$159,780–$238,080
FDE jobs across the US
1,893 postings from 665 employers, read for the kind of work, pay and travel each one describes.
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SpaceXInternal deployment & tooling
Operations Engineer, Applied AI (Application Software)
Mcgregor, TXOn-site
Pay not posted
$136,312–$184,021
Pay not posted
$130,000–$170,000
SpaceXInternal deployment & tooling
Operations Engineer, Applied AI (Application Software)
Cape Canaveral, FLOn-site
Pay not posted
FluidstackInternal deployment & tooling
Decision Engineer, Infrastructure Development & Delivery
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$224,000–$300,000
AndurilInternal deployment & tooling
Staff Full-Stack Software Engineer, ArsenalOS Deployment
Costa Mesa, CA
$220,000–$290,000
$240,000–$300,000
$92,100–$193,600
FluidstackInternal deployment & tooling
Decision Engineer, Business Operations
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$224,000–$300,000
$200,000–$247,000
TwilioInternal deployment & tooling
Senior Technical Program Manager, Services Tools & Diagnostics
USRemote
$188,240–$276,700
MercorDeployment team leadership
Enterprise Applied AI Leader
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$300,000–$520,000
Pay not posted
$154,000–$230,000
$154,000–$230,000
$215,000–$280,000
$200,000–$250,000
RelativityInternal deployment & tooling
Senior Software Engineer, Full Stack (Factory Platform)
Long Beach, CA
$154,000–$230,000
Relativity SpaceInternal deployment & tooling
Senior Software Engineer, Full Stack (Factory Platform)
Long Beach, CA
$154,000–$230,000
$205,000–$240,000
ZiplineInternal deployment & tooling
Supply Chain Business Operations Manager, AI Strategy
South San Francisco, CAOn-site
$147,800–$285,200
$117,000–$175,000
$203,200–$254,000
OrbDeployment team leadership
Manager, Implementation Architects- New York City
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$195,000–$275,000
PerplexityInternal deployment & tooling
Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Enterprise Adoption)
San Francisco, CA
$220,000–$405,000
$110,000–$166,000
$180,000–$300,000
$159,200–$301,600
$183,400–$229,200
$123,000–$184,000
$85,000–$100,000
$251,000–$335,000
$185,000–$200,000
$126,600–$189,800
Pay not posted
$220,000–$292,000
$228,960–$363,510
$168,000–$310,500
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
1,476 of 1,893 postings state a pay range. The median is $195,000, and half of them sit between $162,000 and $225,000, across 493 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 1,893 postings, 736 state a minimum number of years, from 373 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 377 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (264) or under 3 years (95).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 1,893 postings come from 665 companies. The employers with the most postings are Databricks (70), Palantir (68), Amazon (incl AWS) (60), Booz Allen (40) and OpenAI (40).
Are FDE jobs remote?
348 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 492 are hybrid and 470 are on-site. The remaining 583 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 728 of the 1,893 postings.
Counted over the 1,893 postings in this search. Postings read on September 20, 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 · 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