allen (36).
Are FDE jobs remote?
238 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 362 are hybrid and 278 are on-site. The remaining 491 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 539 of the 1,369 postings.
Counted over the 1,369 postings in this search. Postings read on September 19, 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 · 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
FDE jobs by work arrangement
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