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1,537 postings from 496 employers, read for the kind of work, pay and travel each one describes.
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$153,200–$183,800
TatariInternal deployment & tooling
Senior Software Engineer, Internal Tools & Automation
New York, NYHybrid
$160,000–$180,000 · total compensation
The Travelers CompaniesInternal deployment & tooling
Software Engineer II – AI Agents & Harnesses
Hartford, CT
$120,400–$198,700
PrologisInternal deployment & tooling
Senior AI Automation Engineer
San Francisco, CA · Denver, COSan Francisco, CA +1
$124,000–$171,000
$152,440–$228,660
$143,000–$191,000
$164,500–$296,700
Reframe SystemsInternal deployment & tooling
Full Stack Software Engineer - Platform Software
Andover, MAOn-site
$140,000–$180,000
$209,000–$265,000
$150,000–$250,000
$150,000–$250,000 · OTE
$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
Interface AIInternal deployment & tooling
Applied AI Engineer, Business Automation
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$220,000–$260,000
$160,000–$175,000 · OTE
HARMAN InternationalInternal deployment & tooling
Principal Engineer - Finance AI Solutions
Novi, MIHybrid
$125,250–$183,700
$180,000–$300,000
$224,000–$300,000
Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)Internal deployment & tooling
Forward Deploy Engineer
Chicago, IL · San Francisco, CAChicago, IL +1Remote
$220,000–$320,000
$125,250–$183,700
$112,200–$190,700
FluidstackInternal deployment & tooling
Decision Engineer, Manufacturing & Supply Chain
New York, NYOn-site
$224,000–$300,000
T-MobileInternal deployment & tooling
Sr Forward Deployment Engineer
Bellevue, WA · Frisco, TXBellevue, WA +1
$142,300–$256,700
HARMAN InternationalInternal deployment & tooling
Principal Engineer - Partner with Customers 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, Business Operations
New York, NYOn-site
$269,000–$335,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
1,536 of 1,537 postings state a pay range. The median is $202,000, and half of them sit between $172,000 and $233,000, across 495 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 1,537 postings, 684 state a minimum number of years, from 292 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 314 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (251), under 3 years (61) or 10 or more years (58).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 1,537 postings come from 496 companies. The employers with the most postings are Databricks (69), Deloitte US (69), Amazon (incl AWS) (61), Accenture (42) and OpenAI (41).
Are FDE jobs remote?
244 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 398 are hybrid and 307 are on-site. The remaining 588 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 667 of the 1,537 postings.
Counted over the 1,537 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 · 694 jobs · 289 companies · 694
- 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 · 113 jobs · 48 companies · 113
- 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
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FDE jobs by kind of work
- Production engineering · 1093 jobs · 386 companies · 1093
- Internal deployment & tooling · 405 jobs · 258 companies · 405
- 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 · 1091 jobs · 495 companies · 1091
- Technical lead · 993 jobs · 407 companies · 993
- People manager · 108 jobs · 80 companies · 108
FDE jobs by company stage
- Later private · 729 jobs · 212 companies · 729
- Public · 676 jobs · 143 companies · 676
- 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 · 1722 jobs · 639 companies · 1722
- 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 · 2151 jobs · 722 companies · 2151
- Ongoing operations · 1670 jobs · 632 companies · 1670
- 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 · 1689 jobs · 531 companies · 1689
- 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