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1,930 postings from 673 employers, read for the kind of work, pay and travel each one describes.
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1,930 jobs
$120,000–$150,000
$136,000–$264,500
$150,000–$170,000
$108,400–$129,600
LaterInternal deployment & tooling
Senior AI Automation Engineer
Boston, MA · Chicago, IL · +4 moreBoston, MA +5Remote
CA$110,000–CA$160,000
Arch Capital GroupInternal deployment & tooling
AVP, AI (Data Science/Engineer) Remote - EST
Raleigh, NC · New York, NY · +2 moreRaleigh, NC +3Remote
$185,000–$235,000
SalesforceInternal deployment & tooling
Partner Technical Architect - Agentforce
Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +2 moreChicago, IL +3
$172,500–$285,800
$195,000–$229,000
$200,000–$230,000
NordstromInternal deployment & tooling
Senior Engineer 2: AI Agentic Solutions (Hybrid - Seattle, WA)
Seattle, WAHybrid
$166,000–$258,000
Schonfeld Strategic AdvisorsInternal deployment & tooling
Software Engineer - Fundamental Equities
New York, NY
$150,000–$175,000
$250,000–$400,000
$347,000–$445,000
$220,000–$290,000
T-MobileInternal deployment & tooling
Sr Engineer, Enterprise AI
Bellevue, WA · Frisco, TXBellevue, WA +1
$133,100–$240,100
$150,000–$190,000
Pay not posted
SamsungInternal deployment & tooling
Senior GenAI Engineer — AI Enablement & Agentic Systems-1
New York, NYOn-site
$140,000–$170,000
$165,000–$380,000 · OTE
$103,040–$136,013
$112,800–$257,000
GustoInternal deployment & tooling
Agentic Operations Architect
Denver, CO · New York, NY · +2 moreDenver, CO +3Hybrid
$168,420–$247,369
$194,600–$293,900
AnrokInternal deployment & tooling
GTM Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
$175,000–$205,000
$150,000–$250,000
Pay not posted
$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
$130,000–$150,000
Deluxe MediaInternal deployment & tooling
Senior Software Engineer – AI & Workflow Automation
Los Angeles, CAHybrid
$170,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
Carnegie Mellon UniversityInternal deployment & tooling
AI Solutions Architect - Computing Services
Pittsburgh, PA
Pay not posted
$160,000–$180,000
$160,000–$200,000
$100,000–$130,000
$280,000–$410,000
$150,000–$250,000 · OTE
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
1,507 of 1,930 postings state a pay range. The median is $196,000, and half of them sit between $162,000 and $227,000, across 499 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 1,930 postings, 775 state a minimum number of years, from 384 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 378 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (268), under 3 years (96) or 10 or more years (33).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 1,930 postings come from 673 companies. The employers with the most postings are Databricks (70), Palantir (68), Amazon (incl AWS) (62), OpenAI (41) and Booz Allen (40).
Are FDE jobs remote?
354 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 506 are hybrid and 475 are on-site. The remaining 595 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 742 of the 1,930 postings.
Counted over the 1,930 postings in this search. Postings read on September 21, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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FDE jobs by location
- SF Bay Area · 695 jobs · 290 companies · 695
- 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
- Raleigh–Durham · 47 jobs · 19 companies · 47
- San Diego · 46 jobs · 12 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 · 1093 jobs · 386 companies · 1093
- Internal deployment & tooling · 406 jobs · 259 companies · 406
- Implementation & delivery · 364 jobs · 211 companies · 364
- Deployment strategy · 165 jobs · 94 companies · 165
- 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 · 496 companies · 1091
- Technical lead · 994 jobs · 407 companies · 994
- 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) · 355 jobs · 161 companies · 355
- 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 · 1724 jobs · 640 companies · 1724
- 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 · 2153 jobs · 723 companies · 2153
- Ongoing operations · 1671 jobs · 632 companies · 1671
- Proof of concept · 811 jobs · 347 companies · 811
- Pre-sales / evaluation · 616 jobs · 268 companies · 616
FDE jobs by who you build for
- External customers · 1690 jobs · 531 companies · 1690
- Internal teams · 345 jobs · 231 companies · 345
- 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