Scale AIInternal deployment & tooling
Software Engineer, Public Sector
San Francisco, CA · Saint Louis, MO · +2 moreSan Francisco, CA +3
$135,200–$259,000
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1,912 postings from 675 employers, read for the kind of work, pay and travel each one describes.
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FigmaInternal deployment & tooling
Support Engineer, AI Infrastructure & Tooling
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Remote
$169,000–$245,000
GoviniInternal deployment & tooling
AI Engineer, Internal Enablement & Productivity
Arlington, VA · Pittsburgh, PAArlington, VA +1On-site
Pay not posted
DRWInternal deployment & tooling
Software Engineer - Cumberland/FICCO Front Office Systems
Chicago, IL
$175,000–$225,000
Scale AIInternal deployment & tooling
Staff Software Engineer, Public Sector
San Francisco, CA · Saint Louis, MO · +2 moreSan Francisco, CA +3
$188,800–$362,000
Pay not posted
$250,000–$500,000
$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
MercorInternal deployment & tooling
Software Engineer, Automation
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$160,000–$500,000
Pay not posted
$160,000–$180,000
Generalist AIInternal deployment & tooling
Software Engineer: Product
San Mateo, CA · Somerville, MASan Mateo, CA +1On-site
$200,000–$350,000
$347,000–$445,000
Eight SleepInternal deployment & tooling
Full Stack Engineer - Customer Experience
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
Pay not posted
$150,000–$230,000
NotionInternal deployment & tooling
AI Applications Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$152,000–$250,000
$266,000–$445,000
Mariana MineralsInternal deployment & tooling
Senior Full Stack Software Engineer
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$150,000–$220,000
Pay not posted
ElevenLabsInternal deployment & tooling
Engineering - Internal AI Transformation
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Remote
Pay not posted
$153,000–$385,000
Pay not posted
BenbaseInternal deployment & tooling
Founding Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · US remoteSan Francisco, CA +1 · US remoteRemote
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$130,000–$150,000
$120,000–$150,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
1,492 of 1,912 postings state a pay range. The median is $198,000, and half of them sit between $163,000 and $229,000, across 500 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 1,912 postings, 786 state a minimum number of years, from 387 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 374 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (267), under 3 years (93) or 10 or more years (52).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 1,912 postings come from 675 companies. The employers with the most postings are Databricks (70), Amazon (incl AWS) (63), Palantir (48), OpenAI (41) and Booz Allen (40).
Are FDE jobs remote?
358 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 499 are hybrid and 458 are on-site. The remaining 597 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 707 of the 1,912 postings.
Counted over the 1,912 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
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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
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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